Off the Cuff Ratings for Choices Stories and Series, Part 2:
I’m a sucker for … pets, spells, collections.
Audiobook Reviews: 3/5 Stars Wanting Moore by Mary Vine
Narrated by Kathleen Li Summary: Isabella Moore runs away from home to become a schoolteacher in Haines. She doesn’t quite make it though. A broken leg leaves her marooned just outside a mining town where she’s nursed back to health by a Civil War doctor /blacksmith who doesn’t really want to be a doctor. Additional…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5 Stars: Merry Christmas Henry by Aubrey Wynne
Narrated by Tom Jordan Summary: Henry’s the night guard at a local art gallery in Chicago. He’s a bachelor despite his best friend’s finest efforts. Additional Comments: Super short story about a man obsessed with a painting. It could be taken as sweet or weird. I’m going to go with sweet, but just barely. Although…
Audiobook Reviews: 3/5 Stars A Valentine to Cherish by Josie Riviera
Narrated by Anthea Hallett-Ybarra Summary: Scarlett Evans would like to lose a few pounds and just got dumped by her fiancé. Enter handsome singer-songwriter, Joseph Slater, the end. Additional Comments: – The subtitle of A Sweet and Wholesome Christian Novella says it all. I’m going to preface with I am a Christian but I don’t…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5 Stars: A Bride for Nathan
Summary: Nathan Kahn gets his leg blasted off in the final days of the Civil War. His friend, Ben, takes care of him, going so far as to take him home and stay with him through his rough recovery. Nathan could die any day. If that happens, what will become of Nathan’s young daughter? Ben’s…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5 stars: Beneath the Roots by W.K. Greyling
Summary: Mer doesn’t like Avry, but she might have to marry him. Rather than succumb to that fate, she runs away, setting off a chain of events that will alter her life—and his—forever. Additional Comments: – Characters 3.5/5: Mer and Avry are likable enough eventually. However, at first, I distinctly remember a few moments of…
Audiobook Reviews 3.45/5: Romance at the Royal Menagerie
Mild Spoilers Ahead Summary: Poor but lovely girl meets enchanting rich guy who’s visiting the zoo her father works at. You could probably predict the ending from the title. Francesca (Franny) Hartwell and John Fairgate are from distinctly different social classes. Additional Comments: I hardly ever read any sort of regency romance, but I…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5: The Countess Intrigue by Wendy May Andrews, narrated by Julie Hinton
Summary: Lady Elizabeth Castleton sneaks off to a dark corner for a private chat with Lord Justice Sinclair. They’re busted, of course. And the ninnies around them have nothing better to do than gossip, so Sinclair fibs that they’re engaged. That sets the poor girl into a tizzy because of the rumors Sinclair killed his…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5 Stars: Written in Blood by Rebecca Deel
Typical Romantic Suspense (I’ll try to keep this relatively spoiler free.) Narration provided by Kristina Fuller Yuen Summary: Megan Cahill is a news editor who happens to be in the dark park to meet her friend when that friend is murdered. The killer knocks her cold, giving the lady nightmares. So, of course,…
Audiobook Reviews 4/5: Broken Branches by Brenda M. Spalding
Narrated by Eliza Wethers 4/5 Romance Mystery with Hints of Paranormal *mild spoilers possible Summary: Megan Calloway loses her grandmother in a tragic accident. After going to her gran’s house to hold the funeral and close out her affairs, Megan’s not entirely convinced it was an accident. Mysterious things are still happening around the…