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A December Bride

By: Denise Hunter
Narrated by: Julie Lyles Carr
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Now a Hallmark Channel movie!

From bestselling author Denise Hunter comes a classic love story filled with the spirit of Christmas where a fake engagement leads to real feelings.

What started as a whim turned into an accidental--and very public--engagement. Can Layla and Seth keep up the façade in Chapel Springs this holiday season--for the sake of her career . . . and his heart?

Under normal circumstances, Seth Murphy--the best friend of Layla O'Reilly's ex-fiancé--would be the last person she'd marry. But the news of their upcoming (and phony) nuptials convinces a big client that Layla may be high-society enough to work for his agency--a coup that would put her fledgling home-staging business on the map.

Seth has secretly loved Layla for years, even when she was dating his best friend. Maybe she'll never forgive him for the way he hurt her back then, but he has to try. And Layla is willing to keep up their engagement farce until she's landed her client.

For Layla, it's the chance to save her career. But for Seth, it's his last chance to win her heart.

A December Bride is a heartwarming romance novella that will captivate your heart. It is part of a series of clean, no spice romances that will leave you feeling uplifted and inspired. Perfect for fans of sweet love stories and unforgettable characters. A year's worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed.

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Nice story but the reader was awful. She is not able to do different voices. It was hard to tell which character was speaking.

Reader was awful

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I decided to read this book because I saw the movie and liked it a lot .. and after reading the book I still think Hallmark did a great job with the movie
the story is very short you practically will finish it in one sitting but it gives a good vibe no drama or any of that .. but I still think the movie was better :)

The narration was the worst thing about this book, she was so monotone and no voice ranges at all .. I wouldn't waste a credit over it just read the book

Short Cute story

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This was a decently well-developed novella in the Chapel Springs series and I enjoyed the kind of second chance, enemies-to-love romance. The characters were nice with an extra special hero. I loved Seth Murphy. Unfortunately, the audio narration was subpar. The narrator didn't use any kind of distinguishing inflections or diction for different characters. It was often a guessing game as to who was saying what until the definitive "he said/she said." If time had allowed, I would have switched to strictly reading, but I persevered since it was a fairly short story. I'll be sure to avoid this particular narrator in the future.

4 Star Story; 2 Star Narration

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After seeing the Hallmark movie I must say I honestly thought the book would have been better :( Also, the narrator did not change her voice even a little for different characters.

The movie ruined it

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Having seen the Hallmark movie, which I loved, I thought the book would have been better as most times they are. Not this time. The narrator's voice was not entertaining at all, she simply read the words.

If you like fake relationships that dangle true love with great chemistry, then this is a good listen. However, the movie was so much better than the narration.

Cute story, poor narration.

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A sweet fake engagement story set against the backdrop of Christmas. Layla and Seth have an arrangement that benefits them both, except one of them wishes it was a real relationship. This story shares characters from another of Mrs. Hunter’s books, Barefoot Summer. She is one of my favorite authors.

The narration is okay, but not great. The narrator over-emphasizes words throughout the story, which sounds a little bit odd to me.

A fake engagement story.

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I listen to at least 5 books a week on audible. For me it’s not just the story but the narrator that holds my attention and keeps me listening. Neither happened with this narrator. I could not finish the audible version, which is a little over 2 hours long, even though I can sit through many audible books that are 12 hours long. I will try reading the book on kindle and hopefully I will finish the book.

Boring narrator

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The written story is paced really well. The audio is not. And her character voices really lack.

Voice lacking

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