The Stand-In Christmas Bride
Mail Order Brides of Spring Valley, Book 5
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Susan Marlowe
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The last thing Bonnie Ross wants is to leave her little home in Staunton, Virginia. But when her three stubborn brothers get the idea of moving into their heads, there’s no talking them out of it. Before she knows it, they’re on the way to a “golden opportunity” in Spring Valley, Texas. Her only consolation is the promise they’ll be settled by Christmas–and that there are plenty of bachelors in Texas.
But all is not what it should be in Spring Valley. The house they’ve bought, sight unseen, is a dilapidated mess, and the weather is freezing. Worst of all, there’s only one bachelor who has caught Bonnie’s eye–and he’s engaged to another.
When her brothers decide to chase another opportunity further west to California, Bonnie is left with a choice: to travel on, uprooting herself once again and leaving her new friends, or to stick it out in Spring Valley. Would it be more heartbreaking to say goodbye to her brothers–or to watch the man she loves wed someone else on Christmas Eve?
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- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 93
After Emma's parents died, her disagreeable grandmother often sent her to stay with the Eshes, a nearby family. When her grandmother died, Emma was sent to live with distant relatives. While Emma was comfortable at their home, she never felt she truly belonged. On her 20th birthday, things took a turn for the worse when her uncle announced he was finding her a suitable husband. Emma was shocked to learn the man was Thomas Esh, who was said to be a secret drunkard and a gambler.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely love it!
- By Joy on 06-16-21
By: Samantha Price
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A Christmas Home
- Promise Glen Series, Book 1
- By: Marta Perry
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
After 10 years spent keeping house and raising her younger siblings, Sarah Yoder returns home to Promise Glen determined to make a fresh start. Her new job with neighbor Noah Raber's furniture business seems promising - until she and the woodworker clash over everything from the best way to reach new costumers to how to raise his mischievous six-year-old twin boys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The whole book is wonderful !
- By Mike Henry on 11-15-24
By: Marta Perry
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All Hearts Come Home for Christmas
- A Regency Romance Collection
- By: Sarah M. Eden, Anita Stansfield, Esther Hatch, and others
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Christmas at Falstone Castle - Sarah M. Eden - The Dowager Duchess of Kielder eagerly anticipates spending Christmas with her son and his family. Though their relationship has been strained, the duchess is determined to heal the chasm. Even with the help of the widowed local vicar, her plan will take a Christmas miracle. But during this magical season, anything is possible...even two second chances for love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful!!
- By Delores DeMaria on 03-02-21
By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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Refining the Debutante
- By: Anneka R. Walker
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Miss Miranda Bartley is in love with the Honorable Ethan Roderick, their engagement all but official. But as she basks in the success of her London Season, her joy is cut short when Ethan ends their courtship, claiming she is too insensitive. In the wake of her heartbreak, Miranda is dealt yet another blow, one that changes everything. In a harsh twist of fate, she quickly falls from Society darling to servant in her uncle’s home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A near miss
- By Kindle Customer on 09-09-23
By: Anneka R. Walker
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The Best of Intentions
- Canadian Crossings Series, Book 1
- By: Susan Anne Mason
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 223
In the aftermath of WWI, Grace Abernathy is determined to reunite with her family, crossing an ocean to convince her widowed sister to return home to England. But Toronto holds more tragedy and her nephew, Christian, is now in the custody of his paternal relatives, the formidable Easton family, who rejected Grace's sister because of her low social status. Unconvinced that the Eastons can be fitting caretakers, Grace jumps at the chance to become Christian's nanny and to observe the family up close. But she is shocked to discover herself falling for Andrew Easton, the boy's guardian.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Touching post WWI Family Drama
- By A+D on 07-14-18
By: Susan Anne Mason
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The Darcy Monologues
- By: Lory Lilian, Caitlin Williams, Joana Starnes, and others
- Narrated by: Harry Frost
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
In this romance anthology, 15 Austenesque authors assemble to sketch Darcy's character through a series of reimaginings, set in the Regency through contemporary times - from faithful narratives to the fanciful. In The Darcy Monologues, the man himself reveals his intimate thoughts, his passionate dreams, and his journey to love - all told with a previously concealed wit and enduring charm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Fantastic!
- By HeatherY on 01-04-18
By: Lory Lilian, and others
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Yesterday's Tides
- By: Roseanna M. White
- Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same—until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the man he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!!
- By r. tein on 08-02-23
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Night at the Opera
- By: Stacy Henrie
- Narrated by: Kelly Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 106
When American heiress Gwen Barton aids an injured gentleman in an opera box in London, she shares a kiss with the stranger that changes her life. More determined than ever to be herself, in spite of the limp she's sustained since childhood, she will marry for love and not a title. She also resolves to learn the identity of the man she helped - and kissed. Surely he can't be the irritating Avery Winfield though. But as circumstances continue to throw Gwen and Avery together, she begins to wonder if there is more to this man than she first thought.
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1 out of 5 stars
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too religious
- By Mooztang on 04-14-20
By: Stacy Henrie
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No Ocean Too Wide
- By: Carrie Turansky
- Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 118
When Laura McAllister, a young lady's maid, learns her three siblings have been taken from their mother and emigrated to Canada without her mother's knowledge, she becomes determined to search for them and reunite the family. But a lack of funds and resistance from authorities push her to use a false name and take a position with a child emigration society to gain passage to Canada.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My great grandmother was one of the children
- By linda on 08-22-19
By: Carrie Turansky
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Midnight Sons, Volume 1
- Brides for Brothers and The Marriage Risk
- By: Debbie Macomber
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 568
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 459
Location: north of the Arctic Circle, Population: 150 (mostly men!) But the three O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are heading a campaign to bring women to town. Sawyer O'Halloran, the middle brother, isn't entirely in favor of this scheme. But he considers himself immune to any woman - even the lovely Abbey Sutherland. She's arriving in Alaska within days. However, there's a complication...or two. She hasn't told them she's arriving with kids!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Easy and Enjoyable Listen
- By Geronimo Yells on 04-20-15
By: Debbie Macomber
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A Home for Hannah
- By: Amy Lillard
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Fifteen years. That’s how long it’s been since Hannah McLean set foot in the Amish community where she was raised. Through it all, her heart has never forgotten Pontotoc - or Aaron Zook, her first love. Now widowed and left with little more than her hurting teenager and her prayers, she returns home, even knowing she and her son may be turned away. When Aaron learns Hannah has returned, he nearly falls to his knees.
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3 out of 5 stars
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not overwhelmed
- By Amazon Customer on 07-15-19
By: Amy Lillard
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Out of the Embers
- Mesquite Springs, Book 1
- By: Amanda Cabot
- Narrated by: Em Eldridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Ten years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped. Convinced this must be related to her parents' murders, Evelyn flees with the girl to Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country and finds refuge in the home of Wyatt Clark, a talented horse rancher whose plans don't include a family of his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed!
- By Lori Dykes on 12-31-21
By: Amanda Cabot
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Moonlight on the Millpond
- By: Lori Wick
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
This first book in the Tucker Mills Trilogy from beloved author Lori Wick follows Jace Randall as he leaves his childhood home to help his Uncle Woody Randall run the saw mill in Token Creek. Jace diligently focuses on work until he meets the visiting niece of local storekeepers. Jace pursues her until she finally agrees to attend a picnic with him and take a chance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Moonlight on the Millpond
- By Christopher on 12-07-05
By: Lori Wick
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Lady Susan
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Linda Barrans, Denis Daly, Catherine Bilson
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Susan Vernon, middle-aged and recently widowed, has retained her looks and appealing vivacity. She makes use of her bereavement and her loss of wealth by imposing herself on the hospitality of relatives, and by amusing herself in flirtation with the various men who fall under her spell. Lady Susan has a daughter, Frederica, who is bashful and innocent—in stark contrast to her unfeeling and manipulative mother. Her mother is anxious to marry Frederica off to a spouse of appropriate wealth and social standing, and also, perhaps, to capture a new mate for herself.
By: Jane Austen
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A Family for Gracie
- By: Amy Lillard
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46
Gracie Glick is known for being the helpful one, always available for a relative in need. But now that she’s longing for a home and family of her own, it’s time to help herself. With few eligible men in Pontotoc, Gracie’s choices, and her time, are limited. So she takes a bold leap of faith: She proposes to Matthew Byler, a handsome, recently widowed, father of five. It’s not until after they’re married that Gracie learns Matthew doesn’t want more children.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not great
- By Kindle Customer on 11-14-22
By: Amy Lillard
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The Masked Baron
- By: Anneka Walker
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 138
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 137
Andalin is accustomed to her father’s frequent travels - and to being left behind. So when he returns home and instructs her to pack her belongings, she is bewildered - but there is no time for questions as she is whisked away on a mysterious journey under the cover of night. When their tense flight leads them into the forbidding Black Forest, the pair quickly finds themselves in great peril. With little hope of escape, father and daughter are spared when rescue appears in the form of the mysterious Dark Rider, a notorious deadly highwayman feared by all he meets.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narrator!
- By Thischickreads on 06-08-20
By: Anneka Walker
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- Gwen Boseman
- 12-18-23
Nice love story
Really enjoyed this book, it was so fun to read and discover who loved who.
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- mamafinch
- 02-06-23
Enjoyable from start to finish
Easy, light listening, with a sweet story line. I didn’t want it to end. Hoping for another book in the series to see what comes next. The narration is well done, smoothly spoken, easy to listen to. This book is a must hear, feel good story!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Pedsrn1988
- 12-20-23
Sweet Story
Susan Marlowe voiced this sweet mail order bride story that has the main heroine hoping she could be with the make character, but he was promised to marry her friend. A decision by the the bride to be results in her friend marrying the groom instead.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- April H.
- 11-30-23
Sweet
The Stand-In Christmas Bride (Mail Order Brides of Spring Valley Book 5)
By: Susannah Calloway
Narrated by: SSusan Marloweusan Marlowe
4 STARS
Bonnie and her brothers were traveling to Spring Valley when they met Charlene, a mail order bride on her way to meet her husband-to-be. The story has lots of twists and plenty of suspense as to who will end up with who. A fun sweet mail order bride tale. I enjoyed this greatly!
The narration was well done, by Susan Marloweu . Lots of feeling in the performance. Lots of emotion and heart.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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