Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Earl Takes All
    The Earl Takes All
    The Earl Takes All
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Earl Takes All

    Written by Lorraine Heath

    Narrated by Helen Lloyd

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    One summer night, Edward Alcott gives in to temptation and kisses Lady Julia Kenney in a dark garden. However, the passion she stirs within him is best left in the shadows as she weds his twin, the Earl of Greyling. But when tragedy strikes, to honor the vow he makes to his dying brother, Edward must pretend to be Greyling until the countess delivers her babe.

    After her husband returns from a two-month sojourn, Julia finds him changed. Bolder, more daring, and more wicked—even if he does limit their encounters to kisses. With each passing day, she falls more deeply in love.

    For Edward the embers of desire sparked on that long-ago night are quickly rekindled. He yearns to be her husband in truth. But if she discovers his ruse, she will despise him—and English law prevents him from marrying his brother’s widow. Yet he must dare to risk everything and reveal his secrets if he is to truly take all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9780062475640
    The Earl Takes All
    Author

    Lorraine Heath

    Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.

    More audiobooks from Lorraine Heath

    Related to The Earl Takes All

    Related audiobooks

    Royalty Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Prince William’s Statement

      May 24, 2021

      Prince William’s Statement
      1 min read

    • Article

      Left To Lose

      Jul 10, 2022

      Around the time she gives up her name, it starts to feel like this entire revolution isn’t worth it anymore. The world is probably lucky that Kelian—she still remembers Kelian, in spite of everything—is there to pick up the pieces, the way he always

      11 min read

    • Article

      Are You Lonesome Tonight?

      Aug 8, 2019

      Are You Lonesome Tonight?
      6 min read

    • Article

      Lady with A LUTE

      Jul 27, 2022

      Lady with A LUTE
      9 min read

    • Article

      A Little Trip

      Aug 2, 2021

      As the first morning light peeked through the gap in the curtains, Alice left her new husband in bed. She wrapped her silk kimono around her; a present from Jeremy, it reminded her yet again just how generous he’d been since their wedding. Even this

      5 min read

    • Article

      The PROMISE

      Aug 25, 2021

      The PROMISE
      9 min read

    • Article

      The King’s passion

      Aug 11, 2021

      The King’s passion
      11 min read

    • Article

      The King’s passion

      Aug 11, 2021

      The King’s passion
      11 min read

    • Article

      Dawn Neesom Mind Of My Own

      Sep 20, 2022

      As the nation mourns, let us remember an extraordinary woman who was devoted to us all until the very end. She was only a woman. Just like us, she loved, laughed, rowed with and worried about her family. But she was also unique. A woman born to a de

      3 min read

    • Article

      Showtime

      Dec 9, 2020

      Showtime
      9 min read

    • Article

      Concerning The Future Of Souls

      Mar 19, 2024

      As a toddler she had caused a sensation in her family when she announced she wanted to live in a little hole like the ant. Not an ant, the ant. This might have been misheard. She was an easygoing child, not particularly thoughtful and stubbornly inar

      13 min read

    • Article

      Clifton’s Place

      Mar 1, 2018

      THE SIGN outside the bar had appeared only recently. It announced the bar’s name and hours of operation, clear indications that this was not just another townhouse basement. Still, despite the listed business hours, no one got in before the sun went

      32 min read

    • Article

      The Glove

      Mar 4, 2024

      The Glove
      8 min read

    • Article

      Safety

      Mar 1, 2023

      IT WAS only a dream, a bad dream, and nothing else. The man in Vidal’s dream was stalking a woman, spying on her from the shadows, following her down a dark alley as she sought refuge from a downpour. The woman was vaguely familiar to Vidal, though h

      13 min read

    • Article

      STEPPING Out

      Feb 26, 2020

      STEPPING Out
      10 min read

    • Article

      'Dunbar' Is A Moving, Brutal And Apt Update Of 'King Lear'

      Oct 5, 2017

      For centuries, Shakespeare's tragedy was too painful for audiences; it was performed with an altered happy ending. But Edward St. Aubyn has never flinched at inflicting pain on his readers.

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Farm Incident

      Apr 25, 2018

      The Farm Incident
      10 min read

    • Article

      Australia Reads At Home

      May 18, 2020

      Australia Reads At Home
      7 min read

    • Article

      Your Writing Critiqued

      Jul 1, 2021

      Your Writing Critiqued
      4 min read

    • Article

      The little NIGHTINGALE

      Dec 28, 2022

      The little NIGHTINGALE
      9 min read

    • Article

      Remembering Your Roots

      Aug 2, 2022

      Remembering Your Roots
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Gay Duchess

      Jun 28, 2023

      Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: A Life of Dorothy Wellesley By Jane Wellesley Sandstone Press £30 The story of the Royal Family – George VI, the Little Princesses and Queen Elizabeth – all having the giggles when listening to T S Eliot read from The Was

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Earl Takes All

    4/5

    108 ratings7 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      Um. I cried. Likely more than once reading this. It was lovely
    • 3/5
      The story line was hard to fall in love in until a good halfway through
    • 5/5
      Oh this was a rather sad story. While reading Ashe’s story, I knew Albert was not going to have his own story and that we would have his and Edward share a story. Twins indeed. I love that they could be happy. I was concerned about how they could be together after he made himself known publicly. Switzerland was a great touch to help with a happy ever after. Now off to read Locke’s story
    • 3/5
      Usually I roll my eyes at twin swapping in stories, most are pretty unbelievable and the reasons for it are mostly shoddy too (a prank, revenge, was unaware they had a twin, etc.). So I was impressed with the foundation that was laid for this one. There's a pretty solid case for doing it, and all the complexities are shown to make it more buyable. There would have been plenty of drama for me, just inherent in that scenario, but of course the later reveal piled on much more (I had resigned myself to it before I even started the story). It's a long book though, so more and more drama was piled on as it went. The other circumstances were not as well laid out or as grounded as the opening scenario, so my enjoyment of the 2nd half of the book diminished.
    • 3/5
      When Edward Alcott's identical twin brother Albert is killed while travelling, Albert's dying request is for Edward to impersonate Albert until Albert's wife Julia has safely delivered her child. Things get complicated from there.I don't entirely buy the setup, but the story was entertaining enough that I was willing to suspend disbelief and go along with it.
    • 5/5
      The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath is a 2016 Avon publication. I as provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Sometimes you know from the start things are going to end badly. Yet, despite everything, I had to look, had to listen, had to know, even if my heart was on the line, knowing full well I would need a super-size box of tissues to get through it. The setup is wrong on so many levels, I don’t even know where to start. Perhaps at the beginning? Julia and Edward share a kiss that rocks both their worlds and leaves a long lasting impression. But, Julia believed she was kissing Albert, Edward’s identical twin, and is furious at him for taking advantage of her. Not a great way to start a relationship with your future sister-in-law. But, the die was cast, and the awkwardness remained until Edward was killed. Only Edward didn’t die, it was Albert. Albert’s dying wish is for Edward to pretend to be him until Julia gives birth to their child. It would only be for a short time and then he would tell her the truth. This set-up is obviously pretty tricky, but you must keep an open mind because the author did a spectacular job of walking across a tightrope without a net. You have to trust me on this one, and believe me when I say she never took one misstep or lost her balance from start to finish. Forbidden love, a heartbreaking deception, cruel and downright strange British laws, all team up against the power of love and wins a few significant battles along the way, but of course true love will win the war… eventually. Wow! This story is tense, daring, emotionally charged, and may be the most sensual story I’ve read in a long time. Albert is most certainly an honorable and noble man who loved Julia with all his heart, and only wanted her to be happy. So, his demise is going to be hard to comprehend, and you may be tempted to close your minds and hearts right then and there. But, I beg you to reconsider, because in no way is the love shared between Julia and Albert diminished or dishonored. Edward and Julia’s love story is nothing short of epic. The feelings they have for each other transcends boundaries and all obstacles, refusing to be contained for anyone. The characters are human and real, caught in a trap they have no way of escaping- a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation. They can live a lie, cheat Albert’s memory, hide the truth from his daughter, allow Edward’s reputation to remain mired in scandal, or they tell the truth and lose any and all chance of happiness. Love brings out the best in us, but also the worst. The consuming desire to finally be with the one person you have always loved, the only one you will ever love, or having a second chance at real happiness, could be a temptation impossible to deny. If you have ever been in love, you know what a powerful drug it is, which can have you rationalizing your decisions, even if you know deep down it's not the right thing to do. I realize the plot may be hard for some to wrap their heads around, and there were some moments where I thought a line was blurred, but once all was said and done, it came together beautifully, with every character able to hold their heads up high, with their reputations intact, blazing new trails, and paying tribute to those who left us too soon, by making sure their memory was honored. I rarely gush over a book, but this one is worth it. Kudos to the author for daring to challenge us, for keeping the genre fresh by adding in a dash of true scandal, and a bit of controversy, but mostly for writing a moving story, with depth and feeling, that really touched my heart and left tears standing in my eyes. 5 stars
    • 5/5
      4.5 Stars | Hot SteamAfter adoring FALLING INTO BED WITH A DUKE, the lustrous first novel in Lorraine Heath’s The Hellions of Havisham series, I didn’t think I could last the six month stretch until the second novel, THE EARL TAKES ALL, was released. *Spoiler Alert * I survived—barely. And was elated to discover, as I'd hoped, that every potent and stirring word of Julia and Edward’s story was well worth the wait! Intimate, affecting, intense, angsty, searing-hot, and positively spellbinding, I devoured their book from cover to cover in one momentous sitting. I’m still misty-eyed and happily thrumming, recalling the unpredictable twists, turns, glorious peaks, and agonizing valleys that comprised this masterpiece of a romance.The stakes, the emotion, and the passion in their novel are stratospheric! From one scene to the next, as Julia and Edward struggle to emerge from tragedy and, then, slowly and poetically, grow together as a wonderfully dynamic, affectionate, open, loving, and cherishable couple, not a feeling was spared from my poor heart. My torrid ticker was on sensory overload—clutched with waves of teary sadness, palpitating anxiety, infinite joy, simmering arousal, divine hope, wrenching despair, and, then, that final tremendous squeeze of euphoria when Julia and Edward's true, pure, and perfect love conquered all. Utter ecstasy!Sure to delight Heath's devoted fans and new readers alike, THE EARL TAKES ALL is a run-don’t-walk-to-your-nearest-bookstore, must-read, must-re-read, keeper-shelf, paragon-of-its-genre, treasure.Bottom Line: Read this book!Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review.