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Title: Blame It on the Mistletoe

Author: Joyce Magnin

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Is There Really a Fountain of Youth in Paradise?

Welcome back to Bright's Pond, where strange happenings are afoot at the Greenbrier Nursing Home. The folks have suddenly grown younger, happier, and even a bit friskier thanks to Leon Fontaine, the newest Paradise Trailer Park resident. But Mildred Blessing is suspicious and sets out to investigate while the wedding to end all weddings is being planned. Only in Bright's Pond, nothing ever really goes as planned....

Critic Reviews:

"What's better than Bright's Pond? Bright's Pond at Christmas time. Magnin hasn't just created characters - she's created friends you'll love spending time with. You'll love every page of this quirky delight, and when that last chapter is read, you'll be ready for more of Griselda and the rest of the Bright's Pond residents." (Jenny B. Jones, award-winning author of romantic comedies such as Save the Date and A Charmed Life series)

"The queen of quirk does it again. With her signature wit and charm and penchant for surprise, Joyce Magnin takes us on a leisurely read through Bright's Pond, where uncannily loveable characters reside - God in the midst of them. I want to move there." (Nancy Rue, author of The Reluctant Prophet)

"Creative and fun, a visit to Bright's Pond for the Holidays is just what the doctor ordered. Who can resist spry octogenarians in hot pursuit of the Fountain of Youth or romance in trouble. But it is the endearing thread of love and sympathy that runs through the characters that makes readers return." (Cathy Gohlke, Christy Award-winning author of William Henry is a Fine Name and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires)

Members Reviews:

Sweet story

Sweet story with fun and interesting characters. The town of Bright's Pond is full of unique individuals. But whether they've lived there all their lives or are newbies to the town, they bond together to make a delightful community. Relationships develop, choices have to be made, and lives are changed forever. Blame it on the Mistletoe is a quick and entertaining story that will have you chuckling and tearing up as you fall in love with the folks who celebrate life and cheer each other on through the good days and the bad.

Really good read for Christmas

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Welcome back to Brights Pond and the characters we love so well there. The Holidayâs will be different for Griselda this year since Agnes is in an assistant living place. Agnes seems to adjust well at the Greenbriar Nursing home except for one thing, and that is, something strange is going on around there. The patients seem to act younger all of a sudden. Like one of the older, and smaller ladies riding around on a tricycle? What on earth is happening there? Well, like me, you will need to read this book to find out all about it. And in reading Blame it on the Mistletoe, you will laugh and sometimes cry as these characters live out their story.

This is a really great read, and I thoroughly enjoyed Griselda and all of her family and friends as she changes her traditions this Christmas.

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Title: Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride

Author: Sandra D. Bricker

Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

As a wedding planner, Sherilyn Caine should have the perfect wedding experience.... After all, she just landed her dream job at the wedding destination hotel The Tanglewood. The rest should be a piece of cake for Sherilyn's type-A personality.

But while everything else goes smoothly, her own wedding plans start to sink right before her eyes. One way or the other, Sherilyn is determined to make this wedding work - until the latest development threatens to call the whole thing off. Is it possible that Sherilyn is allergic to her fiancé?

Critic Reviews:

"What a fun read! This is perfect to take with you to the beach or to sit by a fire, although people will be looking at you strangely as you laugh and nod at all the problems Sherilyn has to face. And the recipes are to die for! Anyone who has been to a wedding will love the humor and romance in this book!" (Camy Tang, author of The Sushi Series and Protection for Hire)

"You'll want to say 'I do' to this delightful story filled with fun, romance, memorable characters, and all the charm of the South." (Jenny B. Jones, award-winning author of Save the Date and A Charmed Life Series)

"This book will make you want to check into The Tanglewood Inn for a nice long stay! Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride is filled with friendship and romance and Sandra D. Bricker's trademark wit and warmth. I want to hang out with these women! Bricker's novels are like a fun visit with your best friend!" (Judy Christie, author of Hurry Less, Worry Less and fiction titles including The Glory of Green, book three in The Green Series)

Members Reviews:

Hilarious story

This story seamlessly weaves into the Emma Rae storyline. It's funny and dramatic. Must Read

All Kinds of FEELS and Misty Eyed

Would you consider the audio edition of Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride to be better than the print version?

I did find the audio slightly better than the print only because I may not have read certain dialogue in the same manner as the narrator of this audio had and I would have lost a little something in it. Delivery is key in fleshing out a character.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite characters would have to be Sher and her unapologetic love for chocolate and lack of interest in Zumba or Hiking. I so can relate.

Which character as performed by Ann Marie Gideon was your favorite?

Aunt Sophie. She did a wonderful job in portraying the elderly eccentric aunt.

If you could rename Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride, what would you call it?

I wouldn't. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Any additional comments?

This book gave me all kinds of FEELS. Towards the end of the book I was all misty eyed. The narrator did a wonderful job of pulling me into the story and having me believe all those characters were different people speaking; Not over the top, subtle, and fitting for each.

Love

Love everything from this author. She is amazing. Beautifully written and beautifully performed. Can't wait for the next one.

Awesome Story

This story is seems like it would be a corny romance novel. But it was really surprising the number of twists and turns it took. I really enjoyed the story. It was so different because it didn't cram Jesus down your throat instead it showed how Jesus could benefit your life.

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Title: From Ashes to Honor

Subtitle: First Responders Series, Book 1

Author: Loree Lough

Narrator: Aaron Abano, Margarite Vine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

If he had only answered that last phone call from the World Trade Center.... Minutes before two jumbo jets changed US history, New York police officer Austin Finley ignored the call from his brother, who'd been bugging him for days. Trying to live with his one regret causes hatred and bitterness to consume Austin, and when counselor Mercy Samara recommends desk duty, Austin resigns. Haunted by her own memories of 9/11, Mercy takes a job as a school counselor in Baltimore. When Austin, now an EMT, responds to an emergency at Mercy's school, both are stunned and wary. Finally their common - and painful - memories turn suspicion into friendship then romance. But hard questions linger: Can they truly move beyond their past harsh judgments and harsh words? Will their pasts finally bring them closer or - as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near - drive them further apart?

Critic Reviews:

"Loree Loughs characters allow us to re-explore what happened ten years ago and examine our feelings, perhaps like never before." (Rev. Robert A. Crutchfield, Founder, Christ 4responders and Chaplain, Katy, Texas, Fire & EMS)

"Loree Lough proves once again her superb storytelling skills in From Ashes to Honor, peopled by characters so lifelike they seem to jump from the pages." (Cathy Bryant, author of the award-winning Texas Roads and A Path Less Traveled)

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Title: A Texan's Honor

Subtitle: The Heart of a Hero, Book 2

Author: Shelley Gray

Narrator: Mia Gaskin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Texas, 1874. Years ago Will McMillan had fought in the open, next to his captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now hes waging another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the notorious Walton Gang. But when a hostage situation goes awry and an innocent woman is in the middle of the fray, Will knows he must protect her no matter what happens. Even if his cover is blown. Even if they risk being killed by his gang or by the lawmen on their trail. Even if the woman hes risking everything for will never love him back.

Members Reviews:

This is a sweet and different

I want to get this book to read but I was reading another book by Shelley Shepard Gray at the time. I was either going to wait for it to become free for my Nook or get it though the library. Well I was surfing my facebook or looking at posts that were coming to my surprise Shelley Shepard post Status update saying that her book "A Texan's Promise" was being able to download it free for that day or that week for the Nook at Barnes & Noble website. So I downloaded it to my Nook and started reading it. Now on to my lovely thought of the book.

I really like how the beginning starts in this book. We get learn about Clayton and Vanessa past though the book. We start to see how Vanessa Grant life become rattled and how things change rapidly. Clayton seems to care for her and her pain. He see her in pain and wants to get her safe. We get to introduced to Miles Grant and Vanessa stepfather a little bit. We hear about Clayton's side of the family while he and Vanessa are traveling on the trail from Texas to Colorado. Along the way, you meet a few of Clayton's friends. Their a new set problem that exist with old one between Clayton and Vanessa. You also hear about Miles and his struggles along with Miles and Vanessa stepfather problem is. To find out what they are and struggles each person as is suggest that you go and read it.

Not bad at all

As a Christian who hates 90% of Christian books, I found this quite refreshing. Unlike so many other books, it isn't syrupy-sweet, unrealistic, or preachy. This book acknowledges that life is tough, the world is fallen, and bad things happen to good people, but it has that underlying Hope that should be the goal of every Christian author to convey. I'm usually an action/adventure reader, so I appreciated the G-rated romance, but I *SPOILER* was rather put out that the gunfight that had been hinted at so strongly didn't happen. We've got undercover U.S. Marshalls, outlaws, gunslingers, and damsels in distress, but no good, old fashioned shoot-out? I had sincerely hoped that Scout and Will would be forced to fight, maybe one would be wounded, but a sudden understanding and change-of-heart would cause them to tip their hats and back away in the end... Frankly, that seems far more in character for Scout than to just blow off the mission altogether. So yes, good, well-written Christian fiction with a fizzle of an ending.

Love this author!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book but that came as no surprise as I love her books ... she has been a favorite of mine since I first read one of her Amish books under Shelley Shepard Gray and fell in love with Amish reading ... from there on I have been hooked on her books.

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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!