Healing the Quarterback

Healing the Quarterback

Wildhorse Ranch Brothers, Book 2

By: Leslie North

Narrated by: Rebecca Roberts

Series: Wildhorse Ranch Brothers, Book 2

Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release date: 12-12-17

This is a story about misunderstanding, surprises, chemistry and passion laced with humor, love and a delightful plot. Very short and sweet to the point with no fillers. It is a story that held my attention from the start with a wonderful plot, characters and narrator. They meet he is a player in more ways than one, she is a fan, but she isn’t telling it all. The attraction and chemistry between these two are all the charts. She isn’t impressed with his playing ways, he so impressed by her he can’t see straight. She walks away to meet other team players, he is caught up with fans and his job. She gets away but not for long….my oh my he sure is surprised to find out what her profession is.

Rebecca Roberts's narration is wonderful I really like this narrator from her wonderful many voices to the emotion she puts into her narration. Her male voices are just as great as her female ones. She has a smooth sexy voice you could listen to all day. Her male characters are rough, tough and strong. I didn’t care too much for the voice she gave to Charlie I didn’t think it fit him but I did like what she did with it and how she made him so playful and sound like a real player but and in dearing one. With Ms. Roberts different tones you have no doubt what each person is feeling. You can hear the fear, the passion, the playfulness, humor in her voice. I heard no background noises or any place where the audio is louder than other places. There was one place she did repeat a word but it didn’t take away from the audio. You get a clear clean audio that sounds wonderful that will leave you hanging on every word. If you haven’t listened to anything by this narrator I recommend you do she is very talented. I am sure you will love her as much as I do.

This was such a fun listen I fell in love with the plot, the characters and the humor. Charlie is wild, exciting and a player, but he knows when he sees the girl he wants but his playing lines get in the way, and she calls fowl before he gets out of the end zone. He isn’t giving up, and she isn’t giving in, hum I wonder which one will win. Yes this is a fun listen but it is emotional too when they careers get in the way they may have to call a time-out. The scenes are hot and steamy once these two come together it is off the charts, what a touchdown. I loved the humor, the baiting, the plot and the characters there wasn’t anything I didn’t like about it. The author knows how to pull you in, taking you away, keeping you invested until the end. In fact, I picked it as one of my favorite listens to this year.

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Audible

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Amazon

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Summary

Charlie Wild knows how to score. On and off the field, he’s been a force to be reckoned with since his father taught him how to throw a spiral in the back pasture of Wildhorse Ranch. But a recent injury calls into question his ability to play football and points a finger at his wild child reputation. He’s been given an ultimatum: overhaul his image by renovating his hometown hospital or get off the field.
The last thing Dr. Dylan Rose needs is yet another man telling her what to do, and certainly not what to do with her hospital. She’d left Houston and the sports stars she’d fixed there, tired of watching big, bulky men beat each other up for fun. So when Charlie Wild limps into her hospital, she wants nothing more than to fix his hot body up and see that great ass walk out the door.
Charlie is taken by the sexy doctor. Her sweet smile hides a sharp tongue that he enjoys baiting just about as much as he loves kissing it. He’s on board for following her prescriptions and more than willing to teach her new ways to score in the sheets. But when it comes to the final seconds of this play, he’s going to have to decide what is more important: The doctor he’s learned to love, or the game he just can’t quit....

Bride for Easton

Bride for Easton (Mail Order Mounties #11)

by Cassie Hayes

This was such a fun read that I totally enjoyed. Molly and Easton are totally the Opposite, Easton has to have order everything in a place and never moved out of that place. Molly is more of a homey person she loves color, trinkets, things that some would call trash but to her they mean the world as you will see between these pages. These two try to find common ground each willing to give a little but first they have to battle it out. There were times this was very cute and even funny and other times I would have liked to shake a few people. There isn’t a boring moment it moves at a steady pace giving the reader hours of entertainment. The story line is refreshing, unique, a page turner I couldn’t wait to see what these two would come up with next.

The characters are interesting both a little hot headed with tempters to match. Molly’s hair should tell you about her tempter, it raises fast she sees red and her mouth just takes off. Easton likes his life the way he has it, he didn’t want to marry but knew his men would not if he didn’t. He is very pleased with his wife to be that is until she turns his well ordered life upside down leaving them butting heads. They cause each other a lot of pain but also bring each other lots of happiness. I really enjoyed the supporting characters they really liven this book up with their advice, picking and teasing.

This maybe a clean read but there is no doubt these two are attracted to each other with a lot of passion. I feel this is a story mother and daughter could read together giving them some bonding time. I really enjoyed the twists and turns, the unknown, uneasiness and the unsure of how the other feel or deal with issues. I did think Molly went a little over board when he admitted that he changed things.  For me it was truly a heartwarming fun read that I totally enjoyed. It is one of those books I will be reading again.  What made this a big winner for me was how the two interacted, problems yes but once cooling down they saw the error of their ways and worked at their marriage. I loved how the author showed the passion, the romance but in a way that kept the reader’s attention. The buildup of the romance was delightful, steady and very real. I enjoyed watching them hit head on, dance around each other, bend but be strong. They are well matched and very easy to relate to. I loved the humor, the way the author twisted it around make it a very entertaining read. Very well written, and making this a wonderful read that I couldn’t put down.

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Summary

Even if love isn’t part of the plan, it might be exactly what's needed!

Molly Hennessy’s future was planned long before she was even born. Too bad no one ever bothered to ask her opinion on the matter. If they had, they would have learned her deepest desire was not to become a nun, but to have a large, loud, loving family of her very own. When she finally decides to live the life she wants, she seeks the help of matchmaker Miss Hazel Hughes.

Law and order are the two most important things to Easton Cooper — especially order. As Commander of the Cougar Springs Mountie station in Alberta, Easton has worked hard to earn the respect of his men. When they start making noises about finding wives, they naturally turn to their commander to lead the way, even though getting married was never part of Easton’s plan.

He’s determined not to let his mail-order bride mess up his meticulous life. Of course, he doesn’t count on a spunky ex-nun with a fiery temper and a generous spirit. When Molly manages to turn his life upside down, inside out, and every which way but normal, Easton wonders if he’s made a mistake. But how can someone with such a good heart and such a sweet smile be a mistake? He fears he's falling for his whirlwind of a wife, which definitely wasn't part of the plan. But Easton is learning that some of the best things in life can't be put in their place.


Mail Order Mounties is a multi-author series set in Canada during the early 1900s. Join authors Kirsten Osbourne, Kay P. Dawson, Cassie Hayes and Amelia Adams as they bring you stories of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the mail-order brides who love them.

Dan McCall's Bride

I know I know I am doing a lot of audios right now but there is much around the house to get done, from butching to planting and everything in between.

Dan McCall's Bride: Mail Order Misdelivery, Book 1

Written by: Barbara Goss

Narrated by: R. William James

Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date:09-01-17

Publisher: Barbara A. Goss

When you are women traveling on a train by yourself to meet the man you agreed to marry through a mail order bride ad and your train is taken over, they kidnap you just long enough to get away, throw you down, you hit your head, and everything goes black. You wake up not knowing where you are or who you are what do you do? You latch on to the man that saves you and becomes your hero but what do you do when the man doesn’t want to be latched on to? You hold on for dear life since he is the only person you know. This is the easy part but what do you do when your attend comes for you? I can tell you this there are a lot of twists and turns in this story that hold your attention. Just when you think it has all gone south there is another turn in the road.

The narrator does a wonderful job he really delivers the emotion of his characters giving a wonderful entertaining audio. His female and male voices are wonderful, you always know who is talking and just what they are feeling. He has a smooth strong voice that gives just enough pauses between each character to build the story to its height. No background noises, no volume changes just a smooth clean and clear audio. I thought his performance was wonderful. If any breaks were taken I could not tell.  I could really hear the pain, confusion and sorrow in Leila voice along with the uneasiness and confusion in Dan’s voice. The outlaws where great he really bought them to life as he gives them anger, confusion and defeat to their voices.  This is the first time I have listen to any of his work I was very impressed.

The story I am torn I can understand why Leila felt the way she did but I am unsure in that time period if a women would go the lengths she did. If she had some more experience I would go along with it but to be honest who am I to say what a person would do when they has amnesia. I really wanted to feel sorry for her but with her action I just could not.  Dan is who I felt the sorriest for as he tries to do what is right but she isn’t having any of that.  He really is a man of honor and practice what he preaches.  As he comes to understand he does has feeling for her he still can’t work through marrying her and leaving her behind with his dangerous job. There are so many things in their way and what about the man is to marry.

What the author gives you is a very entertaining story filled with action from the train robbery, cattle rustlers in one exciting read that pulls you in and takes you back in time to when the west was a very wild place to live. She brings religion into it with spiritual meaning in a clean story about a man who put god first but is tempted by a women who he really would love to have.

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Audible

https://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Dan-McCalls-Bride-Audiobook/B0758288XR

Amazon

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Summary

Can love conquer a confirmed bachelor?
On Leila's way to meet her intended as his mail order bride, Dan McCall, a federal agent, finds her lying on the side of the road unconscious. He rescues her and she attaches her heart to him immediately. Dan is not the marrying kind...or is he? Joe, her intended, is not happy to lose yet another mail order bride, and takes drastic measures to insure their marriage. Leila faces a dilemma - risk the man's life who saved hers, or marry a man she despises.

Her Magic Touch

Her Magic Touch: Hell Yeah!, Book 3

Written by: Sable Hunter

Narrated by: Lia Langola

Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

Series: Hell Yeah!, Book 3

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date:07-08-16

Publisher: Sable Hunter

I really enjoyed this book there was one part that I found to be a little too much that was her being a virgin and having lost it to herself with toys. As innocent as she is it is just hard for me to buy into this part of the story. As far as Joseph saying she was coyote ugly he did say that when he thought she wasn’t around but she did over hear it and it hurt her deeply. He did go to her and try his best to make up for what he said as he does throughout the story in a few places. I could relate to this when I met my husband there wasn’t anything I liked about the man from his attitude to his looks. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder he did grow on me looks and all. What I got from this story was the true meaning of beauty with a powerful message about love, trust, wants and needs. I decided to walk in his shoes being a strong tough man use to getting what he wanted in the world including all the women. Having that all took away I can see why he went to being mean to  Cady it was his way at getting back at the world and she was the closet person to him. When one is in pain they usually strike out at that person. Was it right NO but it does make it a more believable story.

Moving on to Ms. Langola performance and her ability to capture the emotions of her characters and bring them to life. I thought she did a wonderful job really pulling the listener in with her powerful emotions never leaving in doubt just how they felt and what they were dealing with. I could hear the pain in Cady voice, how she doubted herself and how much joy she got out of the little things.  Joseph came across as the spoiled boy I really thought he was. You could really hear how not being able to move his lower body really affected him. I really loved the different character voices that really fit each character so well. The narrator really bought out the pain but she also brought out the humor really giving it that extra touch. The love scenes were great you almost felt as if you were there watching a movie. There were no repeats of wording, no background noise or any place where the volume changed. It was a very clear audio that really was a pleasure to listen to. I really enjoyed the character voices the males given deep sexy male voices. The female’s voices were just as great. Ms. Langola voice is very pleasant to listen to from her characters to her normal voice. It is a voice that really pulls you in grabbing your attention as the plot takes you away. Her tones were right on the money as well as the emotion she puts in her voice. After listening to a few of her audio’s I think this is one of her best.

I really liked the plot there is a little danger, magic, pain and lots of sorrow but at the same time there is joy, happiness and some very thrilling love making. The green eye monster does show his head which makes Joseph say and do things that aren’t nice. Again I found this believable to how some people do react. When one is hurt they can be very hurtful. When hearing part of a conversion it is very easy to turn on the person that has helped you when you are unsure of so many things. I thought for the most part the story to be believable. All stories can’t be sweet and kind with so many people would react the way this family did. I love the humor how the family deal with issues bring a smile to your face. This is the 3^rd book I have listened to in this series I really enjoyed it. At times I didn’t like Joseph so much but I understood why he was hitting out. At times I would have liked to have shook Cady for turning the other cheek but that was how she was raised. I love this family and it was a pleasure to revisit them touching on things I had forgotten. There was only the one part I had trouble with others wise this was a great audio.

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Audible

https://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Her-Magic-Touch-Audiobook/B01I48B792

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Her-Magic-Touch-Hell-Yeah-ebook/dp/B0060C43FU/ref=cm_cr_if_orig_subj?_encoding=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=audiblecom0f-20

Summary

Daredevil Joseph McCoy is convinced of two things: First, he's invincible - and second - he's God's gift to women. But heaven has other ideas.
Joseph's world is turned upside down when he wrecks his dirtbike and finds himself paralyzed from the waist down. For a while, Joseph doesn't know if he wants to live - until Cady comes to take care of him. Cady is Joseph's guardian angel - literally. And she will do anything to make sure he regains all he has lost - including his manhood.
Cady is not Joseph's usual type of woman - but by the time this handsome cowboy knows what hit him - Cady has found a place in his heart. After Joseph has experienced Her Magic Touch - he will never be the same. Joseph falls in love with Cady and learns that true beauty is a rare and wonderful thing.