Somewhere on Maui

By: Toby Neal

Narrated by: Sara Malia Hatfield

Sometimes only an accidental matchmaker can make lighting strike the people who need it most. Zoe moves to Maui to live her dream of being an independent journalist walking the beaches of paradise every day - but she never expected to be doing it with just her dog Sylvester. Divorced and heartbroken, and she ends up in therapy. Adam’s born and bred on Maui, a true "local" who surfs to stay in shape and deal with his many sources of stress: care of his mother, a busy contracting business, and a custody fight for his beloved stepkids. A workplace confrontation sends him to anger management counseling. Adam and Zoe happen to share a therapist who gives them the same advice: Try Internet dating. And though their Crazy Blind Date match-up ignites sparks neither have felt since high school, finding love is complicated by car wrecks, heart attacks, dot.com millionaires, misunderstandings and fresh grief. Can Adam and Zoe find a way to live a deeper dream on Maui?

©2013 Toby Neal (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Critic reviews

"Heartfelt, rich, inspiring - Neal’s fans will instantly fall in love with the charming cast of Somewhere on Maui." (Christine Nolfi, author of Treasure Me)

This one definitely takes you to Maui!

Loved it! Great story! The narrators voice is pleasant & she did a great job with the pidgin English!

My wife liked this one...so this is her review

Would you listen to Somewhere on Maui again? Why?

Maybe, if i didn't have a new book to listen to...I found it easy listening and great for commuting.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Somewhere on Maui?

The scenes with Adam and his mother were nice and well performed.

Which character – as performed by Sara Malia Hatfield – was your favorite?

The brazilian guy was funny, but I really liked the lead Adam...all around good guy, I'd most definitely say yes to a date with him, after my husband of course, ha!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

not extreme, more soft smiles or a bit teary...again an easy listen, in many ways a very chill book which i found to be nice.

Any additional comments?

Definitely more of a chick flick type listen, but enjoyable and well performed. Relieved to hear a local narrator performing this, thank you Audible!

Delightfully engaging

Loved the story line and character development. Narrator effective soothing. Depicts how miscommunication can be damaging and how important it is not to assume.

Romance; nothing but romance

Reading the critiques I'd hoped there would be a little more to this book than the average romance; a relationship of a man and a woman; searching for and finding the partner that is their destiny; the one. That portion of this audiobook was pretty good as far as that went. There were very few portions of the narrative in which I didn't like both Adam and Zoey. Though I have to say that they both seemed to have been transported fifty years ahead in time. Perhaps it's just me and the people that I know but these two have been less sexually active than everyone I know personally. I appreciated the setting and I learned several things about Hawaii that I hadn't known. The Rodriguez family is great, and though they are presented as paragons of goodness they feel realistic.
I felt as though there were some huge holes in the story and just as with many books of this type the plot was lacking. The saving grace of this book as well as this genre is that the author(s) created a lot of very likable characters; as well as a few intentionally unlikable ones.
This is an enjoyable listen if you're doing something else at the time and have the luxury of splitting your concentration or if it's part of a compromise with a feminine companion it's pretty good listen.

Aloha

Sweet love story that takes place in Hawaii. The descriptions are wonderful. The narrator is fantastic.