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- Yvonne
- 10-01-17
I really enjoyed this book.
I listen to this book within a week! I listen to it during a very stressful time of my life and I found that it brought a great distraction. I love the characters and I love the near ration. You would’ve thought three different people when they are reading this book. The performance was outstanding! Melanie Carlson the author is a favorite of mine so I knew I wouldn’t be let down.
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- 12-30-22
Fun and enlightening story
You’ll find yourself wrapped up in the lives of these characters. I’m moving to the 2nd book in the series now!
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- Michelle Trew
- 11-24-17
Not Melody Carlson's best.....
but a nice light read/ listen. It was good to read about the main character's Indian heritage.
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- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Lizzie Engel is used to running away. At 18, she left her Mennonite hometown, Kingdom, Kansas, with plans never to return. But five years later, the new life she built is falling apart. Lizzie knows she's being followed, and she's certain the same mysterious stranger is behind the threatening letters she's received. Realizing she'll have to run again, the only escape Lizzie can manage is a return to the last place she wants to go. Once she arrives in Kingdom, Lizzie is confident she’ll be safe until she comes up with a new plan.
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Agonizing narration
- By Amazon Customer on 04-14-13
By: Nancy Mehl
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The Body in the Belfry
- Faith Fairchild, Book 1
- By: Katherine Hall Page
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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During her years spent in New York City, Faith Fairchild was convinced she had seen pretty much everything. But the transplanted caterer/minister's wife was unprepared for the surprises awaiting her in the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford. And she is especially taken aback by the dead body of a pretty young thing she discovers stashed in the church's belfry.
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Fatuous In The Extreme
- By Sara on 09-30-15
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To Catch a Raven
- Women Who Dare
- By: Beverly Jenkins
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Lying and cheating may be sins to some people, but for Raven Moreaux, it is a way of life. She comes from a long line of grifters and couldn’t be prouder…Until she’s forced to help the government. A former Confederate official is suspected of stealing the Declaration of Independence, and Raven, posing as his housekeeper, is tasked with getting it back. Her partner is the too handsome Braxton Steel. Masquerading as a valet/driver, Brax is also supposed to be her “husband.”
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Another winner!!
- By MD2614 on 03-02-23
By: Beverly Jenkins
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The Summer That Made Us
- By: Robyn Carr
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A television talk show host returns to her childhood summer home to rebuild her life after she's fired for falling ratings. The return is bittersweet as the house has been neglected for years. She's flooded with memories of the wonderful summers she spent with her sisters and cousins before a tragic event changed everything. Working to uncover what really happened the last summer they were all together, she reaches out to her family and the women all gather for an uneasy family reunion.
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Couldn't get past the f-bombs
- By Shauna on 02-13-21
By: Robyn Carr
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A Christmas Star
- By: Judith Keim
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Two years ago, Noelle North’s then-fiancé left her waiting at the church on Christmas - her wedding day and birthday. Now, she knows she cannot endure another holiday season at home in Boston. At the urging of four women at the assisted-living community where she serves as health director, Noelle decides to rent Seashell Cottage on the Gulf Coast of Florida for the holidays. She meets Silas Bellingham, the cutest seven-year-old boy she’s ever seen, and his great-grandmother, Althea.
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A Woman As Strong as Steel
- By Empress Karen on 12-17-18
By: Judith Keim
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French Braid
- A Novel
- By: Anne Tyler
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family's orbit, for reasons none of them understand.
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Definitely not my favorite
- By 80 Oaks on 03-31-22
By: Anne Tyler
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Embers of Love
- By: Tracie Peterson
- Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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After being educated in the east, Deborah Vandermark returns to Perkinsville, Texas, where her family is part of the thriving logging industry. She brings along an unexpected companion—her best friend, who is fleeing a wedding and groom she has no interest in. A determined matchmaker, Deborah sets her sights on uniting her brother and friend in what she hopes will be a true love match.
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Loved this book!
- By Anne on 01-06-14
By: Tracie Peterson
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Crewel World
- By: Monica Ferris
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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When Betsy Devonshire arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good - until Margot was murdered. In a town this friendly, it's hard to imagine who could have committed such a horrible act, but Betsy has a few ideas. There's an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store. And there's the landlord who wanted Margot out. Now Betsy's putting together a list of motives and suspects....
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British style mystery set in America
- By Sara on 01-13-14
By: Monica Ferris
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Sophie's Heart
- By: Lori Wick
- Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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After the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief...until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, she has discovered that this land that had seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, she now finds herself keeping house for Alec and his family. How can Sophie find peace in her new job? Will God use her gentle spirit to help heal Alec's broken heart?
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Just as wonderful as when I read it in the ‘90s
- By Melanie L. Walker on 03-07-23
By: Lori Wick