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Title: The Opening

Author: Ron Savarese

Narrator: Don Moffit

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-15

Publisher: Home Planet Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

The Opening addresses the age-old question "what happens when we die?" with a spiritual fantasy of immense charm and imagination. At once an insightful meditation on life's passages and a vision of unearthly realms, it creates an enchanted world where characters connect with one another between here and the hereafter across the thinnest of lines.

Joe St. John wanders into a blizzard and falls through an opening that leads him to amazing, sometimes harrowing places where he encounters the major turning points in his life. Along the way, he revisits his missed opportunities, uncovers his life's core trauma, and is given mysterious geometrical symbols that hold the key to his future.

As Joe's soul hovers between two worlds he will discover the truth about life and death, and be confronted with the ultimate choice: save his own life, or give it up for someone he loves.

Members Reviews:

Shrugs

I'm trying to figure out if he lived or died. Am I the only one who feels this way about the ending?

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Title: Scraps of Evidence

Author: Barbara Cameron

Narrator: Amy Tallmadge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Tess has taken some ribbing from her fellow officer, Logan, for her quilting hobby. He finds it hard to align the brisk professional officer he patrols with during the day with the one who quilts in her off-time. Besides, he's been trying to get to know her better and he'd like to be seeing her during those few nights a week she spends with her quilting guild.

Then one afternoon Tess and Logan visit her aunt in the nursing home, and the woman acts agitated when Tess covers her with the story quilt. Aunt Susan is attempting to communicate a message to them about Tess's uncle. There's a story behind this quilt, they realize, one that may lead them to a serial killer. Will they have a chance to have a future together, or will the killer choose Tess for his next victim before they find him?

Members Reviews:

Romantic Mystery

Story started out slow but ended up an ever entangling romantic mystery . Looking forward to next in seies

Disappointed

struggled to finish. not enough syspense, not enough quilt talk..just kinda fell short in all areas. too much time sitting at restaurants t looking into each other's eyes. I'm ok with r ok mane but it was supposed to be a quilters mystery.

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Title: Walking on Broken Glass

Author: Christa Allan

Narrator: Sasha Dunbrooke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Leah Thorntons life, like her Southern Living home, has great curb appeal. But a paralyzing encounter with a can of frozen apple juice in the supermarket shatters the façade, forcing her to admit that all is not as it appears. When her best friend gets in Leahs face about her refusal to deal with her life and her drinking, Leah is forced to make a decision. Can this brand-conscious socialite walk away from the country club into 28 days of rehab? Can she leave what she has now to gain back what she needs? Joy, sadness, pain, and a new strength converge, testing her marriage, her friendships, and her faith.

Members Reviews:

A bit disappointed

I agree with some of the other reviewers that the main character accepted her alcoholism too easily. My knowledge and experience with this horrible disease is that the alcoholic goes through a period of denial for a long time before accepting the fact. They'll even try proving to themselves and others that it's just not so. I would have appreciated more details about Leah's treatment in rehab. Not much said about that. Near the end of the book, Leah's friend Molly reveals her diagnosis of breast cancer and the need for radiation therapy. She talks about having to go through hair loss from radiation. What? Hair loss is a side effect of chemotherapy, not radiation. I also thought the book ended too abruptly with too many unanswered questions.

Unique voice

This author has a good all around grasp of how to make her readers feel something for her characters. I did find that there were parts of this book that seemed to sail a bit too smoothly considering the subject matter at hand. However, everyone reacts to their personal demons differently, so I reserve judgment having never lived through the situation the main character in this book does. I found it was pretty easy for me to get into this book and immediately I liked the main character and wanted to see her succeed. The way she thinks of herself and the way her internal dialogue is expressed clearly sets the scene for the rest of the book, without making everything too obvious.

I really enjoyed the way the author didn't over-describe everything and allowed the reader to have a little space to use their imagination while reading this work. I thought the ending was appropriate and also appreciated that this author did not choose the cliched everything is beautiful and perfect storyline that has been over utilized a million times. I would recommend this book.

Had potential

At the beginning I didn't like the main characters. They weren't nice people. Then the story developed and they were growing in a good way. It would have been a wonderful story if things were resolved at the end. The last chapter wasn't written. I don't like to read a book with no resolution. There were too many unanswered questions. There was no point in reading the book.

STORYLINE IN BADLY NEED OF REHAB ITSELF!

Since there have been so many well expressed pros and cons on WALKING ON SHATTERED GLASS, I don't want to beat a dead horse, so to speak. So I'll aim to be succinct and to the point.

As a writer, Christa Allan knows how to express herself, and I thoroughly enjoyed the way she turns a phrase. For a debut novel, I gave her an extra extra star for effort and completing a novel.

That being said, her storyline, itself, is badly in need of intervention and needs to go into writer's rehab.

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Title: The Pastor's Wife

Author: Jennifer AlLee

Narrator: Lisa Cordileone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Maura Sullivan never intended to set foot in Granger, Ohio, again. But when circumstances force her to return, she must face all the disappointments she tried so hard to leave behind: a husband who ignored her, a congregation she couldnt please, and a God who took away everything she ever loved.

Nick Shepherd thought he had put the past behind him until the day his estranged wife walked back into town. Intending only to help Maura through her crisis of faith, Nick finds his feelings for her never died. Now he must admit the mistakes he made and how he hurt his wife and find a way to give and receive forgiveness.

As God works in both of their lives, Nick and Maura start to believe they can repair their broken relationship and reunite as man and wife. But Maura has one more secret to tell Nick before they can move forward. Its what ultimately drove her to leave him six years earlier and the one thing that can destroy the fragile trust theyve built.

Members Reviews:

Meandering down the road of life---may contain spoilers

I found this on my Kindle with no idea when I'd purchased it, but decided I'd give it a read. The opening chapter had a good hook and I was led in by the promise of lots of tension and gut-twisting to come.

Unfortunately, it didn't fulfill the promise.

The premise is this: after a six-year absence, Maura has returned to the little town where she and her husband had gone for his first church posting. Apparently one of the church bigwigs, an old lady everyone called "Miss Hattie," has died and left Maura the town's theater. But in order to inherit, she must move back into the parsonage and live with her estranged husband Nick for at least six months, at the end of which she has to put the theater to use for at least one performance. If these conditions are fulfilled she'll own the theater and her husband's church will get a big donation. The conflict, of course, is that having left her husband, Maura has no intention of ever even seeing him again, much less cohabiting with him. And her husband, who is still hurt and confused by her unexplained departure six years earlier, isn't sure he wants her around, either.

The pastor is a true example of forgiveness here, almost from the beginning covering his hurt and being helpful and kind to Maura, although he occasionally lets slip a snotty or snarky remark showing that he's still miffed. Maura is more openly aggressive, and there's a lot of awkwardness and "I don't wanna do this" from both partners. But it's amazing how just a couple of weeks later they're getting on as well as coffee and cream.

Maura's story is given mostly in exposition (telling, not showing) what had happened that had caused her to leave after living there only a few months. She had also had a real crisis of faith (which was part of why she left). Unfortunately, it's pretty clear early on just what that was, although the author does not finally come out with it until about 3/4ths through the book, but by then it's old hat and being supplanted by more recent events anyway. We are also left to wonder just why it was so obvious to Miss Hattie that Maura should be left this theater, or why Maura should want it. At various points throughout the story we are told (not shown, with one exception) that Maura had some involvement with the theater, but we never know what it is.

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Title: One Imperfect Christmas

Author: Myra Johnson

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Graphic designer Natalie Pearce faces the most difficult Christmas of her life. For almost a year, her mother has lain in a nursing home, the victim of a massive stroke, and Natalie blames herself for not being there when it happened. Worse, shes allowed the monstrous load of guilt to drive a wedge between her and everyone she loves - most of all her husband, Daniel. Her marriage is on the verge of dissolving, her prayer life is suffering, and shes one Christmas away from hitting rock bottom.

Junior-high basketball coach Daniel Pearce is at his wits end. Nothing hes done has been able to break through the wall Natalie has erected between them. And their daughter Lissas adolescent rebellion isnt helping matters. As Daniels hope reaches its lowest ebb, he wonders if this Christmas will spell the end of his marriage and the loss of everything he holds dear.

Members Reviews:

"It's Like hearing a Hallmark Hall of Fame story"

I read and reviewed this book on Amazon when it first came out in paperback. Then I read it again on my Kindle some years later. And now I have just listened to it as an Audible book.

Listening to the book creates a very different experience. While listening you can close your eyes and just let the story wash over you. There is no reading effort. The job of interpreting the emotional context of each scene is in the hands of the narrator. There is still the 'theater of the mind' creative experience but it is far different than it is when reading. I enjoyed this book most as an Audible book listening experience. But then I had read the book twice before.

I give the narrator very high marks for this Audible version because of her use of multiple voices. With an Audible book it is very important for the voices of the major characters to be different and to sound like the sex they are. Male voices have to sound like males and females, females. The narrator also needs to get the emotions correct. As such the narrator must perform the book, not just read the words. This book is excellently performed and I give the narrator my highest marks.

That said, I'm going to post some of my print review as it is quite detailed and the book is worthy of serious commentary.

Simply telling what "One Imperfect Christmas" is about does not do the novel justice. It would be like saying that "Tom Sawyer" is simply a story about 19th Century boys growing up in the Midwest. "One Imperfect Christmas" is a serious book and warrants a serious review.

In good novels the characters change in significant ways as the story unfolds. In serious works, like "One Imperfect Christmas", not only do the fictional characters change but the reader changes as well. This potential for growth in the reader's consciousness is what gives great literature its universality and its timelessness.

Serious literature has the potential to impart experiences, knowledge, and sometimes even wisdom. More importantly, literature can enlighten the reader in a way which might not be possible in any other fashion.

Here's what I mean:

Have you ever lamented: `If I only knew then what I know now'?

I think this lament is common to all mankind.

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Title: They Almost Always Come Home

Author: Cynthia Ruchti

Narrator: Lisa Cordileone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

When Libby's husband Greg fails to return from a two-week canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities soon write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband's escape from an empty marriage and unrewarding career. Their marriage might have survived if their daughter Lacey hadn't died...and if Greg hadn't been responsible. Libby enlists the aid of her wilderness savvy father-in-law and her faith-walking best friend to help her search for clues to her husband's disappearance...if for no other reason than to free her to move on. What the trio discovers in the search upends Libby's presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.

Members Reviews:

Compelling Tale!

Would you listen to They Almost Always Come Home again? Why?

I would definitely listen to They Almost Always Come Home again. Ruchti's intricate characterization made this an excellent audiobook!

What did you like best about this story?

Ruchti masterfully crafted this story blending the ordinary with the unexpected. As the lives of the main characters are revealed, the listener is compelled to continue. If I could call an audiobook a "page-turner," this would be it.

What does Lisa Cordileone bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Pleasant narration with appropriate interpretation of Ruchti's characters. Well-done!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely!

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Title: The Innocent

Author: Ann H. Gabhart

Narrator: Lynne McCollough

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

She longs for peace - for her land and her heart - but can it truly be found at Harmony Hill?

Carlyn Kearney spends two lonely years not knowing whether to mourn or to hope after she receives word from the Union Army that her husband is missing. When the war ends without further word, Carlyn finds herself penniless, in debt, and forced from her home. With nowhere else to go, she seeks refuge at the Shaker village of Harmony Hill.

The Shakers profess peace through simple living, but to Carlyn the Shaker life seems anything but simple. When mysterious deaths disturb the peace of the village, Carlyn falls under intense scrutiny. Can a kind sheriff help her expose the true culprit?

Best-selling author Ann H. Gabhart invites fans back to Harmony Hill for a story laced with intrigue, romance, and heart.

Members Reviews:

Yet another good story by this author.

Another great story by Ann. All her books tell stories that are compelling.

Loved it, as I have all of the other ...

Loved it, as I have all of the other novels by Ann Gabhart. Great book and interesting look at what the Shakers belief was and why some people joined them.

Romance and Intrigue

Strange that romance and intrigue could be found in a Shaker novel, but the author skillfully wove them together. Even better she added Asher, the faithful, heroic dog! Read and enjoy.

Great Reading

Great author and a great book. Hard to put down once you start reading it.

Five Stars

Great period piece with relevant information about the Shaker beliefs and lifestyle.

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Title: The Storytellers Collection

Subtitle: Tales of Faraway Places

Author: Melody Carlson

Narrator: David Jordan

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-15

Publisher: christianaudio.com

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

At last! Short works by some of CBA's best-loved fiction authors, including Jerry Jenkins, Randy Alcorn, Terri Blackstock, Deborah Raney, and Angela Elwell Hunt, are compiled in one gripping volume! These masterfully told short stories promise to transport listeners around the globe with amazing tales of international romance, mystery, and humor. A short bio accompanying each story allows listeners to "meet" their favorite author. The book even has a philanthropic element: all contributors are donating their royalties to The JESUS Film Project, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International.

Members Reviews:

Not new, very inexpensive, never outdated

What a delicious reading find. The price is simply the cost of the shipping at this point in time. The 29 stories short stories are from a wide variety of very accomplished Christian writers. What a great way to try out new authors. What a wonderful book to set aside for short reading periods. It takes only a few minutes to read one story.

All of the authors contributed the royalty they should have received to the Jesus Film project.

I believe my favorite, although many of the authors have already become favorites of mine before I found this book, was the story titled "At the Village Gate" by Sigmund Brouwer. It had such a surprise ending. I was caught off guard. But many others were a close, tying second place.

This is also a value purchase for any church library. Treat your church friends and buy it for your church. You and they will be blessed. I was.

Five Stars

great book to read

Uneven but not unenjoyable.

I've always loved short stories. And I've read enough short stories to know that writing a *good* short story is a tremendously difficult art. The writers of this collection may have proved themselves at writing novels, with successful Christian novelists such as Karen Kingsbury, Randy Alcorn, Angela Elwell Hunt, Terri Blackstock, Jerry B. Jenkins, Sigmund Brouwer and others all trying their hand at the shorter form of writing. These writers collectively are members of ChiLibris, an organization of Christian novelists, with all royalties going to the evangelistic efforts of the JESUS Film Project. The stories themselves have the theme of international settings and travel, and like the novels of these writers seek to focus our attention on eternal spiritual truths. Their ambitions and intentions may be noble, but that doesn't mean that they are guaranteed to write good short stories. Fortunately, they themselves are not very pretentious, as is evident from the introduction.

The collection of 29 stories as a package is rather so-so, with many rather "ordinary" stories that fail to stir emotion or the heart. But there are a few outstanding efforts that are certainly worth reading.

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Title: Hush in the Storm

Author: Julie B. Cosgrove

Narrator: Lynden Blossom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-15

Publisher: PRISM BOOK GROUP

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Jen, a young widow floundering in the storm of mourning, whose only lifeline is her humdrum job, is tossed into a maze of deceit and intrigue. A coworker named Tom - at the request of her late husband, or so Tom says - kidnaps her and fakes her death to keep her safe from the cartel who he thinks caused her husband's "accident."

Together they are thrust into a tempest of danger and deceit where no one is whom they claim to be. The list of people Jen can believe in keeps diminishing. Who can she trust while dodging the Feds, human traffickers. and the press who've discovered she's alive? How will Jen rescue the two held-captive girls she befriends without drowning them, Tom, and herself in the waves of betrayal, especially when she's begun to suspect her husband may not be as dead as everyone thinks?

Members Reviews:

POWERFUL MESSAGE AND STORY!

Would you listen to Hush in the Storm again? Why?

If it was edited...the clicking at the end of parts...and the rough recording in certain places was really irritating....

What other book might you compare Hush in the Storm to and why?

I am sure there are other books out there about this subject...but I have not listened to them yet...

What does Lynden Blossom bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

She does...she gave a good performance...I would give her a B-

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, it too long and drawn out...not a bad book at all, its a good book...just could have been condensed a bit...and for a strong female character Jen is also weak...at times I was like...REALLY?

Any additional comments?

** I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review **

First off, I want to say I really like a good christian story...I like when people have faith...I like when people find there way back to faith...and this had that!

Jen thinks her husbands dead, and is grieving for him...then all of a sudden she gets wrapped up in this crazy dangerous world...she is kidnapped, drugged, and introduced to the dirty truth...Her husband was not a good man...she is in grave danger and the man who is trying to help her is someone she is not sure she can trust....she turns to God again finally and eventually gets through this...and is actually rewarded in the end in my opinion...This was a good story, decent narration and I liked the happy ending!

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Good!

Truthfully it took me a bit to get into this story at first. It's not my typical genre but something about this story sounded interesting to me and I'm glad I stuck with it because I really enjoyed this one. The narration was really well done and the story itself had a couple things I didn't see coming and I really enjoyed it.

** A copy of this audio book was provided in exchange for an honest review**

Very well detailed and relevant story.

Where does Hush in the Storm rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

It isn't my genre, so it's the only reason it doesn't rank high.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the wholesome relationship of the main character and Tom/Travis.

What does Lynden Blossom bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I thought she brought the main character to life and gave her a realist voice.

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Title: Never a Bridesmaid

Author: Janice Thompson

Narrator: Julie Lyles Carr

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-15

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

They've helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now 12 new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.

Mari wants her sister Crystal's wedding to be perfect. But a poorly-chosen maid of honor may turn it into a disaster.

Mari Hays's older sister Crystal is getting married, and Mari is ecstatic to be part of the wedding. But she soon finds her expected role of maid of honor has been delegated to the worst possible choice: Sienna Jameson. She's catty, selfish, and totally into herself, and when Sienna discovers handsome professional baseball player Derrick Richardson is the best man, she sets her sights on her next boyfriend instead of on the wedding plans.

Meanwhile, Mari is determined to keep the glamorous event afloat. Wrapped up in dress fittings, bridal showers, and baking teacup-shaped cookies, she is shocked when Derrick has taken notice of her. In fact, he treats her like she's a home run. With the wedding day looming, an emotional and sensitive sister, a selfish maid of honor, and intense pressure from Crystal's soon-to-be in-laws, Mari fears her attempts to make her sister's wedding perfect will be for naught.

Can Mari keep the waters calm until the bride and groom jet off for their honeymoon? And will she allow herself to be caught by Houston's most eligible bachelor?

Members Reviews:

LOVED IT

Mari's older sister is getting married. And Mari couldn't be more thrilled for her, except for the fact that her sister chose her best friend to be the maid of honor. No problem. Mari will still work hard to make her sister's day be perfect, despite the maid of honor who is doing everything wrong. The groom's best man is the handsome right fielder for the Houston Astros, Derrick Richardson. As Mari assists her sister in all of the wedding details, she and Derrick find themselves thrown together more and more frequently. What starts as a friendship soon develops into something else.

I absolutely LOVED this book. Janice's books always make me laugh. And this one was no exception. I'd love to see Mari & Derrick in another book. I loved the way that the main characters stepped in to ensure that the bride and groom's special day was everything it could be despite the very undependable maid of honor.

Great book

This book made me smile and laugh. I enjoyed it so much. Mari sister Crystal is getting married. She is really excited to help with the wedding and would really love to be maid of honor but things don't work that way. Her sister choices Sienna who is not really into helping with the wedding. She is more interested in the best man and what she wants herself. Derrick is the best man and he finds himself attracted to Mari. I love the nickname he calls her. You will need to read it to find out what it is. A different twist on a wedding story. Really love the story.

What a great, feel-good story!

Mari Hays is excited to find out her sister is marrying the love of her life and has so many ideas for the perfect wedding..... Until she finds out her sister picked someone else to be the maid of honor. Mari doesn't let it get her down and is determined to make sure her sisters wedding dreams come true, despite her place at the end of the bridesmaid line.