Beautifully written, with a perfectly matched narration by Tori Danner, this audiobook immerses listeners in its multilayered love story. After 12 years away, Dunni returns home to Lagos, Nigeria, for the wedding of a close friend. While there, she reconnects with her teenage love, Obinna. From very different socioeconomic backgrounds, Dunni and Obinna were star-crossed lovers. Told in two timelines--then and now--the story recounts the factors that kept them apart when Dunni went to the U.S. for college and had her heart broken. With a lilting, lyrical delivery, Danner's narration sets the tone and pacing for the multidimensional characters. As their love reignites, secrets are uncovered, and plot twists take place, keeping the listener engaged.
Pub Date: Sept. 27, 2022
Duration: 9 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9780593627563
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
A model and a mogul get married in Vegas on a bet, and Diana Luke narrates their story with élan. While it would be easy to portray Leila Darling as a scheming caricature or Carter Bain as a ruthless businessman, Luke never crosses that line. Her portrayal of Leila is generous and encompasses the full range of her character--from the formidable professional at the top of her game to the vulnerable woman who is unsure if she can trust a man with her heart. Likewise, Luke's portrayal of Carter showcases both his business acumen and his emotional vulnerability as he opens himself up to Leila. While loosely connected to the previous Unconventional Brides volumes, this can easily stand alone.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781501968471
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
After her divorce, Roberta Jewett, with her three daughters, returns to Camden, Maine, to start a new life. Such an independent move in 1916 brings difficulties with her mother, her in-laws and the townspeople. Dukes's performance, while skillful, sometimes suffer in scenes of emotional content. His pace slows, and his reading acquires the peculiar emphasis of someone trying to get instructions across to a non-English-speaking person. The effect is disturbingly laughable. When he resumes his normal pace, the story revives and personalities emerge again, but the awkwardness remains as an odd interruption to Spencer's drama of pain and love, dispelling Dukes's carefully constructed characterizations.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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