Ann Omasta

I was drawn in from the beginning and connected with Josie and Alex, they are both a bit lost and Alex has the whole Bay is looking at him as a monster. When Alex and Josie are pushed together by her Aunt Mimi who happens to be one of the only people who believe Alex is innocent they have to over come their own fears as well as learn to be around each other. This is a highly addictive read that has you turning the page to see where things go for Josie and Alex as well as wonder what happened show more to his wife Claire and then when you get to the end .... Oh My God!!!!! show less

No one messes with Meg but we never really knew why she was so darn prickly however we start to learn what happened years ago with Levi after a horrific bus crash involving Kevin Dursley. We get to see another side of Meg and can kind of see why she did what she did but also found it harsh so I felt quite torn. Levi on the other hand you can't help but like the guy, he is a good guy who is back in town and trying to reconnect with people from his childhood town. There are plenty of emotions show more for you to go through with this book just like the others and you can't help but gun for Meg to finally have something to smile and be happy about as she deserves it and well so does Levi! show less

I couldn't wait to get stuck into this book after how the last one ended, there is so much emotion going on for everyone that you don't know who to feel the worst for and it doesn't help wit all the complications that come up. We learn how Claire disappeared and get to know her more as well as see the fall out for Alex and Josie and it is not going to be an easy ride for anyone and I just don't know where things will go from here but I can not wait to find out in the next book!!!

This was cute! I decided to listen to this audiobook because I am a huge animal lover. Adding a cute animal to a great story is always a good thing. This audiobook contains two works: Goofy Newfies and Itty Bitty Kitties. The two stories are very connected and share a lot of the same characters. I wasn't totally in love with this audiobook but I thought it was overall a nice enough listen.

The audiobook opens with Goofy Newfies. This story was my favorite of the pair. I was intrigued by this show more story from the start. Lily has just lost her husband but isn't quite as devastated as you might expect. She is a writer so she deals with those feelings by writing about it but her writing gets her in trouble. There is also a puppy that keeps sneaking away from the neighbor and cuddling up to her even though she is sure that she doesn't need a dog in the house. I thought that the characters were interesting in this one and the dogs often took center stage. The romance was very sweetly done.

Itty Bitty Kitties is the second story in the audiobook. It is also about twice as long as the first story. Unfortunately, this one didn't work out so well for me. Julia is single, pregnant, and feels rather alone. She moves in with her cousin along with her cat to start over. I hate to say that I didn't care for Julia. I found her to be rather annoying and quick to judge others. I did like Derek quite a bit but I didn't feel any chemistry in the romance.

This was a very sweet set of stories that were very PG. It was probably a little too PG and too cute for my tastes but that is not the fault of the book. I just wanted things to heat up just a tiny bit. I thought that the animals in the stories were very well done and I love how well developed they were as characters.

This was my first experience with Audra Cook as a narrator and I thought she did a good job with this story. It was always very easy to tell which character was speaking and the voices were very well done. She had a very pleasant reading voice that I found easy to listen to for hours at a time.

I think that a lot of readers will enjoy this one a bit more than I did. Anyone who likes sweet romances with a heavy dose of adorable animals will want to give this one a try.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. show less