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Cindy Nipper

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Contemporary Fiction

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 27-09-24

I wish the narrator exuded more personality reading this book. I found her a bit like a documentary without the normal cadence and variations one would expect. The young lady she portrayed seemed to have a stuttering problem, not something normally attributed to someone with autism.
The adventures of the dog and horse were very interesting until people started ending up dead. That was a bit more extreme than I was expecting.

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Sweet Historical Romance

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 26-09-24

The ending makes me second guess if this was fiction or a family story passed down, but either way it's a special look into the life before during and after the Great Depression! I enjoyed learning about what led up to the GI Bill that I have benefited from.
I enjoyed the narrator's soft spoken country voice! I felt that was missing in Murriel's story.

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Christian Historical Romance

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-09-24

A unique story told from the perspective of an old man sharing his life. He could have been your grandpa sitting around the fire or a man at the town store playing checkers and just passing the time. I enjoyed the look into mountain life and the working farms of the Appalachian Mountains around the early 1900s.
I love the narrators lazy relaxed manner of speaking, but neither the author nor the narrator used the local tongue of that time.

This story was written and read with today's modern language and perfect English. Even though the main character did not have a lot of schooling, and the mountain people would have used their own dialect.

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Sweet Historical Romance

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-05-24

I enjoyed the story, but felt there was a big leap between their first meeting and falling in love. It didn't seem like they were more than acquaintances and then he's contemplating marriage. I know it's a shorter story, but I would have appreciated more of that part of the romance to grow before the ending.

The narration was very good. I've listened to him before and I think as a voice actor he's grown a lot!

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Christian Historical Romance

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Reviewed: 22-12-23

As is the opening scene in this story, I too have a Japanese family member. My Aunt married my Uncle and came to America after WWII. I always thought my grandmother was an incredible woman to have welcomed her (my Aunt) with open arms! So this story pulled me in right away! I loved their courtship and romance and thought this was a brilliant story!
I thought the narration needed some work though. Especially their Scottish friend. His voice is ridiculous. She seemed to get the Irish ladies fairly accurate though.

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Clean Historical Romance

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 21-12-23

I teeny bit spicier than I prefer, but it was only TALK about bedroom scenes, not actual displays.
I enjoyed the narration. I especially loved the deep voice Lula Mae had for that brief moment when they returned to her sisters.
There was a lot of playful comedy in their romance that I'm not used to. Most was pretty enjoyable but as I said, they talked a bit spicier than I'm used to. I would still consider this a clean romance though.

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Christian Historical Romance

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-12-23

I loved this story!
Repentance, forgiveness, healing, second chances, love. Just a wonderful Christian tale!
The narrator was really good! I especially loved his narration voice.

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Christian Historical Romance

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-11-23

While I loved the whole story, the premise was a bit far fetched.
I loved the Aunt and wish she'd have been in the epilogue, as well as Genevieve's siblings. I loved the kind Sheriff and his wonderful wife. I wasn't as fond of the preacher.
Quill was wonderful and his transformation in both looks and heart were astounding! But that's what love will do! Love from our Heavenly Father and love between a man and woman!
The narrator could use more variety in his characters, especially accents. But, his rhythm and timing were great! The conversation sounded almost normal speed which is perfect because you don't want key words missed. Too many narrators read either too fast or too slow!

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Christian Historical Romance

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 24-09-23

I loved everything about the audiobook! The instant connection to the new family, the Catholic family finding a stronger faith in the Protestant church, the gifts, even the crime solving. I was especially enjoying the narrator! Of all the audiobooks I've enjoyed by Janice, I believe this was my favorite narrator!

The crimes themselves I did not enjoy, but they gave the two even more reasons to get to know each other better.

But, Domino and Dottie were a wonderful addition to the story! As was the farm connection to Dana. Just a wonderful well written and narrated story in a series that's already got several wonderful books in it!

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Christian Historical Romance

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-08-23

Only a few women can grasp the concept of their beauty being a curse, but that's the underlying theme in this story! There's so much more to a person than looks, but I love how she comes to understand how her past has made HER the prejudiced one!
I enjoyed the dual narrators, but the child voices can use some work!
Overall, I'm giving this book a 4½ stars!

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