The Innocent

Bertrice Small

Feb 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Susan Duerden

About this audiobook

Deceptively fragile-looking, Eleanore of Ashlin had promised her life to God . . . until fate intervened. With her brother's untimely death, Eleanore-known as Elf to those who love her-becomes the heiress of an estate vital to England's defenses. She is ordered by royal command to wed one of the king's knights rather than take her final vows. With resistant heart, but ever obedient to King Stephen's will, she complies. Ranulf de Glandeville is all too aware that his innocent bride wants no man; yet his patience, gentle hand, and growing love for his spirited young wife soon awaken Eleanore to passions she never knew, or desired . . . until now. But their love is not secure from the wicked schemes of an evil woman who hates Eleanore with all her black heart-and she will seek to destroy the innocent in a depraved plot that will put Eleanore's life in jeopardy and her faith in love to its greatest test . . . Contains mature themes.

Ratings and reviews

adventurous, surprising, and lustfully romantic

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small penned more than fifty novels, including A Moment in Time, The Kadin, and the O'Malley Saga series. She received numerous awards, among them the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. She lived on Long Island, New York, until her death in 2015.

Susan Duerden, an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for her work. Susan's career spans film, television, voice-over, and animation. She has played critically acclaimed, award-winning theatrical roles internationally, including in London's West End and Off-Broadway.