Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank - Audio Version

Porch Lights

by Dorothea Benton Frank

Audio version

☆☆☆☆

I always find it hard to begin a review. But it is
especially hard when the review is for a rolling,
overflowing story. A southern family, lead by the
larger than life Annie Britt. Her daughter is Jackie. Every bit a
southern woman. Jackie is a strong mother, to young Charlie.
She has managed to find her way out of the south and into the military.
Who would think it?

But now, Jackie is struggling with a life altering tragedy.
Her husband, a fireman, has died. Both Charlie and Jackie
are looking for a path to deal with this. The first path that
comes to Jackie is to go home. To the south. To her parents.
To the beach. To the predictability of her childhood home.  
A good plan? That is what the story is all about.
 

Porch Lights is a story so full. Wonderful characters. Family 
history. Relationships. Mistakes. Shocking moments.
Revealed secrets that will surprise you.
Dorothea Benton Frank has made every word count
in this story. There is a lot to write!
Robin Miles is the narrator. She does a fine job of making
them all sound southern without over doing it. Feelings
come through in her performance.
I liked this audio book and I will recommend it to
people that enjoy listening to sweeping stories.

 

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

 

The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren

☆☆☆☆☆

The Ones Who Got Away

by Roni Loren

 

 The Ones Who Got Away is a deep,

thoughtful story. Don't we always wonder

about the ones that escaped mass disaster

and loss? How do they go on to make a life?

How do they pick up and move on?

Roni Loren found them. And we get to

read their story without nosing into their

private business. Roni has done that for us.

 Liv and Finn were a hot and heavy thing back

then. But it was a hidden thing. 

All those years ago. And that fateful night. 

The night that splits their life stories into 

before that night and after that night.

The Ones Who Got Away is romance the hard way.

No easy love life for these survivors. But love

none the less.

 

 

Review by Lisa Hutson 

 

Susan's Review of Nights at Seaside by Addison Cole

Dive into the Newest Sweet with Heat Romance!

NIGHTS AT SEASIDE

Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers #6

Addison Cole

Releasing Dec 13, 2017

Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She’s happy as can be, preparing the shop for its grand opening and renting a cottage in the Seaside community while renovations to her new apartment are being completed. The only thing missing is the one thing she longs for, and has no control over—love.

Sawyer Bass, a professional boxer, plays his guitar at a local bar to escape the painful reality of his father’s deteriorating health and a recent health warning of his own. But when he spots a stunning brunette across the room, escaping reality goes out the window, and the beautiful woman becomes the focus of his next song—and maybe even the rest of his life.

When Sawyer walks into Sky’s tattoo shop and sees the woman from the bar—Sky—the chemistry between them is instant. Sawyer is everything Sky could ever hope for in a man. He’s honest, loving, sensitive, and potently virile—but boxing goes against everything Sky believes in. The closer they become, the more she realizes that her alpha boxer is waging his own emotional battle—only the battle she thinks he’s waging isn’t the one that threatens to tear them apart.

Nights at Seaside is the sweet edition of the steamy romance novel Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster

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Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language. Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay.    

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Addison Cole’s Nights at Seaside is a deeply moving novel. Tattoo artist Sky Lacroux and poet Sawyer Bass are featured in this sexy, contemporary stand-alone read. The characters appealed to me and their journey touched my heart!

The author’s expressive writing style shines in Nights at Seaside. I could feel the connection between Sawyer and the audience at the Governor Bradford Inn as he began to sing on open mic night. I sensed that the intensity of Sawyer’s persona and the words in his ballad drew Sky to him like a moth to a flame. I enjoyed that the author focused on words throughout the novel. The importance of words and phrases are significant to Sky. As a tattoo artist she inks meaningful words and phrases on her customers. Sky collects scraps of paper with phrases from the mysterious P-Town poet and she is curious to discover the identity of the P-Town poet as she believes they are kindred souls. Sawyer is a complex character who cares deeply and passionately for those he loves. He is focused on helping his parents through a financial and medical situation. His writing, singing and the phrases that are tattooed on his back are an outlet for him to express himself creatively.

Addison Cole’s words flow like poetry in this novel. Sky and Sawyer are the perfect description for the word soulmates. They understand each other and their love story is very romantic. The author doesn’t waiver in her portrayal of Sky and her feelings towards fighting – it goes against her beliefs. Sky’s struggle with fighting, bloodshed and Sawyer’s desire to provide for his family is the crux of the drama in the novel. Does Sky believe in Sawyer enough to trust in their love?

Choices are important to each of the characters in this novel. Sky, Sawyer and Sawyer’s parents have difficult choices to make throughout the story. The conclusion to Nights at Seaside was perfectly written—both characters stayed true to their beliefs—have some Kleenex on hand. Loved the epilogue and I agree with Sawyer’s grandmother’s advice!

This is my favorite book in Addison Cole’s sweet version of the Seaside series and I highly recommend it. The author’s words perfectly portray the unique, endearing characters and their hard-fought personal and professional struggles. Nights at Seaside is on my keeper shelf.

Reviewed by Susan Gorman

ARC provided by Tasty Tours