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Narrated by:
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Lynn Devereux
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By:
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Bridget Essex
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Sydney is haunted by her past.
Raised by a strict, religious family, she was sent to gay conversion therapy as a teenager when she was caught kissing a girl. Now only 19, she's trying to start over with a new life and a new name, but you can't escape the past....
Caroline is the most stunning woman Sydney has ever seen. Every night, Sydney hears her singing from her apartment window, and every night, Sydney's heart aches with something indescribable. When Caroline offers singing lessons, Sydney jumps at the chance to be in the captivating woman's presence...but her desire for Caroline can't be hidden. And Caroline is over twice her age.
Through Caroline's gentle instruction, Sydney finds her voice again. The broken girl feels like she's starting to mend. But her infatuation with Caroline is reaching a fevered pitch....
Will Sydney lose everything if Caroline finds out the girl is in love with her?
Provocative, passionate and achingly raw, The Longing, the latest romance from best-selling author Bridget Essex, explores the unbreakable human heart in a love story that you'll never forget.
©2017 Bridget Essex, Rose and Star Press (P)2017 Bridget Essex, Rose and Star PressListeners also enjoyed...
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Why,,,, is there only one!
- By SV on 11-05-19
By: Amber Benson
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Reflections
- Bannion Family, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Lindsay Dunne has devoted her whole life to ballet, pushing herself and her students to achieve the perfect beauty the craft requires. She loves her career, helping ballerinas grace the stage, and has never found her lack of a loving relationship to be a sacrifice. Until she meets Seth Bannion, the guardian of Lindsay’s most gifted protégé. An architect with his own ideas of the girl’s potential, Seth challenges Lindsay’s tutoring, opening her eyes to the possibilities of a future beyond dance—and opening her heart to the possibilities of love.
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Classic Nora Romance,If Forever Could Be A Moment
- By Empress Karen on 12-17-23
By: Nora Roberts
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Used-to-Be Lovers
- By: Linda Lael Miller
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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Sharon Harrison and Tony Morelli were never able to control the powerful chemistry between them. It led first to heart-stopping passion, then to marriage and children. They thought they had it all, but under pressure their happy home became an explosive battleground. Even divorce, however, can't completely separate them. Spending alternate days in their home with their children, they have an unorthodox arrangement that keeps them in close contact. And keeps the desire alive...
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The immaturity of the heroin st
- By Bridgett on 06-04-24
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Barefoot in White
- The Barefoot Bay Brides, Book 1
- By: Roxanne St. Claire
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Here come the (Barefoot Bay) brides! They’re experts at planning dreamy “I do’s” but haven’t found their own happily ever after...yet. Destination wedding consultant Willow Ambrose has fought a battle with the scale for much of her life, but she has finally won the war. She hasn’t just cut calories - she’s cut all ties to her past, too, and successfully carved out a new body and a new life. But when she comes face to face with someone who left an indelible mark on her heart years before, all that threatens to crumble.
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Great listen
- By Cyn on 07-07-15
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The Billionaire's Christmas Baby
- By: Victoria James
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Jackson Pierce didn't make his fortune entertaining every half-cocked idea, especially one involving diaper changes. Not even the cute brunette who links him to the baby in her arms can crack his icy heart. A baby on the doorstep is the least of Hannah Woods' problems - she has to find the baby's uncle, or the child will end up in foster care. She sleuths her way to the reclusive CEO's doorstep only to find six feet of holiday sexy - and a door slammed in her face.
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So So
- By Nana on 08-06-15
By: Victoria James
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The Good Ones
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Tara Sands
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Ryder Copeland is an accomplished architect...not to mention tall and sexy. He's everything a hero should be, and Lord knows Maisy Kelly has read enough of her great-aunt Eloise's romance novels to recognize one when she sees one. But like all fairy tales, Maisy can't help but wonder if this Prince Charming is too good to be true.
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A Lighthearted, Fun Read!
- By Risa Lindquist on 02-13-19
By: Jenn McKinlay
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Archangel
- Samaria, Book 1
- By: Sharon Shinn
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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A tale of the distant future by the author of The Shape-Changer's Wife brings listeners to a world in which the fate of all life rests on the voice of an angel.
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An All-TIme Favorite
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By: Sharon Shinn
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Worth the Fall
- McKinney Brothers, Book 1
- By: Claudia Connor
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Abby Davis isn't wearing a skimpy bikini or sipping umbrella drinks, not when she's busy chasing around four little ones. And Matt McKinney isn't looking for fun - he's a Navy SEAL, a grown man with a long list of missions and fallen brothers. Abby has brought her children to this beach to start over, to give them the enjoyable memories they deserve. Matt has been sidelined by a combat injury, and he is haunted by the loss of his best friend and the promise he made: to remain a SEAL - focused and dedicated.
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Heartwarming and Emotional
- By 🌸DARA on 08-27-16
By: Claudia Connor
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The Book Club
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Deanna Hurst
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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Discover this moving story of five remarkable friends as Mary Alice Monroe, the New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, explores the power of friendship with tenderness and honesty.
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Beware: Title Is Deceptive !!
- By Fran Foster on 02-07-16
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Sweet Evil
- By: Wendy Higgins
- Narrated by: Erin Mallon
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels. Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns 16 and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test.
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Eh...
- By Bee on 03-19-13
By: Wendy Higgins
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Second Star to the Right
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Mary Alice Monroe
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Practical, smart, and desperate to escape a shadowy past, Faye takes a job at a top advertising firm in London where she hopes she and her children can find a fresh start. When she finds the beautiful two-story flat for rent in a stately old Victorian complete with a neglected but tumbling English garden, she can scarcely believe her good fortune. But it isn't long before Faye realizes not everything in the old home may be as peaceful as it seems.
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what a beautiful love story! it's a must read.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-15
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- Margaret
- 01-14-18
Excellent Audio!
I enjoyed The Longing. It is a story of raising yourself up, no matter where you start from. A younger woman smitten with an older woman plot. Lynn Devereux did an excellent job with the narration.
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- Mallory Waugh
- 12-22-18
Surprisingly different
I love Ms. Essex novels and I’ve read almost all of them. This one is decidedly different from her other novels, but in a good way. It seemed perhaps more personal. Or maybe I’m just grateful it’s not my own story as with my upbringing it very easily could have been.
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- Mark Mackey
- 07-12-20
The Longing review
This was captivating overall. Had a likable main character and interesting plot. Enjoyed the narration.
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- Abby
- 12-03-19
Embracing her true self
A story that I'm certain will strike a chord with many! As Sydney learns to traverse the world on her own, alone except her dog Max, and afraid she finds strength and beauty in the world around her and within herself. Despite a difficult past and being subjected to being told her attraction to girls was wrong and therefore she was wrong, she finds her voice and strength in Caroline. After embracing her true self, she plans to lead "the gayest, happiest life".
My only criticism is that it took the entire book for the two main characters to finally come together and share their feelings for one another.
The narrator had great balance between the different character voices and had a very soothing cadence. I look forward to hearing more narrated by her.
I received a free audible code through a Facebook group giveaway and am providing my honest review voluntarily.
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- Sage Emshell
- 07-24-18
Tortured but sweet story
Good job on keeping the story hopeful thru all the emotional obstacles. Wish she'd taken us thru a sex scene as I'm so curious how it a actually went down.
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- ana gutierrez
- 05-24-19
best book Bridget Essex has written
such a well thought out book about the queer experience. I love how she included themes of PTSD, self worth, gay rejection and experiences with disapproval and violence, and at the end of it all romance. it reminds us how our society still has long to go and we can't forget that, but there is still hope.
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- Tracy H.
- 12-05-19
Haunting story
A story of self discovery. Sydney is gay, and has suffered under a religious family who forced her into gay conversion therapy. This caused her PSTD, and denial of her feelings towards other women. This story of discovery and finding courage is timeless and many can relate. Sydney is a loaner living only with her dog until Caroline moves into her complex. Sydney is instantly attracted to her, but she struggles with her past. Sydney slowly comes to realize being gay isn't the worst thing in the world, and that she can be happy. Toward the end of the book Sydney and Caroline finally share their feelings of attraction for each other.
I do wish that Sydney and Caroline had more time together as a couple in the book.
The narrator is new to me, and she did an outstanding job.
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- N. T
- 06-19-18
Gave me anxiety
i couldn't finish it. Maaybe it has a happy ending or a great moral but It stressed me out too much.
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- Jim Cooper
- 07-20-20
Depends What You’re Looking For
The key tenant for writers is “Show, Don’t Tell”. Getting readers/listeners involved in the characters and story requires some sort of emotional connection; it’s a writers job to provide those connections. The Longing could have been a great book but the exposition-heavy prose allows little room for feeling the effects of the protagonist‘s, and other primary characters, past. The story presents many issues that scream for some dramatic interaction, but there is little of that here: we are told what happenED instead of being allowed into the inner workings of the characters and experiencing events with them.
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