Heart of Eden

Colorado Hearts, Book 1

By: Caroline Fyffe

Narrated by: Scott Merriman

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's Summary

USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe's sweeping saga about five sisters finding love and forging new lives on the Colorado frontier.

Raised by guardians in Philadelphia, the Brinkman sisters have suddenly been bequeathed more than the truth about their late, estranged father - they've also inherited the Five Sisters Ranch, the dynasty he'd built for them in Eden, Colorado. It's theirs on one condition: to claim it, they must live on it for six months - a wilderness worlds away from the comforts of the city. For Belle Brinkman, her father's last wish could fulfill a dream she never knew she had.

Though Blake Harding, their father's protective friend and faithful foreman, has yet to come to terms with his own broken past, he finds his heart opening to the inspiring and determined Belle. But Eden soon proves to be a tough paradise for all of them when the sisters' lives are threatened by someone hell-bent on driving them out of town. Now they must gather their courage if they're going to secure their legacy and have a chance at claiming the new life and possibilities of love that the untamed territory offers.

©2018 by Caroline Fyffe. (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Heart of Eden

Once again Caroline Fyffe wrote another wonderful novel full of adventure and love. Please keep in mind that she did it without bad languages or nasty love scenes.
I am an avid reader of all kinds of GOOD books. Over my 70 years of reading it has become more and more difficult to find good books without bad language or Nast love scenes. Caroline Fyffe is one of my favorite writers of good clean books. EXCELLENT BOOKS FULL OF ADVENTURE, and characters who really come to life through her pages.
I have read the entire series of the Prairie Hearts novels and the Mccutcheon Family Series plus several singles. I recommend each and every one of them.

Great Read!

This book held my interest, and I couldn't wait to hear more whenever I had to stop. I live in Colorado too, so that was kind of fun. The narrator is really good, and the voices and accents he used were great! I loved it, and I think you will too.

Fantastic Book

Where does Heart of Eden rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best. Great narrator.

Any additional comments?

One of the best books I have ever listened to. Caroline is my favorite author. Loved this book and cant wait for book 2,

Loved the Narration

Very good book anxious for book 2 to be available. I liked the narrator and his choice of voices.

Caroline Fyffe is an amazing author. I so enjoy ea

Caroline Fyffe is an amazing author, I enjoy EVERYONE if her audible books, thank you so much for sharing. Keep them coming .

Looks to be another good series

The book was a little long, but with all the introductions I fully understand. I love the build up of the mystery and the details of the learning experience of Belle. This worth the "ride".

A wonderful beginning to a new series!

What did you love best about Heart of Eden?

The excitement of the start of a new series. I love getting to know the characters that I've never met before, getting to know their personalities, what makes them who they are and being a part of a new romance unfolding.

What did you like best about this story?

This story is so well written and the author has such a talent for bringing the reader into the story with such wonderful descriptions of the shops, streets and the people in the story. You can imagine the cold and the heat, envision the mountains, rivers and even the windmills in this story. The characters are strong and interesting.

Which character – as performed by Scott Merriman – was your favorite?

I fell in love with Blake Harding right away. He had a not so great start in life until he was given a place in the Brinkman home as well as their hearts. He was a man of honor and always did what was right. He protected those he cared about and was grateful for all he had in his life.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Belle and Blake finally realized what they meant to each other as well as Belle coming to terms with the fact she could stay in Eden, Colorado to find her happiness.

Any additional comments?

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and look forward to the others to come in this series.

Sisterly love, unknown dangers, romance abounds

 have been looking forward to this new series and characters for a while now and I was not disappointed. Caroline Fyffe has once again created a setting that is so vivid and descriptive I could see myself sitting atop a horse looking over the vast valleys and cattle. New characters became almost instant family while reading. Their heartaches, fears, strengths and surprises were heartfelt and so real that I had to keep reading to find out more. The mystery that was kept up throughout was perfect. I had no clue and was completely surprised which is hard to do.

Five sisters away from their father their whole lives. Across the country they travel for the reading of his will. Along with Blake, the right hand man of their father for years and years. But trust doesn't come easy, especially when things come out that shatter the girls and make Blake feel a sense of pity for their plight. Now with a decision to stay for a while in Eden and the ranch things must be learned and taught. But danger abounds and with fear pushing at the girls will they leave and take from the ranch or will they stick it out? 

Belle is headstrong and feisty. But also tenderhearted. She has to be strong for her sisters but in those quiet times with just her and Blake his memories of her father consume her. How could they have not known?? And what are these feelings she keeps feeling for Blake? She's practically engaged to Lesley. As the dangers escalate and fears become more, will they be able to work through all the misunderstanding and find their true hearts in Eden?

The Performance

I really liked all the twists and turns of this story, but I want to say about the voices of the girls, Mainly Belle that spoke.
It was the voice of the Narrator and every time she spoke it made me think of a very strange sounding woman. When I listened to the book of Little Women, there was a person for each character and it was so real knowing they were speaking to their mother and her real voice as well.
Is it possible with these Audible books to have separate people reading the lines of each individual role that is to speak? A man speaking trying to be a woman just really spoiled the story and I would say to myself, oh there it goes again.
The Narrator was very good when he spoke in the voice of the male person in the story., his voice. I have found this with other books as well on Audible.

Sweet Historical fiction

I enjoyed reading about the Brinkman sisters return to Eden, Colorado from Philadelphia. Most of the sisters had very few memories of their father or the little time they had spent as a family in Colorado. After their mother passed they were raised by acquaintances of their mother, the Crowdaire's who told stories of how cruel their father had been to their mother and how he had disowned all of them. After the death of their father, John Brinkman a telegram arrives requesting that all five sisters, Mavis, Belle, Emma, Lavinia, and Katie be present for the reading of his will. Upon arrival in Eden the girls become aware they they have inherited quite an inheritance and nothing was as the Crowdaire's had explained. The girls must decide if they want to return to the life they've always known in Philadelphia or start fresh on the land their father loved.

I loved it

I loved the story, looking forward to hear what will happen with the rest of the girls