Home Front by Kristin Hannah - Audio Version

 Home Front 

by Kristin Hannah

Audio Version

I have seen the name Kristin Hannah around many times. 

Her covers are often interesting and well done. I have just 

never followed through with the reading. I don't know what

made me do it this time. But I so glad I did. 

What a story!!

I am no expert. I have not known many military people

in my life. I volunteered at my local USO for a couple 

years and loved it. The people! They are amazing! 

Every one with a different story. 

And different perspective. 

I found that same thing in this story. The people and

perspectives are real. You just feel it all. You cannot help it!

I don't know how we keep finding these brave, amazing,

brilliant, generous patriots. Willing to sign on that dotted

line. They have no way of knowing where it will lead. 

Yet, they line up, sign on the line, take the oath, 

swear to it. Leave their family. Leave their lives. 

They have no way of knowing where it will go, what 

will be asked of them. 

We all need to remember. As we get our kids off to school. 

Go to our jobs. Run into the grocery store. Call to make an

appointment at the doctors office. Open the fridge to get 

out what is needed to make dinner. Throw a load of clothes

in the washer. Lay down safe in our home for a nights sleep. 

We must remember how many are not doing any of these

things. Home Front reminded me to be so thankful every

day. When I say my prayers, to add them. All of them. 

The narration is spot on. Maggi-Meg Reed, also new for me.

I highly recommended Home Front whether you read a

book book or listen. 

I borrowed a copy from my library to listen to. 

Review by Lisa Hutson

Susan's Review of Finding Home in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk--Good Hope Series #16

From friendship to forever...
Star stylist Gianna Ricci doesn’t do roots. Not in hair and not in hometowns. A lifetime of being shuffled from place to place means nowhere has ever felt like home. When she arrives in Good Hope, Gianna expects more of the same.
Few families have stronger ties to Good Hope than Ethan Shaw’s. Yet it’s not just legacy that keeps Ethan local. He truly loves his community of family, friends, and neighbors. The only thing missing in his perfect life is the perfect woman.
When Ethan meets Gianna, he’s instantly smitten. Though Gianna isn’t looking for a relationship, she can’t deny the feelings Ethan reawakens. Just when it seems she is finally ready to let down the walls she’s built around her heart, a mutual friend makes a startling confession. Will this revelation send Gianna packing once again? Or will she and Ethan find a way to move from friendship to forever


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Cindy Kirk pairs entrepreneur Ethan Shaw and hair stylist Gianna Ricci in Finding Home in Good Hope. Gianna is a newcomer to Good Hope and the author’s choice of pairing the couple drew me into the novel.

Ethan Shaw and Gianna Ricci meet at Marigold Rallis’s New Year’s Eve party. They form a tentative friendship over champagne and appetizers. This does not go unnoticed by the town’s matchmaker Gladys Berthholf. She has decided that Ethan and Gianna would make the perfect couple. Gladys is reminded by her friend Ruby that Oaklee Marshall thinks of Ethan as hers.

Cindy Kirk’s choice to incorporate a love triangle into this story was an excellent decision. There are several complications; Oaklee is friendly with Gianna, she thinks she’s in love with Ethan and she has helped Gladys match several couples. Cindy Kirk writes a fabulous story for Oaklee. The author’s descriptive writing style shines during the scene where Gladys announces that Ethan will be matched with Gianna, not Oaklee--it’s heartbreaking, compassionate and loaded with emotion. Gladys’s announcement causes a rift between the longtime friends and provides Oaklee with the breathing room to grow from the experience.

I liked the chemistry between Ethan and Gianna and that Ethan understood Gianna‘s hesitation in beginning a new relationship. Ethan made a conscious decision to keep things friendly-so Gianna wouldn’t be scared off. I laughed when I read Ethan’s reaction to answering Gladys’s relationship card questions and hoped the cards would deal him a winning hand. Knowing that there was chemistry between the couple made reading their slow burn romance very enjoyable.

Finding Home in Good Hope is an entertaining read filled with emotion, heartbreak and romance. I love the Good Hope series because of the strong sense of community, caring and friendship. I adore Cindy Kirk’s voice as she weaves themes of friendship, family and relationships in each novel.

I adored Finding Good Hope because of its theme of finding your forever love—it was the perfect Valentine’s Day weekend read.

Reviewed by Susan Gorman

Book purchased through Amazon.

The Hero by Robyn Carr - Audio version

 The Hero

by Robyn Carr

Audio Version

The Thunder Point series by Robyn Carr is 

so good. I have read and listened to it before. 

Now, I am at it again. Thunder Point sounds 

like the most wonderful place. I can see it all

 in my head. The people. The town. The beach.

The new houses going up. The new bait shop. 

On and on. The thing about Book 3 is the title.

                                          It's called The Hero. But there are so many heroes. 

In every book from the series. But especially this one. 

And young mother trying to survive big mistakes. 

A prior military man that will always feel like he owes. 

A widower that is in over his head with feelings and

challenges but he still finds his way. 

There are others.

I try to never put spoilers in my reviews.

But I will say these things......

Therese Plummer is a terrific narrator. 

You will never have a dull moment in Thunder Point. 

And if you are anything like me, you will want to 

move to Thunder Point every time you read 

another part of the series. 

I bought my copy from Audible.com

Review by Lisa Hutson