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The Best Man

By: Kristan Higgins
Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
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Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there....

Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief - and best friend of her former fiancé. There's a lot about Levi that Faith never noticed, and it's not just those deep green eyes. The only catch is she's having a hard time forgetting that he helped ruin her wedding all those years ago. If she can find a minute amidst all her family drama to stop and smell the rosé, she just might find a reason to stay at Blue Heron, and finish that walk down the aisle.

©2013 Kristan Higgins (P)2013 Tantor

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"Emotional resonance balances zany antics in a powerful story that feels completely real." ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)

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EASY, CAPTIVATING LISTEN!!!

I go through spells of listening to fast paced, blood and gore mystery novels and then I have to turn to easy listening for a short period. Which is what I consider this wonderful book. IMO, this story is complex enough to capture one's attention and is yet easy to follow. It's a "feel good" novel with a great ending! Kristan Higgins reminds me very much of Robyn Carr's style of story telling and I've read/listened to everything that R. Carr has written. I'm so glad I found Kristan Higgins.

As for Amy Rubinate, she's a wonderful narrator with great talent for distinguishing the voices of each character. You always know who's talking to who!!

Good job Kristan and Amy! This book is a great introduction to the Blue Heron series and SOOOO worth the credit!

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Fun, loving and sweet story

Where does The Best Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

As a very good listening experience. I was always anxious to turn it back on.

What other book might you compare The Best Man to and why?

I am not good at comparing but it had a fun story. I laughed several times and just really enjoyed it.

Which scene was your favorite?

There were many but probably when they first kiss as teenagers.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When he takes care of her and explains how her accident happened. It was so sweet.

Any additional comments?

Really enjoyed this book but I love a good love story with a happy ending.

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The best man

A really good clean romance! Enjoyed it from the first page to the last! Warm and loving without all the trash!

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Make believe love story

Yawn, too cutesy, for young adults. Boring but just wanted to finish. Increased speed to get through faster.

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Boring

Cliche, boring perfect people. An overweight woman with a “perfect” guy, incredibly superficial characters and not even one interesting story line.

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Slutty is glorified. So lame.

Waste of time! The narrators voice is very annoying. Very nasally and robotic. I usually like this author, I was very disappointed. Women craving sex and acting slutty was supposed to be cool and funny. Even the dog had a problem humping legs. It was very dumb. I only got halfway through the book. I fast forwarded to the epilogue, which was entirely predictable.

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Typical Kristan Higgins

The story was typical and cute. Typical cute ending. Not much excitement but I love this kind of stuff

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Best ever

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Kristan Higgins writes with humor and honesty. One of my favorite authors and someone I always come back to.

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Characters

The author created a sense of family and township. I’ll be reading the rest of the series. The narrator isn’t my favorite, as her voice is too whispy and without as much inflection

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Can’t help smiling like crazy

Definitely worth the listen. Not too cheesy or cliche. Very well written with depth that keeps your interest.

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