Stay with Me

A Quaking Heart Novel, Book 2

By: Janith Hooper

Narrated by: Dannul Dailey

Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

When Johnnie Williams returns from Montana to orderly city life, he finds his job as a Pinkerton detective no longer sparks his passion like it used to...until Rose Marie crosses his path, knee deep in criminal activity. As Johnnie investigates her, a different kind of passion ignites - along with a slew of threats he never saw coming.

Rose Marie Swanson goes home to San Francisco with a renewed commitment to the life she has chosen. She has work to do and must make sure no one interferes. When Johnnie gets in the way, she devises a plan to destroy his intolerable curiosity and dangerous desire to help.

Johnnie Williams is done with cowpoking. That happened the moment his best friend married the woman he fancied spending his life with. It’s time to leave Harper Ranch and return to his San Francisco life as a Pinkerton detective, where rounding up the dregs of society is all in a day’s work. There is only one problem with his plan: Rose Marie, the woman who is overtaking his thoughts, his self-control, and his job. With their every encounter, blonde belle Rose Marie shaves off a few more rusty pieces from the hinges of his heart while turning his well-ordered life upside down.

Rose Marie Swanson is a beauty without equal. Always known as dazzling and tempting, she is sick to her soul of being either one and fed up with the kind of male attention that daily surrounds her. She has a job to do and can’t afford to let anyone get in her way. Then handsome cowboy Johnnie Williams bulldozes into her life without a speck of personal conquest in his eyes, and Rose Marie is both baffled and relieved. At least he presents one less distraction for her end game. That is, until he turns the tide and starts delving into matters that are not his business, lethal to her agenda, and perilous to his well-being.

©2014 Janith Hooper (P)2020 Janith Hooper

The Narration is a Plus

The narration is the best part of this audible book. The story is interesting with some good tension between the characters.

Really good!

I listened to this in big chunks, and a lot of the time my mind wanders through no fault of the author, but I followed this with no issues. Good job!

Romance, Mystery and Action

Stay with Me by Janith Hooper is an interesting book in which the characters click and grow, the romance is tasteful and there are plot twists that enhance the mystery with a deliberate pace. I have not had the pleasure of hearing book 1, however, Hooper did an excellent job of explaining things without taking from book 2.

Each character is well-developed and has depth. I thought the interaction between Rosie and Johnnie was well-done. Each character had a purpose and each plot twist was well executed. The dialog was smooth and authentic, moving the story along at a steady pace. The book was long – over 11 hours in length but well worth the time to hear.

The narrator, Dannul Dailey, gives a steady and solid performance. He gives each character a unique voice that makes it easy to distinguish them. His rhythm was steady and deliberate. Dailey interjects the proper amount of emotion and enthusiasm to keep the dialog authentic sounding and the story moving.

Overall, this is a good romance with some western and Christian themes running through the story. Neither is overwhelming.

There were no issues with the production or quality of this audiobook.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.