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Title: The Inn at Heron's Bay

Author: W. M. J. Kreucher

Narrator: Ann Bumbak

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-17

Publisher: Walter M Kreucher

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Inn at Heron's Bay is the masterful tale of a female innkeeper and her guests. Set in coastal Carolina, an area once terrorized by notorious pirates, we glimpse life as we enjoy the interactions of Katherine, Dixon, and the quirky Doctor Bob.

Heron's Bay is a love story and much more.

Listen as Ann Bumbak brings the characters to life.

Members Reviews:

Easy listening

I listened to the audio version of this book having received it free from the author. I think the audio was probably the best way to "read" a book like this.

The story centers around an innkeeper, Elizabeth who is desperately trying to keep her business afloat. She befriends the various guests that come to stay. Dixon and Kathy are two such guests, an older couple on holiday. However, they have recently received a devastating terminal brain cancer diagnosis. They are helped by the friendship of Elizabeth and by the efforts of an alternative medicine doctor who happens to be staying at the inn.

This book is full of creative detail and I could imagine the beauty of the scenery in my mind. The waves, the sea creatures, the sun sets are all there in vivid detail. The dialogue was realistic and the emotions heartfelt. The characters were interesting despite nothing much really happening in the book. It is just a snapshot into the lives of a very ordinary couple and a innkeeper dealing with the stresses and strains of everyday life. Perhaps, that's the charm of the book as it's a bit like reading a soap opera in an exotic location...

This doesn't appear to be a Christian book. At least, there was no mention of God, other than a couple of times as a swear word which was disappointing from a Christian author. The terminal illness material felt hopeless and meaningless without God. Surely, this would be a perfect time to bring the truth of Jesus to the situation?

I recommend this book as a novel for light reading. However, for those seeking Gospel threads it is lacking.

Maybe Audiobook isn't for Me

I listened to this book, given to me by the author for a review.

It was soft and sweet, a simple book about a couple, an inn, and it's innkeeper. The constant changing of first person narrative of each character, even a turtle (that I still don't understand why it needed to be there), threw me off though. It was hard for me to keep track of each character as there didn't seem to be much change of voice from the narrator. To someone who has listened to audiobooks before, and a lot, they might be able to keep up and enjoy it. But for someone like me who prefers a physical book, or at least a different voice for each character, this was hard to keep up with. The reading also seemed a bit emotionless.

Again, this is a nice book, but I would have preferred reading a physical book rather than an audiobook.