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Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island
- A Carolina Tale, Book 1
- By: Susan M. Boyer
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Eugenia Ladson’s husband—retired judge Everette Ladson—is engaging in marital misbehavior—she’s certain of it. But to activate the clause in her prenup, she needs proof, and is willing to pay for as many hours of surveillance as it takes. When Eugenia turns up dead, Hadley is in Greenville, South Carolina—three and a half hours away—where she’s followed Everette. Every instinct tells Hadley Everette is responsible for Eugenia’s death, but she is regrettably his alibi.
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Boyer’s Best Yet!
- By Deb Branwell on 04-14-23
- Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island
- A Carolina Tale, Book 1
- By: Susan M. Boyer
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
good character development
Reviewed: 06-13-24
I have enjoyed this as much as her Low Country series and for many of the same reasons: characters, plot, local and sociological details
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High Stakes Crime
- A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Shelby Nichols Adventure, Book 15)
- By: Colleen Helme
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Crime, high-stakes poker, and a hidden treasure. Will Shelby survive her most challenging adventure yet? Mind reader Shelby Nichols is determined to take charge of her own destiny, but even the best laid plans are no match for the high-stakes crime involving a mob boss and his enemies. A simple visit with a nosy reporter leads her to a story with a strong link to her past that she is unable to resist.
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I always look forward to new books in this series!
- By shelley on 09-04-21
- High Stakes Crime
- A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Shelby Nichols Adventure, Book 15)
- By: Colleen Helme
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
Another winner!!
Reviewed: 01-28-23
Coleen Helme and narrator Wendy Tremont King team up to score yet another winner in the Shelby Nichols series!
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Never Fall for Your Fiancee
- By: Virginia Heath
- Narrated by: Shane East, Shakira Shute
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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The first in a new historical rom-com series, a handsome earl hires a fake fiancée to keep his matchmaking mother at bay, but hilarity ensues when love threatens to complicate everything.
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Fun Romantic Comedy
- By M La Monda on 12-16-22
- Never Fall for Your Fiancee
- By: Virginia Heath
- Narrated by: Shane East, Shakira Shute
predictable
Reviewed: 01-04-23
Formulaic, with a detailed steamy scene or two, but if you're not expecting more, still a fun read.
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My Lady Jane
- By: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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At 16, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren't for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be queen of England. Like that could go wrong.
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Hysterical Alternate History
- By JGillSt on 06-17-16
- My Lady Jane
- By: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
A complete delight!
Reviewed: 12-14-19
I can't help but feel that this team of writers had a total blast creating this book...the narrator must have had so much fun, and couldn't have been more perfect
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Cotillion
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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Young Kitty Charing stands to inherit a vast fortune from her irascible great-uncle Matthew - provided she marries one of her cousins. Kitty is not wholly adverse to the plan, if the right nephew proposes. Unfortunately, Kitty has set her heart on Jack Westruther, a confirmed rake, who seems to have no inclination to marry her anytime soon.
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Competent but not brilliant
- By Hazel on 05-29-09
- Cotillion
- By: Georgette Heyer
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
Delightful!
Reviewed: 08-29-19
The music at the beginning of each chapter was fun, and thankfully was not playing during the narrative. I enjoyed the narrator, and the story was up to Heyer's usual high standards
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Devil-May-Care
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Ellie is young, rich, engaged, and in love. In the carefree days before marriage and new responsibility, she decides to house-sit at Aunt Kate's palatial estate in Burton, Virginia. With its nearly invisible housekeepers and plethora of pets, Ellie feels right at home. But when she opens an antique book about the town's aristocracy, she finds disturbing secrets that extend to her own family.
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One of Elizabeth Peters' best!
- By Book reader on 01-19-07
- Devil-May-Care
- By: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
Not her best
Reviewed: 07-24-19
I was surprised to find the story contained several inconsistencies and unanswered questions. The characters were poorly drawn compared to her other books. The narrator slipped in-and-out of the wrong voices. The audio skipped frequently. Still, it was a fun read.
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The Burning Issue of the Day
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 5
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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January 1910. A journalist has been killed in a suspicious blaze. Everything points to a group of suffragettes, but the apparent culprit insists she is innocent. When Lady Hardcastle receives a letter from a suffragette requesting her urgent help, the retired spy turned sleuth knows only she stands between an accused young woman and the gallows. Evidence at the scene makes Lizzie Worrel’s innocence difficult to believe, and with the police treating it as an open-and-shut case of arson, Lady Hardcastle faces a barrage of resistance as she tries to dig out the truth.
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Love
- By Levi on 05-02-19
- The Burning Issue of the Day
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 5
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Delightful!
Reviewed: 07-19-19
I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire series and am very much looking forward to the next book! The series is humorous, imaginative and exceedingly well researched . I feel like I have had a genuine look at many aspects of British life in 1908 - 1910. I have enjoyed the gradual unfolding of the background of the 2 main characters over the course of the series, particularly the first few books. The main characters are very likable, intelligent and talented.
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Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their lives in peacetime, but the enemy has other plans, and there is danger on the Homefront. Starring Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and everyone's favorite AI, Skippy the Magnificent, alongside a full cast. Includes plenty of pew-pew-pew, original sound composition, and maybe some singing by R.C. Bray.
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Great effort with potential, not the best executed
- By Rialtus on 06-18-19
- Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Lisa Renee Pitts, P. J. Ochlan, Peter Berkrot, full cast
Disappointing in both format and content!
Reviewed: 07-19-19
I REALLY did not like this new format. The sound effects were distracting, and it was often hard to know who was speaking. Disembodied, unidentified voices would appear, sometimes just for a few sentences or less, and in some cases I never did figure out who was speaking. The lack of description of characters and settings made it difficult to form an image in my mind of what was going on. These are problems I have found with other "Audio Productions" with multiple narrators and an abundance of sound effects, so I generally avoid them. I tried listening to a Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie that was produced in the same format, mistakenly assuming that since I had read the whole series and was familiar with the characters I would find it easier to follow and it would be less annoying. Not so, and I couldn't finish listening to it. The same was true for a production of a P. G. Wodehouse book.
Listening to "Homefront", I felt like I was listening to a TV show with my eyes shut, and with the added handicap of many of the voices of familiar characters - very familiar characters-, being different from R C Bray's narration.
I would not have finished this book if I were not such a fan of the series. I kept slogging through it thinking that I didn't want to miss any important plot or relationship development in the series. Honestly, it was a chore, not a joy.
It's possible to utilize multiple narrators and sound effects successfully, as with the British radio show "Cabin Pressure ". This format did NOTwork for "Homefront ".
Oddly, in addition I kept feeling like the script hadn't been written by Craig Alanson! Some scenes were overblown, (Skippy's and Nagatha's embarrassing and humiliating dialogue about Joe when Adams arrives on the Dutchman is but one example), and many times the protagonists behaved out of character, (since when has Skippy been obsequious??).
The story felt forced, like it was merely a hurriedly written bridge to something new. A well-crafted contiuation of the story, not a contrived jumble, would have been better. Mr. Alanson created an elegant, believable transition in the 'Paradise ' series with the book, "Mavericks". I wonder if Alanson is trying to churn out too many books in too much of a hurry. I'd rather wait longer for something better.
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The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Emily Pollifax is one of a precious few gray-haired female sleuths who solve their cases through unflagging determination, moral courage and wisdom that comes with age. In "The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax", Emily answers the call of that “nice Mr. Carstairs” to go to Istanbul as a courier and search for a missing agent.
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Wonderful story, perfect narration!
- By Coffee Lover on 09-08-11
- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Second book in a long-loved series
Reviewed: 12-29-18
Another winner , with suspense, intrigue, humor , a great sense of location , and the indomitable yet always human Mrs. Pollifax
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Poison Is the New Black
- With Bonus Story: Taste of Christmas
- By: Chelsea Field
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Being an undercover poison taster for the rich and famous is hard enough without being dragged into clearing the name of your former nemesis.... Especially when you think he might be guilty. To make matters worse, Izzy and her elderly accomplice aren't the only ones digging into the murder case, and the other parties are a whole lot more dangerous. And if her old nemesis didn't do it, then the real killer won't appreciate their interference.
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Series hits its stride here
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 08-27-21
- Poison Is the New Black
- With Bonus Story: Taste of Christmas
- By: Chelsea Field
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Fresh!
Reviewed: 12-04-18
Intriguing background and context for the main character. Solution of mystery somewhat predictable, but redeemed by quirky and likeable characters, human attributes and motive for murderer, and a solid performance. The series is fun and holding up well so far. I'll continue with it. For those who wish to avoid such things, I'll note that it is not gory or littered with a profusion of foul language
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