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Publisher's Summary
Summer Butler is killing it in the ratings - and all of America is tuning in as New York Times best-selling author Denise Grover Swank greenlights a new season of TV’s hottest sleuth…
Summer Butler had no idea that Darling Investigations would be such a smash. But ratings don’t lie - fans love watching the former star solve real-life crimes in her hometown. With the first season wrapped, the reality-show PI is feeling the pressure to make the next one an even bigger success.
Though finding a new case won’t be easy - it’s not like another dead body will just fall in her lap - Summer’s willing to give it a try. Besides, reconciling with her family - not to mention her old flame, police chief Luke Montgomery - is a nice way to spend her downtime.
But Summer’s rekindled romance isn’t the only thing burning up Sweet Briar. It seems the town is harboring an arsonist, and all the smoldering signs point to the same culprit: her cousin Dixie. Although this case may be too close for comfort, it seems season two is already bringing the drama - and for Summer it could also be too hot to handle.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- micromacsd
- 10-24-20
Good story it overly dramatic characters
While the basic plot of the story has merit, the overly dramatic swings in behavior and emotions was disappointing. At times the heroine of the story seemed more like a 10- or 12-year old than a 20-something detective.
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- Satisfied Customer
- 08-06-18
Original and engaging story!
I read/heard the two Darling Investigation books and I found the stories to be not only very well written but original and engaging. The performance of the narrator is outstanding. I can't wait for more books in this series.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-06-22
Delivers again!
I really loved this series and I love happy endings😀. thank you for a good read.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Regina Knudson
- 01-12-21
Loved this series!
Please write more Darling Investigations! Can't get enough of it. A very good read. Thank you
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- John Saade
- 10-24-20
DGS does it again!
Another fun read to escape daily life. I am a huge DGS fan. I don’t usually listen to audio books but I had to take on this series as a fan and also because I didn’t want spoilers while reading the Magnolia Steele series releases from the DGS newsletter.
I was skeptical about listening rather than reading but I have found it a great relief at the end of a day of staring at the computer.
If you like DGS books, or if you haven’t read them but enjoy strong female characters with sass, and romantic bits woven throughout a southern-set mystery, then you will love these books. My only problem is that I want more...as usual with DGS books!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Pennie Morgan
- 02-19-20
Blazing Summer
This one was just as good as the first one and Summer is back season two is starting and this one not going as planned. There is an arsonist on the loose and they are trying to pin it all on Dixie. Of course, Summer and her team solve the mystery and the associated murders. So good! I wish there were more of this series.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Mercy Phalen
- 12-28-19
Entertaining
Different from the average cozy mystery books. Great story and characters too. Summer is a likeable main character.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-06-19
Very fun read!
Love the twists in this book! And the fact the characters you hate aren’t always the bad guys! I can’t wait for more!
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- Jessica
- 07-16-19
Fun and interesting
I love that this is more than a mystery novel or a detective story. It is very well rounded and you can't help rooting for the main characters. I would definitely recommend this series and I hope there are more to come.
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- Paulak495
- 06-10-19
Great fluff book.
This book is an easy read. It is great to read something not serious. This is the second book of hers I have read and will read more. Very enjoyable.
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- Elisabeth
- 11-02-19
Enjoyed
Enjoyable who dun it plot, lots going on, action, romance, suspense and all narrated brilliantly. More please
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Bron D
- 06-03-21
Good Story, Great Audiobook
After book two of this series I'm comfortable to say that Denise Grover Swank has a writing style that works great in audio. It was a really enjoyable listen.
There's just something about Summer that I love. Maybe it's the complex family arrangements, maybe its the 'bumbling detective' vibe. I would read about her all day long. Unfortunately I think the two parts is all Swank has written in this series. I really enjoy the characters in this book, even the bit characters have good personalities and a place in this small town.
I wish I could say I loved every minute, but Lauren the evil showrunner ruins the story in places for me. I would enjoy Summer and her television program that much more without her and the competitive TV show angle. I think it would be just as funny slightly more toned down.
This series includes the slow burn romance between Summer and Luke as a side story. This story does contain a sex scene, but if thats not your thing you can skip it without impact to the story. Being a primarily romance reader, I felt it was both well placed and pretty succinct.
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- Katie W.
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I really enjoyed this book!
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Story4 out of 5 stars 45
After her music career crashes and burns, Juliet Langley is forced to turn to the only other business she knows: food service. Unfortunately, bad luck strikes yet again when her fiancé robs her blind and runs off with her best waitress. Flushing what's left of her beloved cafe down the toilet with her failed engagement, Juliet moves back to her college stomping grounds in Nashville to manage an old friend's coffeehouse.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Janet Henderson on 06-18-17
By: Caroline Fardig
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Of Ash and Spirit: A Curse Keepers Novel
- Of Ash and Spirit, Book 1
- By: D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Piper Lancaster is a ghost whisperer and a skeptic. Piper helps her clients settle their inner demons, and that's good enough for her, even if ghosts aren't real. But the astonishing reappearance of the ruins of the Lost Colony of Roanoke turns her world upside down. She's soon confronted with undeniable evidence and discovers Asheville's new resident demon intent on killing her and a handsome stranger who says she's the only one who can destroy it. Barely able to accept the complete reversal in her convictions, Piper must embrace her true identity before it's too late.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just ok ...
- By BikeVON on 05-16-18
By: D.G. Swank, and others
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Keep Her Safe
- A Novel
- By: K. A. Tucker
- Narrated by: Robin Eller, Will Damron, Wendy Tremont King, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,997
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,987
Despite their differences, Noah and Gracie are searching for answers to the same questions, and, together, they set out to uncover the truth about the Austin Police Department's dark and messy past. But the scandal that emerges is bigger than they bargained for, and goes far higher up than they ever imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The end will Blow You Away!!!!
- By shelley on 01-26-18
By: K. A. Tucker
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Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
- Psychic Eye Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Victoria Laurie
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Michaels
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,742
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,267
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,257
Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. But her insight failed her when she didn't foresee the death of one of her clients - or that the lead investigator for the case is the gorgeous blind date she just met. Now, with the police suspicious of her abilities and a killer on the loose, Abby's future looks more uncertain than ever.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Abby Is The Worst.
- By Keri on 05-16-14
By: Victoria Laurie
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Nowhere to Run
- Rafferty Family Series, Book 1
- By: Nancy Bush
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out....
By: Nancy Bush
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Family Jewels
- Rose Gardner Investigations, Book 1
- By: Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 440
Trouble always comes to those who court it. Rose Gardner's ability to see glimpses of the future has gotten her into hot water time and again, but so have her curiosity and her sense of daring. Those very qualities helped her defeat the most powerful man in Arkansas - a man so adept at hiding his crimes there was no way to defeat him inside of the law - but her success came at a steep personal price. Now she's throwing herself into her landscaping business, trying to live a life that's as orderly as one of her gardens.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Don't read if you must know back stories
- By Bookbell on 12-06-17
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Death Before Decaf
- Java Jive Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Caroline Fardig
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 45
After her music career crashes and burns, Juliet Langley is forced to turn to the only other business she knows: food service. Unfortunately, bad luck strikes yet again when her fiancé robs her blind and runs off with her best waitress. Flushing what's left of her beloved cafe down the toilet with her failed engagement, Juliet moves back to her college stomping grounds in Nashville to manage an old friend's coffeehouse.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Janet Henderson on 06-18-17
By: Caroline Fardig
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Of Ash and Spirit: A Curse Keepers Novel
- Of Ash and Spirit, Book 1
- By: D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Piper Lancaster is a ghost whisperer and a skeptic. Piper helps her clients settle their inner demons, and that's good enough for her, even if ghosts aren't real. But the astonishing reappearance of the ruins of the Lost Colony of Roanoke turns her world upside down. She's soon confronted with undeniable evidence and discovers Asheville's new resident demon intent on killing her and a handsome stranger who says she's the only one who can destroy it. Barely able to accept the complete reversal in her convictions, Piper must embrace her true identity before it's too late.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just ok ...
- By BikeVON on 05-16-18
By: D.G. Swank, and others
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Keep Her Safe
- A Novel
- By: K. A. Tucker
- Narrated by: Robin Eller, Will Damron, Wendy Tremont King, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,997
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,987
Despite their differences, Noah and Gracie are searching for answers to the same questions, and, together, they set out to uncover the truth about the Austin Police Department's dark and messy past. But the scandal that emerges is bigger than they bargained for, and goes far higher up than they ever imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The end will Blow You Away!!!!
- By shelley on 01-26-18
By: K. A. Tucker
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Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
- Psychic Eye Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Victoria Laurie
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Michaels
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,742
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,267
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 2,257
Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. But her insight failed her when she didn't foresee the death of one of her clients - or that the lead investigator for the case is the gorgeous blind date she just met. Now, with the police suspicious of her abilities and a killer on the loose, Abby's future looks more uncertain than ever.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Abby Is The Worst.
- By Keri on 05-16-14
By: Victoria Laurie
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Nowhere to Run
- Rafferty Family Series, Book 1
- By: Nancy Bush
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
When Liv Dugan ducks out of work for lunch, it's just an ordinary day. When she returns, she stumbles onto a massacre. All her colleagues at Zuma Software have been shot. Only luck has left Liv unscathed, and that might be running out....
By: Nancy Bush
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One Way or Another
- By: Rhonda Bowen
- Narrated by: Jennifer Kidwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Listeners always find something special in Rhonda Bowen’s sweet tales of faith, love, and redemption. In One Way or Another, cutthroat Atlanta reporter Toni Shields is looking for a scoop at Jacob House, a local rehab center, when she locks horns with the clinic’s director, Adam Bayne. Adam doesn’t appreciate Toni’s attempts to find headlines within the center’s private walls. But when he sees her help a troubled teen, he realizes there may be a soft core under her hard exterior after all.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slow Story didn’t really go anywhere
- By Carol on 09-03-18
By: Rhonda Bowen
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Dirty Magic
- By: Jaye Wells
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 600
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 541
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Story4 out of 5 stars 546
The last thing patrol cop Kate Prospero expected to find on her nightly rounds was a werewolf covered in the blood of his latest victim. But then, she also didn't expect that shooting him would land her in the crosshairs of a Magic Enforcement Agency task force, who wants to know why she killed their lead snitch. The more Prospero learns about the dangerous new potion the MEA is investigating, the more she's convinced that earning a spot on their task force is the career break she's been wanting. But getting the assignment proves much easier than solving the case.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not really fantasy at all
- By gregory on 10-23-14
By: Jaye Wells
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Smash Cut
- A Novel
- By: Sandra Brown
- Narrated by: Victor Slezak
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,549
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,221
The murder of Paul Wheeler has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. It's a case that could earn Derek Mitchell even greater star power. When the Wheeler family approaches him about defending Creighton for his uncle's murder -- even before he's charged -- he jumps at the chance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Mystery/Thriller... One of SB's Best
- By R. Pontiflet on 04-17-16
By: Sandra Brown
