Narrated by Jan Ross Run time: 5 hrs and 12 mins Summary: Amanda’s family dies along the Oregon Trail. Two men are interested in her for different reasons. She’s not really talking to God. Additional Comments: Amanda’s anger with God was justified, but her solution (not talking to Him) seemed childish and pointless. Guess grief…
Narrated by Deborah Greenfield Run time: 11 hrs and 5 min Summary: James Blakiston has the unenviable job of tracking down a killer even when the victim isn’t very likable. Kate Greener is a laborer’s daughter, but she’s more enchanting to Blakiston than any other woman since Jane. Additional Comments: There are a lot of…
Genre: Regency Romance Summary: I named my character Cora. It seemed to fit the innocent young woman who finds out she’s the daughter of a nobleman whose son died in a tragic accident. Additional Comments: Surprisingly fun, and I’m not even a fan of the genre. Generally, I prefer more action and adventure. There are…
Narrated by Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany Run Time: 1 hr and 19 mins Summary: It’s not really a story so much as a few conversations that could have happened between prominent women scientists. Marie Curie has an affair with a married man (Paul) and is currently being shunned by French society. Her British friend tries…
Narrated by Kandace Peppers Run Time: 4 hrs and 5 mins Summary: A single lady, Caroline (Carrie), ends up on the Oregon trail with an upright, godly young man named Simon and his two hired hands. Due to restrictions, they pretend to be married, but it’s strictly an arrangement of convenience. (They each tell themselves.)…
Narrated by Ann M. Thompson Run Time: 4 hrs and 46 min Summary: Lily Brewer flees an unwanted courtship by using a train ticket intended for her friend, Emma. Before she can come clean to Gus about the deception, she’s kidnapped. Additional Comments: The romance in the story is of the instant variety. The villain’s…
Narrated by John Tanner Run Time: 10 hrs and 5 mins Summary: A young man lies about his age to join the Union army in Tennessee. The book follows Private Roach from that fateful decision all the way through the rest of the Civil War. Additional Comments: I think this book picks up late in…
Narrated by Cathy Schrecongost Run time: 6 hrs and 52 mins Summary: Susannah has the misfortune of being within hearing distance as her entire family is murdered by Indians. The story’s set in the mid to late 1800’s a little after the Civil War in Missouri. When her nightmares and screaming disrupts her aunt and…
Narrated by Seylan Baxter Run Time: 6 hrs and 18 min Summary: As an old lady, Alison tells her love story to her grandchildren. Additional Comments: Predictable but decent. I enjoyed the end twist. The story moved pretty slowly. Not one bit of action happened until about the last hour of the audiobook. Since it’s…
My MC was named Gina. Who’d have thought naming could be the hardest part of some of these games. Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: The main character is a young woman captured by the Romans during the reign of Ceasar as he tries to take over the world. Additional Comments: The end kind of let me…