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The Ursulina

By: Brian Freeman
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Publisher's summary

In this gripping follow-up to his Edgar Award-nominated mystery, The Deep, Deep Snow, Brian Freeman tells the story of Rebecca Colder, a young sheriff’s deputy who faces the most excruciating choice a mother can make.

I know you’ll never forgive me for what I did. I’m sure you’ve asked yourself that question many times over the years.

Why? Why did I do it?

Well, sweetheart, this is the answer.

I was only 26 years old when the monster came back to Black Wolf County. The answers you want begin at Christmas time that year. However, if you really want to understand everything that happened to me - to us - you have to go even further back in my life.

Years back, to the night I met the Ursulina face to face.

So let’s start there.

©2021 Brian K. Freeman (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.
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About the Creator

Brian Freeman is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 20 psychological thrillers. His books have been sold in 23 languages, and he is widely acclaimed for his "you are there" settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots.
All of his books are available in audio editions. He was an Edgar Award finalist for his Audible Original The Deep, Deep Snow, and his novels The Bone House and Season of Fear were both finalists for the Audie Award for Best Audiobook in Thriller/Suspense. He won the Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel for Spilled Blood.

About the Performer

January LaVoy is an Atlanta-based theater, television, and voice actress. Her voiceover work includes national commercial campaigns, promos, documentaries, podcasts, and over 300 audiobooks. In 2013, she was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly. She has been nominated for 18 Audie Awards, receiving seven, and has garnered nearly three dozen Audiofile Magazine Earphones Awards. In 2019, she was honored with Audiofile’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Golden Voice. She shares a 2020 Grammy nomination with Meryl Streep and the cast of the Charlotte’s Web audiobook, in which she plays the title role of Charlotte. LaVoy is a full-time faculty member at Emory University, teaching acting and scene study in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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wow

this was an incredible book experience. what a brilliant combination. please I urge you to listen to this book

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FINALLY!!!

I’ve been waiting for a sequel to The Deep, Deep Snow for over a year, ever since Tom let slip to Shelby a clue about her mother. It’s always a toss up when you’re given a sequel/ prequel to your favorite book, will it be better or less impressive? Well The Ursulina is every bit as good, maybe even better. I never could have predicted the twists at the end. As always, January does a great job narrating, and I appreciate that the author doesn’t use excessive swearing or sex to add interest. Everything about this book is worth the audible point!

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gripping book

loved this book. the tale grabbed hold and just when i thought i knew the answer the author took a different turn. kind of had to struggle at first but about 5 chapters in it had me.

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We must have the 3rd one!!

I am so glad Brian Freeman decided to give his readers the prequel to The Deep, Deep Snow!! Wow, I didn’t see that coming. No spoilers included because the story line is too good to spoil for others. I loved the ending, brought a few tears. A great story, waiting for the next installment in the life of Shelby Lake.
P.S. Is there another Cab Bolton in the works? Thank you for sharing your talent.

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Excellent

I’ve listened to all of Brian Freeman’s books and this is my favorite! It kept me guessing until the very end, if you listened to The Deep, Deep Snow, you absolutely have to listen to this one. You won’t be sorry!

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Totally loved it!

What a wonderful sequel to the deep deep snow. Bought the whole plot together for me. I loved it. Definitely recommend.

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Fantastic.

I really enjoyed this book. I did not want to put it down. Beautiful story.

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Did this come with a warning?

Hostage, abuse, sexual abuse, profanity.

Intense story line. Decent ending.
Narrator is excellent except there was so much quivery, cry-ee voice. May have been necessary for this story as it is awful tragic with only a minimal neutral ending.
So much crying voice that the tenderness or severity of the moment was lost on me.

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Good read but now too many instances of gay situations.Love. Don't appreciate , or Like!

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WOW!! What an amazing story!!! All the way to the VERY END!!!!!! Left me crying, sad and happy tears!!!!

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