Western Freedom

Lazarus County Mail Order Brides Series, Book 3

By: Amber Seraph

Narrated by: Charley Ongel

Length: 1 hr and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Annabelle Feelan is from the upper crust of Philadelphia. Her wealthy, widowed father has showered her with luxuries and indulgence her entire life but now is beginning to lose hope in her. It's coming time for her to marry but Annabelle finds every prospective husband who is suitable to her father a complete bore.

She longs for the sort of romance she’s read about in novels. None of the men in Philadelphia could bring her excitement or rescue her from bandits! Why should she even bother with them? She finally takes matters into her own hands and puts an advertisement in a newspaper. She never imagined a man like Aidan Killarney would respond!

Aidan is a homesteader in Gilgamesh, New Mexico. He came to Lazarus County with his sister and twin younger brothers. Watching his sister get married and prepare to have a baby has made him realize that his life of hard work in Lazarus County might not be enough after all. He never expects that answering a strange girl’s newspaper ad would be the most important decision of his whole life.

Amber Seraph is proud to present her third story of the town of Gilgamesh in Lazarus County. It’s a place she’ll keep visiting and hopes you will too.

©2018 Lazarus County Books (P)2018 Lazarus County Books

Aiden and Annabelle!

Another delightful quick romance by Amber Seraph leads us to Lazarus County. Annabelle comes from the wealthy in Philadelphia. Unhappy with her father's choices of suitors, she takes life into her own hands, behind his back! It leads her to Lazarus County where she meets Aidan. Aidan realizes there is more to life than just working his ranch in New Mexico. When he answer Annabelle's letter, he has no idea what he is in for! Will they work out? This quick story is one of those that warms your hear. I love Annabelle's spunk and the way she would not settle. She has wit and bravery and a lot of love to give to the right man. Aidan is one of those that we all fall for. Hard working, good looking and good company, it's hard not to like the man. It's another fun and fast listen. Brought to life by the talents of Charley Ongel, with her warm,melodic voice, she let's us live their story.

They continue to improve

Unlike the second book in the series, this one depends heavily on knowledge of the Killarnies and the townspeople. But don't let that dissuade you. If you are coming in cold, the learning curve might be a little steep, but its worth it.

Annabelle is a modern (for the 1880s) woman and getting to know her is a joy. Getting some backstory on Aiden and the twins is very enjoyable as well. But the story has such a "slow burn" feeling, it makes the final chapters more HEA than I expected.

Author and narrator both are to be admired for the pleasant diversion.

Delightful

Love the people of Lazarus county in this delightful series...read in any order...mail order bride takes.

Sweet Historical Romance

I read this as four audiobooks in one.

I loved these stories. Although all taking place in the same town in New Mexico, they are about very different love stories!
The last one was my favorite!
I wasn't particularly pleased with the narration though! She constantly breathed out her words like excitement at a constant rhythm. it was strange. Two stories starred Irish characters, and her Irish lilt was anything but!
She did do great on the other voices though. If she worked on her breathyness she'd be amazing!

Loved it

Loved it, awesome audio delivery, amazing, kept my attention all the way to the end

Aiden & Annabelle

Audible review. Dual POV. Book 3 in the series. I loved this story. Charley Ongel should never try an Irish accent. Yikes.

Annabelle placed her own ad for a husband in the paper. (It was hard to believe that Aiden was in NM and was reading a newspaper from Philadelphia but oh well.) Aiden answers her ad. Things escalate quickly when Annabelle tells her dad. JP

1st listen 07-08-20
2nd listen 01-19-22

Western Freedom

This was a nice clean book to listen to. it has a good story line. it has strong characters. it's written and Narraited very good