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A homeless young woman finds an unexpected family in beloved New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's novel of healing hearts and new beginnings in a small Texas town.
In the fading town of Rooster, Texas, all that's really left is a service station, a church…and the Banty House, a long-ago Depression-era brothel. For more than seventy-five years, Betsy, Connie, and Kate Carson have called their mama's house a home. The three eccentric sisters get by just fine with their homemade jams and jellies, a little moonshine on the side, and big hearts always open to strangers. Like Ginger Andrews.
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Among the longleaf pines and family farms of eastern North Carolina, days seem to pass without incident for Margaret Clayton and Bernice Stokes until they discover each other in a friendship that will take them on the most important journey of their lives. Margaret, droll and whip smart, has a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, while Bernice, an avid country-music fan, is rarely lucid.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great 2/3 of a book.
- By Tracy on 07-09-12
By: Todd Johnson
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Promises of the Heart: A Novel
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Macey and Ben Samuelson have much to be thankful for: great friends, a beautiful - if high-maintenance - Victorian house on idyllic Tybee Island, and a rock-solid marriage. The only thing missing is what they want the most. After her fifth miscarriage in six years, Macey worries that the family they’ve always dreamed of might be out of reach. Her sister suggests adoption, but Macey and Ben aren’t interested in pursuing that path...until a three-legged Golden Retriever named Keeper wags his way into their home and their hearts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book
- By Judy on 02-28-20
By: Nan Rossiter
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I Love This Bar
- Honky Tonk, Book 1
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Cassandra Myles
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- Unabridged
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She doesn't need anything but her bar....Daisy O'Dell has her hands full with hotheads and thirsty ranchers until the day one damn fine cowboy walks in and throws her whole life into turmoil.... He's looking for a cold drink and a moment's peace....Instead, Jarod McElroy finds one red-hot woman. She's just what he needs - if only he can convince her to come out from behind that bar and come home with him....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By LINDA F OLDS on 08-23-20
By: Carolyn Brown
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All Manner of Things
- By: Susie Finkbeiner
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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When Annie Jacobson's brother Mike enlists as a medic in the Army in 1967, he hands her a piece of paper with the address of their long-estranged father. If anything should happen to him in Vietnam, Mike says, Annie must let their father know. In Mike's absence, their father returns to face tragedy at home, adding an extra measure of complication to an already tense time. As they work toward healing and pray fervently for Mike's safety overseas, letter by letter the Jacobsons must find a way to pull together as a family, regardless of past hurts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real fiction
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By: Susie Finkbeiner
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The Seekers
- The Amish Cooking Class, Book 1
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- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
Married for eight years, with no children to help fill her days, Heidi Troyer cooks up the idea of teaching classes in the art of Amish cuisine in her home in Holmes County, Ohio. But it is a recipe for drama when five very different men and women answer the advertisement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Multi-characters story
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Bring on the Blessings
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 237
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Bernadine Brown is a woman with money to spend. Henry Adams is a town in desperate need of cash. But after Bernadine puts up the money, she has some ideas about how the town should be run. Will the townspeople be willing to shake up their comfortable lives to share the gift they’ve been given with others who really need it?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my idea of a Christian story
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By: Beverly Jenkins
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The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 235
Everything Hope knows about the Orchard House is from the stories of her late mother. So when she arrives at the northern Michigan family estate late one night with a terrible secret and her 10-year-old daughter in tow, she’s not sure if she’ll be welcomed or turned away with a shotgun by the aunt she has never met.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really Enjoyed It
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By: Molly Fader
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Return to the Big Valley
- By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, Richelle Brunstetter
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
The Brunstetters return to a unique Amish setting for three new stories of love. Journey back to an area of Pennsylvania that is home to three distinct Amish communities and meet three young women who face heartfelt disappointments in romance.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not even close to Amish
- By Glenda on 06-25-23
By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, and others
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The Brides of the Big Valley
- 3 Romances from a Unique Pennsylvania Amish Community
- By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, Richelle Brunstetter
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 118
In an area of Pennsylvania called The Big Valley, a uniquely blended Amish community thrives in which three distinct groups of Amish identify themselves by the colors of their buggies' tops - white, black, or yellow. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and her granddaughter in experiencing the stories of three young women who search for faith and love within this special place.
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3 out of 5 stars
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stilted dialogue
- By CS Seepe on 12-02-19
By: Wanda E. Brunstetter, and others
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Lulu's Cafe
- By: T.I. Lowe
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Story5 out of 5 stars 178
On the run from a violent past, Leah Allen arrived in tiny Rivertown, South Carolina, battered and broken, but ready to reinvent herself. By a stroke of fate, Leah is drawn to the Southern hospitality of a small café, looking for a warm meal but finding so much more. Lulu, the owner, offers her a job, a place to stay, and a new lease on life. Through Lulu’s tenacious warmth and generosity, Leah quickly finds herself embraced by the quaint community as she tries to put herself back together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extremely Heart Felt
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By: T.I. Lowe
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The Discovery
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
Originally released in a six-part serial, now you can have The Discovery: A Lancaster County Saga all in one audiobook. Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus, an Amish couple who are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. Financial struggles. Arguments. A suspected pregnancy. A last-minute trip to Middlebury, Indiana. A drug addict on the run. A deadly encounter at a Philadelphia bus station. Will their love and faith be enough to bring them back together again, against all odds?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great narration and story!
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Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
In the latest novel from Susan Gregg Gilmore, sometimes you have to return to the place where you began to arrive at the place where you belong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected but........
- By Coach "J" on 03-11-16
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The Good Father
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 906
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 803
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 799
Four years ago, 19-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his own. While most of his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home, changing diapers and worrying about keeping food on the table. But he's never regretted his decision. Bella is the light of his life. The reason behind every move he makes. And so far, she is fed. Cared for. Safe. But when Travis loses his construction job and his home, the security he's worked so hard to create for Bella begins to crumble....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must-read tear jerker!
- By Wayne on 12-01-15
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Sweet Caroline
- Lowcountry, Book 1
- By: Rachel Hauck
- Narrated by: Cici Dee
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Caroline serves others with little time to enjoy the sweeter parts of life. Until her old boyfriend returns to town - and she's given a second chance at first love. Life hasn't always been so sweet for Caroline Sweeny. She sacrifices her desires for others - unlike her mother who abandoned their family years ago. But when a friend challenges her to accept an exciting job adventure in Spain, Caroline says "yes" to a new destiny. But before she can pack her bags, Caroline suddenly finds herself the new owner of the run-down Frogmore Cafe - and forced to choose: Her friends or her future?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Multileveled Christian Story
- By Dr. Elaine L. Wilmore on 01-09-23
By: Rachel Hauck
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The Wanderer
- Thunder Point, Book 1
- By: Robyn Carr
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,384
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,011
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,005
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.
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5 out of 5 stars
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4.5 The Wanderer Stars
- By whatcha.listening.to on 11-09-17
By: Robyn Carr
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed it!
- By M. McPhilimy on 04-26-24
By: Carolyn Brown
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The Sisters Café
- The Cadillac Series, Book 1
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Cathy Andrews wants it all: a husband, a baby, and a little house in her charming small town of Cadillac, Texas. With all that she’s gone through in her past, she’s earned her happily ever after and is more than ready to put down some long-term roots. The trouble is, she’s no longer sure the reliable man she agreed to marry is the right guy. Sure, he’s got great teeth and hair, but he’s also got dreams of being a politician—and Cathy doesn’t know if she’s ready to be just arm candy to a man who doesn’t stir her blood.
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Laugh out loud funny
- By Shumpie on 06-30-22
By: Carolyn Brown
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The Family Journal
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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At the end of her rope, single mom Lily Anderson is determined to move her rebellious children in the right direction. That means taking away their cell phones, tablets, and computers—at least temporarily—and moving to the house where Lily grew up in the rural town of Comfort, Texas. But Lily has a bigger challenge than two sulking teens. The house comes with Mack Cooper, high school teacher and handsome longtime renter. The arrangement: just housemates. But Mack’s devoted attention to the kids starts to warm Lily’s resistant heart.
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100th story and 100 thank you’d
- By Satinstitcher on 11-12-19
By: Carolyn Brown
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The Bluebonnet Battle
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In Bonnet, Texas, Liddy Latham, the queen of funeral dinners, keeps a Southern comfort-food tradition alive - until fancy-schmancy Matilda Monroe moves back to town. She wants room at the table for her own style of consolation and closure: healthy, modern, and vegan. But this is about more than fried chicken versus tofu turkey. Matilda’s return is also stirring up their volatile, unresolved history. And just when they thought it couldn’t get more personal.
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funny and right on the mark
- By Janice F love to read on 03-10-22
By: Carolyn Brown
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The Hope Chest
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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An inheritance has reunited three estranged cousins. Their grandmother Lucy left Nessa, Flynn, and April her cabin nestled in the woods near Blossom, Texas, as well as a hope chest to be unlocked after they complete a special task. Together, they must hand stitch a cherished quilt Lucy left unfinished. It meant everything to her. And now, to three people struggling with their own patchwork pasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story.
- By Maureen on 06-26-21
By: Carolyn Brown
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- Leahsephra
- 09-12-20
The Banty house
I loved this story about friendship, love and second chances. l loved the sisters and all their shenanigans. I can't wait to read and listen to more of this author's stories.
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- stephie
- 06-22-20
the whimsical humor kept me smilin to the end.
I loved this story. a cross between steel magnolia and the waitress. I wanted to live in the Banty house. as I read this story. apple pie moonshine and family traditions. Rule #1 will now be my rule ❤
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- Stefani Holbert
- 08-12-20
left me wanting more!
Absolutely loved this book so easy to care about the people in it and funny.
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- Miranda Miller
- 11-04-21
amazing
amazing.. loved it.. wish it was longer or had another book to continue the story
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-21
Phenomenal!
I absolutely loved the way Carolyn wrote this book It is well narrates and an absolutely wonderful story. I enjoy that you you got closure for the whole family with this title and not jist a single character.
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- A Rankin
- 08-19-20
Sweet, Funny, Heart-Warming Read
A lighter read that kept my interest and made me smile. Thoroughly enjoyed the personalities and the warmth of the characters.
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- Chris Luz
- 07-22-20
Sweet Southern Story
What a sweet romance! Very easy summer read with fun characters. Awesome narrator! Her "voices" made the characters come alive. Recommend you take this to the beach or pool for a relaxing day.
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- Sophia Rose
- 03-12-22
Country Charm and Hospitality
This book feels like a porch swing with a friend, a cold drink, and a summer night with stars above and fireflies out on the lawn. Carolyn Brown stories are full of country charm and down home storytelling. The Banty House is no exception.
The story focuses on three elderly sisters who have lived a full life and still do (Oh lawd, do they!) as they remain one of the chief sources of their small town's gossip. They are the daughters of a former brothel owner and their mama never married. But, their mama gave them a set of rules to live by and the first about caring for strangers and the second about helping others brings a homeless, pregnant young Ginger to them so they can show her what family and home are and she, in turn, can show a former soldier who lost his team that he was meant to survive and live.
The Banty House was heartwarming and gently paced, but those feisty gals can be so unexpected that there was never a dull moment. I love the cross generational cast of characters and how they worked well together.
The history of the Carson sisters, their home, and the town was interesting and set the background. I also felt so touched for Ginger who had a truly tough row to hoe as a foster kid who had no one ever and then got tricked by a slick guy before finding her way to Rooster, Texas and the Banty House and Sloan.
The romance is background for much of the book as the story is mostly about the Carson sisters and Ginger. Plus, Ginger is planning to move on when she gets on her feet and Sloan has stopped living and is even suspicious of Ginger at first. They both have painful pasts that they need to address and then there is the fact that she's pregnant and worried that no man would take on her situation and someone else's child. Sloan was a bit lost himself so caring for Ginger anchored him and he had a huge, generous heart that had room for her, her complications, and a baby.
Karissa Vacker was a stellar match for the tone of this book and she did great voicing a variety of ages and genders along with the Texas drawl in this one.
There were a few exciting moments, but for the most part this was a character-driven comfort read that left me smiling and feeling lighter. Oh, and needing piles of home-cooked food after the descriptions of what Betsy and Ginger made. Those who enjoy women's fiction crossing over with contemporary small town romance should definitely give this one a try.
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- sara gibson
- 02-08-24
Heartwarming hometown story
The characters seem so real,the story is well read by the narrator as well. This is my first Carolyn Brown novel and I can't wait to read more.So glad I came across it,I'm an instantly fan now!! Highly recommend.
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- Ana
- 10-10-23
Lovely
This is a quiet novel, sweet, that leaves you with a nice feeling. Well performed.
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