Adoption examined.

This is kind of hard to get through because you could see the train wreck coming. But through the growth of both Aaron and Sienna as they have come to see how past prejudice and lack of knowledge had warped Aaron’s view. It’s a close look at both sides of the adoption issue. Sienna uses her music to help process feelings. Hang in there it resolves in the end.

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Choices

Good story showing both sides of adoption. Falling in love when they have different views, choices one makes at the time. Givenaudio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

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Excellent Contemporary Romance

I have read many audiobooks by this talented writer but this one was extra special because it was dealing with such sensitive issues as adoptions. This books covers both sides of the story. In one hand, there is a young lady that made the difficult decision to place her baby to be raised by another family. And in the other hand, a young man is bitter because his mom gave him up for adoption and he has a hard time coming to terms with that.

Narration is excellent and brought the story to life.

This is book 2 in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is a heartfelt story with touching moments. As always with this author, her books are clean and very well written.

I always get sucked into her stories and find it hard to put it down. I’m looking forward to her next book!

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Touching.story

When I first started listening to this I thought, how could Sienna give up her baby and how could her parents give up their grandchild. As the story progresses you see she had not made the decision lightly. She chose an open adoption and the adopted parents treat Sienna as part of the family. Two years later she starts falling in love with Aaron a man who has insecurities with being adopted. Along comes her ex boyfriend who now wants to be included. Sienna will have to trust that the Lord will make everthing work out. I received a complimentary audio and I am voluntarily reviewing

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Love and adoption

This book shows both sides of adoption--a view from the biological mom and a view from someone who's adopted. Sienna selflessly placed her baby up for adoption when she had him at age 18, and has a completely open adoption with his parents. Aaron is adopted but has always felt like he never fit it with his adoptive family. His adoption was "closed" so he doesn't know anything about his biological parents and feels that women who "give their children away" do it because they're selfish. Will their budding romance be able to withstand such a major difference?
I really liked this story and the characters Sienna and Aaron. We got a lot of background on the two major characters in the story so the reader can understand why they feel the way they do and why they do certain things. I liked how Sienna set up her rules for dating so she wouldn't repeat mistakes she had made before, and how Aaron was willing to go along with them.
I understood why Sienna didn't tell Aaron about the baby she had placed for adoption. His experience being adopted was really different than how her baby's adoption was handled and he was struggling to let it go. She was waiting for a perfect time to tell him and there was never going to be a perfect time.
I liked how she was working towards acceptance to Julliard and that she could put her feelings into composing some of her own music. I was glad it had a happy ending because at one point I was afraid it wouldn't.
This book goes with CHASING SOMEDAY, but can be read as a standalone. This is a clean romance with just kissing.
The narrator, Tiffany Williams is the same narrator for Chasing Someday and she does a wonderful job using different tones for all of the characters.

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Not as heavy as the previous book

I don't usually go for younger stories like this, with the main characters being just 20. it was nice to see how things went for sienna after a teenage pregnancy changed her college plans. it would be interesting to see a novella maybe of 10 years in the future, when sienna is ready to start her own family

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Definite Heartstring Tugger <3

This book pulled at every heartstring at exactly the right time. I felt for Sienna in Chasing Someday but didn't really think too much about her. In this book, we get to see how everything is going for Sienna after Hunter is a part of Kiera and David's family. 

I loved the feeling Sienna puts into her music, how it is such a part of her. She doesn't just play because it's what she thinks she should do . . . she puts a piece of herself into each piece she plays and writes. As someone who wishes they could play a musical instrument, I loved that about Sienna. 

And Aaron . . . I thought it was a great plot development that he had issues with adoption. They had a fairly significant hurdle to overcome and I wondered a couple times if they would make it through. I enjoyed that it wasn't just a given that their love would overcome everything. 

Dane . . . I did not like him. Ever. Period. *exasperated growly sigh*

The narration - oh wow. I have listened to other books that Tiffany Williams has narrated for Lindzee Armstrong and have enjoyed each and every one of them. She manages to give each character their own voice so it is easy to tell who is speaking and to really feel them. Her narration really took this book to that next level. 

For how much I enjoyed Chasing Someday, this book was even better! It wrapped up perfectly but I am sad to see it end. I loved all the ups and downs and it's one I will definitely read again. 

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An entertaining and timely Romance

Sienna has made one of the hardest decisions of her life. She gave her son up for adoption after getting pregnant in high school. In order to have support through the pregnancy and delivery, she gave up her spot to Julliard. In the aftermath of the consequences of her choices and being rejected by the baby’s father, can Sienna learn to trust again? Can she trust a man whose appearance screams bad boy, who seems to have a chip on his shoulder against the idea of adoption; does she want to?
An, entertaining and timely romance that has a lovely approach to adoption and finding the strength to forgive, a story needed by the world today.
The narrator did a lovely job of relaying this story.
I received an advanced listening copy of this book in audio format, and I am leaving a voluntary review.

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Tomorrow’s Lullaby

Tomorrow’s Lullaby is a follow up to Chasing Someday, but can easily be read as a stand-alone, although you should read that too! This is about an 18 year old that places her baby up for adoption, and two years later dates someone who resents his birth mom for not keeping him. I love the two different viewpoints regarding adoption. This is a well-written, thought-provoking book. Tiffany Williams does a fantastic job with the narration.

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Tomorrow's Lullaby

I loved listening to this story. Sienne and Aaron have an extremely rocky start especially because Sienna is a birth mother and Aaron didn't have the best childhood growing up with his adoptive parents. The struggle of when/if to tell him and also the normal struggles in life make for a wonderful story. I loved listening to Tiffany narrate this wonderful story. I loved how her voice made it so much easier to fall in love with this story. Listening to Tiffany read made it so easy to let the world fall away and get lost into this beautiful world.

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