Evergreen Springs

Haven Point

By: RaeAnne Thayne

Narrated by: Celeste Ciulla

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's Summary

Celebrate the magic of Christmas in Haven Point with New York Times best-selling author RaeAnne Thayne, where hope, home and happily ever after are as close as your holiday stocking.

Christmas is the last thing on Cole Barrett's mind this year. He's barely hanging on trying to care for his two grieving children since his ex-wife died in a tragic accident. For the reclusive Cole, this is no time for gift giving and celebration - and certainly not for a sunny-natured optimist to blow into his screwed-up life.

Physician Devin Shaw has long researched the curative powers of Lake Haven's mineral waters. Unfortunately the hot springs are on Barrett property, forcing Devin to strike a bargain with the ranch's attractively gruff owner: She'll give Cole's children a magical Christmas, and Cole will allow her patients access to the springs. But can she work her holiday magic to heal the Barrett family's battered hearts - and her own?

©2015 RaeAnne Thayne (P)2015 Recorded Books

Awful narrator

Would you try another book from RaeAnne Thayne and/or Celeste Ciulla?

Yes I love the author. But I have to remember to not purchase books with this narrator. She is s truly awful. Worse than nails on a chalkboard feeling. Ugh..

What did you like best about this story?

This author has is fun.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Celeste Ciulla?

Anybody!

Was Evergreen Springs worth the listening time?

If you can get past the narrator.

Any additional comments?

I wonder how f audible listens to their narrators?

Nice small town romance

If you like contemporary, small town romances that are on the sweet side, then this might be the series for you. This is book 3 and now I can't wait to return to this little Idaho town to meet more of the citizens and watch them fall in love.

The story and the characters are well developed. I truly got sucked into the story and couldn't stop listening because I wanted to know how Cole and Devin were going to get their happily ever after.

The downside to this series is Celeste Ciulla's narration. She isn't bad, but she's also not exceptional. I've listened to several of her narrations now because I wanted to read the book and not because of her work. I keep hoping that it would get better, but then feel disappointed when her voices for the characters fall flat. But at least she puts some emotion into her performance and her pacing is good.

I'll probably continue to listen to this series since I want to revisit Haven Point, but the narration isn't the selling point for me.

families are made in many ways

Fun story that really demonstrates how families are ever changing and enforces forgiveness and especially forgiveness of one's self.

Great story

I enjoyed this book from the series Haven Point. I won all of the books up to this and enjoyed them all. HOpe you do too!

Redemption, Forgiveness, Goodness of Friends

Forgiveness is always difficult. The hardest is forgiveness of self. RosEanne Thayne handles this topic wonderfully. It took me more than a chapter to get used to the rhythm of speech. The performer stopped between every sentence as if she turned off the recording and practiced before reading the next sentence. Very distracting.

An Easy Read

"Evergreen Springs: Haven Point series" by RaeAnne Thayne
my Audible..audiobook that I have had since Sept 2016
I am quite sure I had read this story before... probably the print edition...
Good story.. a contemporary romance that twists your heart til your eyes spring a leak. And then, turns around and makes you laugh.
I gave the story 5-stars the performance 4-stars because....
I didn't like one of the voices (it just didn't sound like MY imagination thought it should)....
and I can be ornery sometimes..