
There's Always a Catch
A hilarious and heartwarming family-drama set in paradise
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Virtual Voice
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Stephanie Taylor

This title uses virtual voice narration
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With her beloved island's future on the line, Mayor Holly Baxter must choose between progress and the status quo, and she'll go up against a small army of golf cart driving retirees to do it. Throw in some major family drama, long-kept secrets, and the complication of a new romance that sparks under the watchful eye of her ex, the island's only cop, and Holly realizes that—in life, and in love—there's always a catch!
- Small town
- Clean and wholesome
- Humorous
- Quirky characters
“I loved this book. I grew to love Holly Baxter and friends, and loved the vibe of Christmas Key. If there really were such a place, I'd be visiting for sure, and would probably never leave!” —Amazon Review
Download Book One today to start this long-running series...take a trip to Christmas Key, where it's the holidays all year long!
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- Rocky
- 06-06-24
the story was cute
the story line is really cute. it would have been much better if it was read by a human. The AI has no emotion.
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- Marianne
- 07-15-24
A cute book
The story wasn’t bad, maybe a little cheesy at times. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the virtual voice and it wasn’t the best, but not the worst either. I would definitely prefer a human with some inflection, some emotion, but it wasn’t awful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-25-24
The AI is terrible on this one
I like the story but the AI needs fixing. Nice light easy story to listen to.
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- Melanie
- 10-21-24
Better than I thought!
I stayed away from the computer voice for a long time, but decided to give it a try. Totally got used to it but giggled every time she said things with a lisp. Story was good and I'm onto number 2!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-03-24
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The story was a light, fun tail. However, the robotic voice took something away from the story. there was no emotion in the reading.
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- Rainey Gurl
- 02-24-25
Made me feel the tropical vibe!
The descriptions and story really made me feel
Like I was there on a tropical island!
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- lee axon
- 05-19-24
Boo for mechanical voice
It was hard to listen to the mechanical voice without expression. The story seemed to have merit and appeared interesting, but couldn't get involved with the characters. Boo against the lifeless voice reading the story. I listen to alot of stories but couldn't get kuch past the first chapter.
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