The Christmas Ruse - a novella

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  • @elaineholyoak3156
    @elaineholyoak3156 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    When you're totally sick of crime, vice and every sick story a twisted mind can think of. This sweet little book is ideal for a bedtime read. Thank you dear Author and Reader

    • @margaretschwartzentruber3154
      @margaretschwartzentruber3154 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've determined never to read what feeds ones baser nature.
      I'm very grateful to be able to recommend these novels to my grandchildren & young moms.

  • @barbara98721
    @barbara98721 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I’ve listened to this twice now, second time even better. I do like this shorter Christmas/Holiday format, both reading and listening 😊

  • @amijacobs1440
    @amijacobs1440 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What a marvelous story with a happy ending! I loved the narration too.

  • @dawnd.5290
    @dawnd.5290 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I truly appreciate these clean romances. They're such a refreshing change from the "entertainment " that's constantly being produced. It's a bit like getting a perfect steak when you were expecting a fast food hamburger 😊

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's such a lovely thing to say. :-)

    • @dawnd.5290
      @dawnd.5290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    • @shahmanz
      @shahmanz ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes indeed

  • @annelawton6783
    @annelawton6783 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thank you Jennie for another beautifully crafted gentle story. Great narration too.

  • @deb9711
    @deb9711 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A well packed short story read by a great narrator.

  • @jacquelinetaylor9447
    @jacquelinetaylor9447 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ❤❤❤ Absolutely delighted. Thank you. ❤❤❤

  • @mochagirl2121
    @mochagirl2121 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely little story, beautifully written and narrated! Thank you.♥️

  • @samanthaknudson3084
    @samanthaknudson3084 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Delightful! Right from the start. Very tense at the end as you drew us in. Loved his devotion. Excellent choice of narrator.

  • @ms.michealhodge1243
    @ms.michealhodge1243 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Absolutely enjoyed every moment! Thank you for sharing your hard work!!😀💜

  • @sidneanderson6657
    @sidneanderson6657 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you Jennie for your wonderful stories. Your clean romances are divine and help to make my days better, brighter and more hopeful. May God continually bless you and your family.
    💜🙏🏾🕊

  • @lyndaa7560
    @lyndaa7560 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lovely, just right for Christmas, many thanks xxx

  • @ragingsea6667
    @ragingsea6667 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Delightful, as always from Mrs. Goutet.... 👋👍.. the Narrator is also splendid

  • @dixiemickelson6149
    @dixiemickelson6149 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So fun to listen to this after reading it so long ago. Love the narrator and the story!!!

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you Dixie! I also worked on the story a bit to make it more (what I felt was) believable. :-)

  • @regencyfanmichelle
    @regencyfanmichelle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you ❤

  • @irenescott3108
    @irenescott3108 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Looks like I’ll have company while getting the family ironing done today. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

    • @irenescott3108
      @irenescott3108 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Finished the ironing and the story with 5minutes to spare. Thank you once more this was a sweet story, just right. So now what happens next?😊.

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you! Next (unfortunately) you'll have to wait in real time because I have no more existing books that I can turn into audio. I have to actually write them first, ha ha. The sequel to A Whimsical Notion comes out in July but my narrator probably won't get it to me until August because she's away. So that's the next one coming out.

    • @mariasalvadora3887
      @mariasalvadora3887 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the audiobooks when ironing too.

    • @goodintentions1302
      @goodintentions1302 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can't remember the last time I ironed for more than a few minutes at a time... Yet I sure do enjoy your stories that are also well narrated.😊😊😊😊😊

  • @jenniferking6989
    @jenniferking6989 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this lovely story 🎉

  • @martakavaliauskaite4566
    @martakavaliauskaite4566 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you

  • @sherrymoore5935
    @sherrymoore5935 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a lovely story. I enjoy it immensely.

  • @joyhancock2703
    @joyhancock2703 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really brilliant, with such an unexpected twist. So many clean romances are too predictable but this was anything but predictable at the end.

  • @tinarodriguez9120
    @tinarodriguez9120 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The book was great! Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @janefitton1198
    @janefitton1198 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I enjoyed this light hearted story Thank you . South Australia 17 5 2023 😊❤😊❤

  • @mysikind8076
    @mysikind8076 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Story and narration very enjoyable.

  • @jeanhall1850
    @jeanhall1850 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lovely story, loved how it turned out.♥

  • @louise7552
    @louise7552 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Enjoying this very relaxing little story. November 2023.😊

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Louise, I received an email where you asked about my next novella but now I can't find your comment. The next one comes out May 15th. So it's a bit of a wait. I don't write fast enough, which might have something to do with the three teens in my house. However, the next novella will be longer than this one - about 3 times as long, so still a novella but shorter than my novels.

  • @lauriehoffman1061
    @lauriehoffman1061 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yay!!! I can’t wait to listen to this!! 😃😃😃

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So glad you an easily get all the audio these days since it's your preferred method.

  • @shelleyd9910
    @shelleyd9910 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awww. Gotta love a Viscount who defends a lady’s honour. Even against her own father.

  • @shahmanz
    @shahmanz ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sweet and soft ❤

  • @natashajones1578
    @natashajones1578 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would love more novellas from you

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have one coming up early in 2024. It will be about twice as long as this one, but still a novella.

  • @susanelliott1970
    @susanelliott1970 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another good novel.

  • @andie9762
    @andie9762 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Loving your work x

  • @jimpaxton8341
    @jimpaxton8341 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sweet

  • @victoriaallen1635
    @victoriaallen1635 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yay!

  • @Dorothy-zb1dc
    @Dorothy-zb1dc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for a good cleaning store❤❤

  • @MarleneHen
    @MarleneHen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    18:20 "Do not swear by heaven or earth.." 🙂👍

  • @rosamariamendoza1466
    @rosamariamendoza1466 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    December 19th 2023 😊

  • @BeckyInCa
    @BeckyInCa ปีที่แล้ว +3

  • @nancygorham5908
    @nancygorham5908 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Listening 5, June 2023

  • @Dorothy-zb1dc
    @Dorothy-zb1dc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And something I will glance send to my granddaughter to read

  • @emmaknight3890
    @emmaknight3890 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @lanaMateo-zu7up
    @lanaMateo-zu7up ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤️❤️

  • @louise7552
    @louise7552 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    February 15th 2024😊

  • @terra2474
    @terra2474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your story, I just wonder about the time period you are trying to portray… you said in the story that Lavinia could say no to the match her father had made since “It was England, after all were all had basic human rights” back in the 1800’s the blacks and Native American were slaves and women were fighting for their rights. They had to do what they fathers told them to. It wasn’t until 1918 and 1928 during the Victorian era where women received rights.

    • @JennieGoutet
      @JennieGoutet  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Legally they could not force her. But fathers / parents applied every manner of pressure, both familial and monetary to bend a woman's will. That is why Lavinia capitulated and so many others did as well. But the law did not 'require' a woman of age to do what a father wished. Here is a post that touches on it. englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2016/07/making-offer-of-marriage.html

    • @louise7552
      @louise7552 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sorry you are mistaken with your history. The Victorian era ended when Queen Victoria died in 1901. Then her son Edward took us into the Edwardian era. 1918 to 1928 the suffragette movement was in full momentum, these 10yrs were when Edward was on the throne.😊

    • @tamarawalters-p3q
      @tamarawalters-p3q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is always a difference between laws on paper and what it looks like in practice.
      To defy your father in the morning could find you a harlot by nightfall.😢

  • @victoriahughes5041
    @victoriahughes5041 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Listened 15th Dec 2024 and 4th Jan 2025