AUDIO

The Forever Farmhouse

by Lee Tobin McClain
Harlequin Audio. (Hometown Brothers, Bk. 1). Sept. 2022. 7:46 hrs. ISBN 9781488215360. $24.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Best-selling romance author McClain (His Baby Bond) kicks off a new series with this heartwarming second-chance romance. Ryan Hastings hasn’t come back to Teaberry Island since he left for college, but when he gets word that his foster mother is faltering after her husband’s death, he decides to return to the place where he left his heart. Mellie Anderson was more than the girl next door—she was Ryan’s first and only love. Like his foster mother, she is widowed but has a 10-year-old son and seems to be doing just fine. Listeners learn that Ryan is the boy’s father, a fact which Mellie had hoped to keep from him. But as the two gravitate towards each other and Ryan falls back in love with the island and with Mellie, long-held secrets come out.
VERDICT Narrator Tanya Eby calmly and expertly captures the gentle pace and warmth of this small-town Chesapeake Island community. Even so, this slow-moving audio, filled to bursting with inspirational tropes, tends to drag. An optional purchase, but fans of sweet, fluffy fare may enjoy.
Reviewed by Erin Cataldi , Jan 01, 2023
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