Victoria and the Rogue [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Meg Cabot (Author), Serena Gordon (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 2004

VICTORIA--Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbutnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs--not to mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off the London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil.

THE ROGUE--Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she'd like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.

Jacob's meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he's professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiancé, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain's interference.

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VICTORIA--Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbutnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs--not to mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off the London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil.

THE ROGUE--Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she'd like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.

Jacob's meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he's professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiancé, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain's interference.

About the Author

MEG CABOT is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed Princess Diaries books, the first of which was made into the wildly popular Disney movie of the same name. Her other books for teens include All-American Girl, Haunted: A Tale of the Mediator, and Teen Idol. She lives in New York City with her husband and a one-eyed cat named Henrietta.


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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Imagination Studio; Abridged edition (December 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140009156X
• ISBN-13: 978-1400091560
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,127,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write! Books for you, your sister, your best friend, your mother . . . . even for men with good taste!

Most of my time is spent over at my website, http://megcabot.com, so be sure to stop by!

UK, New Zealand, and Australia fans, visit http://www.megcabot.co.uk.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another wonderful Avon True Romance., February 18, 2003

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victoria and the Rogue (Mass Market Paperback)

Victoria Arbuthnot was just four years old when her parents died while the family was visiting India. Since then, she has been raised in India by her uncles, but now that she is sixteen, she has been sent back to England to find a husband. On the long sea journey from India to London, Victoria meets Hugo Rothschild, the ninth early of Malfrey, who proposes to her shortly before the journey's end. Victoria is thrilled with the proposal. But why is Jacob Carstairs, who was also a passenger on the ship, trying to get her to end her engagement? Now that they are in London, why won't he just leave Victoria alone? And why is she even attracted to such an infuriating man as Jacob? And is Hugo hiding a terrible secret? I enjoyed this book even more than Meg Cabot's first Avon True Romance. It had a really good romance and also a good mystery subplot.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A WELL READ ROGUISH ROMANCE, January 2, 2005

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victoria and the Rogue (Audio CD)

British actress Serena Gordon becomes the voice of Victoria, she's perfect. Gordon is appropriately regal and reads this romance for teens and tweens with relish.

Lady Victoria Arbutnot is a wealthy sixteen year old who knows her own mind, and thinks she knows everyone else's, too. She's a privileged miss having grown up in India where she's been pampered and given her own way. That comes to an abrupt halt when she's sent off to London to find a husband.

Victoria doesn't waste a minute as she's barely aboard ship before she sets her eyes on and her cap for good looking Hugo Rothschild (he's the rogue of the title, although she doesn't know that yet). He doesn't put up too much of a battle and their romance is off to a fine start.

Ooops - there's unexpected interference from the captain of the ship, Jacob Carstairs. He's also young and handsome, and a self-appointed guardian of Victoria's heart and future.

Listen to find just what that future may hold.

- Gail Cooke

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Victoria and The Rogue, February 26, 2003

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Aleisha (Lake Mary, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victoria and the Rogue (Mass Market Paperback)

Meet 16 year old wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot. Since her parents died when she was 4, she has been living with and was raised by her 3 army officer uncles. That is until recently, when her uncles send her off to England to find a hushand! And find a husband Vicky does! During her journey to England on the ship the Harmony she meets Hugo Rothschild, the ninth earl of Malfrey, and Victoria thinks he is absolutely perfect for her. And Hugo seems to agree since he asks Vicky to marry him. Victoria is absolutely thrilled with her life now, well she would be if Jacob Carstairs, who is far too handsome for her state of mind, would just leave her alone! Is Hugo really a rogue like Jacob says? Is he hiding some secret? And why is Jacob so determined to get involved?

This was another great book by Meg Cabot. I liked it even better than her first Avon True Romance!