Sealed with a Kiss

By: Pamela Morsi

Narrated by: Pam Dougherty

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

When Gidry Chavis returns to his Texas hometown to reconcile with his dying father, he must also face Prudence Belmont, the fiancé he jilted eight years ago with no more than a brief note, a woman who is no longer a gullible girl but a determined grownup with ideas of her own. Pamela Morsi's strong sense of time (the 1890s) and place and lightly realistic humor add to a gentle romance that is pure Americana and purely charming. Roses, streetlights, and a pair of well-matched protagonists combine in this well-written, captivating story of rekindled love that will definitely appeal to Morsi's many fans. Morsi is a Rita award-winning writer and lives in San Antonio.

From the first moment she met her new Texas neighbor, Prudence Belmont was in love. When she was old enough for marriage, Gidry Chavis promptly presented her with an engagement ring, and all her dreams seemed to have come true. But the hellraising Gidry disappeared before the wedding, leaving only a brief note in explanation. "My dear Miss Prudence, I have determined that it is best that we do not wed. Please forgive me and recall me with fondness." Now Chavistown's notorious favorite son is back, wiser, remorseful, sunbrowned and manly. Everyone in town has accepted his transformation to a hardworking town leader - all except Pru. After all, only a man with wicked thoughts could believe that she, the president of the Ladies' Rose and Garden Society, would mail out racy postcards, and only a cad would demand bribes of kisses to keep quiet. If he thinks he can win her love again, he's wrong. Or is he? "My only lover, I am ready to fulfill your every desire, if you will agree to grant my dearest wish...Yours soon to be..."

©2011 Pamela Morsi (P)2016 Pamela Morsi

Love Lessons Learned

This is a very well written and narrated story of love, rejection, redemption, and love. It is a sweet "Life" story that is based on coping with rejection. The story is true to life and the endearing characters are ordinary people who have hurts, fears, resentment and regrets. It really shows how love comes to everyone differently and how decisions and reactions (good or bad) can change the outcome of your future. Good lessons to live buy.

Put this one on your list when you are looking for a thoughtful story with great narration.

I would like to thank the author, narrator and/or publisher for giving me this audiobook at my request in exchange for my unbiased review ;-)

Disappointed

I love some Pamela Morsi’s Books but this one was very disappointing. Chapter ten and the main characters had not even spoken but a few words to each other. If you want to listen to a story about people having internal dialogue that is erroneous and avoiding each other this is the book.

Love eight years to get it right

Any additional comments?

The author gives you a story inside a story of love lost with two men leaving town in different years for different reason losing the love they had. Two women who have always been there and they felt they always would. What these men found is they may have made the biggest mistake of their lives but young dumb we do not always see the road ahead and sometimes make the right choice for the wrong reason or the other way around. One thing for sure every road we take makes us the person we are today as you will see in this lovely story if one person changed one thing their lives would have changed then there wouldn’t be the people around they love today. Can one man and one woman learn from the other couples mistakes forgiving and forgetting the past? One thing is for sure there will be many misunderstandings that will keep you laughing out loud at these two as they butt heads over and over again seeing things as they see them not as they are. There will be times you will want to get out a tissue as the love of the older couple turn back the pages and relives years long ago and all they have loss.

Ms. Dougherty did a great job of narrating this audio it did take me a little time to get into her voice. I have also listened to other samples of her work and feel this voice was more for the time period and how things were done back then. This narrator has many different voices she uses in other audios you would never know it was the same lady which is truly amazing to me. In this audio her many different character voices were outstanding. Her male voices were as good as her female ones, you never have trouble knowing who is talking or what they are feeling. You will laugh with some characters and other you will feel their pain and sorrow. There will be times you heart will break along with the character leaving you wishing you could lend a shoulder. The narrator brings this out more so than if you were just reading she really brings the story to life as she leaves you chuckling at little Sharpie who is a delight. There are not any background noises just a clear fun audio. The narrators tones are even smoothly delivered there is no doubt you will get lost in her voice as she brings this audio to life. I look forward to listening to more from Ms. Dougherty.

What I really enjoyed in this story was Sharpie, Aunt Hen, the mystery of who was stealing, the head butting between Prudence and Gidry, the electric lighting and how they thought it might affect their land, the postcards added so much to this story I really laughed myself silly once I got over the shock. There are so many wonderful parts that the author and narrator give us. It really was a lovely audio with meaning and feeling. It has a lovely ending but I would have loved to have seen what happened with aunt Hen and who was Sharpies father.

The author writing is truly lovely as she twisting the story to give you humor and making you feel the characters pain. A lot is going on but you have no trouble keeping up. She spins a little mystery along with a little jealously which really pulls the reader in. Leaving you with the question of what is up with that wooden leg? lol Aunt Hen tells a wonderful story of their past and how it could affect Pru . She is a wise women who has a way about her that she can get the point across making you think it was your idea. What you get with this audio is a delightful listen which will leave you smiling, almost in tears at time, only to make you laugh out loud. It has a wonderful plot with wonderful characters that you can relate to and I feel sure in some way part of this most likely has happen to most of us. This is the first I have story I have read/listened to of the author and narrator. I look forward to picking up more of each of their works.

An Old West Love Story

What did you love best about Sealed with a Kiss?

The story was well written and thought out. The characters did not follow the typical storyline that you expect in a romantic novel, which was nice.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Sealed with a Kiss?

I loved how the 'electric street lights' might destroy the flowers. I can imagine when they first came about that people were worried about such things. Things like this helped to show how the author put some thought into her storyline.

Have you listened to any of Pam Dougherty’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the first time I have listened to a Pam Dougherty story. I don't have too many complaints. She had just enough of a change in the voices so I knew who was who.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Just who stole the leg? HAHA!

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was provided by the author/narrator/publisher free of charge in exchange for an unbiased review.

Excellent Update to Texan Historical Romance!

Any additional comments?

Rating 3.5 stars. Sealed With a Kiss by Pamela Morsi just received an excellent update with an audiobook narration. Originally published in 1998, Sealed With a Kiss is set in 1890's Texas and centers around Prudence Belmont and Gidry Chavis. The story begins with Gidry's return to town after his father experiences a stroke in the town's cotton gin. He hasn't been to town for eight long years because he and his father exchanged harsh words when Gidry ran off with a bar maid from the local saloon, despite being betrothed to Prudence. Sparks fly between the pair almost immediately upon his return, and there are several misunderstandings that need to be cleared up before Prudence can forgive Gidry.

What I enjoyed most about at the story were the great secondary characters. Prudence's aunt is amazing and held onto her first love for 50 years. There is also this endearing orphan little boy who is well versed in the cruel harsh world. Prudence takes care of him, and Gidry helps him out too, unbeknownst to the other.

I listened to the Audible audiobook narrated by Pam Dougherty. Her narration was natural and easy to listen to. She really brought the characters to life giving each one their own distinct voice, including the little boy. I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest unbiased review.

So Good!

If Audible presented the opportunity I’d purchase every Historical Pamela Morsi wrote. These books are full of humor and wisdom from a previous time in our history. They’re beautifully written and with the right narration pulls you in- making you wish it wouldn’t end. I love Ms Morsi- wish I could reach her personally and express my thanks for all the years of pure joy her books have brought me. I still remember buying the first one in a tiny bookshop in KS 30 years ago. So many rereads I’ve lost count ❤️

Small town Texas second chance love

My first book by Pamela Morsi and I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely story. It is well written and all the characters are well developed. I loved h/H: their actions and emotions are believable and there is not much unnecessary angst and misery. The secondary romance is beautiful and almost takes a centre stage, I loved bittersweet but happy ending....
Narrator did a wonderful job, her voice and diction were very well suited for the story, she brought it fully to life.

An enjoyable book

I loved this book more than I thought I would. I was interested in another book by this author (because it was recommended to me) but decided to give this one a try because it was in Audible Escape and I'm so glad I did! The story sucked me right in and I enjoyed this book so much. I'll definitely be reading the other books by the author.

Relationships and Conversations

The narration was excellent. I think it contributed to the mood of the story in a positive way. Sharpy was my favorite character so much that I would like to read even more about him. Prudence and Aunt Hen were admirable heroines. Unfortunately Gidry was not my cup of tea. I did however appreciate the conversations, explanations and relationships.

Very entertaining historical!

This is a very entertaining book about Prudence and Gidry. Eight years ago Prudence Belmont was left by her childhood sweetheart, Gidry Chavie. Now he comes back to town believing he can catch up where he left things between them but Prudence doesn't agree so easily. The book is sweet and the plot is very interesting.
Pam Dougherty dos a great job narrating this book.
This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast.