Judy Brunk
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Murder at the Bake Sale
- Maya & Sandra Mystery Series, Book 2
- By: Lee Hollis
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
While private investigator Maya Kendrick is still mentoring her new partner, PTA president Sandra Wallage, in the detective game, the two women don't need incredible powers of deduction to know their marriages are on the rocks. With Maya's ex-cop husband in prison and Sandra's senator spouse separated from her, both find themselves investigating the dating scene. Until Diego Sanchez turns up dead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Is the author being paid by the word?
- By Judy Brunk on 08-20-24
- Murder at the Bake Sale
- Maya & Sandra Mystery Series, Book 2
- By: Lee Hollis
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
Is the author being paid by the word?
Reviewed: 08-20-24
Firstly it took forever to get to the crime and I honestly didn’t care. Her descriptive words drove me nuts. She felt compelled to name what kind of car every one was driving and it just goes on and on like that. I gave up on the book because I really didn’t care.
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Someone to Love
- A Westcott Novel, Book 1
- By: Mary Balogh
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,127
Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from. Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited his fortune. She is also overjoyed to learn she has siblings. However, they want nothing to do with her or her attempts to share her new wealth. But the new earl's guardian is interested in Anna.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ms. Austen (Balogh) delivers 5+ again
- By Reader on 01-26-17
- Someone to Love
- A Westcott Novel, Book 1
- By: Mary Balogh
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
A Kinder “Bridgerton”
Reviewed: 08-13-24
After finishing the Brigerton series, I wasn’t ready to leave that era. I saw this and decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did.
It is a lovely story about high society bowing down to the “ton” without most of the meanness that stands out in the Bridgerton series with some interesting twists. I am so glad that I found it. Oh, by the way, the narration was perfect.
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The Locked Door
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,006
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 6,693
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,697
Some doors are locked for a reason.... While 11-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way. Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator
- By Liliane Ski on 09-24-21
- The Locked Door
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville
Wrong narrator
Reviewed: 06-13-24
I only made it to chapter four. The story wasn’t moving and the narrator sounds like a cop not a surgeon. I rarely give up on a book, but I made an exception for this one.
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Catch of the Day
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,982
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,982
Maggie Beaumont's luck is about to change. Sure, she's known for her bad romantic choices-her former boyfriend broke up with her by bringing his new girlfriend home for a visit. And then there was the crush she had on a gorgeous young Irishman, who turned out to be Father Tim, the parish's new priest. But romantic salvation has arrived in the form of handsome, if surly, fisherman Malone. It turns out there's a heart of gold underneath his barnacle-clad exterior. Will this catch of the day turn into the dish of a lifetime?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really great!!
- By Kristin on 11-30-12
- Catch of the Day
- By: Kristan Higgins
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
Not my favorite Kristan Higgins book
Reviewed: 05-23-24
I have loved all of the Kristan Higgins that I have read so far, but this one disappointed me. The story was excellent….except for Malone. Too many questions unanswered. Sorry Kristan.
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The Six
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 803
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 757
Evie is in the grip of a gambling addiction. She's terrified she'll destroy the lives of her husband and two small daughters, especially with her rising debt. She grabs onto a lifeline - the offer of a program that promises to heal addictions and give her a fresh start. Evie and 27 others from around the world travel to a monastery on a tiny Greek island to begin the program. There are six days and six challenges on the path to healing. Ten thousand dollars per challenge. Sixty thousand on completion. Enough to pay off debts and start anew.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Got too deep to stop listening - but then I had to
- By Erica H on 11-08-22
- The Six
- By: Anni Taylor
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Better than I Expected
Reviewed: 06-25-23
When I started this book, I wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into, but soon I was hooked, lots of twists and turns. I kept wanting to find out what came next. Excellent narration.
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Life Expectancy
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,896
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,050
Jimmy Tock comes into the world on the very night his grandfather leaves it. As a violent storm rages outside the hospital, Rudy Tock spends long hours walking the corridors between the expectant fathers' waiting room and his dying father's bedside. It's a strange vigil made all the stranger when, at the very height of the storm's fury, Josef Tock suddenly sits up in bed and speaks coherently for the frist and last time since his stroke. What he says before he dies is that there will be five dark days in the life of his grandson.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite Koontz, but still engaging...
- By Anonymous User on 12-20-04
- Life Expectancy
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
Not your typical Dean Koontz
Reviewed: 02-03-23
I have been a fan of Dean Koontz for many, many years and have read most of his books. But I this time was such a disappointment. The story was sooo slow, the narration was over the top,( but acceptable considering the content) and, it gave the appearance that Mr. Koontz was trying to set a record for pretentious words. It almost felt like it was written by someone else. I hate to say it, but I wasted a credit.
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My Sister's Grave
- Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,782
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,964
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,908
Tracy Crosswhite has spent 20 years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. She doesn’t believe that Edmund House - a convicted rapist and the man condemned for Sarah’s murder - is the guilty party. Motivated by the opportunity to obtain real justice, Tracy became a homicide detective with the Seattle PD and dedicated her life to tracking down killers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story not for me--but that's just my taste
- By Kathi on 01-30-17
- My Sister's Grave
- Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
Surprisingly good
Reviewed: 12-16-22
I don't usually write reviews, but I am making an exception. This was an excellent story full of twists and turns. The writing was so good and the narration, superb. I highly recommend it.
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Gift from the Sea
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Narrated by: Claudette Colbert
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 727
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 579
Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Treasure
- By Rebecca on 11-11-12
- Gift from the Sea
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Narrated by: Claudette Colbert
Time has not diminished this masterpiece
Reviewed: 07-25-20
I don't normally write reviews, but I felt moved to do so. Ann Morrow Lindberg has touched the core of my being. I just wish that I had read it in my younger years. But at the age of 74 I can look back and see how right she was 50 years ago. Some things change, but so much stays the same. I am proud to be a woman.
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Leaving Time
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,621
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,597
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,556
Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts. Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pickiest Reader Would Be Willing to Give 6 Stars
- By Jan on 10-18-14
- Leaving Time
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman, Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, Mark Deakins
Way too much about elephants
Reviewed: 02-01-20
I finally finished this book, but it would have been so much better without so much information about the elephants. It dragged so I almost didn't finish it. The narration was excellent.
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In Pieces
- By: Sally Field
- Narrated by: Sally Field
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,329
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,071
In this intimate, haunting, literary memoir read by the author, an American icon tells her story for the first time, in her own gorgeous words - about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting Life Story of Sally Field's
- By DAW on 09-20-18
- In Pieces
- By: Sally Field
- Narrated by: Sally Field
Wow
Reviewed: 08-13-19
What an deeply honest look inside Sally . I have such respect for actors who work so hard to hone their skills. Sally is a very complex person who has overcome so much. You go girl!
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