
Baby Love
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Suzanne Toren
With Suzanne Toren's lyrical narration, each scene, whether tender or violent, takes on added emotional depth.
Catherine Anderson has published 16 romance novels and is a New York Times best-selling author. Her works, including Cherish, have quickened the pulses of readers around the world.
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The narrator did quite well, though it's never easy speaking such a variety of characters, especially towards the end.
stirring novel
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I love this story..
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A STORY TO remember! Touching and sensitive.
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Rich Storyline
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ok storyline, bad narration
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easy listen.
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Very Perfect
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Once again a simpering whimpering heroine.
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So far from reality it felt like a fairytale.
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'Baby Love' by Catherine Anderson, book 1 of the Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan Series. Audible Premium Plus audiobook borrow. Dual POV. Narrator Suzanne Toren's voice was clear and easy to understand, but there are multiple hard swallows, constant unscripted heavy breaths directly into the mic, awkward pauses, and she used an infantile/Mickey Mouse voice for the FMC and a much more mature voice for the MMC than what is written. It's listed as 13 hours and 18 minutes. I listened at speed 2.50 for 5 hours 19 minutes. The audiobook only has 11 chapters in the table of contents, but the ebook lists 24 chapters and an epilogue. Content warnings: domestic violence; h suffers years of being beaten, manipulated, and r@ped by her stepfather; h baby is the product of her stepfather r@p¡ng her; death of a mother and her 2 young children; alcohol abuse; H and h almost freeze to death on the ranch; Lonnie shot Becca and abducted h and Jaimie; and Lonnie is k¡lled.
Locations: Pryor, Idaho; Squire, Washington; Oregon
Date: October 26 or 27 through Thanksgiving
Margaret Lynn Stanley (24; aka Maggie) was 14 and Maggie, her younger sister, was 4 when their father died in a logging accident. Maggie and Heidi's mother, Helen, had a heart attack and suffered brain damage because of it. Lonnie Boyle found the mentally diminished widow and married her. Lonnie abused his power over all three of them, financially ruined them, while beating, manipulating, and r@p¡ng Maggie. Eventually, Maggie fell pregnant. After Maggie gave birth to their son, Jaimie, Lonnie tried to force her to give him up for adoption. Severely beaten, Maggie runs away with Jaimie and places Heidi in the care of her friend. During her escape, she loses her bag, leaving her penniless. She hops on a train and finds herself in an even more precarious situation. The train car she jumped into is already occupied by 5 men.
Rafael Kendrick (30; aka Rafe) is a blue-eyed well educated (two degrees) cowboy who became a widower 2 years ago when his wife Susan and two young children, Keefer (3) and Chastity (6 months), died on an icy road after Susan lost control of their vehicle. He's the co-owner of the Rocking K, a 40,000-acre ranch, and his bank account boasts over $50 million. His devastation over the loss of his family found him at the bottom of a bottle. He left everything behind to travel endlessly, picking up odd jobs to stay inebriated, and continue his hobo lifestyle. In his inebriated state, he realizes Maggie and Jaimie are in trouble and grudgingly comes to their rescue. He helps and cares for Maggie and Jaimie because Maggie is too weak in her beaten and exhausted condition. While in his care Maggie gets very sick and Rafe's forced to call an ambulance. A hospital employee finds Maggie's I.D., calls the police to notify her family, and they notify Lonnie. Lonnie goes to the hospital to try to take Jaimie but Rafe steps in to protect them. Rafe offers to marry Maggie to protect her and Jaimie from Lonnie. Rafe convinces Helen to sign papers so he can take Heidi to safety. Rafe pays Lonnie to leave them alone but he's too obsessed with Maggie to let her go. Rafe took them to the safety of his ranch, married Maggie, and started the legal process to adopt Heidi and Jaimie. Helen calls Maggie frantic because Lonnie left her so Rafe and Ryan go to get Helen. As soon as their gone Lonnie abducts Maggie and Jaimie, shooting the housekeeper as they leave. Maggie remembers Rafe's advice, gets Jaimie to safety, and barricades herself in a rest stop restroom until the police arrive and k¡ll Lonnie. The epilogue finds them all happy and healthy a few months later.
Other characters: Ryan (28; aka Rye; Rafe's younger brother and business partner; pilot); Keith (60; Rafe and Ryan's dad); Anne (aka Annie; Rafe and Ryan's mom); Becca (Rafe's housekeeper; shot by Lonnie but survived); Sly (ranch foreman). JP
Rating: 5 star story; 3 star narration.
2 out of 5 on my spice scale
1st listen 10-30-23
Rafe and Maggie
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