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Barbara Goss
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Amazon Best Seller in April 2016.
Desperate circumstances called for bold action. Lily couldn't resist the invitation to masquerade as her friend Emma to escape an undesired courtship. Her ruse backfires when she falls in love with Emma's intended. How could she possibly tell him her real identity? This deceit has also put her life in danger. Gus finds her working in a saloon and turns his back on her. Now her main objective is to win him back - no matter what it takes. A sizzling clean romance.
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One of your favorite inspirational romances, Second Chance, is now available as a complete and unabridged audiobook. Alisa Worthington has been an orphan her entire life. She dreams of having a family - but just when she thinks she's found a home, it is taken from her. Alisa flees San Francisco and false accusations against her, ending up in the small town of Reliable, California. There, she's at the mercy of the six Chance brothers. From the moment he first sees her, Titus Chance is drawn to Alisa's enormous brown eyes, set in a lovely heart-shaped face.
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- By Anonymous User on 07-17-24
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Lavender Morning
- By: Jude Deveraux
- Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
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Jocelyn Minton is a woman torn between two worlds. Her mother grew up attending private schools and afternoon teas, but she married the local handyman. After her mother died when Joce was only five years old, her father remarried into his own class, and Joce became an outsider - until she met Edilean Harcourt. Although she was sixty years Joce's senior, Miss Edi was a kindred soul who understood her like no one else ever had. When Miss Edi passes away, she leaves Joce all her worldly possessions, including an eighteenth-century house and a letter with clues to a mystery that began in 1941.
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should have been book #2.
- By Anonymous User on 07-05-14
By: Jude Deveraux
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Heart of Texas, Volume 1
- Lonesome Cowboy and Texas Two-Step (Heart of Texas Series)
- By: Debbie Macomber
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Lonesome Cowboy:
Savannah Weston lives quietly on the family ranch with her brother, Grady. Until she encounters a stranger named Laredo Smith, a disenchanted cowboy who just might change her life - in the best possible way! Texas Two-Step: After her father’s death, Ellie Frasier takes over the feed store in Promise. Still in mourning, she relies on her friends for comfort. But now her long-standing relationship with one of those friends, rancher Glen Patterson, seems to be turning into something else....
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- Anonymous User
- 12-27-20
Great Read
The Romantic Ruse was another great read by Barbara Goss. Lily is desperate to get away from circumstances that are beyond her control. Her friend Emma invites her to masquerade as Emma to escape an undesired courtship. She ends up falling in love with Emma’s intended, Gus. Unfortunately the ruse puts her life in danger and Gus turns his back on her when he finds her working at a saloon. She will do anything to win him back. I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more by Barbara Goss.
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- April H.
- 05-16-17
The Romantic Ruse
The Romantic Ruse
: Barbara Goss
A historical fiction with romance, lies, kidnapping and a chance to love. There are twists and turns that will keep the listener wondering what's next.
The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed by Ann M. Thompson.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-17
Not what I expected
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It was OK to begin with but I thought it went down hill after that. The heroin I felt made stupid mistakes. She didn't seem to think through things before she acted. I also didn't believe that she would work in saloon when she had other options. I also felt that they forgave her too easily and she expected repercussions yet she did not fight for what she really wanted!!
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-15-17
I was expecting a little bit more.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Probably not, it was too stiff and I couldn't relate to the characters.
Would you recommend The Romantic Ruse to your friends? Why or why not?
No, for the same reason I just answered to the previous question.
Would you be willing to try another one of Ann M. Thompson’s performances?
I might, She may do better with a different book, or perhaps I need to just read The Romantic Ruse instead of listening to it to be sure.
Did The Romantic Ruse inspire you to do anything?
not really
Any additional comments?
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
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- Danny Harr
- 01-24-21
Romantic Ruse
i like all of Barbara Goss books. she has a way of writing stories that pull you into it. This one is the same. it's an excellent story with a good story line and good characters and some twist and turns. Ann M Thomas did a good job narraiting this book..
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- Anonymous User
- 05-19-17
full of suspense and twists at every junction
I received a free copy in return for a fair review. This was a fun and crazy book about what two people will do for love! From the description you know the gist of the story, but let me tell you, it’s not what you expect! So many twist and turns, every time I thought I knew what was going to play out, I was shocked or surprised, angry at the characters or disappointed! I love going through so many emotions reading a book! Thanks Barbara for such enjoyment! I look forward to reading more of your books! I recommend this book for those who don’t want a predictable romance! Which should be all of you! Enjoy! I know I did!
Update** May 19, 2017
I enjoyed the audio version of this book. The narrator did a good job, but sometimes when two women were talking I had a hard time figuring out who was speaking because their voices were too similar. I had read this book over a year ago and had forgotten some of the twists and turns!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-17-20
Clean Western
4/5 The Romantic Ruse by Barbara Goss
Narrated by Ann M. Thompson
Summary:
Lily Brewer flees an unwanted courtship by using a train ticket intended for her friend, Emma. Before she can come clean to Gus about the deception, she’s kidnapped.
Additional Comments:
- The romance in the story is of the instant variety.
- The villain’s pretty clear-cut.
- I had a little trouble figuring out the sibling and married pairs in here. (Emma and James; Lily and Charles) Emma is Lily’s friend and Charles’s wife.
- Barbara Goss usually has happy endings as dictated by the romance genre, but these two had a bit of a rougher journey to get there than most.
- It’s almost a comedy of errors with the missed near chances and sheer number of misunderstandings. I confess to doing a fair amount of yelling at these characters. (Get it together and talk it out, people. No, don’t tell her that, you moron. That’s the worst advice you could possibly give her.) I suppose that makes them more realistic as well as infuriating.
- Ann M. Thompson’s performance was fine.
Conclusion:
If you like slightly clueless but nevertheless lovable characters and clean western romance, give it a go.
*I received this book for free. I voluntarily chose to review it.
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