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Title: Bad for You

Subtitle: Dirty Deeds, Book 3

Author: J. Daniels

Narrator: Kate Russell, Sebastian York

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-23-18

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

"If you're a fan of Kristen Ashley, then you will love this book." (Aestas Book Blog on Four Letter Word)

He didn't want to be bad. He just didn't have a choice....

Shayla Perkins isn't the kind of girl who makes the same mistake twice, especially when it comes to Sean "Stitch" Molina. So when he gives her the world's biggest rejection, that's it - she's done. Until the sexy, silent, unavailable Sean makes Shay a very personal offer. Of course, it still doesn't mean he's interested in her. Or does it?

Sean has done things in life. Bad things. And he's paid the price. All he wants now is to make up for his past by doing good in the present. And no one deserves more good than Shay. Beautiful on the inside and out, Shay is the kind of woman who should be cared for and protected - especially from a man like Sean. He's tried to keep his feelings for her in check, but a single, reckless impulse pulls them closer than ever before.

Soon the two are sharing their biggest dreams and satisfying their deepest desires. But what will happen if the only way to truly give each other what they want most...is to let each other go?

"The perfect mix of funny, hot and heartwarming. I enjoyed it immensely!" (Mia Sheridan, New York Times bestselling author, on Four Letter Word)

The Dirty Deeds Series: Four Letter Word Hit the Spot Bad for You

Members Reviews:

I want to be Stitchs!

Oh this book! J. Daniels is already established as one of my Must Read Authors, but I was a bit late to the party - I only discovered her last year, some time before What I Need released and by that point I had consumed her entire catalogue to date. She has a way of writing characters in settings and situations that are realistic, relatable, and so entertaining. More than that, she writes about characters that stay with you long after you've finished the book (I'm looking at you Reese & Dylan, Reed & Beth, Riley & CJ, Wild & Trouble, and Loser & Legs). Not withstanding my deep and abiding love for the characters mentioned and the books they're from, Bad For You may just be my favorite of the bunch, though if not my favorite book, it definitely features my favorite characters. I aspire to be the type of friend that Shayla was - fiercely loyal, sensitive, empathetic, honest, self-sacrificing, and generous. And it would be an honor to recognize and love a man like Sean/Stitch. The prologue had me reaching for a Kleenex and wrapping him in my heart immediately. I'm not usually one for tearjerkers, but I happily made an exception for this and I wholeheartedly recommend this to EVERYONE. We (well I do at least) often focus on the Book boyfriends and how awesome they are, but in Bad For You, Im all Lets hear it for the GIRLS! Shayla might be the first heroine Ive read where I didnt think Id want to be her bestie IRL, but instead I want to BE her. This Book stole my breath then gave me life, broke my heart then pieced it back together stronger than before. Its a beautiful masterpiece...This will definitely be one of those books that I have to have in all of its forms - I preordered the paperback ages ago (like, as soon as that option was available) and the Audible version as well, and I will definitely be re-reading it into perpetuity.

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Title: Paris Still Life

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Rosalind Brackenbury

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-18

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After the death of her art dealer father, 40-year-old Gaby Greenwood's unmoored grief drives her to Paris alone, leaving her American husband behind. Where better for an existential crisis than the city so many artists have loved?

Walking through the streets, she sees a man with white hair and a worn corduroy jacket - a dead ringer for her late father. A ghost? Or has mourning driven her mad? Then she receives a letter from a woman she never knew existed - her father's lover of three decades. The mysterious Françoise has been entrusted with her father's last gift to Gaby, a valuable 17th-century still life. The woman is also the bearer of so many of her father's secrets.

But when Gaby takes a French lover, she starts to question everything she ever knew about her father and her own double life: America or Paris, husband or lover, old life or a new, reimagined one?

Members Reviews:

...a bit of a trial!...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The story had an engaging plot..

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The setting was the most interesting aspect of this story...

Would you listen to another book narrated by Cassandra Campbell?

No, I would not listen to another book narrated by Cassandra Campbell...it was a bit of a trial getting past the voice of this author and the various accents created for each character, to be able to enjoy the story...not sure to what extent the voice/accent (negatively) coloured my enjoyment ...

Was Paris Still Life worth the listening time?

Yes, I guess so in the end...it certainly made me aware of how the voice of the audible narrator can impact upon enjoyment of a story...

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Title: Safe at the Edge of the World

Subtitle: The Tour

Author: Jean Grainger

Narrator: Patrick Moy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A tranquil Irish vacation, music, scenery, food...and a priest on the run from the mob.

The sequel to the number-one best seller, The Tour.

When a shadowy couple turn up on Conor O'Shea's grand tour of Ireland, the tranquility of Ireland's landscape acts as a shelter against the stormy reality of the life they left behind. On the run from a notorious mob boss, this mysterious couple flees the US in search of sanctuary on the shores of the Emerald Isle, hoping to blend in with the tourists. In their wake lies a mafia family's secrets and a scarred priest torn between his duty to the cloth and to the truth.

Intriguing and uniquely consuming, Father Declan Sullivan's tale of destiny and duty lies at the feet of those he has betrayed. Can distance and deliverance save the innocent in their desperate pursuit for peace, or will evil catch up to them all?

In Safe at the Edge of the World, author Jean Grainger captures the soothing beauty of Ireland in the lives of those fleeing a criminal bent on revenge.

Members Reviews:

Stop at Book 1 The Tour

Is there anything you would change about this book?

If you listened to or read Book 1, The Tour, it was wonderfully delightful. Characters, history, narrator were vivid and interesting. This one was nothing like that so my advice is to stop at book 1

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Title: Between a Witch and a Hard Place

Subtitle: Wicked Witches of the Midwest Books 4-6 (Wicked Witches of the Midwest Box Set Book 2)

Author: Amanda M. Lee

Narrator: Aris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-27-17

Publisher: Amanda M. Lee

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Winchester witches are at it again, and this time the stakes are higher than ever.Go along with Bay, Thistle, Clove, Aunt Tillie and the rest of the Winchester family (and their friends, of course) as they take on human traffickers, an angry poltergeist and a murderous bank robber.

Youll finally get a chance to meet their fathers, Landons family, and find out if Clove will ever get lucky in love. Thats on top of the usual family hijinks, and Aunt Tillies irrepressible wrath which can never fully be contained.

This omnibus includes books 4-6 in the Wicked Witches of the Midwest series: Witching on a Star, Something to Witch About and Witch Me Luck.

Members Reviews:

I loved it!

It was very entertaining, the characters are funny. I love the family loyalty they posses. The plot was interesting too.

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Title: Celebration

Author: Fern Michaels

Narrator: Lori Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-18-17

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Number-one New York Times best-selling author Fern Michaels dazzles listeners with the unforgettable story of one woman's life - the betrayal that nearly destroys her, the love that helps her heal, and the struggle to find the truth about herself and the man she thought she knew.

An only child who lost both parents during her first year at college, wealthy heiress Kristine Kelly had made her husband her whole world. But she didn't see what everyone else did: that handsome, charismatic Logan Kelly was a manipulator and a user. Then, one cold December, Kristine got a chilling wake-up call when Logan vanished, along with the eight-million-dollar trust fund she had naively given him the power to control.

Just when Kristine's life was at its lowest point, banker Aaron Dunwoodie offered her passion, a strong shoulder to lean on, and a relationship to believe in. But a woman once fooled is twice wary, and very vulnerable. There were still too many questions Kristine needed to answer before she could commit her heart again: what really happened to Logan.... What did she truly want for herself.... And what would she do if Logan - a dangerous, seductive, and yet irresistible man - walked back into her life?

Members Reviews:

EXCELLENT BOOK!! ANOTHER AWESOME STORY FERN!

AWESOME STORY!! SAD BOOK! I HAD A LOT IN COMMON WITH THE CHARACTERS SHE CHOSE. I KNOW ITS FICTIONAL BUT TO ME IN MY 47 YEAR OLD HEART THE WHOLE BOOK WAS LIKE MY LIFES STORY!

Inaccurate "theme description"

This book was completely different than the summary. It is not really about an heiress deceived by her manipulative husband and her quest to understand while getting involved with another man. Though those things may occur, they are in a TOTALLY different context, the summary is a random cherry picking of events in the book. After 3 hours in I was very bored and uninterested and kept checking that I didn't misunderstand or misread the summary. These are the aspects of the book I wished I knew beforehand or that should be included or at LEAST hinted at in the summary:

1) In present day, Kristine and Logan are around their 40's with 3 children in their teens (maybe 16-17 yrs old)

2) The book flashes back from the mid-1960's then jumps to the present of the mid-1980's

3) Present day starts with Logan retiring from the US Military and the family living in Germany where Logan is stationed.

4) The family is moving back to the US since Logan is retiring and so Kristine and the kids go first while her husband is supposed to follow shortly after.

5) He never comes and THAT'S how Kristine was deceived (it occurs right away and didn't unravel in a suspenseful way so it doesn't matter)

So, she and the 3 kids learn right away that Logan took off with the trust fund money and the kids get involved in figuring everything out. The kids confront Kristine early on and tell her that she was an absent mom in the sense that she was very passive and their dad was a disciplinarian and had wandering eyes for other women (and of course Kristine is just stunned with this news). And THAT'S how Kristine learns how "manipulative" her husband was/is - there were no enthralling circumstances or incidents. There was no mention of a family with almost adult children in the mix. Had I known these were the actual events to unfold I would not have been interested in the book.

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Title: The Black Velvet Coat

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Jill G. Hall

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-29-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Twenty-eight-year-old struggling San Francisco artist Anne McFarland is determined to get a one-woman show, even though no one, including herself, believes she can do it. But when she buys a coat at a thrift shop with a key in its pocket, strange, even magical, occurrences begin to unfold, and she is inspired to create her best work ever.

Fifty years earlier, it's 1963, and the coat's original owner, young heiress Sylvia Van Dam, is headed toward a disastrous marriage with a scoundrel. In a split-second reaction she does the unimaginable, which propels her on a trip of self-discovery to nature-filled northern Arizona. When Anne and Sylvia's lives intersect, they are both forced to face their fears - and, in the process, realize their true potential.

Members Reviews:

Not realistic...

I liked the book somewhat. It was a bit far fetched and in the end when the main character aged the author depicted her 70 year old age as far older than what a 70 year old is today. Also, the character Paul the main character's husband was far older than his age too. It made the book seem very unlikely. The character's depicted seemed with their ailments to be at least 85. Sorry it ruined the story. The author needs to do a little more research with aging.

Lovely story

I really did enjoy this book- but only 3 stars because, though the story is wonderful & quite captivating- the writing is not as mature 7 well develpoed as it could be. that said-- it's very enjoyable- a fast read-- so get it

When it was new and when it was second hand...

One black Dior coat, but 2 different owners-separated by generations.

Well written and easy to keep track as the story switches story lines. I did not want to put it down once I started it.

The coat

The life of two women that owned the same black velvet coat. One bought it new and other purchased it in a thrift store. The storyline goes back and forth between the 1960's and present day.

A Hidden Story of discovery.

Lots of twists and turns. Actually 2 stories in one. Took a bit to get the drift of authors style but the story was amazing. You need time to spend with this book. It is worth the investment.

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Title: The Break

Author: Marian Keyes

Narrator: Aoife McMahon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 09-07-17

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The story of a relationship that everyone thought was forever and which is now in danger of being for never, The Break is about getting older and staying in love when life, real life, is trying to pull you apart.

Critic Reviews:

"A born storyteller." (Independent on Sunday)

"When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own." (Daily Express)

Members Reviews:

Nothing really happened

Narrator was excellent as usual. The story was ok and end was predictable. Wouldn't read again.

Not her best

A very long drawn out story thought the story could have been half the length that it was

Not her best

I think I am out growing Marian Keyes. This was very dull and I knew what was going to happen right at the beginning.

So boring ...

Marian Keyes books used to be my reading-candy: funny, original, easy to digest - but somehow true, always with a really serious human theme underneath the lighthearted story. But this one leaves me speechless. Was there no editor to sharpen the story? Its full of repetitions, lots of loose ends that appear and disappear pointlessly. Yes, there are sparkles of the Keyes wittiness we love, but its so diluted, I can't recognize it.

Boring

Found this really really boring . Kept fast forwarding 5 chapters but nothing had changed . Had nothing of interest to say - just so so dull.

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Title: Hello, Sunshine

Author: Laura Dave

Narrator: Joy Osmanski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-17

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From Laura Dave - the author of the "addictive" (Us Weekly), "winning" (Publishers Weekly), and critically acclaimed best seller Eight Hundred Grapes - comes a new novel about the secrets we keep...even from ourselves.

Sunshine Mackenzie truly is living the dream. A lifestyle guru for the modern age, Sunshine is beloved by millions of people who tune in to her YouTube cooking show, and millions more scour her website for recipes, wisdom, and her enticing suggestions for how to curate a perfect life. She boasts a series of New York Times best-selling cookbooks, a devoted architect husband, and a reputation for sincerity and kindness - Sunshine seems to have it all.

But she's hiding who she really is. And when her secret is revealed, her fall from grace is catastrophic. What Sunshine does in the ashes of destruction will save her in more ways than she can imagine.

In our modern world, where celebrity is a careful construct, Laura Dave's compelling, enticing novel explores the devastating effect of the secrets we keep in public...and in private. Hello, Sunshine is a fresh, provocative look at a woman teetering between a scrupulously assembled life and the redemptive power of revealing the truth.

Members Reviews:

Interesting message

Overall the book is very simply written and easy flowing. The interesting message is that being authentic and truthful to yourself and to others is a true pathway for happiness. In a fake world like this, where people lie and pretend most of time, Sunnys life experience is something admirable. Lets be AUTHENTIC

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Title: The Writing Desk

Author: Rachel Hauck

Narrator: Windy Lanzl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-17

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 62 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Wedding Dress comes a new captivating novel of secrets, romance, and two women bound together across time by a shared dream.

Tenley Roth's first book was a runaway best seller. Now that her second book is due, she's locked in fear. Can she repeat her earlier success, or is she a fraud who has run out of inspiration?

With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer's block. But when her estranged mother calls asking Tenley to help her through chemotherapy, she packs up for Florida where she meets handsome furniture designer Jonas Sullivan and discovers the story her heart's been missing.

A century earlier, another woman wrote at the same desk with hopes and fears of her own. Born during the Gilded Age, Birdie Shehorn is the daughter of the old-money Knickerbockers. Under the strict control of her mother, her every move is decided ahead of time, even whom she'll marry. But Birdie has dreams she doesn't know how to realize. She wants to tell stories, write novels, make an impact on the world. When she discovers her mother has taken extreme measures to manipulate her future, she must choose between submission and security or forging a brand-new way all on her own.

Tenley and Birdie are from two very different worlds, but fate has bound them together in a way time cannot erase.

Members Reviews:

Amazing!!!

She did it again another amazing book that makes you think deeper about your life and relationships with God.

Thank you, please never stop writing!

Could not get enough

Great book and this is my second Rachel Hauck and I enjoyed them both. I felt like I was part of the story. I highly recommend this 5 stars

Hovering Between Time Travel and Historical/Contemporary

Love the characters, plot and writing. Rachel Hauck is one of my very favorite authors. The bridge between the historical and present day created by Rachel Hauck is superior to any other book that hovers between time travel and historical. Her realistic time-tie-ins are inspired. Add to that her humor and true-to-life Christian characters makes her books wonderful. This makes up for the narrator who only has one voice . It is a nice voice but makes listening more difficult . Being an author who has had ideas stolen, I bonded with Birdie right away. Loved Coco Beach, the character.

She did it again!

Rachel Hauck when is your next masterpiece? This is a good for the soul book. Excellent from beginning to end.

Really creative story

Love this story so much. It took 2-3 chapters to be okay with the reader/narrator though. Too much of a southern and relaxed accent. Really hard to get past but once I did I enjoyed the story so much. I loved the weaving in with the past and present and the culmination of the story portraying such grace. A clear picture in the end of our human failings and how God weaves it all together. I loved this book and it touched me on so many levels.

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Title: The Secrets of Married Women

Author: Carol Mason

Narrator: Sarah Coomes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-22-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 135 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Jill's husband discovers he can never have children, it tears a hole in their marriage that Jill doesn't know how to repair. Frustrated, she seeks comfort in her friends: fierce Leigh, with her high-powered career and doting family, and sweet, uncomplicated Wendy, who has a rock-solid marriage any woman would envy.

Leigh and Wendy's lives seem perfect. But beneath the surface are secrets that could tear their friendship apart.

Leigh has grown tired of her stay-at-home husband and is looking for excitement - outside of the marriage bed. And after seventeen years of marriage, Wendy can't shake the sense that there is something missing in her life.

As Jill is drawn deeper into her friends' relationships, she is confronted by a temptation of her own: an intriguing stranger whose good looks and charm spark an instant connection.

Full of the realities of modern-day marriage, The Secrets of Married Women asks the question: how well can we ever know our husbands, our friends, or even ourselves?

Members Reviews:

The narrator's voice drove me nuts!

I may try to read it in my own but if you are planning on getting this book, get a sample first!

Enjoyable read.

I read some reviews thinking that this book glorified, or encouraged cheating, and affairs; but those reviewers clearly did not finish the book. In no way, does it encourage or glamorize affairs. If anything, its the opposite. Its initial dip of the toe, does make it sound like its something that is exciting, new, and can even save a marriage (as one character claimed); but the book goes on to highlight the painful, far casting ripple effect, that having an affair can cause.

As the rape goes; I think that also, was misunderstood, by some reviewers. There are many, many women and girls who experience that same kind of reaction to an incident, like the one told in the book. Not calling it rape outright, does not lessen the tremendous guilt and burden. And in situations similar to those set up in the book, they do cast confusion, doubt, and bewilderment, over exactly what did happened.

Overall, I enjoyed the characters in the book. It was a pleasant read, with no major climactic, cliff hangers. Just a book, about people, intertwined by life.

Loved

Loved this book. Narration was excellent. Five Stars!! Couldn't put it down. Read it again and again.

I felt Way more than I expected to..

I'm a book worm. 3-5 books a week is my habit. I was drawn in and Captivated by this story, and more importantly, the characters. I cried. Hard. That's not easy to invoke, create, or induce. Wow. Thank you so much for the ride.. Wow...

Wonderful read!

I loved the narration on this book, she was aweso.e. The story was innovative and true. I enjoyed the philosophy behind the story. Another success for Carol Mason.