Only by Your Touch

By: Catherine Anderson

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson takes listeners to a quaint wilderness town, where a man and a woman find a second chance at life - and love...

Determined to give her son Jeremy the childhood he deserves, Chloe Evans has left a tough past behind and is starting fresh in the charming resort town of Jack Pine, Oregon. But protecting Jeremy becomes a dicey proposition when he seeks out the most dangerous man in town to heal his sick puppy.

Chloe has been warned to stay away from Ben Longtree. But there's something about the gentle, untamed loner that intrigues her....

Long ago, Ben accepted his role as town outcast. Rumored to have once killed a man, he lives in splendid isolation with his forgetful mother, secretly employing his skills as a veterinarian to heal the wounded animals that mysteriously come to him. Now, Chloe's sunny warmth and brave tenacity arouse desires he has long denied. And although Ben is notorious for his healing touch, it is Chloe's hands - and heart - that have the power to save his battered soul.

©2003 Adeline Catherine Anderson (P)2020 Tantor

ALMOST VERY GOOD

The story was to my liking. However, for me, there was to much waffling on the emotions and some thing were drawn out a bit far for me. Other than that, it kept my attention and I enjoyed it.

Great story!

I have always loved this book. It's a beautiful story. However, the narration could've been so much better. The narrator definitely ruined it for me and made it difficult to enjoy.

She does it again

Another great Catherine Anderson story. She never fails. Unusual plot this time, but good. I recommend it.

what an amazing story

I loved the story so much. wish this would be a movie. the narrator wasn't too bad. I read the previous negative reviews but I thought it was alright.

really amazing story

I really enjoyed this story and was so glad the reviews didn’t keep me from it. the narrator isn’t my favorite but she’s not as horrible as some of these reviews make her out to be. I loved the stories of wildlife in this audio book and it had a great story line and beautiful romance.

excellent book

loved this book. one of the best I've read. it is very good reading.

very good book

I really enjoyed all of it, a lot of excitement I could het it again

Favorite author

I’ve never disliked a Catherine Anderson book. This narrator does a great job with all the different characters voices. I just couldn’t get past the fact that her main voice sounded like Eliza Jane Wilder on Little House on the Prairie.

Ben and Chloe

This story was very entertaining. I loved it!!

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

'Only by Your Touch' by Catherine Anderson. Audible Premium Plus borrow. Three POV (Chloe, Ben, and Billy Lee). Standalone. Slow burn. Romantic suspense. Ann Marie Lee's narration was a perfect fit for the story. Audiobook length 15 hours and 16 minutes. I listened at speed 2.50 for 6 hours 6 minutes. Content warnings: memories of domestic v¡olence (including child abuse and shooting animals); very sick puppy with Parvo; sick wild animals; paternity reveal and a crooked deputy who is responsible for: shooting wild animals on H property; the murder and burial of a hiker on H property that leads to H arrest; sexual harassment; and attempted r@pes of h.

Location: Jack Pine, Oregon

Chloe Evans (30) has curly auburn hair, a son named Jeremy (6; asmatic condition brought on by emotional distress), just got a golden retriever puppy from a rescue they named Rowdy, and is the new dispatcher at the sheriff's office. Chloe is recently divorced. Roger, her ex-husband, became abusive after suffering a head injury from a boating accident. Benjamin Isaiah Longtree (37; aka Ben; pen name Brett Caldwell) is a 6'5", blue-eyed, veterinarian, Shoshone Indian healer, and children's book author who lives with his ill mother on Cinnamon Ridge, their 160-acre property. He accidentally k¡lled the man Sherry, his wife, was cheating on him with in front of an abortion clinic. Sherry was about to abort his baby, her lover got between them when Ben tried to talk her out of it, Ben punched him, and he fell and struck his head on the curb. Ben was found not guilty but has been ostracized from the community as wild rumors spread about him. He has a wolf-hybrid pet named Diablo and a three-legged pet cougar named Methuselah. Hap, Ben's father, was a violent, cheating, abusive drunk before he died in a drunk driving accident. Hap was deeply scarred after using his gift to heal his mom when she was beyond saving. Ben and Chloe meet the day Chloe and Jeremy shop for items for Rowdy. There is an instant spark between the two. Several people try to warn Chloe away from Ben because of his past. Jeremy takes Rowdy to Ben because the vet in town is too expensive and Jeremy is desperate to save Rowdy. In the end, Ben and Chloe are together, Jeremy is happy and healthy, Rowdy is well, Nan's alzheimer's improves, and Ben and Chloe have a daughter named Chelsea.

Other characters mentioned in the story: Mike Pritchard (Chloe's dad); Tracey (Jeremy's babysitter); Nan (Ben's mom; has alzheimer's); Hap (Ben and Bobby Lee's father); Deputy Bobby Lee Shuck (the villain: attempted to r@pe Chloe two separate nights; Ben's half-brother; k¡ller); Karen (Ben's sister); Rob (Chloe's brother); Phoebe (Chloe's sister); Hattie (owner of the Christmas shop). JP

2 out of 5 on my spice scale.

1st listen 10-29-23

storyline

you will find this book interesting with the many stories into one. Excellent reader and the book will leave you satisfied