Stone's Heart
Written
by: Darby Karchut
Narrated
by: Leonor A. Woodworth
Length:
6 hrs and 18 mins
Unabridged
Audiobook
Release
Date:02-08-17
Publisher:
Clean Reads
I really liked this story it is a very touching romance that
moves nice and steady reaching out and touching your heart from lost love to
losing so much more when your heart breaks and just can’t take anymore you
close it off so tight no one or nothing can come in. The author gives you a
wonderful spiritual story of finding your way back to God and forgiving yourself
and the things you do not understand. Sometimes things are taken away so you
can find a road that holds more love than you have ever seen. A wonderful clean
sweet read that really pulls you in letting you find peace that is very
exciting with a little adventure and some sadness with an ending that will melt
your heart.
The narrator as always does an outstanding job pulling on your
heartstrings with the emotion she puts in her voice. She has a very lovely
voice that really takes you away as she goes from one character to the other.
Bo voice and tones were wonderful you knew when he was excited or sad and even
pouting. He was just adorable. Her male and female characters really pull you
in from their trying times to the joy they give each other. You have no trouble
knowing just who is talking and what they are feeling. The narrator really
makes you hold your breath a time or two as danger is near leaving your heart
beating fast she changes from excitement to chilling and scared. There are no
repeating of words, no background or any place where the volume changes, just a
very clean and clear listen that holds your attention from start to finish. Her
performance is outstanding and kept me spellbound from one scene to the next. I
have really enjoyed this narrator and watching her talent grow with each audio
she performs.
The author really put a lot of thought into bring you a
story that will just about make your heart stop a time or two. The last
dangerous scene had me hanging on the edge begging someone to do something. I
felt I was right there with Linney as her cries became mine. My heart broke for
all that she lost as the author throws a twist leaving you guessing how it will
play out. Stone has turned away from God he has lost way more than any person
should lose. It has been a few long years since he lost his wife leaving him
raising a son all alone. Linney’s bright outlook on life brings him to a place
in his life that he thinks he is ready to start over. Linney just isn’t going
to let him in there is way too much to lose she has lost so much already.
What I really like is the spiritual side isn’t over powering
but showing a love that you can only find through you religion. I enjoyed how
the town helped those around them, the humor the author gives the characters
and the way the plot slowly builds with a steady flow. It is touching, meaningful
and powerful but smooth, easy and exciting. There are some toe curling, eye
popping moments where you wish you could reach out and pull them to safety. A
few times I would have loved to have shaken Stone and other time I would have
loved to have just wrapped my arms around him. Linney brings out the mother in
me who would just love to hold her and tell everything will work out. There was
one cowboy I would have really have like to have hit he is very annoying and
needs to learn how to talk and treat a lady. I loved how Linney worked around
to make Stone let her help watch Bo. Bo brings a lot of smiles with things that
only come out of mouths of children that will keep you smiling. I really
enjoyed the supporting characters from the minister’s wife to the nose women. These
are down to earth characters you can relate to with normal day to day issues. What
a very touching and fulfilling read that you get lost in. I think most will really enjoy this story even
if you aren’t into spiritual clean reads you will enjoy this. I think it would
be a lovely book for mothers and daughters to read together.
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Summary
No way, blue jay, and never again. That’s the vow Linney Van
Horn has made regarding single dads and their adorable children. After all,
that’s why she tucked tail and hauled herself and her beloved Arabian horse
clear across the country from New Jersey to the small town of Venture,
Colorado. To mend her bruised heart—and ego—and start over.
However, the good Lord has a different “do-over” in mind for Linney. She finds herself living next door to Stonewall Wheeler, the frustratingly stubborn, but oh, so ruggedly handsome farrier, and his seven-year-old son, Beau.
A widower, Stone has buried himself in his work to avoid the grief of losing his wife. Determined to grow his horse-shoeing business and raise his child, falling in love is the last thing on his mind. Until an equally stubborn—but pretty as a daisy—teacher moves into the cottage besides his, and charms both him and his son.
Divine intervention. Yup, it’s a beautiful thing.
It’s going to take one adorable little boy, a pair of spirited horses, and a near-fatal accident to convince Linney and Stone a second chance at a Grace-filled forever is theirs for the asking.
However, the good Lord has a different “do-over” in mind for Linney. She finds herself living next door to Stonewall Wheeler, the frustratingly stubborn, but oh, so ruggedly handsome farrier, and his seven-year-old son, Beau.
A widower, Stone has buried himself in his work to avoid the grief of losing his wife. Determined to grow his horse-shoeing business and raise his child, falling in love is the last thing on his mind. Until an equally stubborn—but pretty as a daisy—teacher moves into the cottage besides his, and charms both him and his son.
Divine intervention. Yup, it’s a beautiful thing.
It’s going to take one adorable little boy, a pair of spirited horses, and a near-fatal accident to convince Linney and Stone a second chance at a Grace-filled forever is theirs for the asking.
