Stone Cold Kiwi

New Zealand Ever After, Book 2

By: Rosalind James

Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Tom Janson

Falling in love can be pretty bloody inconvenient.

Let's inventory, shall we?

State of my professional life: Brilliant, if counted in terms of sales of eight Poppy Cantwell children's books starring my often-confused blue hippo, Hazel; the very substantial proceeds from selling my Kiwi Adventures New Zealand glamping business; and any number of glossy magazine articles about my charmed existence. Of course, I couldn't seem to write or draw anymore, but that would pass. Surely.

State of my personal life: Murky. A mysterious siren I was not, in my nursing bra and only-kind-that-fits maternity panties.

My three redheaded children? Good thing. Good, exhausting, frustrating, terrifying, wonderful thing.

My marriage? Living with a failing marriage is like living with a toothache. It's not going to get any better, and eventually, it's going to get heaps worse, but who wants a root canal?

Beginning to fall for the much-too-charming, not-quite-available, stone-cold-beautiful Dr. Matiu Te Mana, on the day he delivered the third of those children on the grass outside Otago General Hospital, a few short minutes before my marriage began its spectacular and very public final implosion?

Possibly tricky.

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Rollicking fun - Great dialogue

Stone Cold Kiwi- love this book. The dialogue goes from rapid fire to deeply touching, to hilarious and back again. Recommend it highly. Thanks Ms James.

Wonderful story and narrators

I really loved this story and was waiting for it to come to audio bc my life is hectic and book reading is limited. The narrators we’re awesome. I think it’s a different male narrator from the first one I. The series and definitely preferred Tom Janson. Rosalind James wrote such real characters. Sometimes the feelings and scenes are so raw you need to take a break but you just come back for more. Can’t wait for book three to hit!

Beautiful story. Beautifully written

One of my favorite if James’. While I line most of her stories, like 98%, this story was just beautiful. The personal growth of the characters is what drew me in. It helped that I got to know the characters in other books from James. And the narrators were great. Loved them both. No spoilers here.

The Narrators make this book even better

I am so glad Poppy and Matiu got their own story in Stone Cold Kiwi! Ms. James writes the most amazing real life stories and when she adds these two wonderful narrators, well you have beyond perfection. I absolutely loved reading this book and the audiobook is just even better. Emma captures the children's voices so well especially Olivia, what a feisty girl she is! I am so glad Ms. James added a male narrator for this story, Tom Janson. Tom and Emma work so well together it was a seamless transition between scenes.

Poppy is a married to a man who she finds out after delivering their 3rd child is cheating on her. This book covers a strong woman going through postpartum hormones, breast feeding, divorce, falling in love again, and managing her kids, home and career. A man who is tired of being the playboy he's always been and wants to settle down and have a family. Ms. James captures all those mom moments so well, as well as those special family moments. We get to visit with Koro again who I just adore, he can never die-just saying. I highly recommend this not you typical romance book with a HEA. I love it for so many reasons, it's real, it's family and it has some hard topics. I will be listening to this book again very soon.


I received a free copy of this audio book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Hero 40+ Heroine w/3 kids ? Wow!!

Two very interesting characters meeting under very unusual circumstances makes for a wonderful love story under the New Zealand countryside