Trails Merge

By: Rachel Spangler

Narrated by: Lori Prince

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's Summary

Every skier knows that anything can happen when trails merge.

After a devastating ultimatum from her lover, Campbell Carson returns to her childhood home, Bear Run Ski Resort, seeking her family's unconditional solace and support. Parker Riley escapes to the mountain after the high-powered world of Chicago's political machine leaves her questioning her judgment in both life and love. Despite their initial wariness, the women find their budding friendship snowballing toward romance. The idyllic mountain resort is the perfect setting for them to learn to rebuild trust, and perhaps to find a second chance at love. However, when Parker's past resurfaces, Campbell is forced to face her own hard truths. As barely healed wounds reopen, the unexpected obstacles in their path threaten any hope for a future together.

©2008 Rachel Spangler (P)2017 Bold Strokes Books Inc.

Gripping

This story included some expected directions, but the majority of the luscious tension moments had unexpected resolutions. Great story.

Good listen!

The story was pretty good. I liked the dynamic between the characters. The author didn't give character background until a ways into the book, so I was pleasantly held in suspense to figure them out. The narrator also made me enjoy the book as well, nothing spectacular, just pleasant to listen to. Overall good book!

Okay story, great narration

I wanted to like this more than I did. I picked this up bc Lori Prince narrates it, and I enjoyed the other book I read by this author (Thrust) but i didn’t rlly love this one. It was in the solidly: okay/average/perfectly fine camp. I had a couple of issues, mostly with Campbell and her reactions towards Parker. I get that she was hurt by her ex, but she is doing a LOT of projecting pretty much the whole time she is getting to know Parker and making a hell of a lot of assumptions abt her. And like, maybe this is just my cynical cold heart, but the family stuff and the whole “loving the mountain” and hating Parker working got real old for me. I also just found the whole “you can be a power lesbian/dyke and want/be around a family/homebody” thing super weird? Idk. I didn’t quite jive with Campbell, and I didn’t rlly see the chemistry with their dynamic all that much. I liked Parker! But I never quite was rooting for them to get together particularly hard and a lot of it felt a little repetitive at times. It wasn’t anywhere near horrible or anything, and I did get invested/was enjoying myself overall, but it’s not one I would return to and would likely forget pretty easily, unfortunately.

Lori Prince’s performance is as wonderful as always, so I can rec it in that sense.

Worth it

This is a good book on a weekend you’re trying to unpack your place! And Lori Prince is just amazing! And I see how she has gotten better as a narrator…fantastic! The only I have is I wish there was an epilogue, wrap up the storyline!

Loved this audio.

I loved Trails Merge. Excellently narrated by Lori Prince. Great story. Lesbian meets straight woman plot.

Sweet and fun

A lovely story skilly written. The back stories are good and the character tension spot on.
To correct a previous reviewer - this is not a lesbian meets straight woman plot. Both main characters are out and comfortable with it - so, thankfully, no tedious coming out drama.
Narration on the other hand is not great - it's just tolerable. The narrator over acts and some of the characters become caricatures.