Finding Justice

Honkey Tonk Angels, Book 2

De: Ciana Stone

Narrado por: J. Scott Bennett

Justice Weathers has his hands full with the ranch and his twin boys. A widower whose love life is pretty much non-existent and maybe that's for a reason. His family doesn't seem to have much luck with happily-ever-after.

He's not looking for love. Heck, he runs from it.

He might have a bit of running to do. Someone's on her way to Cotton Creek and when she gets there she's gonna stir up a whole lot of feelings he's spent the last three years trying to forget.

Yeah, that bit about nothing ever happening in Cotton Creek? So wrong.

©2016 Ciana Stone (P)2016 Ciana stone

Couple issues w/ this story but still entertaining

Though I liked this book, I must admit that a couple aspects of the book bothered me: #1 - the hero (JD/Dylan) choking the heroine (Jo/Jolene), and #2 - JD/Dyaln cheating on his wife with Jolene on the night his wife kills herself. Honestly, if I were Jolene, there is no way I could end up with JD after knowing that he cheated on his wife (this is a fact that he didn't tell her at the time), and especially not if he put his hands on me in such a violent and cruel way. that being said, despite the way I feel, but I'm usually able to suspend my beliefs/feelings for a well-written book. I've enjoyed all the books I have read in this series (four so far), and this book is no exception. I think it is well-written and filled with interesting characters. And though I couldn't relate to the romance this time, it was still entertaining. I listened to the Audible audio version of this book narrated by J. Scott Bennett. I really love his narrations, and I probably spend more time on him in my reviews than any other narrator. He is really great and just brings the story to life. He gives each character a unique voice, and handles both male and female voices really well so that they don't sound campy. This has earned him the #1 narrator spot in my mind. Overall, if you can get past the two issues I listed earlier in the review, I think you will enjoy this book if you're a fan of western romance.

Inadvertently Chose To Review-Not My Genre

I inadvertently accepted this book in exchange for my review, not realizing that it was the second book in Honky-Tonk Angels. I do not care for PNR. So, ghosts, talking to dead people, etc. are a real stretch for me.

But since I agreed to listen, I did. I am so glad!

The very little paranormal involved, is a curse from generations back & some zoning out on occasion.

Thoroughly enjoyable and completely different than expected from my impression - and a bit confusing without book number one.

I was confused pretty easily with every characters name beginning with the letter J. I don't understand why authors do that, especially JD, Jolene, Justice, Jo, Joe…

With that being said, J. Scott Bennett did an excellent job with narration, once I sorted out who everyone was (Justice Weathers was the father of 2, 18-year-old twinsboys, for example) I was better able to follow along. Bennett gave a performance that was stellar.

If I have the opportunity to listen to the next book in the series, I will.

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Good Book-Great Narrator

Finding Justice is a short, contemporary romance with a western feel and southern setting, as well as a slight paranormal element. No cliffhanger. This is book 2 in a series but can easily be a stand-alone, though it will make you want to go back and listen to book 1 and also continue on to see how the rest of these characters fare in future installments. I found the story entertaining and interesting. I wanted to listen all in one sitting. The characters were engaging and believable, and I can't wait for my next visit to Cotton Creek.

The narrator is a true professional. He has a good range of voices and speaks clearly, pronounces words correctly and has a very good feel for what he is reading. He puts the right amount of emotion into every word. His Southern accent is believable and not hokey or over-the-top. The story and the narration reminded me a bit of Kathleen Brooks' Bluegrass series, narrated by Eric G. Dove, which I also liked a lot. Ciana Stone and J. Scott Bennett have a new fan in me, and I will absolutely be spending my cash and credits on audiobooks featuring this author and/or this narrator again in the future.

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Love In Time

Justice found love after years of guilt and blaming a woman that only offered him love. It takes a threat to her life for him to realize that he wants and needs more than pain. Love this small Texas town, the people and fun. Love having the audio along with reading the narrator brings the characters to life.

Enjoyable Listen

Narration - J. Scott Bennett - Pretty Good. He's a good narrator with a pleasant voice and several character voices.

I enjoyed this book, although I felt a little bit of a disconnect between the narration and the story - by that I mean that it sounded like it was an 1800's old west story, but the themes and characters were very much modern.

I read reviews on Goodreads that complained about the basic theme of the story and DNF the story because of character actions or storylines that they didn't approve of. Well, I guess that's all a matter of opinion and if something really offends you, it's your right not to go there. BUT, I will say that in finishing the entire book, you get "the rest of the story" as it were. There are two sides to every coin and this book shows both sides - so look at both sides before you judge.

This is a couple that seems to be fated to be together from the moment that they meet and even though they haven't seen each other in three years, the inexplicable draw is still there when they are brought together by her work assignment. There's quite a few characters in this story that are really endearing and fun along with a little bit of a paranormal element. I would have enjoyed a little more back story or detail on that.
Pleasant narration, interesting community and characters contributed to an overall enjoyable listen!

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