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Merren Hardy is delighted when her thirst for new experiences turns into a holiday job for an attractive older woman. She's more than happy to be muse, model, assistant, and lover - especially lover - for brilliant and successful Bianca Graves. After all, Merren's smart with a big-picture view of the world and a practical streak wide enough to deal with Bianca's difficulties. She's a problem-solver. Except there's one problem Merren's never had to solve before - what happens when you fall in love with a woman who can't see you properly?
Bianca's an artist losing her sight, desperate to find a way to continue painting and keep her career and sense of identity. She needs more than a muse, more than a young woman to model for her. She needs someone to reach out and touch her when everything's going dark - and help her find the way back to her life. Which surely means Merren's too young, too different, worlds apart in experience. Bianca knows a summer fling at such a difficult time is one thing - but it can't go any further.
As it turns out, however - there's more than one way to be blind.
Contains mature themes.
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After high-powered politician Bridget O'Keefe sweeps into the uninspiring life of Australian electorate officer Emma Ives, nothing is the same again. Hapless, hopeless Emma is smacked with an instant crush on the polished woman who's her new boss . . . her hot, untouchable, straight boss. Yes, she knows she's an idiot because unrequited lust at work is a terrible idea. Even so, she can dream.
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Too much of a good thing ?? 💕💕💕
- By Libra Lover on 08-07-24
By: Liz Rain
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Flinging It
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- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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Frazer, head midwife at a hospital in Perth, Australia, is trying to make her corner of the world a little better by starting up a program for at-risk parents. Not everyone is excited about her ideas. Surrounded by red tape, she finally has to team up with Cora, a social worker who is married to Frazer's boss.
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Perfect
- By Saluta on 09-26-23
By: G. Benson
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Golden Hour
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- Narrated by: Lila Winters
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Lina Ragelis prides herself on her bravery and strength, two traits that have served her well in her career in the US Army. Having been disconnected from her family since she turned eighteen, Lina has learned to rely solely on herself—and her slightly overbearing best friend—and she swears she prefers it that way. It's an easy lie for someone who has spent her entire life dodging love. Lina's pretty certain that she's damaged goods. But the truth is, she's the kind of person everyone wants in their corner, and the kind of woman many women want to love.
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Brilliantly written, Heart-tugging story
- By Tbird78 on 11-11-22
By: Kat Jackson
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New Ink on Life
- Thorn & Thistle, Book 1
- By: Jennie Davids
- Narrated by: Kate Zane, Carly Robins
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Leaving a job to apprentice as a tattoo artist was a drastic step after surviving breast cancer, but Cassie Whiteaker is nearly five years cancer-free. Nearly. She’s not ready to go out on her own until she clears that all-important hurdle. Also off-limits are relationships and sex - something Cassie is sure she’ll never want again. Struggling tattoo shop owner MJ Flores doesn’t give a damn what people think, but losing Thorn & Thistle would mean losing everything. When her former mentor’s protégé arrives at her door, MJ hires her out of obligation...at first.
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This is not a fairy tail romance
- By Drusha on 03-07-20
By: Jennie Davids
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Truth and Measure
- The Carlisle Series, Book 1
- By: Roslyn Sinclair
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Jules Moretti is newly single, an aspiring writer, and the hyper-competent assistant to the most powerful woman in fashion. It's a tough job, but her ice queen boss won't settle for less than perfection. Vivian Carlisle helms the internationally revered fashion publication Du Jour. She might be smack in the middle of a messy divorce, but you have to make sacrifices to be the best. That's what she tells herself, anyway. When the unthinkable happens, Vivian's regimented world is turned upside-down. Her life is about power, success, and dominance—not a baby!
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My oh my....
- By MissLynn on 01-13-23
By: Roslyn Sinclair
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The Flatshare
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- By: Beth O'Leary
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- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Tiffy and Leon share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never met. After a bad breakup, Tiffy Moore needs a place to live. Fast. And cheap. But the apartments in her budget have her wondering if astonishingly colored mold on the walls counts as art. Desperation makes her open minded, so she answers an ad for a flatshare. Leon, a night shift worker, will take the apartment during the day, and Tiffy can have it nights and weekends. He'll only ever be there when she's at the office. In fact, they'll never even have to meet.
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so much language!!
- By H H on 10-12-19
By: Beth O'Leary
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Cuffing Season
- By: Monica McCallan
- Narrated by: Lori Prince
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Maeve Murphy doesn't have much to celebrate this holiday season. Ten years ago, she moved from Kingsford with no intention of returning. But home came calling, in the form of her mother's unexpected death. The least thing Maeve wants is to make friends—she's only back in Kingsford to help her father keep the family business, Murph's, afloat.
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Great Story
- By Haydee on 11-01-23
By: Monica McCallan
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Just a Touch Away
- By: Jae
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Hannah Martin has an unusual job: she's a professional cuddler. While she has a big heart for her clients, she hasn't found someone special to snuggle up to in her personal life. Winter Sullivan isn't looking for love. She's an aloof workaholic who's built walls of ice around herself. She would rather drive toothpicks under her fingernails than cuddle, and she certainly doesn't want to share her space with anyone. When Winter's estranged father dies, he leaves her one last surprise: she and Hannah, a perfect stranger, will inherit a building together.
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Bad reviews kill me. Lol
- By ashly on 04-23-23
By: Jae
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An Ocean Apart
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- By: Robin Pilcher
- Narrated by: John Lee
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For six dreadful months, David Corstorphine has tried to come to terms with his young wife's death while caring for his three motherless children. Try as he may, David is unable to return to work, and his only form of solace comes from working in the garden of his parents' estate in the Scottish countryside. Dispatched unexpectedly to New York, David's family hopes that the impromptu business trip will help him get back on his feet. But the journey proves both disastrous and heartening.
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This book had such heart
- By Lesley Harrison on 07-19-24
By: Robin Pilcher
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For the Long Run
- By: Cheyenne Blue
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A koala ruined her life. Well, that's how elite athlete Shan Metz sees it. When an idiot charity runner in a koala suit trips Shan during a community fun run, her knee blows out, destroying her dream of making the Australian Commonwealth Games team. Recovering from knee surgery will be bad enough, but living on her building's fourth floor will make it a nightmare.
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Good book
- By Tammi on 01-29-23
By: Cheyenne Blue
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The Importance of Being Alice
- By: Katie MacAlister
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Nothing about Alice Wood's life is normal right now. Her fiancé Patrick called off their wedding and relationship only days before their nonrefundable wedding trip. And though a luxurious European river cruise for one is just what she needs, it's not what she gets... Due to a horrible misunderstanding, Alice is now cramped in her "romantic" suite with one of Patrick's friends.
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Simply Dreadful
- By Elizabeth on 02-09-15
By: Katie MacAlister
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The Write Escape
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Literary editor Antonia Harper had it all - the career, the man, the future. That was then. Now Antonia is jobless, alone, and at a crossroads. What better time to travel the world? A solo honeymoon on the Emerald Isle will be like hitting the reset button. No distractions, no drama. Aiden Byrnes may be a literature professor, but words fail him when he meets the woman staying in the cottage next door. Tully Cross is meant to be a sleepy little village, and he's meant to be on a working holiday - not a vacation, and most definitely not with his beautiful neighbor.
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Sweet story but...
- By Vera reina on 11-25-19
By: Charish Reid
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- Sarah C.
- 11-11-22
Sweet and Sexy
I really enjoyed this listen. I wasn't sure what exactly made this a "modern" lesbian romance because this is only the second lesbian novel I've listened to (the first being Patience & Sarah) and I'm still not entirely sure though I've listened, but I know it was worth the listen.
Merren is a university student who's into trying new things just for the experience. So when she meets Bianca, a renowned local artist with baggage, she's definitely interested in this experience. Bianca's baggage, however, is heavy: she's losing her sight and sense of who she is, while also still grieving somewhat for her wife who died in an accident. She believes Merren is just a summer thing, though with each day she realizes how much she relies on her. The chemistry between the two was definitely exciting and it was warming to see how Merren supports Bianca and (towards the end) how Bianca learns to both accept Merren's support and offer her own as well.
Initially, Bianca believes Merren is just your average university student. But it's hinted that this isn't so to both us and Bianca. Only later does it become clear that Merren isn't just a highly-intelligent person but Bianca's equal in terms of star power and significance. I didn't see that coming at all and that was a good twist. It does make certain situations in the book easier to understand too, though I will say that the cynic in me will scoff that that makes it all the more improbable in real life. But this is romance land so it works!
I also really liked the other female figures in the story: Merren's grandmother and mom and Bianca's neighbor Rita. All three are encouraging to both women about their struggles and pursuits. They're kind, straightforward and warm too. Plus Rita bonds with Merren over their shared intelligence and feels accepted for who she is in ways that others (like her mom) don't understand. It's kind of a sisterly relationship that I wanted a little more of. Also, I completely understand why Merren's always hungry at home. Her mom's cake sounded amazingly edible to someone who's gluten-sensitive like me.
I will say, though, that Merren didn't really have to learn too much compared to Bianca. However, it did appear to me that for someone who's so intelligent, Merren had issues comprehending Bianca's issues with asking for help and tech. It took advice from her grandmother to help with that. It was just Bianca who had a big epiphany about their relationship, not Merren. But maybe that was on purpose since Merren has strong and kind females in her life to guide her while Bianca pushed everyone away in the wake of her wife's premature death and her losing sight. Even Bianca tells Merren how lucky she is to have people like Olivia and Naomi in her life. Also, this is a tiny quibble, but it's not obvious the book's set in New Zealand until you hear certain names like Dunedin or references to the peninsula (which makes it not Australia, which is what you might think initially). That confused me at first until I looked it up. A quibble but something to note because I think most of us aren't familiar with New Zealand geography.
I also liked Isabelle Gordon's reading of this. I believe she's American but her New Zealand accents were spot-on to my ear. She also was good at putting the right amount of emotion into each character: whether it's despair, seduction, inquisitiveness, etc. That also helped with the more intimate scenes as well.
All in all, I loved listening to this and would definitely recommend it to those who like this genre. And it's a sweet story too.
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- linda_049
- 01-26-23
Times Like These
Beautiful love story, could not put it down. Ana McKenzie with Isabelle Gordon will be my next purchase!
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- MissLynn
- 02-23-23
A suprising, beautiful listening experience!
I give all the credit for finding this book to a 2-for-1 Audible sale. Beyond reading the blurb I knew nothing about it and hadn't really known what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a unique, beautifully written and performed work.
Merren Hardy is a graduate student wanting to open herself up to new experiences. So she signs herself up to be a nude model for art classes to not only push the boundaries of her comfort zone, but to truly know what doing something like that would feel like. After doing it once, she is approached to fill in for a professional artist's usual model who is recovering from a broken leg. When Merren is greeted at the door by Bianca Graves, Merren is immediately entranced by her. She's initially a bit nervous, wondering how different it might feel to be a model for just one artist - especially one as stunningly beautiful as Bianca. But just like Merren, there is more to Bianca than meets the eye. She is suffering from progressive blindness and is desperate to find a way to continue to paint, which is not only her livelihood, but who she is. So she will need much more from Merren than modeling - but also help in figuring out how to re-learn to practice her craft and feel like she can truly live again.
The narration by Isabelle Gordon, a new narrator to me, was solid. As an American I can't vouch for the accents, but she certainly captured the torment and desperation of Bianca and the loving kindness of Merren.
After I finished the book I read that Ana McKenzie also writes as Lilly Hammond. Her book All I See is You is gorgeous. While these are the only two works I've experienced of hers so far, both have the thread of women facing - and overcoming - incredible challenges. I love a meatier romance and will certainly look out for more by this writer. Really impressive!
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- Theodoron
- 11-23-23
Superb
Wonderful, engaging story. Excellent characters and narration. A thrilling read with wonderful rhythms that draws you in and embraces your heart.
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- TyLovesReading
- 06-23-23
Beautiful. Thoughtful. Enchanting.
I happened upon this book by chance and I am so glad I did. Such a well written story that is worthy of 5 stars. The narrator does an excellent job of pulling you into every scene and capturing every emotion.
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- lola
- 06-29-24
surprising!
I can’t believe this was buried and never shown in any relevant searches or suggested books, as someone who has read or listened to what I thought was everything in the genre. Bonus points for a non-AC narrator who was not annoying!
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- AJ Holmes
- 02-24-21
Never judge a book by its cover!
Things are not always what they seem and neither are people. This is a beautiful story of humility, adapting and overcoming life's challenges, and love all rolled up in one. Bianca was dealt one blow when her wife died in a car accident and now five years later, she's losing her vision. Art is her life and she's not giving it up anytime soon, she's just needs a muse/model to help her to adjust her craft. That's where we have Merren, a college student looking for a temporary job during the holidays, something different from her already forward progressing endeavors. However, Merren isn't your typical college student and there's more to her than Bianca realizes because she's so frantic with having to adjust to a different way of living and painting. Merren will prove to be more than just a muse for Bianca's craft, she'll help open her up in other ways as well.
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- Amber
- 10-21-23
Love is not blind
Great love story. Enjoyed how they built the characters. Really enjoyed how the main character was able to cover come her emotional obstacles to find her ability to adapt to living fully again.
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- Margaret
- 03-26-20
Excellent!
I loved Times Like These. I loved Merron and Bianca. I loved the relationship between the three women in Merron's family. A great story. Isabelle Gordon does a great job with the narration.
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- Zoinks
- 10-28-24
Outstanding
One of the best wlw stories I've heard. I rarely listen to books twice, but I'll keep this one in my library.
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