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Title: Sex, Lies, and Fairytales

Author: Kate Thompson

Narrator: Kate Thompson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-06

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Lottery winner Cleo is living her dream, running a bookshop in the sleepy village of Kilrowan with her painter husband, Pablo. Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is a media consultant's delight, but her big smile masks a terrible hurt. City girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of celebrities with ex-directory, top secret phone numbers in her organizer. Which of these luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the must-attend event of the Irish social calendar?

©2005 Kate Thompson; (P)W F Howes Ltd

Members Reviews:

Fun and engaging way to pass the time

I recommend both of Kate Thompson's books as great summer reads, or should I say listens. Typical "chicklet" material, but fun with well developed characters. What is even more amazing is the author's ability to narrate the book - great inflection and use of voices for each character.

Oh, and be sure to listen in order. I made the mistake of starting with "Sex, Lies and Fairytales". That hooked me to back track and get the first - "Living the Dream". I still greatly enjoyed the first, but would have liked it better without some of the knowledge of the characters and the outcome from the second book.

Lacking variety or excitement

This book was very very boring and that is being nice. I did not care about any of the characters. This book was worse than the first book. I could not finish this book and I tried very hard.

Sex, Lies and Fairytales

Awful! Sorry, that's the first word that springs to mind with this book. The dialogue in the book is pretentious and the narrator's voice is boring. There were only two or three passages where my attention was grabbed and I began to care what happened to the characters. Then the author lost it again and it was back to mediocrity. I don't normally write reviews about books I don't like, but I just want others to avoid wasting their money and time!

enjoyable

Who was your favorite character and why?

Pixie Perrelli she was querky

Have you listened to any of Kate Thompsons other performances? How does this one compare?

no

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

no

Any additional comments?

this book took some getting into, but was well worth the effort of keep on trying.

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Title: Driving Me Crazy

Author: Peggy Webb

Narrator: Gabra Zackman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-06

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Then Maggie's life takes another sharp turn. Her older sister, Jean, drops a shocker, screeching (as always), "What are we going to do?" Jean is terrified. Maggie is exasperated. And Mama's convinced it's the best gossip she's heard all year. But can Maggie tear a page from Mama's book of living large, step back, and let her family tackle their own problems for once?

Maybe there's a god of second chances after all.

Members Reviews:

Many chuckles

As someone that is taking care of my ailing father I found may a chuckles in this novel. Unless you have no heart at all it is impossible to not find this novel to be funny, sweet, insightful, hopeful and inspiring. For the reader/listener that does not enjoy this...go buy a puppy and learn how to love.

Refreshing and Heartwarming

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was filled with laughter and real life events that I could identify with and relate to. It left me with a feeling of knowing that I, too, can survive all life throws at me. If we celebrate the good times..... we can get through the bad times.

Always look on the bright side of life

If you could sum up Driving Me Crazy in three words, what would they be?

Funny, tender and a great life lesson

What did you like best about this story?

reminds a person to grab life by the throat

What about Gabra Zackmans performance did you like?

The Rainman

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I listened straight through the book as it was such a great listen

Any additional comments?

lots of good laughs

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Title: Doctor Sally

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Paul Shelley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-29-05

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The arrival of a golf ball on the green at the eighteenth hole at Bingley-on-Sea sets in motion a train of events to cast men everywhere into despondency. For the striker of the ball is not only a woman doctor but beautiful into the bargain. The disease of love in its most virulent strain attacks Bill Bannister; confusion sets in everywhere, and only a prescription of Wodehousian wit and humor can save the situation.

© Trustrees of the Wodehouse Estate; (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Wodehouse Charm And Social Commentary

I first encountered Wodehouse like most do--through the Jeeves stories, and since those years ago, he has never failed to delight me with the fine British wit and charm that come across in every well-crafted line of his stories and short novels. The real grace of Wodehouse is that his fiction feels light, with its airy little jokes and puns, but there is, in the end, real depth in the social commentary and criticism that is always present, even in the most light-hearted tale. Doctor Sally comes highly recommended.

old-fashioned

Written in the 1950s the story / romance is quite outdated. Yet it's still a nice read for a short drive or journey. Unfortunately the sound quality is not very good.

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Title: Local Girls

Author: Jenny O'Connell

Narrator: Jenna Robino

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There are two kinds of people on the island -- those who leave at summer's end...and those who are left behind. Kendra and Mona are best friends, local girls who spend their summers catering to rich tourists and the rest of the year chafing against small-town life. Then Mona's mom marries one of the island's rich summer visitors, and Mona joins the world of the Boston elite, leaving Kendra and Martha's Vineyard behind. When Mona returns the following summer, everything is different. Now Mona spends her days sunbathing with her private-school friends, while Kendra works at The Willow Inn -- a job she and Mona once hoped to do together. Unlike his sister, Mona's twin brother Henry hasn't changed. He's spending his summer the way he always has: with long, quiet hours fishing. Early mornings before work become special for Kendra as she starts sharing them with Henry, hoping he can help her figure Mona out. Then Kendra hatches a plan to prove she's Mona's one true friend. She'll uncover the identity of the twins' birth father, a question that has always obsessed Mona. And so she sets out to unravel the seventeen-year-old mystery of the summer boy who charmed Mona's mother. But are some secrets better off staying buried?

©2008 Jenny O'Connell (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Editorial Reviews:

A coming-of-age story set in the seaside playground of Martha's Vineyard, Jenny O'Connell's Local Girls tells the story of best friends Kendra and Mona, small-town girls whose friendship is torn asunder by newfound wealth. When Mona's mother marries rich, Mona is whisked out of town to private school, only to return the next summer with a whole new set of friends. But Kendra finds new friendship, and a little bit more, with Mona's down-to-earth twin brother Henry. Performed in an upbeat, youthful spirit by Jenna Robino, Local Girls guides the listener through the angst and self-discovery of a teenage summer by the sea.

Members Reviews:

Good read for all ages.

I loved this book and Jenny O'Connell so writes books with such good means behind the plot. Also I believe her books could be read by Christian kids as well as all teens out there.

Summertime read

Quick read that holds interest. Good lazy summer day read.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Mona and Kendra have been local island girls and best friends for years. But all that changes as Mona boards the ferry to the mainland at the end of the summer going into their junior year. Mona's mom has just married one of the richest summer island men, Malcolm. And with that new marriage comes Mona's move to the mainland (Boston) and her start at a private school. So Kendra is left alone for the year without her best friend or Mona's twin brother, Henry.

The story starts out with Kendra awaiting Mona's return to the island for the summer with her family. Though this time Mona will be living in Malcolm's house, one of the largest on the island. Kendra doesn't anticipate that things will be different now that Mona is one of the "summer people." But not long after Mona's arrival, Kendra notices that their conversation isn't as easy as it used to be. And Kendra had arranged a surprise for Mona, getting them both summer jobs at the new bed and breakfast, The Willow. But Mona doesn't have to work this summer. In fact, she doesn't have to do anything at all.

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Title: Where the Heart Lies

Author: Michelle Garren Flye

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-16-12

Publisher: Carina Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

All widowed Alicia Galloway has left of her war-hero husband are the flag that draped his coffin and his final wishes: to move to his hometown, take over the family bookstore, and enjoy a simple, quiet life with their two small children. When she arrives, her husband's best friend makes that new life anything but simple. How can she be so drawn to Liam Addison?

Liam only intended to help Alicia get settled. But one unexpected kiss awakens his long-held forbidden feelings. Soon, the town busybodies swoop in to warn Alicia away from him. Because no matter the man he's become, he'll never live down his reputation as town troublemaker and wolfish womanizer.

No one wants the war hero's sweet widow and the supposedly former bad boy together. But the more everyone tries to keep them apart, the closer he and Alicia get. And the more determined Liam is to prove he's a changed man. Will it be enough to convince Alicia to let a new love in her life?

Members Reviews:

Book well Done

I truly enjoyed this book. The narration was fantastic on it and the story line was so good. I found out things about the US Flag given to recipients that I didn't know. Having been a recipient when my first husband gave his life, I now now what each fold of the flag meant before it was presented to me. My husband was in the USAF when he died for us!

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Title: Reckless Pleasures

Author: Tori Carrington

Narrator: Lauren Fortgang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-11

Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Six months apart is a long time. For security expert Megan McGowan, it feels like forever since she's felt the strong arms of Darius Folsom around her. Since Dari's military deployment six months ago, every minute apart is another minute that Megan finds herself tempted.

Bad boy Jason Savage is Dari's best friend and a partner in the new private security firm Dari and Megan have formed. Only as Megan and Jason work closely together on an emotionally charged case, the attraction between them goes from hot to nuclear meltdown.

But even as Megan's libido screams "Oh, yes!" she wonders if it's possible to love one man and give in to her hunger for another.

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Titel: Lass mich fallen

Autor:: Freya Miles

Erzähler: Marlene Rauch

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 7 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-13-17

Herausgeber: Hörbuchmanufaktur Berlin

Kategorien: Romance, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Julien Knight, seines Zeichens gefeierter CEO von Knight Industries, hat alles, was sich ein Mann nur wünschen kann. Er steht an der Spitze eines Imperiums, gilt als Koryphäe auf seinem Gebiet und verdient Millionen. Doch so wirklich kennt niemand diesen verschwiegenen und mysteriösen Mann.

Als Sarah in Juliens Leben tritt, versucht dieser alles, um sie auf Abstand zu halten, auch wenn er sich so sehr nach einem Menschen sehnt, bei dem er sich endlich fallen lassen kann.

Sarah, die sich durch Juliens Art und seinen Ruf nicht einschüchtern lässt, erkennt schnell, welche brodelnden Emotionen hinter der eiskalten Fassade ihres Chefs stecken. Erschüttert von seinem grauenvollen Schicksal, will sie nichts sehnlicher, als Julien zu helfen. Doch wie, wenn sie es nicht schafft, seine Mauern zu durchbrechen?

Eine Zukunft mit ihm scheint unmöglich, denn Julien ist verheiratet, wenn auch auf eine ganz spezielle Art und Weise, die nicht nur Sarahs Herz zu zerbrechen droht...

©2017 Booklover Verlag (P)2017 Hörbuchmanufaktur Berlin

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Title: Stjlen lykke (Barbara Cartland - Den uddelige samling 40)

Author: Barbara Cartland

Narrator: Randi Winther

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-17

Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Livet havde vret hrdt for Doreen Wallis. Hun var vokset op i Cairo under ulykkelige omstndigheder, og nu var hendes forldre dde. S giftede hun sig med den noget ldre Pepi, men deres gteskab endte med en katastrofe. Hendes venner svigtede hende, og hun anede ikke, hvad hun skulle stille op. Men s fik hun pludselig en chance for en ny start.

Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var den mest produktive forfatter i det 20. rhundrede. I alt blev det til over 650 bger fra Cartlands romantiske hnd. Hun er oversat til 38 sprog, og med mere end 1 milliard solgte bger p verdensplan er der ingen tvivl om, at Barbara Cartland er en af verdens strste romantikere. Cartlands bger foregr i de finere engelske kredse og blandt eksotiske sigjnere. Krligheden er lidenskabelig mellem de passionerede helte og smukke heltinder, men gang p gang sttes den p prve.

Dog er sand krlighed altid strkest, og der er intet, den ikke kan overvinde. Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer. Cartland udgav sin frste roman i 1922 og har skrevet i alt 723 bger, der er blevet oversat til 36 forskellige sprog. P grund af sin effektivitet i sin forfattergerning, er hun nvnt i Guinness rekordbog for flest udgivne bger i lbet af et enkelt r. Barbara Cartland blev i 1991 hdret af dronning Elizabeth II som Dame Commander of the order of the British Empire til re for Cartlands sociale og politiske bidrag, foruden sit forfattervirke, i nsten 70 r.

©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Bo Drbel (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Bo Drbel

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Titel: Trust Again (Again-Reihe 2)

Autor:: Mona Kasten

Erzähler: Milena Karas

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-26-17

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Kategorien: Romance, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Sie hat mit der Liebe abgeschlossen - er weigert sich, sie aufzugeben.

In dem Moment, in dem sie Spencer Cosgrove zum ersten Mal gegenübersteht, weiß Dawn, dass sie ein Problem hat. Ein großes Problem. Spencer ist sexy, charmant und lustig, genau ihr Typ - und er beginnt augenblicklich mit ihr zu flirten. Doch Dawn hat sich geschworen, die Finger von Männern zu lassen. Zu tief sitzt der Schmerz, den sie empfindet, weil sie der falschen Person vertraut hat, zu groß ist die Wunde, die sein Verrat hinterlassen hat. Aber Spencer gibt nicht auf. Und als Dawn herausfindet, dass auch er ein herzzerreißendes Geheimnis verbirgt, wird ihr klar, dass sie keine Chance hat gegen die Art und Weise, wie er ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt...

Der zweite Teil der "Again"-Reihe.

©2017 Bastei Lübbe (P)2017 Lübbe Audio

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Titel: Fernweh zum Glück

Autor:: Kerstin Böhm

Erzähler: Michaela Gärtner

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-02-17

Herausgeber: GD Publishing

Kategorien: Romance, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Ein Liebesroman auf Weltreise!

Eine verlorene Liebe im Rücken, den Koffer in der Hand - Welt ich komme!

Bislang hat die 26-jährige Lena nur von fernen Ländern geträumt, doch weiter als nach Südtirol ist sie nie gekommen. Als sich ihr Mann von ihr trennt, bucht sie spontan eine Weltreise. Bloß weg! Bei ihrem ersten Stopp in Thailand begegnet sie Roman, der sie prompt an ihren Ex erinnert. Und dann nimmt er auch noch dieselbe Route... Was sie jedoch nicht weiß: Auch der so lässig wirkende Roman versucht, sein altes Leben hinter sich zu lassen.

Ein Liebesroman für alle, die sich gern in die Ferne träumen. "Fernweh zum Glück" nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Fahrradtour durch Bangkok, zu einem Tuk-Tuk-Rennen in Angkor, einem Surfkurs in Down Under und einer Wanderung auf dem Inka Trail.

©2016 Kerstin Böhm (P)2017 Kerstin Böhm