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Title: Sunrise on Cedar Key

Author: Terri DuLong

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-10-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Set on the enchanting island of Cedar Key, Terri DuLong's new novel weaves a warm, welcoming tale of second - and even third - chances, of long-held secrets, and newfound loves.

For the second time in ten years, Grace Stone is starting over on Cedar Key. Grace first moved to the serene island to escape a disastrous relationship. Now a visit with her Aunt Maude is interrupted by unwelcome news: Grace's apartment and coffee shop have been destroyed by fire.

Grace is devastated, yet ever-practical Maude has a plan. While she helps Grace resettle, Maude even has a business venture in mind - weekend knitting retreats where women can craft, chat, and support one another.

But other surprises await, including the return of Grace's estranged sister, and a tentative romance with the local bookstore owner. Knitting together her past and future will mean untangling the painful threads Grace left behind. But the result could be a vibrant new life - and the courage to live it fully....

Members Reviews:

Great Book!

Love this series.

Terri Dulong is a wonderful writer.

Kate Udall has a clear voice and is easy to follow along with.

Highly recommend this book and series.

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Title: Postcards from Cedar Key

Author: Terri DuLong

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-10-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

"A southern Debbie Macomber, but with a flair all her own." (Karin Gillespie)

In this poignant novel set amid the close-knit residents of Cedar Key, Florida, New York Times best-selling author Terri DuLong creates a story of old wounds healed - and bright new beginnings....

Everyone has been eagerly awaiting the opening of Cedar Key's newest shop, Berkley's Chocolates & Gems. For Berkley Whitmore, moving to the peaceful Florida island is more than a business opportunity. Beneath the bright purple streak in her dark hair lies a woman struggling with self-doubt. In Cedar Key, Berkley hopes to uncover the secrets that rippled through her mother's life, and in time, perhaps fill the gaps in her own.

Berkley's mouthwatering truffles and quirky charm soon draw a wide circle of friends - including the knitting enthusiasts who purchase yarn spun from her two alpacas. To her surprise, Berkley also attracts the admiration of Saxton Tate III, an English mystery author. And with the help of an old-timer local, she begins to piece together the truth about her mother and estranged father. Understanding the past brings a glimpse of what her future could be - if she accepts the love borne on the soft island breeze, and the happiness she's been seeking for so long....

Members Reviews:

A relaxing time!

This book was very enjoyable as well as Terri Dulong's other books in this series.

Kate Udall as narrator, has a clear and pleasant voice.

Highly recommend this book.

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Title: More Than You Know

Author: Nan Rossiter

Narrator: Eileen Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

New York Times best selling author Nan Rossiter weaves a poignant, empowering novel in which three sisters gather to celebrate their mother's life - and find new inspiration for living their own.

Losing her father on the night she was born could have torn Beryl Graham's family apart. Instead, it knitted them together. Under their mother's steady guidance, Beryl and her older sisters, Isak and Rumer, shared a childhood filled with happiness. But now Mia Graham has passed away after battling Alzheimer's, and her three daughters return to their New Hampshire home to say goodbye.

Swept up in memories and funeral preparations, the sisters catch up on each other's lives. Rumer and Isak have both known recent heartache, while Beryl has given up hope of marriage. But surprising revelations abound, especially when they uncover Mia's handwritten memoir. In it are secrets they never guessed at - clandestine romance, passionate dreams, joy and guilt. And as Beryl, Rumer, and Isak face a future without her, they realize it's never too late to heed a mother's lessons -about taking chances, keeping faith, and loving in spite of the risks.

Critic Reviews:

"Nostalgic and tender. . .summons the pain of loss, the balm of sisterhood, and the unbreakable bonds of family that help us survive both." (Marie Bostwick, New York Times best selling author)

Members Reviews:

boring

nice sweet story but boring. unrealistic and predictable. skipped chapters and didn't lose a thing.

Bittersweet! A family of love! Hard to put down!

Would you listen to More Than You Know again? Why?

Yes! It's a beautiful yet exciting family story without one bad word!! The setting is beautiful and the three sisters are amazingly close!

What was one of the most memorable moments of More Than You Know?

Mia and Tom's Anniversary and the accident. The story of Mia's memoirs that lead to David. I loved Barrel and Micah's relationship. Definitely would like a sequel to this!!

What does Eileen Stevens bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Ellen brings out the life of each character. It was soothing listening to her voice of each one.

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

I really did want to listen to this in one sitting. It seems often we don't get a beautiful family story and how people work to strive to keep family.

Any additional comments?

I was impressed with this book. It had a lot of love yet sadness which is life and how well they got through it. The sisters had such a beautiful relationship. Of course there was their deceased Mother"so secret that was found as they went through her things. Definitely could have a sequel!!

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Title: The Antichrists

Author: Mark A. Roeder

Narrator: Bryant Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-14

Publisher: Mark A. Roeder

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 65 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Elijah has a dream - to follow in the footsteps of his brothers and make the VHS football team. But, for Elijah it's an uphill battle. Unlike his tall, muscular brothers, Elijah is small and weak, but he pushes on, determined to realize his dream. Elijah's faith is a source of comfort and strength, but when his new pastor begins to preach out against gays, Elijah feels increasingly unwelcome. While his church seems increasingly un-Christian, Elijah is exposed to the gay boys of Verona - boys who care about each other and reach out to those in need. Why are those who are called abominations acting more Christian than the Christians? When Elijah admits to himself that he is gay his faith is weakened. His belief is further shaken when he becomes sick. Is it a punishment from God? How could God create him gay and then punish him for it? As Elijah's troubles and doubts increase, a very special boy comes into his life and helps him find his way. Elijah learns that much of what he has been taught in church is wrong, but that he shouldn't turn his back on his beliefs. He learns that sometimes, those who present themselves as moral leaders are anything but. They are the Antichrists.

Members Reviews:

apocryphal

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

Yes, the story makes a point. Can we be Christians without being black and white on issues? Why do we need a whipping boy or an external enemy (measuring post of our orthodoxy) in order to feel validated as Christians? Are we saved by grace or not?

If youve listened to books by Mark A. Roeder before, how does this one compare?

No.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

I had to listen at 1.5 speed.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No because it is too polemical and the characters aren't rounded.

Any additional comments?

Regarding the issue of choice: Who wants to be gay? Who wants to be bullied and abused? Who doesn't wish they were 'normal' and could be and have all the same things as 'normal' people? On the other hand, Why is coming out so traumatic? Why doesn't it really resolve the internal struggle? Society may say it is open but it isn't: there remains much for minorities of all types to fear.

I wonder if the biblical side of this issue was really addressed through the appearances of the Jesus character? Maybe but I really do wonder what would Jesus say or do with this issue in person.

Too much religious stereotyping

This book reads more like a propagandist piece for the right religion with a strong bias towards a god. This was a preachy book with a weak storyline in my opinion.

Bizarre!

Roeder has a huge body of work so that I imagine that turning the subject of religious homophobic church pastors and coming out of the closet as a 15 year old boy totally on its head was appealing to the author. He probably just got bored. The problem here is that this is my first Roeder book and it just felt like a fantasy of "what if" I added a character that turns out to be Jesus. Yes, Jesus. You heard me. The book has heart and a purpose, that's not the problem. The problem is that solving the protagonist's dilemmas felt over-cooked. The narration was OK, not great, but only because of some lack of pace and some voice imitations and inflections just did not cut it.

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Title: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

Author: Jonas Jonasson

Narrator: Peter Kenny

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-24-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

As delightfully wry and witty as his best-selling debut, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, this is a tale of how one young woman's attempt to change her future ends up changing everything.

On 14th June, 2007, the King of Sweden disappears. In 1994 South Africa dismantles six missiles, developed during its brief nuclear weapons programme. In 1961 Nombeko Mayeki is born in a Soweto shack. Seemingly destined for a life nasty, brutish, and short, her path takes an entirely unpredictable turn. Because really this story is all about the seventh South African missile - the one that was never supposed to have existed. The one that Nombeko knows far too much about.

So now she's on the run and running into twins who are officially one person, a Vietnam vet, and a potato-loving Baroness. But the fate of the King of Sweden, and indeed the world, will remain on her shoulders alone.

Members Reviews:

An Intellectual Laugh-out-loud Read!!

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE AUDIBLE BOOK FOR THE YEAR 2015!!

This book got me laughing and intrigued within the first 2-3 minutes! With my ribs aching from laughter, and my mind so stimulated and demanding more, I had to set aside the book as one best read in the company of my spouse! And that we did - we'd look forward to our bedtime in anticipation of listening to the book together for at least an hour every night and then the next day, we'd reminisce over the parts of the story that'd made us laugh and try to figure out where the author would take us next. And it's not just the content that's so hilarious, it's the narrator too - I actually think the narrator made this book a success and delivered it so well as to draw out the author's intended reaction from the readers.

At every junction, you're left believing things couldn't get any worse or better or funnier or more complex, but they do all the way til the very end!! The inclusion of elements of history, science and maths, might serve to keep the reader intellectually stimulated, but honestly, they all add to the hilarity and madness of the story. Just think, how is it that a black African girl from an impoverished background and living in the slums of Johannesburg in South Africa can end up saving the Swedish king? This book is an intellectually stimulating laugh-out-read that will get you questioning your history knowledge and believing in the impossible!!!

if you enjoyed the 100 year old man. ..

I really enjoyed the 100 year old man... the story and the great narration. If you did too then I think you'll enjoy this next story as much as I did. I was laughing within minutes and it continued throughout. ..

Enjoyable but not quite 5-stars

I purchased this after loving "The 100-year old man...". It's written in the same style and very imaginative, but I have only given this one 4 stars since for me the second half dragged a little bit. Having said that, I'd still recommend it if you enjoyed Jonasson's first book. I think Peter Kenny does a great job narrating.

Outstanding story , outstanding narration.

Another gripping, laugh out loud international story. Best narrator ever. Even better than its predecessor.

humorous adventure

extremely well narrated. lots of twists and turns with great characters. would listen to it again

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Title: Words Get in the Way

Author: Nan Rossiter

Narrator: Holly Cate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of The Gin & Chowder Club comes an exquisitely heartfelt and uplifting novel that explores the infinite reach of a mother's love - and the gift of second chances

The modest ranch house where Callie Wyeth grew up looks just as she remembers it - right down to the well-worn sheets in the linen closet. But in the years since Callie lived here, almost everything else has changed. Her father, once indomitable, is in poor health. And Callie is a single mother with a beautiful little boy, Henry, who has just been diagnosed with autism.

Returning to this quiet New Hampshire community seems the best thing to do, for both her father and her son's sake. Even if it means facing Linden Finch, the one she loved and left for reasons she's sure he'll never forgive. Linden is stunned that Callie is back - and that she has a son. Yet in the warm, funny relationship that develops between Henry and Linden's menagerie of rescued farm animals, Callie begins to find hope. Not just that her son might break through the wall of silence separating him from the world, but that she too can make a new start amid the places and people that have never left her heart

Members Reviews:

barely okay

For a novel that is supposedly Christian oriented I was surprised at the several subtle sexual references. I've never found this before in a "Christian" novel. Segments of the story were well done; others were off-putting. Another reviewer mentioned the separation of the boy from the dog he adored. I also felt that the mother was only self-serving on this issue. And then suddenly the story comes to a very abrupt ending. I was not impressed to say the least. This is a real pet peeve of mine. After one disappointment I totally avoid any other books by writers that do this.

Disapointed

This novel is about a Mom and her autistic son who move back home to take care of ailing Dad-Grandpa. It is also a love story rekindling of a high school romance and a corrected error. My disappointment with this novel is that what happened-- the error is never shared-- leaving book without core substance. Disappointing.

Fabulous!

Entertaining book, but more importantly softly introduces the world of autism and starts readers Dow n a path of learning more.

Five Stars

Hard book to put down!

Five Stars

Love all the stuff I have bought. Never was disappointed.

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Title: Stunner

Subtitle: A Ronnie Lake Mystery, Book 1

Author: Niki Danforth

Narrator: Judith West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-14

Publisher: Pancora Productions, Inc

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This is all Ronnie Lake knows about her potential sister-in-law, Juliana. But she's determined to find out the truth about her wealthy brother's new lover before he throws away his happiness, fortune, and quite possibly, his life. Who is this mysterious woman with two lives - and how deep does her deception go?

As a divorced, downsized, 50-something, Ronnie finds herself becoming an accidental detective in order to get to the bottom of things. There are unexplained hang-ups when the phone rings. A disturbing package and sketchy characters appear at her wealthy family's estate outside New York City. The growing mystery and suspense surrounding Juliana drive Ronnie crazy. Then kidnapping. It all pushes Ronnie to step out of her privileged life and into a sinister world where people will do just about anything to escape their past. Is Juliana the most desperate of them all? With the help of private investigator Will Benson, Ronnie jumps into this action-packed adventure to get to the truth behind a crime of abduction and family betrayal.

Members Reviews:

No Redeeming Value

Would you try another book from Niki Danforth and/or Judith West?

Not likely to buy another Danforth novel. The plot was pedestrian and the characters were without special value.

Ronnie Lake is an amateur private eye who doesn't need to work for a living so she spends her time at a Dojo and pestering her brother who falls in love with a stunner who has issues with her past. It takes Ronnie forever to figure out the obvious. Even the criminals in the story are way short of the minimum when it comes to brain cells. As I think back, the smartest character in the whole story was her dog Warrior.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Unlikely anyone would be willing to make this story into a movie.

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Title: Aaron

Author: J.P. Barnaby

Narrator: Tyler Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-14

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 120 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

I cant describe what its like to want to scream every minute of every day.

Two years after a terrifying night of pain destroyed his normal teenage existence, Aaron Downing still clings to the hope that one day, he will be a fully functional human being. But his life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear. When, in his very first semester of college, hes assigned Spencer Thomas as a partner for his programming project, Aaron decides that maybe normal is overrated. If he could just learn to control his fear, that could be enough for him to find his footing again.

With his parents talk of institutionalizing him - of sacrificing him for the sake of his brothers stability - Aaron becomes desperate to find a way to cope with his psychological damage or even fake normalcy. Can his new shrink control his own demons long enough to treat Aaron, or will he only deepen the damage?

Desperate to understand his attraction for Spencer, Aaron holds on to his sanity with both hands as it threatens to spin out of control.

Members Reviews:

Great Three-Hankie Tear-jerker of a book

If you could sum up Aaron in three words, what would they be?

tearjerker, sweet, hopeful

What was one of the most memorable moments of Aaron?

The early sex scene between Spenser and the delivery guy

What does Tyler Stevens bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Great narration. The characters were distinct and their vocal idiosyncrasies fit my picture of the characters very well.

If you could take any character from Aaron out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Spenser he's less damaged than Aaron and I get on well with deaf guys

Any additional comments?

Two years ago Aaron's life as he knew it ended when he and his best friend Juliet stopped to give directions to the men in the beat-up van that hailed them. Now Juliet is in the cemetery and most days Aaron wishes he was too. Instead he lives in state of near constant terror unable to look at his scarred face in the mirror or even shower his burned and scarred body without flashing back on the horrifying events of that day. His sleep is full of nightmares and even the slightest touch of his loving mother sends him into a downward spiral toward terror that only heavy doses of tranquilizers and anti-anxiety meds have seemed to make a dent in.

And yet when Aaron's mother pushes him to take a computer course at a community college, Aaron is forced to interact with Spencer, a deaf boy with issues of his own. Yet, somehow these two misfits find a way closer to normalcy through each other.

This story has its flaws and parts are just not credible (and for that I'm deducting a star) but somehow that soon doesn't matter as much as these two wounded souls charm their way into your heart. And it's not just the two protagonists. I love the relationship Aaron has with his mother. I love his two brothers I love Spenser's father.

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Title: She Effin' Hates Me

Subtitle: A Love Story

Author: Scarlett Savage

Narrator: Emily Durante

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Molly has arrived home from Vassar to reveal that she has an important announcement to make. Her mother, Suzanne, is convinced that Mollys news is history repeating herself and that shes about to become a 36-year-old grandmother. Suzannes mother, Ava, develops a case of impending great-grandmother fever - that is, when shes not spying on the new next-door neighbor, Buddy McKinley, who turns out to be a blast from her past.

Decades earlier, Buddy was the business partner of Avas late husband, as well as his best friend during the Vietnam War. Ava feels she has good reasons for hating Buddy she blames him for the fall of their business, an Irish pub that was a staple of the community. The loss not only destroyed her husband but also pushed her headfirst into the vodka bottle.

Suzanne eventually finds out that Buddy and Avas past goes back much further than either has admitted. She begins to wonder whether Ava truly hates Buddy, or whether her feelings are much more complicated, as are her own when Molly announces that shes not pregnant, but gay.

Based on the award-winning play, She Effin' Hates Me is about three women relearning to love one another for who they are and, more importantly, for who theyre not.

Critic Reviews:

Crack open Scarlett Savages novel and you will feel as though youre sitting in the living room of relatives you love...and yet somehow cant avoid when you desperately want to. The characters are so vibrant and the dialogue so funny, honest, and three-dimensional that its hard to believe this is fiction. Something remarkable happens as we follow three generations of strong women through a startling revelation that redefines the relationships between them all - all of a sudden, were not on the outside looking in. Weve become part of the family. (Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author)

Members Reviews:

She hated him and I hated this book

The story is predictable, sappy sweet, and ultimately boring. Enduring love deserves a better context. The narrator was only average, although adept at distinguishing between characters. The characters themselves are like the story--unbelievable, sappy, boring.

Well-Executed, But Shallow and Predictable

I have to admit that I couldn't finish listening to this. The narration is very good, and I think that I will seek out this reader in other books. The writing is well-executed, but the actual story seems shallow and predictable. At first, I was attracted to the light, witty banter between the characters. Then I started to realize that I could predict what the characters were going to say next - and that all of the characters talked the same way (regardless of the voice that the narrator gave them.) Some people might see this as a light summer listen, but I really don't have the time for it.

3 generations of Mother/Daughter relationships

Nothing surprising in the story. If you like to be reminded of how well you do or do not deal with your own mother than this book is for you. The love story is only a sidebar to the main story of 3 generations of women dealing with their life issues.

Awesome!!

This was a great novel about three generations of women who all find their themselves together going through changes. It was wonderful and the narration was great as well.

Loved this story. Loved the presentation.

From start to finish I was hooked.

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Title: Roadwalkers

Author: Shirley Ann Grau

Narrator: Karen Chilton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Roadwalkers chronicles the lives and fortunes of two extraordinary black women - Baby and her daughter, Nanda - as they struggle to make places for themselves in the South, from the Depression to the era of the civil rights movement. By the author of The Keepers of the House.

Members Reviews:

Interesting!

Good listening!! One life of a little girl growing up alone but with many people around not many caring!