Heart's Treasure

Fearless Heart

By: Janice Jarrell

Narrated by: Walker Williams

Dive into the depths of love with "Heart's Treasure," a captivating collection of sixteen short stories that explore the enduring bond between Colin and Josh. From quiet moments at home to challenges that test their strength, each story delves into the heart of their relationship, celebrating the beauty of falling in love every day.

In "Two Hands Clasping," Colin immortalizes their relationship with an anniversary gift that defines a lifetime together. "Smile For Me" tenderly examines how a simple act can brighten the darkest of days. In "Dismissed," we follow Colin into the intriguing world of courtroom drama as he navigates the difficult decisions that shape lives and define him as an attorney and a man.

Each tale in "Heart's Treasure" demonstrates how the power of love can overcome life's hurdles. Whether facing mundane routines or extraordinary challenges, Colin and Josh prove that love is not just found in grand gestures but in the 'ordinary' moments that compile a life together.

This collection is a treasure trove for anyone who believes in the magic of everyday romance, offering a heartfelt reminder that love is the greatest adventure of all.

©2024 Janice Jarrell (P)2024 Janice Jarrell

‘Day in the life’ snapshots

A collection of vignettes of an established couple.
What happens after the HEA?
All those bonus scenes, special occasion novellas, and epilogue chapters authors write for fan favorite characters. This reads like a bunch of those back to back, but with a timeline advancing throughout.
It’s different, but it works.
Very sentimental.
Narration is a good fit for these stories.

This style is different from most of what I listen to, but the writing and narration are good. I have no regrets about listening.

A sweet established relationship short story collection

I think I would have appreciated these more if I had read the books they are based on first. But overall they were very sweet and would recommend if you're in the mood for a sort of hallmarkesque feel good pick-me-up in bite sized pieces. I wish the anniversary story and maybe a couple others had been arranged last though because currently the two at the end have the most strife in them and I think the extra sweet anniversary would have been a nice balm at the end and just an appropriate cap on the collection.

The narrator had a wonderful voice (I listened at 1.35x for reference), I would describe it almost like ASMR? I don't actually listen to ASMR much but he had an almost whispery quality that was extremely soothing.

sweet romantic story

This is a collection of short stories
Showing the amazing love between Josh and Colin. Each story is captivating and swoonworthy.
The narration captures the heartfelt love and emotions the Author is giving us and ups the story a notch. If you haven't read the series I'd do that first ( or listen... I recommend the audios)

Stunning

I've felt ever since I read this book that these are the best short stories Janice Jarrell has written about Colin and Josh and that has been doubly confirmed after listening to Walker Williams bring them to life with his performance of the audio version. I want to go through story by story and tell you everything that's great in it. That, however, would deprive you of the joy of discovering all the wonderful things you've yet to find. Colin, Josh, Nate and David are so real and each book takes us both forward into their life now and back to give us additional insights into how they became the men and friends they are. Fair warning, potato chips have nothing on Janice Jarrell's books, if you read one you'll have to read all the rest and I envy you those first reads. There isn't a story that is less than a winner in this book, but let me try to highlight a few things without spoiling too much. There's a lot about work in this book, both its positive and negative aspects. We get to see Josh working his magic as a psychologist in McCafferty's bar but what works so well is that we get to see it through Colin's eyes and feel in a visceral way his pride in Josh's ability. Colin is having difficulty in several of these stories with his work/life balance and when Josh has to intervene be prepared for what I lovingly call "badass" Josh like you've never seen him before making a shocking promise to Colin's boss that you'll absolutely believe he can keep. As with all books about these guys, love is uppermost and ever present and here we get to watch the dilemma a gift causes when it seems to require Colin to remove his wedding ring - the contemplation of which hurt my heart in way I would never have predicted and the solution to which I defy you not to stand up and cheer with a tear in your eye. If you've read Relevant Heart, you'll definitely remember the white suit and be delighted to know that it makes a stunning reappearance here at a time it's very much needed. Finally, if you've watched the Olympics and caught any of the amazing skateboard action you haven't seen anything until you've seen Josh on a board yelling "Yahooooooo!" In the skateboard story and in several others we get to see Colin watch Josh and I think that's the thing that stuck with me most in this collection. We've known since the first book how different Josh was to all the other men Colin had ever known and in this book we get more inside his head than we've ever done before and view Josh directly through Colin's eyes. It's very clear why Colin fell for him from that viewpoint. As always, Walker Williams knows these guys inside out and you completely forget you're hearing about fictional characters. He takes right into their lives as living, breathing people.

Always a pleasure!

Story: Every encounter with Josh and Colin is a great pleasure. I love how much of a deep dive we get into their bond and their individual psyches!
Narration: There is no Josh and Colin without Walker Williams and his voice! The match is more than perfect.