A chaotic tale of espionage and emotional land mines.
Mia Hutchinson-Shaw brings sarcasm and wit to her narration of this spy thriller/romantic comedy. When a beloved media psychic is kidnapped en route to a meeting with the president, divorced mom and newly minted spy Gabby Greene finds herself assigned to a mission that means playing fake fiancée to her handsome handler, Markus. After infiltrating the Power Couples Retreat in the Azores, the two must rescue the psychic, plan a fake wedding, uncover the truth about their celebrity cult hosts, and absolutely not fall in love. Hutchinson-Shaw’s character work shines with a variety of accents and a range of unique personalities, and she captures Gabby’s insecurity and wry sense of humor.
A chaotic tale of espionage and emotional land mines.Pub Date: Jan. 20, 2026
Duration: 11 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668651605
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: March 25, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 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
A young Southern woman marries into an aristocratic Boston family and spends her summers at a vacation community on the Maine coast. Heavy-handed abridgment reduces this novel to an outline which denies the listener any character development. Judith Ivey offers stereotypical dialects which are discordant to a New Englander's ear. In her interpretation the Down East Mainers speak like thugs in raspy voices. Her presentation of a Boston accent is phonetically erratic and also spoken in gruff tones. The color and flavor of Maine are missing from this tasteless rendition.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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