Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis- Audio Version

Second Chance Summer

by Jill Shalvis

Cedar Ridge, Book 1

Audio Version

Lily Danville is a hot mess. Her professional life is

a disaster at the moment. She struggles every day

dealing with the loss of her sister and her father.

 Now she has been let go from her job.
She is being pulled to a new job. Tugged kicking and

fighting to her hometown for this job. That she knows

she needs. She knows it. But it doesn't really help

knowing that. It doesn't help when she pulls into town

with almost no money and right off the bat comes

face to face with the guy that her sister had feelings for.

The same guy Lily has been crushing on forever.

Aidan Kincaid is a rescue worker & firefighter. He comes

with a hodge podge family of tough determined people.

They love each other no matter what.
Funny thing is, Aidan has been crushing on Lily forever.

Neither of them knows the other is feeling it.  

Aidan's mother is just as tough as the rest and she wont

let them forget it. She wont let any of them forget

that life is to be lived. Full out, head on. She is nothing

if not determined to get herself some grandchildren.

And so, she is a very busy woman.

It's Jill Shalvis, so you know you are in for lots of feels.

Some laughs. And some great images in your

imagination. I always like a Shalvis story. Even when

they aren't her best, they are always good. That is not true

for very many authors.  

Karen White is the narrator. She has done a lot of Jill's stories.

Review by Lisa Hutson

I bought my audio copy from

Audible.com





Anything For You by Kristan Higgins - Audio Version

Anything For You

by Kristan Higgins

Anything For You is from the Blue Heron series.

Connor O'Rourke has been in love with Jessica Dunn

since they were 12 years old.
Connor has not had the easiest life. But really, he always

had his twin sister, Colleen. Their parents broke up.
Their mother did not take it well. Their dad started a

new family for himself.
Meanwhile, Jessica has been trying to survive. Taking care

 of her parents, herself and her little brother, Davey.

Davey suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Only Jessica

can take care of him. At least, that's what she thinks.  

She never asks for help from anyone. Never.

That is hard for Connor to accept. He is the guy that takes

care of the people around him. Especially the women.

Its always been his fondest wish to take care of Jessica.

But Jessica is determined to take care of herself and Davey.

She struggles and strives to reach her goals.

With her own personal life being her last concern.

The story runs over a long span of time. The way its written

draws you in. Closer to the characters. Into their relationships.

You will find yourself cheering when the good things happen for

everyone. Then, of course, crying when the bad things happen.

The Holland clan. The O'Rourkes. Everyone from Manningsport

is in this story. Oh gosh, just thinking about this story makes

me smile and tear up a little bit.

I have to add, I have read quite a few Kristan Higgins stories.

I have always liked them. I feel like her writing style is

changing. The last two stories of hers have felt different.

More and deeper emotion. The characters are interesting

and real. Even the ones that aren't so likable are important

and you want to know about them.

Amy Rubinate is a wonderful narrator for Kristans books.

I have not listened to her for a while and as soon as she

started talking, it reminded me how great she does.

Review by Lisa Hutson

I bought my audio copy from Audible.com





The Color of Joy- audio version

The Color of Joy

by Julianne MacLean

Audio Version

Book #8 in The Color of Heaven series.

 I have listened to all the stories of this series.

Each story defines the importance of every person

in a different way. Every story has a moment when

the reader will gasp in awe. When things start to

come together.
Every person is important to so many others in

so many ways. None of us ever knows how many

people we effect. But Julianne MacLean will remind

you to live your life the best you can. Because you

are making a difference to someone else.

 Any given day. Every little choice.

All the moments that make up our lives

make a difference in someone else's life.

Riley and Lois are happy and in love.

Parenting two small children

and excitedly expecting their third one.

Jenn and Jake are expecting their

first child. Also happily in love.

But the two couples are very different.

You will find yourself conflicted reading

this story. As the tale winds up, its hard

to believe all that has happened.

Its a story of faith, love, trust,

forgiveness and the wonder of life.

I have enjoyed the audio version of this entire 

series. Sarah Naughton, Graham Halstead

and Samara Naeymi are the narrators of
Color of Joy. They did a great job.
I like audio books and I thoroughly enjoy

when they have more than one telling

the story. It adds depth and feeling to it.

The stories all wind and connect together.

But they are easily stand alone reads. You will

not miss anything by picking any story from

the series to start with.

I bought my copy of Color of Joy from Audible.com
Review by Lisa Hutson