Jace's Trial

Trials in Abingdon, Book 1

By: JM Wolf

Narrated by: Darcy Stark

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Life is a trial full of obstacles that stand between you and your goals. Do you have the courage to face your own trial?

Jace Garrison was a musical prodigy at Juilliard ready to take the world by storm. Everything he could ever want out of life was unfolding right before his eyes, until everything came crashing down at once. With his muse gone, along with everything he loved, will Jace find the courage to move on?

Former Navy SEAL Gerard Ramhart had always played by his family's rules and traditions. Until he fell in love with Riley Garrison. Unfortunately, before Gerard had the courage to propose to the man he loved, Riley's life was taken away. Gerard was left devastated, with only his memories of Riley and the pain of losing him to keep him going.

One year after Riley's death, Gerard finally makes it to Riley's hometown in Abingdon, Virginia, and meets his son, Jace, for the very first time. Two men grieving over the loss they shared, and during their time of heartache, something blossoms. Can Gerard help Jace find the will to live the life he's meant to have? And can Jace find his muse and accept his feelings for Gerard, despite the fact that Gerard once belonged to his father?

Trigger warning: This book contains content of physical and mental abuse, grieving, and bottled emotions. This is book 1 in the series but can be listened to as a stand-alone story - no cliff-hangers.

©2018 JM Wolf (P)2019 JM Wolf

Amazing!

When Jace's father, Riley, died, so did Jace's music. Without his Muse, the music didn't speak to him and for a year Jace went through life in his town of Abingdon as a shell of the man he once was. But the music is sparked to life once again when he meets Riley' s boyfriend, Gerard... along with hope for a future.
Gerard lost the man he thought he was going to marry. He comes to Abingdon for the one year anniversary of Riley's death and meets the sister and son of the man he loved for the first time. Together, Jace and Gerard learn to live and love again.
This is a beautiful story with wonderful characters.. I absolutely love Jace and Gerard together. Supporting characters were interesting and begged to have their own stories told. Definitely a recommended book.
Narration of the audiobook was done by Darcy Stark. A phenomenal job capturing the audience into the story. The plot and characters came to life. Great experience.

Jace’s Trial is not a trial to listen to!

I loved this book when I read it and loved it even more when I listened to it! Darcy Stark’s narration with JM Wolf’s words are a great match! Highly recommend this story!

loved it

i loved the book so much. it even had me tearing up at time. Darcy Stark did a wonderful job reading it and the Author did such a wonderful job writing it. cant wait for more.

There were so many things I loved about this book!

There were so many things I loved about this book!
1. Surprise rock star romance! I went into this book blind and had no idea it would be my fave trope.
2. Narration - I've never listened to an audiobook where the narrator SANG! And his sang beautifully. Loved the songs!
3. New York accent done right. Something this native NYer appreciates. It wasn't overdone or outlandish. It was realistic.
4. Adam -my fave supporting character.
5. Jace and Gerard - I love insta love and these two fell fast and hard. They had a connection right away, and nothing was going to stop them from being together. I love that their love was accepted by everyone.
6. New-to-me author. This was my first book by J.M. Wolf and I will def be continuing with this series!

A great May/December, hurt/comfort...

This is a great story of the meeting of Gerard, who was the late Riley's love, and Riley's family and friends. He was unable to be there for the funeral, so he has come for the one year memorial.

When he arrives, he is welcomed by everyone. He is pleasantly surprised that Riley's family is so welcoming and friendly. However, Riley's sister tells him that she is worried about Jace. And, unfortunately for Gerard, sparks flew the moment he met the young man who is the son of his dead lover.

Jace is a musical prodigy and attended Julliard before dropping out after a short time. A week after his father's passing, he stored away all of his music. His father brought music into his life, but now he can't feel the music anymore. He has yet to grieve his father's death or what happened in college. It takes Gerard's strength and dedication to allow him to reach a point where he can release all of the turmoil he has been avoiding for so long.

This is the first book in this series, but I am already hoping for some characters to get there own stories. Of course, this can be read/listened to as a standalone, as it is not a cliffhanger, and our MCs get their HEA.

I thought the narrator did a great job. His character differentiation is clearly done, his pacing is steady, and his inflections seemed natural.

* I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and I am leaving my honest review. *

AMAZING!!

When I read this book it really took me on an emotional journey, but listening to it just really made it hit home! I laughed, I cried and I cheered them on right from the start. Jace is a beautiful soul whose spirit has been broken by his father's death and past abuse. Gerard is exactly what he needs to help him put his life back together and really soar. Jace and Gerard are sheer perfection together, they really complete each other and are really meant to be. I love the story, I love the characters, and as far as I'm concerned the author is simply brilliant in weaving a perfect story. This is a must read and a must listen!! The narration is spectacular and I really hope that Adam's book will be coming out in audio very soon! I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this audiobook.

Amazing!

Thid is such an amazing and beautiful story! I loved reading this story but listening to Darcy Stark is just absolutely perfection. He brings Jace and Gerard to life. I just couldn't stop listening. Amazing narration!

as good as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:


5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening, but not more then twice a year.
it's like a B

yes!

this narrator did an amazing job with these characters.. they are sexy.. they are complex.. and they are well narrated. the author did an amazing job with this story and im so glad this narrator could hit who they are.. their personalities and complexities.. it was wonderful

Worth it

I really enjoyed both the story and performance. Darcy Stark did a great job with the accents and differentiating the various characters. The story was angsty and steamy, which I love, but did veer into being a little too sappy at the end for my taste. However, it was a very sweet and deserved HEA. Also, I totally squeed when Jace's favorite band was Jude and the Saints from The Made Marian series.