This Heart of Mine

By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Molly Somerville knows she has a reputation for trouble. She did give away her fifteen million dollar inheritance, but, hey, nobody's perfect. Yes, Molly's happy about almost everything...except her long term crush on the daredevil quarterback for the Chicago Stars. That awful, gorgeous Kevin Tucker, a man who can't even remember her name!

One night, Molly's penchant for running into trouble runs her right into Kevin himself, turning her world upside down. Heartbreak follows, and just when she's certain things can't get worse, Kevin forces his way back into her life. She and Kevin battle their attraction while trying to cope with an aging sexpot actress and a pair of teenage newlyweds.

Their careers and lives are in crisis, yet they can't seem to stay away from each other. Sometimes falling in love hurts, sometimes it makes you mad as hell, and sometimes, if you're very lucky, it can heal in a most special and unexpected way.

©2001 Susan Elizabeth Phillips (P)2001 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"...Pure up-to-the-minute entertainment." ( Publishers Weekly)

The story survives abridged cuts

I bought this abridged version because I remembered and enjoyed the original version narrated by Anna Fields. Sometimes a truly skilled abridged version of a story can even tighten the original, and I enjoy Jennifer Van Dyke so I thought I would like to listen to an old favorite.

The cuts in this abridgment were not surgical. It was accomplished by cutting out a subplot, and therefore removing one of the main characters of the amputated secondary story. This leaves Molly and Kevin, the main characters, reacting to the ghosts of the missing parts. It still works. Susan Elizabeth Philips writes great stories, and even the surface parts of this story are engrossing, Still, it takes more than a suspension of disbelief to help the reader understand why Molly is so loved by her family, without letting the reader see her complete interactions with Kevin's mom and her nieces and nephews. Getting to know the remarkable woman Kevin's mom is that makes it worth the effort Kevin puts forth to get over reasonable childhood resentments. I listened to this with friends on a drive that took four hours and kept trying to explain that these people were not really a train wreck. We didn't turn it back on for the trip back. Still even watered down Susan Elizabeth Phillips is worth some time.

Nothing like SEP!!!

Sweet, romantic and funny this book has it all! Every book in the series is great!

Recommended

Wonderful story. Good to see more of Phoebe & Dan again slso. Loved to see the humanity of the characters. The humor is terrific. I found myself laughing outloud many times.

I liked the awareness of how devastating depression can be.

Another Hit in Chicago Stars Series !!

This is another hit in SEP's Chicago Stars series. Loved both main characters as always. SEP comes up with a twist or two that makes them so different from your run of the mill hero and heroin.
My only complaint was this one was far too short. I was disappointed to see it end so quickly. I wanted more more more.

Good read!

Great lighthearted book that keeps you guessing.

First couple chapters are slow but after it picks up it’s a great read!

Get the unabridged

This is a good book but too much is cut out of this version of it.

Disappointing

Because I really like the way SEP writes and would like to listen to all of her titles, I wanted to look at this one. I was disappointed in the narration because it was difficult to tell who was speaking--the reader had little or no distinction between characters. Since I have also read the book, I was also disappointed in this abridgement because the whole Lily/Liam story line was eliminated. I hope Audible chooses to add this title to it's unabridged listings.