• You're the One That I Want

  • Christiansen Family Series #1
  • By: Susan May Warren
  • Narrated by: Joell A. Jacob
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (202 ratings)

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You're the One That I Want

By: Susan May Warren
Narrated by: Joell A. Jacob
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Owen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start and maybe even a shot at romance with Elise "Scotty" McFlynn, the captain's daughter.

Used to being one of the guys, to never relying on anyone, Scotty doesn't believe in happily ever after - especially with someone like Owen. Her instinct is confirmed when Casper Christiansen arrives to drag his prodigal brother home, bringing with him a truckload of family drama - and, even worse, the news that Casper is wanted for questioning in connection to a crime back in Minnesota. But Owen is more than the sum of his mistakes, a truth both he and Scotty discover when she escorts both brothers to Deep Haven as part of her new job on the Anchorage police force. Thrust into an unfamiliar world of family, faith, and fresh starts, Scotty begins to see potential for a happy ending if she's brave enough to embrace it.

©2016 Susan May Warren (P)2016 Tantor

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"Warren has shaped a beautifully dynamic romance that teaches the value of family and forgiveness through a modern-day prodigal-son story of redemption." ( Publishers Weekly)

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A Christiansen Family Series Marathon

I listened to this entire series this week. A real family experience. God meeting each person individually and drawing them to him with problems, anger issues, adventures, and self imposed reasons not to let God in. Our plans versus Gods plans and Faith to bring them to pass The stories and narrators completely drew me in. I didn't want there to be an ending. Take a leap and see God move in this big rambunctious family. You will be glad you did!

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Good stories, strong faith connection, vocab overload.

I like this author; I have read the entire series, and mostly I enjoy the stories and the characters. I do wish the women didn’t always seem to be so oblivious to the men who are manipulating them. This is usually seen in the bad guy characters not in the Christensen men.
I like how this author portrays faith. It’s not perfect, but it’s incredibly strong which is what real faith is like. Because life is messy.
If I could tell the author one thing I would tell her this. Please don’t overuse cool vocabulary. At one point in this book I started thinking if I hear “nonplussed”, “enigmatic”, or “wan” one more time… It got annoying for sure. This author writes well enough that she doesn’t need to over use words like that.

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Prodigal Son with a Twist

I loved how this story found redemption for Owen. He finally was able to stop blaming everyone for his issues. The one thing that always bothered me about Owen was he blamed Max for his injury. He never stated that Max was only trying to help him get out of the fight Owen started when the accident happened. When it was important, Owen was able to recall all he had been taught to help him know God was still with him. It is so good that God looks at our whole life and not just incidents.

I am sorry to see this series end. Susan's stories gives us the Christian view without being preachy.

********The only thing that needs to be changed is the picture on the cover. Owen was stated to be blonde. Publishers please read the book and may sure the characters are correct.******

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Just ok

This book started off great. The deep sea fishing accident hooked me right away. I started off liking the characters and Susan May Warren's writing style is beautiful. Her descriptions are wonderful. But once the characters, Scotty and Owen went to Owen's home town--that's where it fell apart for me. Being that Owen and his brother, Casper espoused to be Christians, I was completely frustrated when over and over again they spoke out of both sides of their mouths. They talk about "having faith" but then form a plot for one to run away from the law. At the end, they both have their own realizations that they were wrong, but for me, there wasn't a strong enough admission that their actions had been against God, not just each other.

Scotty was the most sensible, but from the beginning she said she didn't trust God, nor had she ever given her life to Him. I kept waiting for that to change, but it never did. At the end, she made one statement, "have a little faith," and she wasn't referring to God. She was referring to Owen trusting in her capabilities as a detective. That was the extent of her coming around. Owen has a moment of repentance, but thinks nothing of the fact that he's ready to marry a woman who still hadn't committed her life to Christ. This is Christian romance, so I thought there'd at least be that. The dysfunction of the family is such that right and wrong become convoluted throughout the entire thing. Sometimes it felt like there was conflict, just for conflict sake, and I found myself rolling my eyes at some of the things the characters did. The epilogue didn't tie up the story of the main characters. It's all about a minor character getting a puppy. Maybe it was tying up the larger plot of the series, but I hadn't read the other books, so I'm not sure.

All that to say, I didn't enjoy the book as much as I hoped. I will still read more of Susan May Warren. Like I said earlier, she has a lovely writing style. This book just wasn't for me.

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Christian struggles

Most christian stories are similar. A sinner coming to Christ for the first time and everything is ok. This series showcases the struggles after following Christ. I love how it show that we constantly need God. Even after coming to Christ.

Only thing I wished was pointed out is the scripture about a man marrying the woman he impregnated. The Bible says, a man should marry but if he doesn’t want to then he can just pay something. It’s man’s doctrine that a man HAS to marry the woman he impregnated.

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For the love of God

The solid message of God’s grace and mercy flows beautifully through this series and eventually each person ‘gets it’.

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Great HEA for the Christiansen family

I was sad that it ended. I vote for a sequel where all the grandkids have grown up.

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Final Book in the Christiansen Family Series

Overall, I enjoyed this series. There were a few issues that I felt dragged down the plot. For me the biggest distraction was that the editor should have picked up on the multiple words and phrases that were very repetitive throughout the series. If I hear the word "epic" one more time, I will probably run screaming from the room! Several of the characters felt that God didn't like them. That was odd considering that the siblings came from an intact Christian family that surrounded their kids with love and grace. The narrator had a difficult time keeping up with each character's accent, in several of the books. I will compliment Joell A. Jacob on the range of accents she used in each book and I am sure that it must have been difficult to be able to provide the right accent with each character. While these things were a distraction, they did not impede my appreciation for the stories that were told in the six book series. I have read other series from Susan May Warren and enjoyed them as well.

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Very Good Series!

Another inspirational series by Susan May Warren. I enjoyed this series very much. Thank you.

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Great series! More please!

This was a riveting, well done book! I’m sad this is the last book.

I’m surprised how much I enjoyed each and every book in the series.

I’m hoping for more in the series somehow.

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