An Aspen Cove Romance Collection

A Small Town Romance, Books 13-15

By: Kelly Collins

Narrated by: Logan McAllister

Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where home and family take on a whole new meaning....

One Hundred Decisions

Waitress Natalie Keane seeks peace and quiet. When she becomes guardian to her 12-year-old brother, her life is anything but calm. Add to that her growing feelings for a sexy shop owner, and her life is pure chaos. Life coach Jake Powers is drawn to Aspen Cove by the need to give back to the family that gifted him with so much. He’s there to present a gift before he leaves to take on his dream job. Can a feisty waitress and a young boy change the trajectory of his life and make him stay?

One Hundred Glances

Artist Sosie Grant has a bout with Lyme disease that leaves her unable to paint. She is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers, specifically Baxter Black. Construction worker Baxter Black isn't a caretaker but finds himself helping the beautiful woman with an artist’s eye. Is Baxter what Sosie needs, or just another disappointment?

One Hundred Lessons

Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams until her cheating husband stole them away. She’s sworn off men until sexy Alex Cruz. Alex Cruz is done partying. When he meets Mercy Meyer, he learns a valuable lesson: Never judge a book by its cover. Can Mercy let go of pain and let Alex inside her heart?

©2020 Kelley Maestas (P)2023 Kelley Maestas

Amazing collection of stories

Whether it be old characters that I have grown to love hearing about or new characters that come to Aspen Cove, I can’t get enough of this little town and all the people in it.
Another fantastic collection of stories that make me happy to just spend a while being a part of the authors make believe world.
From sweet to sexy, nice men, to bad boys becoming nice I love all the books.
A great collection that I thoroughly recommend and Logan McAllister does an amazing job of narration.

One Hundred Decisions
A big commitment
Another heartwarming story from Aspen Cove that I loved.
Natalie’s life has been hard, growing up in the foster care system has taught her to only rely on herself.
With a heart of gold she takes on the responsibility of her brother, a 12yo teenage boy she doesn’t know, so that he may have a better life than she had.
Jake being a recipient of Bee’s legacy receives a pink letter which brings him to the little town of Aspen Cove.
Trying to find someone to employ full time at the bookstore he has opened in Bee’s name, he gets to know Natalie and her brother Will.
Leaving at some stage to pursue his career they know that what they feel for each other, can only be temporary.
However a relationship blossoms and Natalie and Jake are not the only people involved.
They slowly have become a family and how will that effect Will when the time comes for Jake to leave?
Can they walk away from each other so easily?
Three new characters to Aspen Cove that add to the huge big family that I have loved reading about.

One Hundred Glances
A hard lesson to learn
A beautiful story of overcoming hard times and having faith in others to help you along the way.
Plus two people opening their hearts up to the possibility of love.
Being stranded in the little town of Aspen Cove by her Agent at the lowest point in her life, artist Sosie Grant is there to pack up her studio and move on.
Treated as one of Aspen Cove’s family, Sosie is taken under Doc’s wing and a place for her to stay is organised till she gets back on her feet.
She ends up moving in to the spare room and sharing the unit above the bakery with Baxter Black.
Baxter, put out at first teaches her that her life is no longer over and shows her she can do things other than painting.
Another gorgeous story with believable characters that I thoroughly enjoyed.

One Hundred Lessons
My most favourite Aspen Cove story so far
In my opinion, by far the best story in the whole collection of Aspen Cove novels.
Maybe because Mercy had appeared in a few stories beforehand and was never lucky enough to find her own match.
A teacher trying to work through a bucket list after an unfaithful husband and a terrible marriage.
Maybe also because I absolutely loved Alex.
Gorgeous drummer, harassed by his many female fans, his character was wary of all women as they were always throwing themselves at him.
Add to the mix a cute little 5yo named Maddie who had a hard life and was now all on her own.
Putting all three together made for a wonderful storyline that I did not want to end.
Amazingly believable characters and a beautiful story that I could read again and again.

Fun, Swoon-worthy, Fabulous Collection

Kelly Collins knocks it out of the park again, and again, and again! This collection of love stories is sweet, fun, and swoon-worthy. The main characters in each story are heartwarming, beautiful people who are each finding themselves as they rediscover their capacity to love. I really enjoy how the author introduces us to each new set of characters and their unique circumstances through precious moments in these books that build in the glimpses we’ve gotten of them in prior novels.

The narrator does a fabulous job of bringing these characters and stories to life with emotion and aural sensation.

2 More To Go

I thought the narration on each of the books was good. I had no problem differentiating characters.

One Hundred Decisions
I always enjoy revisiting Aspen Cove. This was a sweet romance. It wasn't instalove. Jake and Natalie had chemistry and a connection.

With both Natalie and Will having had a rough time, I loved the way the town pulled together. I also liked the way Jake embraced Natalie and Will and provided love and stability for both of them.

I listened to the audio book. I thought it was well done as I had no problem distinguishing which characters were speaking. This kept me easily engaged in the story.

This was a low angst, "single parent sort of" romance with a well deserved HEA.

One Hundred Glances
Baxter and Sosie's story was heartwarming. Sosie's seemed prickly at first, but considering the circumstances, it was understandable.

What Teresa did was almost unforgivable. I thought it ridiculously exceeded tough love. I loved the way Baxter was supportive and encouraging, not enabling. This was a sweet romance with an HEA.

One Hundred Lessons
I had read this book before. I thought the narration waa well done. Here is my review:
The way Alex and Mercy met, I could not imagine them in a relationship. I really liked Maddie. She was so sweet. With Alex's background, watching his transformation was interesting. In the process, Mercy learned to open up and trust again.

I liked Alex, Mercy, and Maddie together. There were some bumps in the road, but they eventually smoothed out so they could all reach their HEA.

Totally Entertaining!

One Hundred Decisions, Book 13, was one of my favourites of the series. Natalie has had a rough life and has just taken on the responsibility of a twelve year old brother she just found out she had. It’s inspirational how strong and selfless she is as she cares for her brother and others in the community. She expects nothing in return and is surprised when the town comes together to help her out when she stands to lose her brother to the social service system. Jake is a wonderful partner for Natalie and it is interesting to see their relationship develop as well as their relationship with Will. This was a sweet and inspirational story that I will definitely listen to again.

One Hundred Glances, Book 14, was another inspirational story, reminding us to never give up even when life takes us in a different direction than we hoped for. Sosie Grant and Baxter Black both find themselves in predicaments not of their choosing, however they end up together, with the help of a special community member. I really enjoyed the development of this story and the relationship between Sosie and Baxter. Definitely another one I will be listening to again.

One Hundred Lessons, Book 15, was a touching, humorous and thoroughly entertaining story! At first I wasn’t sure I really liked Alex much however he soon redeemed himself and I was rooting for him and Mercy to have their HEA. My heart went out to Mercy for all she had gone through and I was glad that she found Alex and Maddie. Of course little Maddie captured my heart right away. This was such a sweet and touching story with some really humorous situations.

Logan McAllister never disappoints with his exemplary narration. His voices and emotions are spot on and he makes the whole listening experience absolutely perfect. Kudos to both author and narrator on this collection.

great collection

I loved this collection. In these books, the female lead characters are strong and feisty women who fall in love. Matches made in heaven?

Logan McAllister has an excellent voice and draws a clear picture of the story.

More HEA

Three more ladies get their HEA. Natalie, Sosie and Mercy meet their soulmates in Aspen Cove giving them a reason to stay and establish their work and lives. of course the regular characters float in and out of all three stories. Narrator Logan McAllister voices this boxset.