Snowbound

By: Cari Hunter

Narrated by: Lesley Parkin

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's Summary

"The policewoman got shot, and she's bleeding everywhere. Get someone here in one hour, or I'm going to put her out of her misery."

An ultimatum that forever changes the lives of police officer Sam Lucas and Dr. Kate Myles. When heavy snowfall isolates the small English village of Birchenlow, a violent robbery shatters the community. Taken as a hostage and stranded with the increasingly desperate criminals, Sam is seriously injured during an ill-fated escape attempt. Already struggling to save the lives of the villagers caught up in the raid, Kate volunteers to walk straight into the lion's den. Cut off from help, with only each other to rely on, Sam and Kate must find a way to fight the odds and stay alive. The growing attraction between them gives them an even more desperate will to survive.

©2011 Cari Hunter (P)2016 Bold Strokes Books Inc

The perfect combination of suspense and romance. I loved it!

I like mysteries and thrillers with a romantic angle and this satisfies perfectly. I'm definitely waiting for the next one!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Worth the read

A bit predictable but good action and worth the read. I would recommend this to someone who loves an action filled romance even if you know what will likely happen. :-)

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

caution

The reader is VERY slow throughout the book, even during action and emergency situations, she is painfully slow. It made it hard to fully enjoy the story. At times it was hard to tell the two main characters apart. This definately would have been a better experience with a different reader, but the story was good regardless.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great story

Loved these characters. Extreme conditions throw these characters together, and as events unfold love grows. Read this book awhile ago. Remembered liking it, so got the audio version. Really enjoyed that the narrator was British and had all the pronunciations and inflections that as an American I just couldn't great my brain to do while reading.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

5 stars all around

I read ebook years ago & rated it 5 stars back then. Add 0.5 stars for the audio book's narration for a total of 5.5 stars total. I've re-read it before but decided to try the audio book this time around. I think I enjoyed it more with the excellent narration. Hearing it read with an English accent really adds to the book. I'm not knowledgable enough to know if it is accurate for the area.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Good Listen!

Overall good book. Some parts were unbelievable and a little drawn. The narrator did a good job thru the various expressions and highs and lows of the book. I'd recommend the read if you want a quick, easy listen.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great story, awesome narrator

I'd read the book before and really enjoyed it, but this narrator makes it sing. I could listen to her accent all day and never tire of it.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Much more romance than cops

While the description for this book suggests robbery, shooting, cops, hostages, and clever problem solving, all that is over in the first quarter of the book. The rest is a romance novel. I got this book because I really enjoyed the author’s “Alias” which did have a plot, and I kept expecting one to appear in “Snowbound.” But I was disappointed to find not even good old bodice ripping romance (ugh!), but just a book full of angst and a bit of graphic sex in the last few pages. I don’t know if I should risk another Cari Hunter book.

Loved the Story and Reader!

The story was great! It played out like a movie in my mind and I felt that I could actually see the scenes and relationships between all the Characters unfold. You can feel the fear and frustrations through the Narrators caricatures. Would recommend, would read again

loved it and could not wait to finish

well writen and full of excitement

lots of drama . loved the narrator's accent,
clever and moving

A good light read, with an original storyline.

At first it took a while to get used to the voice of the narrator, I wasn't expecting anything great, the last few books I've bought have been average to disappointing and I thought I must've heard all the best books....so it took a while to get into.
There's not much depth of characters or description, the story focuses on the action which drives the narrative, but it does keep you interested, in fact it would make a good action movie.
So overall while not being a masterpiece of literature, it's enjoyable enough to stick with til the end, even the corney bits are forgiveable.
It's not a bad thing to enjoy a light read now and then!
It's good to see other authors being given a chance in this genre full of the awful and ubiquitous Radclyffe & Georgia Beers.
There should be more variety of authors being given a chance instead of the same old formulaic dirge that is tedious and repetitive.
Would recommend for a light read.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Cracking first novel

Ok. I’ll get the ‘cons’ out of the way first. Wasn’t keen on the narrator. Turned up to 1.25 speed did help, but the voice hasn’t done the story any favours.
Right. The ‘pros’. :) :) :). This is Cari Hunter’s first novel. It’s an absolute edge-of-the-seat crime/thriller/understated lesbian romance. I first bought the paperback, then the ebook, then the audio version. I reread and relisten every few months. Doesn’t matter that I know the story. Still just as gripping.
Tip: try Cari Hunter’s Dark Peak series in print and audio. Different narrator. You won’t be sorry. Trust me. :)

I wont finish this book

The most exciting part of this book is the description ....because after that it gets boring.
Quite hard to listen through the middle part and cant carry on to listen to the end.

Not the normal Cari Hunter book.

slightly disappointed more of a love story than a detective/crime thriller . also the Narration was not as good as normal.

British

The really liked the storyline
But hated the narrators accents. I found myself cringing and skipping forward.

1 of 3 people found this review helpful