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  • SECRETS FROM THE PAST

  • A Shady Pines Mystery
  • By: Jenny Elaine
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (61 ratings)

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SECRETS FROM THE PAST

By: Jenny Elaine
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Publisher's summary

A mysterious young woman arrives in the small town of Shady Pines to renovate a beautiful old bed and breakfast, but is that her only reason for coming?
Misty Raven is on a mission, but she soon gets distracted when a body is discovered buried in the backyard of the bed and breakfast she just purchased. Could it be related to a murder that happened in the house fifteen years ago? While Misty searches for answers, someone doesn't want the truth uncovered and tries to stop her. When two more people are murdered, Misty realizes that she'll be next if she doesn't keep one step ahead of the killer. Can she solve the mystery before it's too late?

Amazon review - "Such a good mystery!! I had no clue who the killer was until the very end. Can’t wait till the second book becomes available."

Amazon review - " Wonderfully written mystery that moves along with captivating action and intrigue!"

Amazon review - "This book was an awesome read. It left you wondering what was going to happen on every page. Looking forward to the next book in this series."

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Hated the AI voice

story was very good, but the AI voice was a disappointment. no inflection or feeling

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Well, it's a freebie read by an AI.

I guess you get what you pay for. The AI voice is not lilting and does not move into the background like human voices do. A different part of my brain has to interpret it, and it's distracting. I'm not really a fan.

The story was ok, your typical cozy mystery. I like those for easy listening while I work, but the buzzy tone of the robot reader was distracting and kept me from focusing on my work.

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The AI voice was distracting

It’s a good story and interesting I’d like to hear the rest on the story!

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Compelling Story

While I loved the story itself the virtual voice fails to invite you into the story and portray the emotions of the characters. The tones and inflections fall flat as if in monotone making listening a bit of a grind.

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Hire a real reader

I dislike the virtual voice very much! There's no inflection and pronunciation of some words was incorrect

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Story was interesting. AI didn't go as well.

Overall the book was good enough to have to hear the next part. Wasn't to fond of long pauses at beginning of each chapter. The AI definitely needs a major tune up. Wasn't completely awful, but makes a big difference.

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Virtual voice leaves a lot to be desired

Enjoyable story. I struggled with listening to the virtual voice. You can tell it’s not a person. No emotion at all. No difference in the voices. I’m very sad that these books are going to this.

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Interesting lead character

Good story by I couldn’t understand why the narrator’s voice was so flat. No life or expression to it. I almost stopped listening but the story was intriguing. At the end, it said it was read by virtual voice.

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Very good book!

Really enjoyed this book! I love a good mystery that keeps you guessing till the end. The fact that it was narrated by computer affected it very little in my opinion. I’ve listened to books that had “human” narrators that did a worse job. Highly recommended!!! About to start book #2 in the series!

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Descriptive writing

Story ok… don’t like the AI GENERATED reading!inflection is off in key words and emotion

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