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Allie Boniface
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Ashton Kirk, youngest daughter of a prestigious senator, fiancee of a hotshot attorney, and fresh Harvard graduate, is headed for a promising law career when scandal breaks apart her family. To escape, she rents an apartment in the sleepy town of Paradise, New Hampshire, where no one knows who she is.
Ashton hopes for solitude, but all bets are off when Eddie West, the town's most eligible bachelor, moves in downstairs. Eddie likes his women and his cars shiny, sleek, and fast, and when he meets his new housemate, he wastes no time getting friendly. While he's looking for a no-strings romance, he gets more than he bargained for in Ash, who sees through his bravado to the pain of a loss too fresh to mention.
Can two people from different worlds find common ground, a place to fall in love and build a future? Is it possible to find your soul mate in the place you least expect?
(Originally published as Lost in Paradise, by The Wild Rose Press, in 2007. New scenes and characters accompany this edited edition).
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Abby Davis isn't wearing a skimpy bikini or sipping umbrella drinks, not when she's busy chasing around four little ones. And Matt McKinney isn't looking for fun - he's a Navy SEAL, a grown man with a long list of missions and fallen brothers. Abby has brought her children to this beach to start over, to give them the enjoyable memories they deserve. Matt has been sidelined by a combat injury, and he is haunted by the loss of his best friend and the promise he made: to remain a SEAL - focused and dedicated.
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Heartwarming and Emotional
- By 🌸DARA on 08-27-16
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The Sweethearts' Knitting Club
- By: Lori Wilde
- Narrated by: Lisa Zimmerman
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The first audiobook in Lori Wilde’s new series set in small-town Twilight, Texas, The Sweethearts’ Knitting Club is the story of Flynn McGregor, a young woman who’s always done exactly what her friends, family, and fellow knitters have told her to do - until Jesse Calloway, her bad-boy high school sweetheart, roars back into town.
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Can we get a "soft porn" advisory?? Geesh.
- By Erin Pesznecker on 03-16-21
By: Lori Wilde
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The Last Breath
- By: Kimberly Belle
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger, Mary Robinette Kowal
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Humanitarian aid worker Gia Andrews chases disasters around the globe for a living. It's the perfect lifestyle to keep her far away from her own personal ground zero. Sixteen years ago, Gia's father was imprisoned for brutally killing her stepmother. Now he's come home to die of cancer, and she's responsible for his care - and coming to terms with his guilt.
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- By Sandy on 07-25-19
By: Kimberly Belle
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Falling Home
- By: Karen White
- Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
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Cassie Madison has it all: A high-powered advertising career; a stylish Manhattan apartment; and a sophisticated, rich, and gorgeous fiancé. It's a far cry from her childhood in Walton, Georgia, home of the annual Kudzu Festival and hot, sticky summers. And then there are all the bad memories, the heartache. When Cassie's estranged sister calls to say that her father is dying, Cassie knows it's time to set aside her feelings and go home and face the sister she hasn't seen in 15 years.
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Could not finish
- By G. Moore on 06-08-11
By: Karen White
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The Opportunist
- By: Tarryn Fisher
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Olivia Kaspen has just discovered that her ex-boyfriend Caleb Drake has lost his memory. With an already lousy reputation for taking advantage of situations, Olivia must decide how far she is willing to go to get Caleb back.
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overall: irritating book
- By DD on 02-14-17
By: Tarryn Fisher
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Pay Dirt Road
- By: Samantha Jayne Allen
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
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Annie McIntyre has a love/hate relationship with Garnett, Texas. Recently graduated from college and home waitressing, lacking not in ambition but certainly in direction, Annie is lured into the family business—a private investigation firm—by her supposed-to-be-retired grandfather, Leroy, despite the rest of the clan's misgivings.
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Great Narration
- By Cindy Buell NZ on 05-04-22
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Kissing the Maid of Honor
- By: Robin Bielman
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Sela Sullivan is resolved to be the best maid of honor ever, even if it means tolerating the best man. Insufferable, too-handsome Luke Watters is not only the guy who humiliated her at a kissing booth in high school, but he also happens to be her best friend's older brother. Positive he's the same arrogant jock, Sela vows to focus on her duties and steer clear of the frustrating - and frustratingly tempting - Luke.
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Great story but.....
- By Anonymous User on 02-10-21
By: Robin Bielman
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Keeper of the Light
- Keeper Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Arielle DeLisle
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
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Dr. Olivia Simon is on duty in the emergency room of North Carolina's Outer Banks Hospital when a gunshot victim is brought in. Midway through the desperate effort to save the young woman's life, Olivia realizes who she is - Annie O'Neill, the woman Olivia's husband, Paul, is in love with.
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I can't finish this...
- By Calmeridian Tink on 03-31-16
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My Life Next Door
- By: Huntley Fitzpatrick
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not: loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, 17-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them...until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?
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A well written coming of age book
- By Ezinwanyi on 10-23-15
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The Salt House
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Duffy
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In the coastal town of Alden, Maine, Hope and Jack Kelly have settled down to a life of wedded bliss. They have a beautiful family, a growing lobster business, and the Salt House - an oceanfront cottage they're renovating into their dream home. But tragedy strikes when their young daughter doesn't wake up from her afternoon nap, taking her last breath without making a sound. A year later each member of the Kelly family navigates the world on their own private island of grief.
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Culturally closed minded to what going on today.
- By Susan Griggs on 01-11-22
By: Lisa Duffy
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The Perfect Illusion
- By: Winter Renshaw
- Narrated by: Holly Chandler, Matthew Holland
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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I'm in the midst of scrawling "I quit!" onto his fancy cardstock letterhead when my boss corners me. He needs a favor, he says. And then he asks how well I can act. Hudson Rutherford needs a fiancée. With his old-moneyed parents forcing him to marry some bratty hotel heiress and his hedonistic, playboy lifestyle at stake, the only way to get them to back off is to make them think he's truly, madly, deeply in love...with me - his third personal assistant this year. But I can hardly stand working for him as it is.
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suprised
- By Suzy on 04-20-18
By: Winter Renshaw
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Purple Hearts
- A Novel
- By: Tess Wakefield
- Narrated by: Kyle Mason, Shayna Thibodeaux
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow couldn't be more different. Sharp-witted Cassie works nights at a bar in Austin, Texas, to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Luke is an army trainee, about to ship out for duty, who finds comfort in the unswerving discipline of service. But a chance encounter at Cassie's bar changes the course of both their lives.
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RATING PURPLE HEARTS BOOK VS PURPLE HEARTS MOVIE
- By Rozzy on 02-05-23
By: Tess Wakefield
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- Meeka
- 04-12-16
Slow
I received a free audio copy of this book to write a review.
The story of a young lady fresh out of college, running from her family troubles moves to Paradise to escape her problems and try and discover what she wants out of life. It has a decent story line just moves a little too slow for me. It was a quick and easy to listen to but not sure that I would have finished it if I had been reading it.
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- DK
- 04-11-16
Love, Love, Love! 5 Star Story- More Please :-)
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Scandal has broken out with Ashton's father, a US senator. He has been accused of using drugs and sleeping with an underage prostitute.
Ashton has to deal with that crisis and her family, that is bad enough. However, she finds her boyfriend of three years – the one she planned to married and build a life with – has cheated on her, breaking her trust completely.
Ashton, a recent Harvard Law graduate, cannot handle to scrutiny or the scandal. She decides to cut all ties and move to Paradise, New Hampshire for the summer.
She finds a place to live, with a housemate… With one of the sexiest man she's ever seen. Eddie, the town's most eligible bachelor – he has quite a reputation with the ladies. Ashton finds him a pleasant person and a great housemate.
As Ashton settles into her life of anonymity and less pressure, she tests her boundaries in more ways than she could have imagined.
I enjoyed the story very much. As you can probably guess the next move as you read, it is a great romance with unexpected twists and turns. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys adult, contemporary romance.
While, *I was given a copy of this book to listen to in exchange for my review, this is another instance of happiness as a reviewer. Teri Schnaubelt & Allie Boniface are worth looking into for their work.
Teri Schnaubelt is one of my favorites narrators. She performs each character very well, regardless of age, gender or circumstance. It is always a joy to listen to her. One of the best!
Notes: One tasteful but descriptive scene of intimacy. I cannot recall any strong language and there is no mention of violence. Not a book for the "purist" but a lovely read/listen for those two don't mind a bit of spice.
Stars: I am one who is stingy with my stars, because I had an English teacher who once told me that there is always room for improvement when writing, she would never score an assignment with 100% for that reason. Fortunately, I am not her and I give this book 5 stars in each of the three categories: overall, performance & story!!
Notes: Mature themes and some strong language. It also contains a political hot button topic that would spoil if I listed it.
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- Cyn
- 03-07-16
wonderful from start to finish
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I really enjoyed this listen it was a great story from the author to the narrator. Ashton life is about to change when her family’s scandal breaks and her boyfriend dumps her. If you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen which is just what Ashton does. She leaves it all behind from her career to her money moves to the small town of Paradise where no one knows her and she starts over. What she finds is she likes the normal quite life along with her hot handsome neighbor. Eddie is a wild child who likes his women hot and his cars even hotter. He isn’t looking for love and isn’t ready when his hot little neighbor moved upstairs. This is a story about secretes filled with drama along with trying to outrun ones past.
I really likes Ashton she was really down to earth with her background you would not have expected that. I guess she is kind of the black sheep of the family always trying to do what is expect of her but truly wanting a different life. She loves her new life but her family wants her back things get interesting when her father comes to visit trying to bring her back home. Next up is her ex which leaves some very trouble times in his path. She must decide who and what she wants and why she wants it. It is time to make a stand and go with ones heart.
I just fell in love with Eddie he has a troubled past that breaks your heart. He is the town’s bad boy trying to outrun a painful past. There is nothing you will not like about him he is a true blue American man that takes your heart with his bad boy ways. My heart really went out to him in so many ways.
Teri Schnaubelt as narrator did an outstanding job with wonderful character voices. She puts feeling and emotion in her audios that reach you down to your toes. Her male voices are as good as her female voices. She gives you a smooth clear listen with no background noise or breaks in the audio. You can hear her passion, pain, sorrow and love in her voice as she takes these characters and gives them life. There wasn’t anything I didn’t enjoy about this audio from her refreshing voice to her rich tones.
I really loved that these characters where friends before they were lovers. You could feel the pull and sparks fly but when it came down to it they were friends first always there for the other. I really liked how Eddie looked out for her. Both knew they were hiding something but gave each other the space they needed. I really wish she would have come clean when Eddie did but it just adds to the story. The author gives you a starting over story and learning who you are while taking one’s life back. She gives you a believable story with wonderful characters you can relate to. This one author who will break your heart as she pulls you in giving you a page turn you can’t put down. This is the first I have read or listen from this author and narrator I am so looking forward to the next one.
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- Karina Larson
- 03-12-16
a fun love story.
I loved the characters and the story. it was very entertaining. I would recommend it to my friends.
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- Elizabeth L.
- 06-30-14
Paradise ... a place to start over?
If you could sum up The Promise of Paradise in three words, what would they be?
freedom, beginning anew, reflection
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Promise of Paradise?
One of the most memorable moments in the book was when Ash realized that taking a the road unknown was what she wanted to do. When everything is laid out for you, you aren't taking any chances. Taking chances and making changes is what Ash needed to do.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The moment when Ash realized that what she wanted was right in front of her. That the life that was 'planned' for her wasn't the life that she wanted. I think that taking that 'leap of faith' was what Ash needed to do.
Any additional comments?
I enjoyed the pacing of the book. Ms. Schnaubelt's narration gave each character voice without being stereotypical (accents and such). I would love to listen to more books both by the author and read by Ms. Schnaubelt.
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