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Lone Star Cafe

By: Lisa Wingate
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Publisher's summary

Lisa Wingate, national best-selling author and inspirational speaker, delivers a novel that examines the paths we choose in life and the realization that we may be on the wrong one. One morning while running late to work, Laura Draper is ambushed by a future-determining call from her boyfriend that ends in an ultimatum. Suddenly, Laura finds herself at a crossroads and she is unsure of her next move.

©2004 Lisa Wingate (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC
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Light entertainment

This book was exactly what I needed at the time. Overall it is upbeat and entertaining. It doesn’t require much of the listener. It was a welcome distraction during a stressful time. The narration is good, the story is sweet but predictable.

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A favorite

This is a favorite of mine who Lisa Wingate and Johanna Parker make a fantastic team. Lisa Wingate's books are well written and good stories. Johanna Parker makes them even more entertaining. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a lighthearted romance book

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Loved it!

A well-written, romantic escape during the Coronavirus quarantine. Loved the magical feel of this story! Now, what on Earth did those two elderly sisters put in their coffee? LOL!

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Simple, Sweet Story

This is the type of story I usually avoid, but I enjoyed it - maybe I am in a subdued mood. A 36 year old publication executive on temporary assignment in Texas finds herself at a crossroad, figuratively and literally. Laura stumbles onto an old fashioned setting in the Lone Star Cafe, which sits at a crossroad used to detour around a bridge closure on the highway, at time when she questions her life's direction.

The story revolves around Laura's inner struggles as she faces personal challenges that her obsession with work cannot keep buried. She falls in love, very quickly, with a local man who has a very different background from her own. There is no bad guy chasing her or hot love scenes, but neither is there over dramatization, silly dialog, or meaningless bedroom scenes. This is a simple, straightforward story of nice people doing their best in life.

The writing is sound, which saves the tame plot. The performance is excellent.

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Nice story that was a pleasure to listen to. The ensemble of characters were relatable and fun. The narrator was good, but seemed a bit unrealistic when trying to do voices for other characters other than Laura. Still, I would recommend it.
The story does have a good life lesson.

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Wanted Moore

I really enjoyed this book. The only thing is I wish there had been just a little moore

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Optimism Finds A Way!

A simple, yet poignant story which is relatable to anyone at any stage in their life!

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Sweet but too predictable 

Lisa Wingate always waves a lovely story with great characters, each with their own distinctive mark.

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Engaging and heartfelt

It was lovely book triggering emotions underneath.
Great narration and story . All characters cane alive and well portrayed.

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Good, but a lot of parallels to the first book.

36-year-old Heroine leaves a real city for a fictional Texas town. She has one or more siblings with children but she has no children. Her job involves a magazine. She has an ex boyfriend. Hero has a blue collar business. He left town for a while but came back. He won't talk about his tortured past, but everyone in town knows about it. The town has a number of quirky people. There's a café run by one or more senior ladies. One Heroine runs from goats and cows. The other one runs from bats. She tends to postpone her work in order to spend more time with Hero. She gets offered her dream job that would take her away from the small town and Hero. There's barbecue, and a quirky pitmaster. She watches the Cowboy Channel. There's even a conversation about how the lives of both Heroines changed in similar ways.

Laura is younger than former college mate Collie. In both books they’re 36, but in book two, enough time has passed that would make Collie 37 or 38.

I really like the narrator. She has a good singing voice.

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