Standstill

By: Nicole Dykes

Narrated by: Verla Bond

Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

How do you heal after tragedy?

Is it even truly possible?

Ashlyn and Garrett have been friends forever, nursing each other through the unimaginable. Over the years, they’ve learned to lean on each other and keep going.

But there’s a huge difference between moving forward and merely standing still.

©2019 Nicole Dykes (P)2020 Nicole Dykes

Great story

This was a sweet, clean romance. Nikki Larsen has created a story that will pull at your heartstrings and make you fall in love with her characters. Rhonda Kravhmer does a fantastic job narrating and bringing the characters to life.

Gridlock To Escape!

Standstill is a new adult standalone novel told in dual pov with the perspective of Ashlyn and Garrett. The writing style exhuberates deep thoughts and depth. The calamitious prologue is so heart-rending that pieces of your heart will shatter. Tear drops and tissue boxes, a beautiful lovestory with the sake of cherishble friends. I found the characters compelling with complex personalities. I loved getting the history and the timeline was tenable. I'm just sad to see it end as I loved it so much.
Looking forward to more by this talented author.

Narrator Verla Bond is a talented narator. Her performance was smooth and her sweet inflection was just perfect i loved her performance of the characters. She was ability to give the characters their own voice. I'm looking forward to listening to more audio's performed by this narator.

Absolutely PERFECT!!!

I read this book when it was first written and I absolutely LOVED Garrett and Ashlyn. They were truly each other’s other half. Even though these two totally frustrated me at times, I couldn’t get enough. Every time I thought they were getting their crap together BAM they would be a HOT MESS all over again.
I loved Garrett and finding out his truths solidified that Ashlyn is his true HEA. The love is in the words and Ms. Dykes is sure to deliver all the feels.

Now to be able to listen to the audio just makes it 10x better. The characters were really brought to life!! Loved the narration!

Heart breaking and love filled story!

You will not regret taking the time to listen to this story! Garrett and Ashlyn have spent years in heart ache and trying to overcome a great loss. That loss brings them together and tears them apart all at once. They use each other as a crutch but never face the truth and overcome their past. Listen and see how all this plays out in the end! It’s a beautifully written story that stays with you.

Emotional

Standstill was emotional, tragic, sad, sweet, and everything in between. It was the story of Ashlyn and Garrett and how they dealt with survivor's guilt and the loss of someone close to them. What a great story that I highly recommend. Verla Bond did a wonderful job bringing this story to life.
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The journey

Ashlynn lost her best friend and Garrett lost the girl he loved that night and eight years later they have not moved on. This story is their journey to realizing how they feelings they have always had for each other. Loved listening to their journey defiantly a 5 star read from me.

Life doesn’t stand still

This books is a sweet but heart breaking story of life and the crap it throws at you. A story of tragedy and how those tragedies can impact and change your life. A friends to lovers book that is worth the read or listen if your on audible. This is my first time with this narrator and she did a great job.

Life is always moving, never Standstill

This was technically a “reread” I read Standstill when it came out last year & absolutely loved Ashlyn & Garrett’s story. Now, a year later getting to listen to their story? And revisit them? Absolutely amazing! The narration was excellent & the story was just as good the second time around.

Perfect standalone if you’re wanting to give a new author a shot! It’s hot, it’s a quickie & it’s a beautiful story about love, loss & growth.

A sweet friends to lovers contemporary romance

This was a sweet friends to lovers contemporary romance.

I absolutely adored Ashlyn and Garrett's story.
This was a hurt/comfort listen with a much deserved HEA.
This was a quick, hot and emotional standalone.

Verla Bond performed an amazing audio delivery!

Wow

An amazing story of youth and second chances. Not your typical romance story -this story is so much more complex and real. Amazing job!!