Finding Archie

By: Brina Brady

Narrated by: James Talbot

Finding Archie is a story of love, healing, and the unexpected places where we find home.

Archie Star’s life had always been marked by loneliness. After losing his mother at eleven, he was left with a father who never quite knew what to do with him. Even after earning a literature degree, Archie felt like a ghost in his own home, unseen and unneeded. When his cousin Andrew offered him a job at the Blue Star Diner in Foggy Basin, he took it as a sign. With nothing but a duffel bag and a restless heart, he climbed onto his motorcycle and rode toward a fresh start, hoping to find a place where he could finally breathe.

Andrew secured him a room in the home of Brogan Finnegan, a charming Irish high school teacher with a storyteller’s soul. Brogan had traveled the world before settling in Foggy Basin, drawn to teaching after years of volunteering in communities abroad. His warm home and steady presence offered Archie something he hadn’t felt in years—comfort, safety, and maybe even belonging.

But it was Brogan himself who truly captivated Archie.

What started as quiet conversations over late-night cups of tea and shared glances across rooms soon became something deeper. Two men, both searching for connection in their own way, found solace in each other. In the gentle rhythm of daily life, in the laughter that softened the edges of their pasts, they pieced themselves together. And in doing so, they learned that home isn’t always a place—it’s a person.

Welcome to Foggy Basin, Season Two. Just passing through? No problem. But if you’re here to stay, you’d better find your place. The townsfolk love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone, but why not stay a while and listen to them all?

©2025 Brina Brady (P)2025 Brina Brady

Loved it

I loved Finding Archie and struggled to put it down. James Talbot's voice really brings this story to life. The story is amazing and I enjoyed reading Archie and Brogan's story.

worth a listen

James Talbot is a new to me narrator and happy to say will happily listen to more from them in the future. They did a beautiful job in separating the characters so you don't get lost in the story but drawn in beautifully.

A beautiful story in starting over and moving on. Archie for good reasons has abandonment issues that prevent him and Brogans relationship from progressing to more. often times miscommunication annoys me and yet with these two I got it, both men have been through. This listen had that right amount of angst and action to keep you hooked from start to finish.
This was my first from the Foggy Basin universe and if they are all this entertaining I need to amend that.