I'll Give You Something to Cry About (2024)

• Slammed

• A Novel
• By: Colleen Hoover
• Narrated by: Heidi Baker
• Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• this book was kinda boring

• By Shelly lay on 02-10-23

• To All the Boys I've Loved Before

• By: Jenny Han
• Narrated by: Ali Ahn
• Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
• Unabridged

Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved - five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• AGREE THAT THE MOVIE WAS BETTER...

• By Ocean Journey on 05-08-20

• We Are Water

• A Novel
• By: Wally Lamb
• Narrated by: Wally Lamb, George Guidall, Maggi-Meg Reed, and others
• Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
• Unabridged

After 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh - wife, mother, outsider artist - has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family’s hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora’s Box of toxic secrets - dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Lamb writes Fine Literature/What a Book!

• By Suzn F on 10-27-13

• Look at You Now

• My Journey from Shame to Strength
• By: Liz Pryor
• Narrated by: Liz Pryor
• Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
• Unabridged

In 1979 Liz Pryor is a 17-year-old girl from a good family in the wealthy Chicago suburbs. Halfway through her senior year of high school, she discovers that she is pregnant - a fact her parents are determined to keep a secret from her friends, siblings, and community forever. One snowy January day, after driving across three states, her mother drops her off at what Liz thinks is a Catholic home for unwed mothers - but which is, in truth, a locked government-run facility for delinquent and impoverished pregnant teenage girls.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• What a story....

• By Debra I. on 06-29-16

• The House That Love Built

• By: Beth Wiseman
• Narrated by: Renee Ertl
• Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
• Unabridged

In the charming town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two young children on her own, supporting them by running the family hardware store. The last thing on her mind is falling in love. But she’s intrigued when a stranger moves to town and buys the old Hadley mansion. She’s always heard that house holds a secret - maybe even a treasure - and she can’t wait to see inside. When she meets the new owner and they spend time together, she can’t deny the attraction. Could God be giving her another chance at happiness? Or is she betraying her late husband’s memory?

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Loved it all

• By Tracy Gimpel on 04-24-24

• Orange Mint and Honey

• By: Carleen Brice
• Narrated by: Cherise Booth
• Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

After grad school, Shay Dixon feels like she's had enough for awhile. Inspired by her spiritual adviser - a soul-soothing blues player named Nina Simon - Shay calls her estranged mother Nona for the first time in years, and shocks herself by asking if it would be okay to come home for a while.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• One For The Money

• By DiaRose on 09-25-17

• Slammed

• A Novel
• By: Colleen Hoover
• Narrated by: Heidi Baker
• Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• this book was kinda boring

• By Shelly lay on 02-10-23

• To All the Boys I've Loved Before

• By: Jenny Han
• Narrated by: Ali Ahn
• Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
• Unabridged

Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved - five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• AGREE THAT THE MOVIE WAS BETTER...

• By Ocean Journey on 05-08-20

• We Are Water

• A Novel
• By: Wally Lamb
• Narrated by: Wally Lamb, George Guidall, Maggi-Meg Reed, and others
• Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
• Unabridged

After 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh - wife, mother, outsider artist - has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family’s hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora’s Box of toxic secrets - dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Lamb writes Fine Literature/What a Book!

• By Suzn F on 10-27-13

• Look at You Now

• My Journey from Shame to Strength
• By: Liz Pryor
• Narrated by: Liz Pryor
• Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
• Unabridged

In 1979 Liz Pryor is a 17-year-old girl from a good family in the wealthy Chicago suburbs. Halfway through her senior year of high school, she discovers that she is pregnant - a fact her parents are determined to keep a secret from her friends, siblings, and community forever. One snowy January day, after driving across three states, her mother drops her off at what Liz thinks is a Catholic home for unwed mothers - but which is, in truth, a locked government-run facility for delinquent and impoverished pregnant teenage girls.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• What a story....

• By Debra I. on 06-29-16

• The House That Love Built

• By: Beth Wiseman
• Narrated by: Renee Ertl
• Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
• Unabridged

In the charming town of Smithville, Texas, Brooke Holloway is raising two young children on her own, supporting them by running the family hardware store. The last thing on her mind is falling in love. But she’s intrigued when a stranger moves to town and buys the old Hadley mansion. She’s always heard that house holds a secret - maybe even a treasure - and she can’t wait to see inside. When she meets the new owner and they spend time together, she can’t deny the attraction. Could God be giving her another chance at happiness? Or is she betraying her late husband’s memory?

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Loved it all

• By Tracy Gimpel on 04-24-24

• Orange Mint and Honey

• By: Carleen Brice
• Narrated by: Cherise Booth
• Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

After grad school, Shay Dixon feels like she's had enough for awhile. Inspired by her spiritual adviser - a soul-soothing blues player named Nina Simon - Shay calls her estranged mother Nona for the first time in years, and shocks herself by asking if it would be okay to come home for a while.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• One For The Money

• By DiaRose on 09-25-17

• The Paper Cowboy

• By: Kristin Levine
• Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe
• Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
• Unabridged

Though he thinks of himself as a cowboy, Tommy is really a bully. He's always playing cruel jokes on classmates or stealing from the store. But Tommy has a reason: life at home is tough. His abusive mother isn't well; in fact, she may be mentally ill, and his sister, Mary Lou, is in the hospital badly burned from doing a chore it was really Tommy's turn to do. To make amends, Tommy takes over Mary Lou's paper route.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Great but...

• By Sabrina Perkins on 12-12-16

• One for the Murphys

• By: Lynda Hunt
• Narrated by: Nora Hunter
• Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
• Unabridged

Carley uses humor and street smarts to keep her emotional walls high and thick. But the day she becomes a foster child and moves in with the Murphys, she's blindsided. This loving, bustling family shows Carley the stable family life she never thought existed, and she feels like an alien in their cookie-cutter-perfect household.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Good besides ending

• By Patty Healey on 07-19-18

• Love, Aubrey

• By: Suzanne LaFleur
• Narrated by: Becca Battoe
• Length: 6 hrs
• Unabridged

"I had everything I needed to run a household: A house, food, and a new family. From now on it would just be me and Sammy - the two of us, and no one else". A tragic accident has turned 11-year-old Aubrey’s world upside down. Starting a new life all alone, Aubrey has everything she thinks she needs: SpaghettiOs and Sammy, her new pet fish. She cannot talk about what happened to her. Writing letters is the only thing that feels right to Aubrey, even if no one ever reads them. With the aid of her loving grandmother and new friends, Aubrey learns that she is not alone.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Seeing the child’s POV

• By Peyton on 04-08-24

• Rush

• A Novel
• By: Lisa Patton
• Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Bahni Turpin
• Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

Lilith Whitmore appoints recent empty-nester Wilda to the Rush Advisory Board and suggests their daughters, both incoming freshman, room together. It's all part of Lilith's plan to ensure her own daughter receives an Alpha Delt bid - no matter what. Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are looking for in a potential new member, but her resume lacks a vital ingredient: pedigree. And if anyone discovers the dark family secrets she's hiding, she'll be dropped from rush in an instant.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• WHOA! I loved this book.

• By Carol Johnson on 03-05-19

• Sullivan's Island

• A Lowcountry Tale
• By: Dorothea Benton Frank
• Narrated by: Joyce Bean
• Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
• Abridged

Born and raised in idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage daughter, and a heart that aches with painful, poignant memories. And as Susan faces her uncertain future, she realizes that she must go back to her past. To the beachfront house where her sister welcomes her with open arms.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Wish there were more

• By Amy on 05-19-16

• Cracked

• By: K. M. Walton
• Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky, Andrew Wilson
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother’s sleeping pills - only to wake up in the hospital. Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn’t stop Bull’s grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun. When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there’s no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse - much worse - before they get better.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Very interesting

• By Mitra Grondin on 06-07-15

• The Interruption of Everything

• By: Terry McMillan
• Narrated by: Desiree Taylor
• Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
• Unabridged

With The Interruption of Everything, her sixth novel, Terry McMillan takes on the fault lines of mid-life and family life, reminds us once again of the redeeming power of friendship, and turns her eye toward the dilemma of how a woman starts to put her own needs higher on the to-do list while not shortchanging everyone else.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Perspective of an old, white woman

• By Johnnie Walker on 08-05-05

• The Things We Keep

• By: Sally Hepworth
• Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
• Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
• Unabridged

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only 38 years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted-living facility. She also knows there's just one another resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Pure perfection

• By Julia on 09-07-17

• Shelter Me

• By: Juliette Fay
• Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
• Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
• Unabridged

the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother’s year of heartbreak, loss, and forgiveness—and help that arrives from unexpected sources.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• Beware of swearing

• By Judith A Casey on 02-07-21

• Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

• By: Judy Blume
• Narrated by: Judy Blume
• Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
• Unabridged

When Sally's family moves to Miami Beach for the winter of 1947, she is excited and nervous at the same time. What will school be like in Florida? Will she make any friends? Will she fit in so far away from home?

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

• By Kindle Customer on 02-06-16

• The Meaning of Maggie

• By: Megan Jean Sovern
• Narrated by: Therese Plummer
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Wonderful narration

• By M. Jackson on 04-17-24

• Glitter and Glue

• A Memoir
• By: Kelly Corrigan
• Narrated by: Kelly Corrigan
• Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
• Unabridged

When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father’s the glitter but I’m the glue." This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom - with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism - would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly’s life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler’s checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and Become Interesting.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• grєαt вσσk!

• By Karen K. King on 11-30-19

• Orange Mint and Honey

• By: Carleen Brice
• Narrated by: Cherise Booth
• Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

After grad school, Shay Dixon feels like she's had enough for awhile. Inspired by her spiritual adviser - a soul-soothing blues player named Nina Simon - Shay calls her estranged mother Nona for the first time in years, and shocks herself by asking if it would be okay to come home for a while.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• One For The Money

• By DiaRose on 09-25-17

• This Raging Light

• By: Estelle Laure
• Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
• Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
• Unabridged

Lucille seems to have nothing going for her. With the bills piling in, the house falling apart around her, and her sister's growing distress, it is precisely the worst possible moment for Lucille to fall recklessly in love with her best friend's twin brother, Digby, who is practically engaged.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Amazing Loving and Sexy

• By Princess Lucy on 12-28-17

• Cracked

• By: K. M. Walton
• Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky, Andrew Wilson
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother’s sleeping pills - only to wake up in the hospital. Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn’t stop Bull’s grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun. When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there’s no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse - much worse - before they get better.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Very interesting

• By Mitra Grondin on 06-07-15

• Momma's Baby Daddy's Maybe

• By: Jamise L. Dames
• Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd
• Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
• Unabridged

Momma's Baby Daddy's Maybe is an Essence best seller by popular author Jamise L. Dames. This steamy tale revolves around the lives of the three Jacobs siblings: wild Kennedy, corporate Simone, and handsome Derrick.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• Disappointing

• By Ceectee on 07-13-07

• My Favorite Mistake

• By: Chelsea M. Cameron
• Narrated by: Kate Rudd
• Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
• Unabridged

Two secrets. One bet. Who will break first? Taylor Caldwell can't decide if she wants to kiss her new college roommate or punch him. On the one hand, Hunter Zaccadelli is a handsome blue-eyed bundle of charm. On the other, he's a tattooed, guitar-playing bad boy. Maybe that's why Taylor's afraid of falling in love with him, or anyone else. She doesn't want to get burned, so she needs him gone before it's too late.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Mega Swoon Worthy New Adult Romance

• By Jordy ♡♡♡♡ on 08-28-13

• The Meaning of Maggie

• By: Megan Jean Sovern
• Narrated by: Therese Plummer
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Wonderful narration

• By M. Jackson on 04-17-24

• Orange Mint and Honey

• By: Carleen Brice
• Narrated by: Cherise Booth
• Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
• Unabridged

After grad school, Shay Dixon feels like she's had enough for awhile. Inspired by her spiritual adviser - a soul-soothing blues player named Nina Simon - Shay calls her estranged mother Nona for the first time in years, and shocks herself by asking if it would be okay to come home for a while.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• One For The Money

• By DiaRose on 09-25-17

• This Raging Light

• By: Estelle Laure
• Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
• Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
• Unabridged

Lucille seems to have nothing going for her. With the bills piling in, the house falling apart around her, and her sister's growing distress, it is precisely the worst possible moment for Lucille to fall recklessly in love with her best friend's twin brother, Digby, who is practically engaged.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Amazing Loving and Sexy

• By Princess Lucy on 12-28-17

• Cracked

• By: K. M. Walton
• Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky, Andrew Wilson
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother’s sleeping pills - only to wake up in the hospital. Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn’t stop Bull’s grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun. When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there’s no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse - much worse - before they get better.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Very interesting

• By Mitra Grondin on 06-07-15

• Momma's Baby Daddy's Maybe

• By: Jamise L. Dames
• Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd
• Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
• Unabridged

Momma's Baby Daddy's Maybe is an Essence best seller by popular author Jamise L. Dames. This steamy tale revolves around the lives of the three Jacobs siblings: wild Kennedy, corporate Simone, and handsome Derrick.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• Disappointing

• By Ceectee on 07-13-07

• My Favorite Mistake

• By: Chelsea M. Cameron
• Narrated by: Kate Rudd
• Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
• Unabridged

Two secrets. One bet. Who will break first? Taylor Caldwell can't decide if she wants to kiss her new college roommate or punch him. On the one hand, Hunter Zaccadelli is a handsome blue-eyed bundle of charm. On the other, he's a tattooed, guitar-playing bad boy. Maybe that's why Taylor's afraid of falling in love with him, or anyone else. She doesn't want to get burned, so she needs him gone before it's too late.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Mega Swoon Worthy New Adult Romance

• By Jordy ♡♡♡♡ on 08-28-13

• The Meaning of Maggie

• By: Megan Jean Sovern
• Narrated by: Therese Plummer
• Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
• Unabridged

As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Wonderful narration

• By M. Jackson on 04-17-24

• Kissing Games of the World

• By: Sandi Kahn Shelton
• Narrated by: Myra Platt
• Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
• Unabridged

What if the one person you can't bear to be with is also the one person you can't bear to be without? Jamie McClintock is a free-spirited artist and single mother who has at last found peace and freedom sharing a farmhouse with an elderly man and his young grandson. But when the old man dies suddenly her idyllic country life comes to a halt as the old man's estranged son, Nate, returns to claim the house and his child.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Great Writer, Great Narrator ! Loved it!

• By Ms. Critic on 05-30-09

• Rush

• A Novel
• By: Lisa Patton
• Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Bahni Turpin
• Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

Lilith Whitmore appoints recent empty-nester Wilda to the Rush Advisory Board and suggests their daughters, both incoming freshman, room together. It's all part of Lilith's plan to ensure her own daughter receives an Alpha Delt bid - no matter what. Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are looking for in a potential new member, but her resume lacks a vital ingredient: pedigree. And if anyone discovers the dark family secrets she's hiding, she'll be dropped from rush in an instant.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• WHOA! I loved this book.

• By Carol Johnson on 03-05-19

• The Red Umbrella

• By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
• Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
• Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
• Unabridged

In 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, Lucía Álvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. And soon, Lucía's parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send her and her little brother to the United States - on their own. Suddenly plunked down in Nebraska with well-meaning strangers, Lucía struggles to adapt to a new country, a new language, a new way of life. But what of her old life?

• 3 out of 5 stars

• The performance

• By Luca on 04-05-24

• Accidents of Marriage

• By: Randy Susan Meyers
• Narrated by: Susan Bennett
• Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
• Unabridged

Maddy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now he's lashing out at her during his periodic verbal furies. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids - which works to keep a fragile peace - until the rainy day when they're together in the car and Ben's volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Love Is Not Always Enough

• By Pamela Dale Foster on 11-08-14

• Never Change

• By: Elizabeth Berg
• Narrated by: Elizabeth Berg
• Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
• Unabridged

A self-anointed spinster at 51, Myra Lipinski is reasonably content with her quiet life, her dog, Frank, and her career as a visiting nurse. But everything changes when Chip Reardon, the golden boy she adored in high school, is assigned as her new patient. Choosing to forgo treatment for an incurable illness, Chip has returned to his New England hometown to spend what time he has left. Now, Myra and Chip find themselves engaged in a poignant redefinition of roles, and a complicated dance of memory, ambivalence, and longing.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• sweet story and lovely writing

• By LVG on 07-21-22

• Remembering You

• By: Sandi Lynn
• Narrated by: Emily Bauer
• Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
• Unabridged

They say young love isn’t real. It’s only our bodies full of raging hormones and our minds filled with lust that make us think we are in love. I can tell them that they’re wrong. Young love is real. It can and it does exist - at least in my 17-year-old life. My name is Claire Montgomery and I come from a family of snobs. Born into wealth, against my will, my family will do just about anything to uphold the perfect Montgomery name. I ruined that for them the day my car broke down on the side of the road and I met the love of my life, Sam Snow.

• 1 out of 5 stars

• CHEESE FEST!

• By Jae Williams on 08-15-16

• If I am Missing or Dead

• A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation
• By: Janine Latus
• Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
• Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
• Unabridged

In April 2002, Janine Latus' youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. "Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved", it read, "but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal past, writing this out just seems like the smart thing to do. If I am missing or dead this obviously has not protected me...."

• 4 out of 5 stars

• All About Janine

• By Ellen on 07-02-07

• Paper Things

• By: Jennifer Richard Jacobson
• Narrated by: Kate Rudd
• Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
• Unabridged

When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. So when eighteen-year-old Gage decided he could no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knew she had to go with him - even though she'd miss baking cookies with Janna and curling up to watch HGTV. What Ari didn't realize was that Gage didn't have an apartment yet.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• It's all right…

• By Bill on 04-25-16

• My Brother's Keeper

• By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley
• Narrated by: Janina Edwards
• Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
• Unabridged

Aja James hasn't had it easy. She has kept a close watch over her siblings ever since tragedy robbed them of their parents. Tired of carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, Aja is ready for a change. Her best friend, Roxie, knows just what to do - she sets Aja up on a date with one of the most sought-after bachelors in town, handsome sportscaster Charles Clayton. Charles is everything Aja has ever dreamed of - sensitive, sexy, and charming. But "happily ever after" isn't that simple.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Aja, Aja, Aja!!

• By Asya on 02-22-20

• Little Earthquakes

• By: Jennifer Weiner
• Narrated by: Johanna Parker
• Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
• Unabridged

Rebecca Rothstein Rabinowitz is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband, a restaurant that's received citywide acclaim, a beautiful baby girl and the mother-in-law from hell. Kelly Day's life looks picture-perfect. But behind the doors, she's struggling to balance work, motherhood, and marriage, while dealing with an unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day....

• 4 out of 5 stars

• More than your average "chick lit"

• By Tricia on 11-13-11

• The Opposite of Maybe

• By: Maddie Dawson
• Narrated by: Hillary Huber
• Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
• Unabridged

Jonathan and Rosie have been together so long they finish each other's sentences - so when he (finally) proposes and asks her to move across the country with him, everyone is happily surprised. But when things suddenly unravel, Rosie sends Jonathan packing and moves back home with Soapie, the irascible, opinionated grandmother who raised her.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Well written book. The characters grow on you~

• By chatteycathi on 08-01-18

• Half Brother

• By: Kenneth Oppel
• Narrated by: Daniel di Tomasso
• Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
• Unabridged

For 13 years, Ben Tomlin was an only child. But all that changes when his mother brings home Zan - an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Ben’s father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills. Ben’s parents tell him to treat Zan like a little brother. Ben reluctantly agrees. At least now he’s not the only one his father’s going to scrutinize,

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Good but with distractions

• By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-22-17