BRENTWOOD'S WARD

Pam Turlow offers a generally capable performance of this sweet and surprisingly humorous romance. Though mispronunciations interrupt the flow of her narrative, she excels at the banter between the proud and unruly Emily Payne and the unpolished but resolute Nicholas Brentwood, who is hired to guard her. Emily comes off initially as haughty, but Turlow's delivery of her affection for her friends and growing respect for Brentwood reveals her true colors. Turlow also makes clear that Brentwood's tones of cool authority and bravado conceal a heart of gold. In dialogue Turlow's accents and inflections don't help listeners differentiate characters or understand their motivations, but her delivery of narrative is clear and makes the story easy to follow. B.E.K. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2015]