• Between Heaven and Texas

  • Cobble Court Quilts, Book 6
  • By: Marie Bostwick
  • Narrated by: Natalie Ross
  • Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (607 ratings)

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Between Heaven and Texas

By: Marie Bostwick
Narrated by: Natalie Ross
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In this luminous prequel to her beloved Cobbled Court Quilts series, New York Times best-selling author Marie Bostwick takes listeners into the heart of a small Texas town and the soul of a woman who discovers her destiny there.…

Welcome to Too Much - where the women are strong-willed and the men are handsome yet shiftless. Ever since Mary Dell Templeton and her twin sister, Lydia Dale, were children, their Aunt Velvet has warned them away from local boys. But it’s well known that the females in Mary Dell’s family have two traits in common - superior sewing skills and a fatal weakness for men.

While Lydia Dale grows up petite and pretty, Mary Dell just keeps growing. Tall, smart, and sassy, she is determined to one day turn her love of sewing into a business. Meanwhile, she’ll settle for raising babies with her new husband, Donny. But that dream proves elusive too, until finally, Mary Dell gets the son she always wanted - a child as different as he is wonderful. And as Mary Dell is forced to reconsider what truly matters in her family and her marriage, she begins to piece together a life that, like the colorful quilts she creates, will prove vibrant, rich, and absolutely unforgettable.…

©2013 Marie Bostwick (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Best of the Series

I loved getting to know Mary Dell better and finding out about her roots and how she got started with quilting. Natalie Ross was such a great narrator, sometimes I thought there was really a man doing some of those voices. I didn't want the book to end and I really hope we can have more books about MD and her sweet, sweet Howard.

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Ranching, Quilting and Strong Women

A story taking place in Too Much, Texas, with a quirky tale as to the historical name of the little town, is the prequel to the Cobbled Court Quilt Series. A big fan of the series, I was anxious to listen to this one. Filled with talented and strong women, dating back to Flagadine Tudmore, who settled in Texas before it became a state, along with her husband, George, the F-Bar-T Ranch had been passed down to the WOMEN in the family. Due to the “fatal flaw” . . . women who sometimes . . . well, many times . . . let their hearts get ahead of their good sense, and married undependable scoundrels. Another oddity is that the women (a long line of quilters) were all named after fabric. . . Velvet, Taffeta (Taffy), etc. But when Taffy gave birth to twin girls . . . her husband refused to continue the tradition . . . and Mary Dell and Lydia Dale Templeton joined the citizens of Too Much. As luck would have it the two twin girls fell in love with two brothers, but the “fatal flaw” struck, when one brother shipped off to the Vietnam war. And Mary Dell finds herself pregnant with his brother, Donny’s baby and they marry in haste. The twists and turns of ranching, quilting and raising children . . . and the consequences of the “fatal flaw” are covered with laughter and tears in Between Heaven and Texas. And although things may not have turned out exactly as I had hoped, it was a very good listen.

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Great book in a great series!

I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book because it meant leaving New Bern and going to Texas, but I am glad I did. It was a very enjoyable story and it was heartwarming to learn Mary Del's story. It "sewed" up the story of her and Howard and how they came to be alone in the quilting business.

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Loved it!

Really enjoyed this ! Strong women, a ranch, sewing, quilts, etc. Interesting characters and a well developed story line.

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Fun

MB can always make me smile with the way she has her characters interact. Relaxing

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Really enjoy The Cobbled Court series.

Haven't read every book in the series yet. But, so far this is my favorite. Well written and narrated beautifully. It is entertaining from the first word. Bostwick completely wraps you into a word quilt as creatively designed and constructed as any fabric quilt

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The beginning

I have always wondered if there was a novel of Where it all began, And knowing the rest of the outcome from other novels, it's like the light bulb comes on cuz you always wondered What made him leave? How did Templeton and the quilt shop start, and Man, There is other character history for those well loved characters. I love these that revolves around quilts, and so funny, because I just finished a Star Patch quilt for my adult daughter but it has a secret reversible quilt being constructed now over 2mo in the making called 'The lone Star'... it is like fate.

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I really enjoy this series

The author is patching together a epic story of the various stories of many different quilters. This book focuses on an eccentric and very talented woman from Texas. Having roots in the southwest I really love how the story goes. It tells of small town drama and Texan grit. The narrator is great and of course so is the Author.

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Perfect Texas Quilt Country

Very much a ranch, women and their lives and quilting story. Very well ‘spun’ and excellent voices for this one.

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Loved the story!

This was my favorite book she wrote!! Made me laugh and cry!!! Looking forward to starting my next book 🥰

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