
Just Once More
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed

Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Claire Bocking
-
By:
-
Rosalind James
About this listen
What does true love look like once the honeymoon's over?
Eight smoking-hot rugby players. Eight partners. Seventeen kids. Beaches and barbecues and beer, salt and sand and sea. Family and good mates and no worries. December in New Zealand.
One very pregnant, very tired Hannah Montgomery Callahan is playing hostess to it all, doing her best and wondering if her best is good enough. And one legendary All Black captain is willing to do whatever it takes to show her that when he promised to be there for her forever, he meant it.
Note: This book includes three steamy scenes. And they're good ones.
©2014 Rosalind James (P)2015 Rosalind JamesListeners also enjoyed...
-
Escape to New Zealand Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Claire Bocking
- Length: 27 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three best-selling sweet and steamy New Zealand rugby romances: Just This Once (Audie nominee in Romance, 2015), Just Good Friends, and Just for Now.
-
-
98% Cute; 2% Domestic Violence
- By Rusty on 11-08-19
By: Rosalind James
-
Portland Devils Boxed Set
- Silver-Tongued Devil, No Kind of Hero, Shame the Devil
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Tanya Eby
- Length: 41 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosalind James brings her sports-romance chops to three tales of football, family, and fantasy of the steamy variety. There’s more than one way to play the game, and there’s definitely more than one way to win. Meet a bossy retired quarterback with a bad knee, a coveralls-wearing, house-painting stained-glass artist who’s nobody’s pushover, a lawyer who schedules her own breakdown, a single mom who knows the cheapest cut of every meat, prize bull Marble Hill Ranch No. 11, and more.
-
-
Such a great collection of stories!
- By Cynthia Day on 09-03-24
By: Rosalind James
-
Sinful, Montana Boxed Set
- Guilty as Sin, Tempting as Sin, Sexy as Sin
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder
- Length: 42 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Meet a big-city cop trying to run her twin’s small-town lingerie shop and milk her goats, an Australian actor/professional werewolf who’s getting pretty bloody tired of hearing his tagline quoted back to him, an American businessman terrified of water who’s forced to wade into the Australian surf in his shirt and tie, and much more.
-
-
I loved every moment.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-23
By: Rosalind James
-
New Zealand Ever After
- 3 Book Series
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Tom Janson, John Hartley
- Length: 44 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Escape to New Zealand once again with the new series from best-selling author Rosalind James. Hours of funny, heartwarming, heart-pounding, steam-inducing entertainment, starting with combat of both the military and the more metaphorical sort and ending with an escape from a religious cult, with plenty of stops along the way.
-
-
WORTH THE MONEY OR CREDIT! Amazing author.
- By Irlynda on 12-17-21
By: Rosalind James
-
Devil in Disguise
- Portland Devils
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When discipline is your life, structure’s a good thing, and Owen Johnson’s got plenty of both. An All-Pro NFL center who’s also a cattle rancher? Yeah, that’s structure. His marriage didn’t work out, but then, he picked the wrong woman. A Wyoming ranch doesn’t look nearly as romantic up close. Not to a model, anyway. Next time, he’ll choose better. Not, for example, a 19-year-old ball of fire like Dyma Cardello, who’s just starting on her own journey. To become an astronautical engineer. After about five years of schooling. Which she’s focused on like, well, a rocket.
-
-
Dyrma and Owen
- By J. Marie on 06-09-21
By: Rosalind James
-
Welcome to Paradise
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Taylor
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mira Walker is hoping that competing on a "living history" reality show will give her what's missing from her real life. Maybe she'll get closer to her boyfriend, who hasn't been all that nice to her lately. Get fired up about her job again. Who knows, she might even win a million dollars. Gabe Kincaid and his brother, Alec, are after that million, too, though. Mira and Scott are no threat at all, not when everybody involved is going to want to kill Scott after the first day. And there's no bond stronger than a twin's. What could possibly go wrong?
-
-
Reality TV Romance Done Well
- By CandCrew on 06-07-15
By: Rosalind James
-
Escape to New Zealand Boxed Set, Books 1-3
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Claire Bocking
- Length: 27 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three best-selling sweet and steamy New Zealand rugby romances: Just This Once (Audie nominee in Romance, 2015), Just Good Friends, and Just for Now.
-
-
98% Cute; 2% Domestic Violence
- By Rusty on 11-08-19
By: Rosalind James
-
Portland Devils Boxed Set
- Silver-Tongued Devil, No Kind of Hero, Shame the Devil
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Tanya Eby
- Length: 41 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosalind James brings her sports-romance chops to three tales of football, family, and fantasy of the steamy variety. There’s more than one way to play the game, and there’s definitely more than one way to win. Meet a bossy retired quarterback with a bad knee, a coveralls-wearing, house-painting stained-glass artist who’s nobody’s pushover, a lawyer who schedules her own breakdown, a single mom who knows the cheapest cut of every meat, prize bull Marble Hill Ranch No. 11, and more.
-
-
Such a great collection of stories!
- By Cynthia Day on 09-03-24
By: Rosalind James
-
Sinful, Montana Boxed Set
- Guilty as Sin, Tempting as Sin, Sexy as Sin
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder
- Length: 42 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Meet a big-city cop trying to run her twin’s small-town lingerie shop and milk her goats, an Australian actor/professional werewolf who’s getting pretty bloody tired of hearing his tagline quoted back to him, an American businessman terrified of water who’s forced to wade into the Australian surf in his shirt and tie, and much more.
-
-
I loved every moment.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-23
By: Rosalind James
-
New Zealand Ever After
- 3 Book Series
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Tom Janson, John Hartley
- Length: 44 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Escape to New Zealand once again with the new series from best-selling author Rosalind James. Hours of funny, heartwarming, heart-pounding, steam-inducing entertainment, starting with combat of both the military and the more metaphorical sort and ending with an escape from a religious cult, with plenty of stops along the way.
-
-
WORTH THE MONEY OR CREDIT! Amazing author.
- By Irlynda on 12-17-21
By: Rosalind James
-
Devil in Disguise
- Portland Devils
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When discipline is your life, structure’s a good thing, and Owen Johnson’s got plenty of both. An All-Pro NFL center who’s also a cattle rancher? Yeah, that’s structure. His marriage didn’t work out, but then, he picked the wrong woman. A Wyoming ranch doesn’t look nearly as romantic up close. Not to a model, anyway. Next time, he’ll choose better. Not, for example, a 19-year-old ball of fire like Dyma Cardello, who’s just starting on her own journey. To become an astronautical engineer. After about five years of schooling. Which she’s focused on like, well, a rocket.
-
-
Dyrma and Owen
- By J. Marie on 06-09-21
By: Rosalind James
-
Welcome to Paradise
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Emma Taylor
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mira Walker is hoping that competing on a "living history" reality show will give her what's missing from her real life. Maybe she'll get closer to her boyfriend, who hasn't been all that nice to her lately. Get fired up about her job again. Who knows, she might even win a million dollars. Gabe Kincaid and his brother, Alec, are after that million, too, though. Mira and Scott are no threat at all, not when everybody involved is going to want to kill Scott after the first day. And there's no bond stronger than a twin's. What could possibly go wrong?
-
-
Reality TV Romance Done Well
- By CandCrew on 06-07-15
By: Rosalind James
-
Carry Me Home
- Paradise, Idaho, Book 1
- By: Rosalind James
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante, Natalie Ross
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Paradise, Idaho, may not be the largest town, but for newly minted professor Zoe Santangelo, it's the first step on the path to her big break. After teaching in a small Idaho school, her next stop is the Ivy League, and no one is going to stand in her way. She'll do what it takes to move up, to protect her students from a creepy campus stalker - and to protect her heart from Cal Jackson, the hot, hunky cowboy who keeps coming to her rescue.
-
-
PHIL GIGANTE'S SEXY VOICE GIVES ME SHIVERS
- By 🔹🔸🔹🔸CAROLYN 🔹🔸🔹🔸 on 06-23-15
By: Rosalind James
-
Obsession Falls
- A Small-Town Romance
- By: Claire Kingsley
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Ava Erickson, Scott Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Someone is stalking Audrey Young. And she has no idea why. Complicating matters is her landlord and new neighbor, Josiah Haven. She doesn’t usually go for the big, surly lumberjack type. But there’s something about that broody man. He intimidates her a little, but she kind of likes it. She could totally handle the mess that is her life, except the strange feeling of being watched is just the beginning. Next thing Audrey knows, she’s a target, and she doesn’t know who’s behind it or why. For Josiah Haven, none of that makes her his problem.
-
-
In Love with this new series!
- By Phara Blair on 11-04-23
By: Claire Kingsley
-
Dr. Off Limits
- By: Louise Bay
- Narrated by: Shane East, Clare Corbett
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’ve sworn off men to focus on my dream job that starts on Monday. But my best friend talks me into a final night of fun—a blind date. I only agree because the guy is going to work as a doctor in Africa. It’s the best date of my life. Dr. Africa makes me laugh and swoon, and I want to give him a thorough physical examination. He turns into Dr. One Night Stand, and I’m not sad about it. Monday morning, I’m enthusiastic and excited, until I bump into...you guessed it.
-
-
I loved it!
- By Teresa Henderson on 09-22-22
By: Louise Bay
-
Searching for Lilly
- Eagle Point Search & Rescue, Book 1
- By: Susan Stoker
- Narrated by: Grace Grant, Ryan West, Tim Paige
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ethan “Chaos” Watson is the unofficial leader of Fallport, Virginia’s Search and Rescue team. The former Navy SEAL has found a lot of different people in the forest in the last five years since he arrived in the small town - escaped convicts, lost kids, hikers who went missing, runaway teenagers, and even a lost pet or two. But this is the first time he’s been asked to look for Bigfoot.
-
-
A great new series.
- By 📚Erin 📚 on 03-23-22
By: Susan Stoker
-
After the Climb
- River Rain, Book 1
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, John Hartley, Lizbeth Gwynn, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They were the Three Amigos: Duncan Holloway, Imogen Swan, and Corey Szabo. Two young boys with difficult lives at home banding together with a cool girl who didn’t mind mucking through the mud on their hikes. They grew up to be Duncan Holloway, activist, CEO, and face of the popular River Rain outdoor stores, Imogen Swan, award-winning actress and America’s sweetheart, and Corey Szabo, ruthless tech billionaire. Rich and very famous, they would learn the devastating knowledge of how the selfish acts of one would affect all their lives.
-
-
Unexpected beginnings can be do found in the middl
- By One more chapter on 10-31-20
By: Kristen Ashley
-
Happy Cat Box Set
- Five Laugh Out Loud Rom Coms
- By: Lili Valente, Pippa Grant
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Virginia Rose, Shane East, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to Happy Cat, Georgia, where the men are hot, the romance is swoon-worthy, and the animals don’t play by the rules. This box set includes four stand-alone but linked romantic comedies, as well as a bonus novella featuring a British single dad who’s head-over-heels for his nanny.
-
-
Happy to review Happy Cat
- By Susan M Fussell on 01-08-22
By: Lili Valente, and others
-
Perfect Together
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Kevin R. Free, Noel Harrison, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wyn and Remy Gastineau were perfect together. Until, without warning, Remy walks out on their life, love, and marriage. Wyn is blindsided and heartbroken. It takes her years to get over the loss of Remy. Sometime later, their children call a family meeting, and Remy is acting strange. Wyn refuses to hope. Remy has moved on. She must do the same. But she’s wrong. Remy wants her back, and he’s pulling no punches. He’s determined to do the work to piece together the marriage he shattered. Forced by circumstances to tell Wyn things he never wanted her to know, Remy reveals his tragic secrets.
-
-
Not one of K/A’s better books
- By Three Libras on 06-22-23
By: Kristen Ashley
-
Good as Gold
- By: Sarina Bowen
- Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Lessa Lamb
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What I meant to do: quietly divorce my lout of a husband and then have a child all on my own. What happens instead: my crush comes back to town when I’m at my most vulnerable. After too many cocktails, I ask him to be my baby’s father. In my defense, it’s been a rough couple of months. Seeing Matteo Rossi again after 14 years has done a number on my emotions. And my libido. In the morning, I’m hoping he’s forgotten the whole thing. But no such luck. In fact, Matteo has a few clarifying questions. And a few naughty ideas, too....
-
-
I REALLY wanted to love it…
- By Kristin Jeffcoats on 06-04-23
By: Sarina Bowen
-
Face-Off: Shadows Landing
- The Townsends, Book 1
- By: Kathleen Brooks
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stone Townsend is the center for the pro-hockey team in Charleston. There are just a few things he’s concerned with: bringing his large family together again, leading his new team to a championship, and doing a lot of scoring–on and off the ice. Which is why it was the worst time to get an injury under new team management and a new coach.
-
-
Humorous Romantic Suspense
- By JigsawGirl on 05-03-25
By: Kathleen Brooks
-
Virgins
- An Outlander Short
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Allan Scott-Douglas
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with his old friend, Ian Murray. Both are nursing wounds, both have good reason to stay out of Scotland, and both are still virgins despite several opportunities to remedy that deplorable situation with ladies of easy virtue.
-
-
Don't expect an in depth story
- By ELZIE B HICKERSON on 10-30-16
By: Diana Gabaldon
-
Swear on My Life
- By: S.L. Scott
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Ava Erickson
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I was a small-town girl with big city dreams and more ambition than money to my name. He had everything—money, privilege, and the world at his feet. Opposites in every way, but that didn’t matter. We were lightning in a bottle, and everything felt possible when we were together. Life was perfect.
-
-
Most confusing story
- By P1965 on 12-08-22
By: S.L. Scott
-
Blackbridge Security Box Set 1
- By: Marie James
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Callie Dalton
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Box set contains Hostile Territory, Shot in the Dark, and Contingency Plan! Series contains a band of brothers unwilling to just stand by and watch a woman in need, a foul-mouthed parrot who gets in everyone's business, and a level of steam you may not be ready for.
-
-
Loved Books 1-3 ❤
- By Kozz on 08-28-22
By: Marie James
Any additional comments?
This was the best pairing yet! I loved the update on all the characters from the Escape to New Zealand series. I think this was Claire's best narration out of all that I've listened to so far. The character intonation was all spot on! I loved Finn's voicing. Can't wait to hear the next of Rosalind James' work voiced by Claire!Loved it! New Zealand update and great narration!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Would you consider the audio edition of Just Once More to be better than the print version?
I think in some ways the audio edition is better, because the quality of the narrator/actor reading the book is so good. She really does a great job distinguishing the different characters, and that is tough with this story - with a cast of more than a dozen "main characters" from previous Rosalind James' stories. Many of them would sound alike, but she does manage to separate them somehow.Would you be willing to try another book from Rosalind James? Why or why not?
YES - absolutely! She's one of my favorite authors and I love all her stories.Have you listened to any of Claire Bocking’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, I have and this one is probably better because of the challenge of somehow distinguishing all the characters from each other, as I mentioned previously.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
There were parts that dragged a bit, and I prefer to listen in the car while driving to work anyway, so it was broken up a little bit for me that way.Any additional comments?
In this novel, it doesn't have the same build up and tension, characters getting to know one another as you normally find in most romances. This was the only thing that didn't quite make the book hit this one out of the park for me. I love the characters getting to know each other, have some kind of conflict they have to work through, and grow from an experience together, which is part of the process of falling in love. You don't really have much of that in this book because it is more of a reunion story - more or less. The story is more for Rosalind James' fans that have already read most of the books in the Escape to New Zealand series. I loved getting to see (or hear) about the happily-ever-afters and the challenges normal couples face, especially with children in the picture. There is a story about Drew and his little boy in the grocery store that was priceless (I won't spoil it but boy, can't we ALL relate to kids and grocery stores?) All of Rosalind's stories have been very relatable and realistic to me, except for a few fantasy elements. What's a romance novel without a few of those, right?.Just Once More, A reunion, a wedding & a baby
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If you could sum up Just Once More in three words, what would they be?
I loved it!What was one of the most memorable moments of Just Once More?
It's so hard to pick just one memorable moments in this book. This is the book that continues with the characters that I have grown to love in Rosalind's other Escape to New Zealand books. Each character is unique but are intertwined in a unique way. I would love to read more about these characters!Have you listened to any of Claire Bocking’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Claire is the first person that I have listened to on an audio book. I have to say she has spoiled me! She has such a unique way in keeping the multiple characters separate as well as her as the narrator. This is just as good, if not better than her other performances. I've listened to other audio books but can say that I didn't enjoy them as much as listening to Claire!Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Just watching all of the characters and how their relationships have grown over time. Each character is amazing and by the way the book is written, I feel that I know them all each personally. I also love when I read/hear situations that I can totally relate to in my real life. This book is a great escape; would love to be in New Zealand listening to it!Any additional comments?
I love this author and narrator, and I love this series! I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own. AND, I would give this book a positive review even if I had paid full price for it!One more hot rugby romance!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
What did you love best about Just Once More?
It was nice to see the characters from the first 6 books reunite together in this story. The story is really a continuation of Hannah and Drew's story, but the scenarios of bringing the rest of the crew together are sweet and reminiscent.What other book might you compare Just Once More to and why?
This book must be read after the first 6 as you will not know the characters or their connections to each other. Definitely not a stand-alone, unless you are brave enough to keep track of the characters!What does Claire Bocking bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Claire is amazing. I am in awe of her talent for keeping genders and accents apart. Remarkable! I'm a fan!Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Drew in the grocery trying to "reason" with a cranky 7-year-old upon returning home from the beach is priceless. Some parts of this story you will laugh out loud, and sometimes even cry ugly tears. The book is also sweet and sexy, the best parts of Rosalind's stories. ;)Any additional comments?
I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.Hannah & Drew, with Rugby Friends!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
What made the experience of listening to Just Once More the most enjoyable?
Between the wonderful story about characters met in previous rugby romance books by Rosalind James and the amazing voice of Claire Bocking, this was a wonderful experience.What did you like best about this story?
Romance is remembering is what the character, Reka, says at one point in the story and nothing is truer about this book. It brings together all the characters from Ms. James romance rugby series, Escape to New Zealand, from Drew and Hannah to Hugh and Josie. At times funny, heartwarming, steamy, and downright teary, it is a wonderful story.What about Claire Bocking’s performance did you like?
Claire Bocking is amazing . She somehow brings every character to life, whether male or female or young or old, they all come alive with her performance. She makes it seem as though you are right in the midst of their lives. You can feel the emotion and experience the moments.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
I think it would be what the character Reka says, that romance is remembering. Because Ms James not only brings us up to date in the character's lives, she also helps us remember what brought them together and the depth of their ongoing love.Any additional comments?
I would definitely commend this Audible book to everyone. It is an uplifting, enjoyable read. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.Romance is for Remembering
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Any additional comments?
Just Once More is a "can't miss" for fans of the "Escape to New Zealand" rugby romance series by Rosalind James. For the most part, Just Once More is a reunion novella that takes place shortly after the end of the last book, giving the reader a glimpse of where life has taken the primary characters from the first six books. Most of the action takes place in the days immediately preceding the wedding of Josie Pae Ata and Hugh Latimer, the reason the couples have reunited. There are also a few flashback scenes and shared tales which fill out some of the details in different couples' stories. As always, there is a good amount of spice. Though the book touches base with all the couples from the previous books, the primary focus in this book is back on Drew and Hannah Callahan, who were featured in the very first book, Just This Once.
Visiting with "old friends" can be very enjoyable and this is the case with this novella, which is roughly half the length of the other books. Because of the shorter length and the more widespread focus, the book lacks some of the emotional depth that is so integral to the other books. That said, this book is a lot of fun; I enjoyed listening to it and seeing where life had taken all the characters.
The narration by Claire Bocking is excellent. She has clear and identifiable voices for each character which makes the book a more enjoyable "read."
I received a free copy of this audio book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.
A Lovely Visit with Old Friends
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If you could sum up Just Once More in three words, what would they be?
catching up everybodyWhat other book might you compare Just Once More to and why?
The only thing you can compare Rosalind James books to are her other books. They're all great and very original.What does Claire Bocking bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Her accent! She's so great with the kiwi and american accents and keeping all the characters distinct.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
It's like the Love Actually of Rugby Romances. Except no heartbreak.Any additional comments?
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The opinion expressed is my own and I was not obligated to give a positive review.That being said, there is nothing negative about this book. You get to catch up with all your favorite characters with sweet, steamy scenes thrown in. You see what it's like when your favorite couple goes from courtship to years (and several kids) into their marriage. You also get to see different couples in different stages of their relationships. It was nice to hear about the characters again and the length was perfect. It was a nice update without being the length of a full book, even though i would have read that one too. James and Bocking make a great team.Rugby Romance update!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
As for the narration, I have to say that Claire Bocking really brought great stories to life once more and has reached a new level of phenomenal for several reasons. Her Kiwi accent is spot on and she seamlessly switches from narrator mode (her own voice) to Kiwi characters (including Paheka and Maori) to American characters. Not only that, she does a marvelous job of giving close to 20 individual characters their own voice and you can clearly tell who's "talking" even with out the prompting text/bits. We're talking a range from toddlers to young children to older children to teens to young adults to older adults. Once again, she emotes the narration and character speech with sincerity and believability. I found myself laughing, sighing, groaning and even crying because of the emotion she brings to the story. I just can't imagine anyone else doing the narration for this series of books and being so successful at it.
Now for the legal bit . . .I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own. If you look at my reviews here, one Amazon and Good Reads you will find that I don't always leave a 5 star review. BTW--I would have gladly purchased this audio book with my own funds/credits.
Catch up with the Escape to New Zealand families!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Wonderful per usual!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Can't say this will go down as one of my favourites, there was so much going on, although it still had my attention from the beginning, like all of Rosalind's books do.
The glimpses into the lives of our past leading characters was heart warming and sometimes steamy, (I just love Kate and Koti). Koti's car seeing plenty of action in this book, in more ways than one.
Drew and Hannah, Hemi and Reka and Kate and Koti were my favourite catch ups this time and I'm Looking forward to a new leading couple in the next book.
"I received a free copy of
this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my
review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion
expressed here is my own."
Cheers Michelle in Australia.
Awesome Rugby Romance.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.