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Daniele Passantino
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T R Lykins
About this listen
This is a companion novel to Last Heartbeat
Kristen believed her parents were truly happy, and she wanted a marriage like theirs. She really didn't know anything about their relationship until she was leaving for college. That was when they dropped a heartbreaking bombshell on her.
They stayed together only to make her happy. Now that she thinks she is the reason for their unhappiness, can she trust love?
Does love even last anymore?
Her new college roommate, Alexia, changes her mind about love. Seeing how fast Alexia falls for her dreamy guy, Phillip, and how fast that dreamy guy falls for Alexia, Kristen realizes that maybe love could happen in her life!
Now Kristen has to change her ways and open her heart up for love. Can she do that after watching her parents live a lie for so many years? Hoping she can find her true love and not get hurt, Kristen thinks she can find him out there somewhere, but where?
One tragic moment happens to her friend, and it makes her realize that life could end in a blink of an eye. Kristen makes a life decision that affects her and her friends.
Can she go through with it?
This is the greatest gift she can give to her best friend, Alexia. Nine months of her life is a long time to give up for a friend.
Will this sacrifice be truly appreciated, and will Alexia be able to take care of her precious gift?
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- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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There is only one thing wrong with the charming community of Fool’s Gold, California: the men don’t stick around! This problem has to be fixed, fast, and Charity Jones may be just the city planner up to the challenge. Charity immediately falls in love with all the storybook town has to offer – except its sexy, famous, world-class cyclist Josh Golden. With her long list of romantic disasters, she’s not about to take a chance on another bad boy…but it may just be what they both need!
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Awful narration
- By Kimberly on 05-17-10
By: Susan Mallery
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The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl
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- By: Jaime Primak Sullivan
- Narrated by: Jaime Primak Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Jaime Primak Sullivan, a Jersey-bred, tough-as-nails PR maven - and unlikely transplant in an upscale suburb of Birmingham, Alabama - has spent her entire life crossing the line: whether she's pushing the boundaries of what proper Southern ladies consider to be "polite behavior" or literally traversing the Mason-Dixon line in the name of love. She isn't afraid to say what everyone is thinking when it comes to love, sex, friendship, and many other topics that are all too often sugar-coated in polite Southern company.
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Awesome book
- By Gwendolyn on 09-23-16
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Unexpected Reality
- By: Kaylee Ryan
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Callie Dalton
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Expect the unexpected. That's what they say, but it's easier said than done. How do you expect a change so huge it rocks you to your core? How do you prepare yourself for an event that will alter your life forever? One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected reality.
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sweet and flawed
- By MrsRony on 11-16-19
By: Kaylee Ryan
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The Apartment
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- By: Danielle Steel
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Four young women's lives intersect in the apartment they've shared in Hell's Kitchen: Claire, a shoe designer; Abby, an aspiring novelist; Morgan, a successful financial consultant; and Sasha, a resident in obstetrics. As different as they are from one another, the women had become a family by choice. But while their lives had proceeded smoothly in the years they'd lived together, new relationships, job opportunities, and surprising circumstances will test the strength of their bond in and outside the loft that had become their home.
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Great Book!!!
- By Alfred on 05-18-16
By: Danielle Steel
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The Girls of Mischief Bay
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- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there's a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband, who quit his job to write a screenplay she's never seen. He won't even help take care of their son, leaving Nicole to run the house and work full-time at her Mischief Bay Pilates studio. Can she say enough is enough without losing the man she loves?
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Great
- By sandy_lowe on 02-27-15
By: Susan Mallery
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- Renee
- 05-17-15
Surrogacy story
The Life Gift is the second installment in the Last Heartbeat YA/NA clean romance series. Book one was Alexia and Philip's story. This book picks up where the last one finished, but this time it is Kirsten's story. It is told all from Kirsten's perspective and covers a five year period.
The life gift continues raising awareness of the ongoing issues that organ transplant recipients face and also raises awareness of miscarriage and surrogacy. Themes such as marriage, divorce and good communication are explored as well.
I was a little frustrated with Kirsten for being so surprised to fall pregnant when she wasn't planning to. If you don't think you are ready to be a mother, then use contraception! "Practicing" to get pregnant without contraception generally will get you pregnant. Even though she was very well spoken (always said I am rather than I'm) she still came across as quite immature. But then I have 20 years more life experience than her, so I guess i was probably the same at her age!
If you're looking for a quick read full of sweet perfect characters and a happily ever after then this is your book. It would be best to read The Last Heatbeat first, but you could read this as a stand alone as it gives enough of the background information to understand what is going on.
I listened to the audiobook edition which I received free in exchange for an honest review. The narrator spoke clearly and at a good pace.
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- Teresa
- 04-26-15
Friendship, True Love, and Sandcastles
This was a terrific follow-up to the book "Last Heartbeat." It picks up with Alexia's best friend Kristen. She wants to find the love of her life the way Alexia and Phillip did. She and Jason settle down and have a baby girl named Shawna. Kristen notices how much Alexia wants a baby but she can't have one because of her heart transplant and Kristen decides to do something amazing for her friend Alexia. This is a testament of true love and friendship. I love the way Jason calls Kristen 'cupcake'.
What I especially like about this story as well as "Last Heartbeat" is that they're good, clean stories with a bit of a life lesson in decision-making. In my opinion, you can't go wrong here. This story is cute and smart and perfect for any audience and especially young adult. I applaud T. R. Lykins for writing these stories and look forward to more.
I really like Daniele Passantino's narration of this audiobook. I think she did an excellent job portraying Alexia's friend Kristen. She also did a nice job with the other character's voices. She was perfect and I'm happy to find another voice actor I like. Great work!
Audiobook gifted from the author for review. Thank you!
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- AJ Lape
- 07-28-15
I adored this book!!
This book is so endearing and poignant...things T. R. Lykins are known for. If you like romance, she's the one to start reading.
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- T. Stewart
- 02-26-15
Sweet Romance
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes! Loved the narrator and how she brought this story alive!!
What other book might you compare The Life Gift to and why?
This is a unique story and the second in the series.
What about Daniele Passantino’s performance did you like?
She did an incredible job. Especially in one chapter that had a heartbreaking scene.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book has it all. I laughed and cried during several parts of this story.
Any additional comments?
Loved it and will be buying for my friends.
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- Stephanie
- 03-24-15
love it
I love it.. love how the voice changed so you could know who was talking an could follow along a lot easier.
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- Deedra
- 06-26-16
The Life Gift
This book is the second in a series.I wasn't fond of #1 and less so of this one.It's a way too clean love story.Very shmaltzy and predictable.The narrator,Danielle Passantino, was not able to make voices aside from the main character believable.Kristen is married to Jacob.She gives the gift of a child to her best friend from college who has a donor heart.Her husband has a donor spleen.We learned about this in bk 1.Kristen goes on to have a few more children.They all live near the beach.life is good.I was given this book for an honest review.
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