Untamed Hearts

A Lumberjack Romance

De: Toni Goode

Narrado por: Gerald Allison

In the contemporary romance novel, Untamed Hearts, follow the journey of Henry, a reclusive lumberjack, and Lucinda, an ambitious journalist.

Unbeknownst to Henry when his supposed private posts go viral making him an overnight internet star, he must choose to ride the waves of his newfound stardom or continue his life of solitude.

Lucinda finds herself juggling between advancing her own career by exploiting the infamous sexy lumberjack or finding a once in a lifetime love. Henry's haunting past and Lucinda's career aspirations collide.

As they navigate fame, betrayal, and the healing power of love, they discover that even the most broken hearts can find redemption.

Get ready for a captivating tale of second chances, forgiveness, and the transformative power of love.

©2023 Toni Goode (P)2024 Toni Goode

Great listen.

I really enjoyed listening to this story. I liked the characters and storyline very much. Totally worth the listen.

Recommend!

The story is beautiful and so sweet. Overcoming the odds one is faced with is such a sweet way to end the story.

Great Characters – But a messy plot

This story took an unexpected and unpleasant turn, which caught me by surprise. It felt like two separate stories merged together in a way that wasn’t entirely cohesive. With a bit more refinement, I think it could have been a truly great read. I liked both main characters, though I wasn’t a fan of one particular choice made by the female lead. That said, I was happy to see a happily-ever-after ending - kind of. Can you say cliffhanger?

Good audiobook

Toni Goode writes a heart warming, steamy, romantic story. MFC is determined to find and interview a hunky lumberjack that has videos on a social media site. MMC doesn't know his private videos are on social media. But, when I fiesty journalist shows up, their attraction grows.
The audiobook is done well and was enjoyable to listen to. Gerald Allison does the narration and a wonderful job.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Untamed Hearts!

This is an interesting story about Lucinda and Henry. Henry is a man fighting demons and dealing with PTSD. He has moved cross country to build a quiet life in seclusion and find peace. While there he finds an injured wolf that he rescues and takes in. He posts life with is wolf in what he believes is his own private spot. It is liked, shared and soon is discovered by Lucinda. He is the Lumberjack, and as a reporter, she is determined to find him and tell his story. She is focused on her career and convinces him to go to New York, great idea. This is a good story with second chances, redemption, healing, trust and more.

No more solitude for the mountain man!

I have not gotten to *read* the book, but listening to Gerald's voice was a treat all in itself. It's not often that I can say that I enjoy a book that is narrated by a single voice. I, personally, enjoy the dramatized versions rather than the ones where someone forces themselves to change their voice in order to accommodate that of multiple. But this one was soothing for the most part, and seductive at all the right times.

For Henry, living in solitude is a way to live free. Without the worries of the past and PTSD that follows him everywhere, he's suddenly got a visitor to the life he leads in the form of the reporter who seems just as entranced by him as the rest of the world. Not that he would really have any clue about that. But can he really give up the freedom of being near invisible in the world in order to get the money needed for his family or will Lucinda manage to change his mind on just how "away from it all" he's been by turning his life on its head?

Read it! (Or listen to it, as I did. Either way, it works!) You're going to love it!

I need my own lumberjack

This was such a sweet story with some emotional ups and downs. It is about Lucinda and Henry. Lucinda is a reporter who happens upon a newly discovered DIY video on a social media page of a man named Henry who chops wood in his videos and has been named a lumberjack. Lucinda’s boss wants her to do a story on Henry so she flies out to where she discovered on her own where he is located at least the state. Once there in the state she stays at a Bed and Breakfast and asks the lady owner if she might know any lumberjacks because she wants to know the history behind the trade. The owner sends her to a hardware store where she believes they may have some more information. So she visits hardware store and is given Henry’s address but they don’t know she’s a reporter. Henry is a very private person so when she goes to find him she’s confronted by his pet wolf and she is scared then Henry shows up and asks what she’s doing there, she then introduces herself as a reporter and he asks her to leave but before that happens Lucinda faints from all the stress of the rejection and Henry catches her. I will stop there and let you listen for the rest yourself. This was such an emotional well paced romance story. The narrator had a southern accent so he fit in with Henry. This was a fast listen as well. And the plot thickens toward the second half of the story and there is a twist near the end. I just wish the story was longer. I would recommend this story to fans of the Author and to those that enjoy lumberjack or country style (not cowboy) romances with strong lead characters.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Untamed

Toni Goode wrote a great book. Gerald Allison did a wonderful job on the narration. The story is heartfelt, beautiful and sweet. it has passion in it. I did get the book for free for a honest review.

Hot Lumberjack

Audio version
Henry resides alone, in a secluded area. He chops wood as a means of dealing with his PTSD. He uploads videos of himself and his pet wolf to a private account. Well, he thought it was private! The account is open, and these videos have a quite a following, he is dubbed The Lumberjack. Lucinda is a journalist from the city. Looking to find something unique, she opts to hunt down and interview this reclusive lumberjack. Backwoods tough boy meets city girl. There romance has bumps and stumbles, but finds a way. This was a fun story. The world building and character development were good. The narrator was excellent. His voice and style brought the story more life. I received a free copy of the audiobook and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Good

I really enjoyed this book. I really liked Henry. He has his demons to fight and finds peace in isolation to deal with his PTSD. The videos he was uploading of himself just living his life with his rescued pet wolf were always supposed to be private. He never realized he'd went viral until a reporter tracked him down to interview him to write an article. Then he has a choice to make. Does he turn her away and take down the videos? Does he accept the interview for the money for his family? What changes will this and the city girl have on his life?

I listened to this audiobook narrated by Gerald Allison. He did a good job bringing these characters to life. I really liked the tone of his voice. It was my first time listening to this narrator.

Overall: 4 stars
Performance: 4 stars
Story: 4 stars