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Candace
- Runaway Brides of the West, Book 20
- Narrated by: Jared Walters
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
Candace Joyner gets to her destination as a mail-order bride, only to find that her intended owns a saloon with working girls upstairs. He also runs the town, where there’s no church or honest sheriff. Learning that he might eventually expect her to work for him, she hides under the tarp of a mountain man's wagon when he leaves town with his winter supplies. She's watched Jude Mason, and he appears to be kind, and most likely a Christian. She'd rather take her chances with him than with the dictatorial, unscrupulous saloon owner. But life on the mountain in the winter is tougher than she imagined.
Jude is stunned when he gets home to find a stowaway in his wagon. The beautiful woman seems to have no idea of how confined they’d be in his small cabin over the brutal winter. He hoped God’s promise not to tempt us more than we can bear applied to him, and right now it did. He’s so angry he’d like to throttle the woman.
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- Cindy Nipper
- 12-01-23
Christian Historical Romance
Wow! The beginning was very hard to read about! The fear this woman must have felt! But I loved the solution and how it all worked out! Slow building romances are the best! I never would have expected it from the guy who instigated the happy ever after ending!
I really enjoyed this narrator!! I can't think of any way for him to improve!!
I'm soo happy to have an excellent story matched with an excellent narration! Great job to both of you!!!
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- PATRICIA
- 07-01-23
Love this story!
There is something about a man, a cabin and a dog that pulls me in! Janice Cole Hopkins gives us a twist on a normal mail order bride story with Candace. Sent to marry a man by her dying father, she finds herself in quite the predicament. She overhears her intended getting ready to pick her up and add her to his brothel. Not wanting this to be her life, she takes it upon herself to make her future. She gets some help and stows away in a wagon with Jude. When she is found, Jude hears her out and takes her temporarily to keep her safe. But what will happen? Will her intended just give her up? Will Jude get used to having this beautiful woman around? Will Candace find a new place to go? This is a romance that won my heart right from the start. It's full of wonderful scenes, a budding friendship that turns to romance, and a bit of suspense as life takes a turn! I loved it and as always want more like this!
Jared Walters uses his warm voice to give an amazing performance. This is my first listen of his and found his voice easy to listen to and very soothing. He switches from male to female with ease and has a variety of characters each with it's own voice. I enjoyed this listen and will be watching for more.
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- Pris
- 11-11-23
a great Historical Christian Romance!
This was such a lovely story! 😍 I think it was my first introduction to the author, but I'll be definitely checking out more of her books. Candace was such a strong, gentle woman, full of courage and faith. She's been duped by her supposed fiancé and finds herself in a precarious situation, yet with some help ends up in a whole different adventure. It's been a while since I've enjoyed a forced proximity book this much (must be all that snowed in time), but I loved every minute of her interactions with Jude. He's such a godly, honorable man, looking to do the right thing, yet he's also a recluse living in a cabin in the mountains, who's afraid to let love come into his life (due to his dad's experience with loss.) This story was at times touching and heartbreaking, yet also full of hope and warmth. I loved the descriptions of the Historical setting as well as how the Christian thread was woven through the story. I especially loved how the author presented her characters as humans with flaws, but at the same time how they (and we) can find strength when seeking the Lord (like when facing certain passions or thoughts —don't worry, this is a just kisses book.)
The narrator did an incredible job with the story, certainly bringing it all to life. I loved the different voices he gave to each character, but especially the ones for Candace and Jude, differentiating them as well for the narration of each of their chapters. The inflections were great, and I know a big part of my enjoyment came from having listened to this story instead of reading it.
I definitely recommend this audiobook to anyone looking for a great Historical Christian Romance set in the Rockies, complete with all the cozy feels and an interesting twist. ;) ~ 5 stars!
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