Cindy Kirk has 22 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is Love at Mistletoe Inn.
Finding Home in Good Hope
Summary
From friendship to forever... Star stylist Gianna Ricci doesn’t do roots. Not in hair and not in hometowns. A lifetime of being shuffled from place to place means nowhere has ever felt like home. When she arrives in Good Hope, Gianna expects more of the same. Few families have stronger ties to Good Hope than Ethan Shaw’s. Yet, it’s not just legacy that keeps Ethan local. He truly loves his community of family, friends, and neighbors. The only thing missing in his perfect life is the perfect woman. When Ethan meets Gianna, he’s instantly smitten. Though Gianna isn’t looking for a relationship, she can’t deny the feelings Ethan reawakens. Just when it seems she is finally ready to let down the walls she’s built around her heart, a mutual friend makes a startling confession. Will this revelation send Gianna packing once again? Or, will she and Ethan find a way to move from friendship to forever?
©2021 Cynthia R. Rutledge (P)2021 Cynthia R. Rutledge
Bachelor Games in Good Hope
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It’s all fun and games, until someone loses their heart.... Clay Chapin has looks, money and a knack for picking the wrong women. When the matchmaking matriarch of Good Hope insists she can find him the perfect woman, Clay figures he has nothing to lose by playing along. Though a bevy of beautiful bachelorettes parade in front of him, it’s the one woman who isn’t into games that catches Clay’s eye. If Clay wants to keep true love from slipping through his fingers, he’s going to have to convince Bea he isn’t the player he seems to be. Bookstore owner, Bea Appleton, has always been perfectly happy to read about risks rather than take them. But when her twin sister is set up with the man Bea has secretly loved for years, Bea must step up to the plate or risk losing Clay forever.
©2020 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2020 Cynthia Rutledge
Holly Pointe & Mistletoe
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A heartwarming holiday romance All journalist Stella Carpenter wants for Christmas is her life back. After losing her family, her boyfriend, and her job, Stella is on the verge of being ho-ho-homeless. Out of desperation, she accepts an assignment to write a story on Holly Pointe, Vermont, the tiny town recently crowned the "Capital of Christmas Kindness". If she can prove the town’s holiday spirit is a sham, her editor promises Stella will start the New Year with a new career. Rancher Sam Johnson is Holly Pointe’s resident grinch - at least in the eyes of the tinsel-loving townspeople. It’s not that he doesn’t like the lights and the carols. It’s that they remind him of the brother he lost. Christmas is a time for family, and if Sam can’t have that, then he prefers to spend the holiday alone. But when Stella blows into town on a wild winter wind, the frosty walls around Sam’s heart thaw. Charmed by Holly Pointe, Stella is torn. She doesn’t want to betray the friends she’s made, but she’s scared to give up the life she knows. And then there’s Sam. She never expected to fall in love with someone so different from her, yet that’s exactly what has happened. While Stella searches for a solution, the real reason for her arrival in Holly Pointe is discovered. Now, it’ll take a true Christmas miracle for Sam and Stella to make this holiday a happy one.
©2018 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2018 Cynthia Rutledge
Baby Dreams in Good Hope
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Always be my baby! Marigold Rallis is not the type to fall to pieces. The youngest Bloom sister makes managing marriage, career, and a busy life in Good Hope look easy. But looks can be deceiving. Years of struggling with infertility while her sisters fill their nurseries have started to take a toll. It’s not just Marigold who is feeling the stress. Her husband Cade, Good Hope’s sheriff, is acting strange. There are unexplained trips to Milwaukee, as well as mysterious texts and calls with his former fiancée. Marigold’s heart tells her Cade would never cheat, but something is going on between him and his ex. She just needs to find out what. One thing is certain: She and Cade were born to be together. Whatever new challenge comes their way, Marigold won’t give up on Cade and their dream of building a life - and a family - together.
©2020 Cynthia R. Rutledge (P)2020 Cynthia Rutledge
A Match Made in Good Hope
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A perfect match or a perfect mess? Katie Ruth Crewes has spent her life trying to be Good Hope’s good girl. Well, maybe not her whole life. After the scandal involving her parents made high school a nightmare it was only natural Katie Ruth would rebel. But those wild days are in the past and that’s where Katie Ruth intends to keep them. Now she’s devoted to her friends, her volunteer work, and recently to a handsome, young minister. Pastor Dan Marshall knows a lot about many things, but he knows nothing about women. He was blindsided when his fiancée left him last year and he’s never known how to talk to his little sister, Oaklee, the family hellion. Then there’s Katie Ruth. To Dan, she is the ideal woman: smart, caring, and honest. He knows she’s his perfect partner, he just doesn’t know what to do about it. Katie Ruth does a lot for the church, and Dan can’t risk any impropriety - no matter how much he’s tempted.... When Oaklee suddenly appears on Dan’s doorstep, his well-ordered life receives a well-timed shake up. Perhaps his outrageous sister isn’t as different from him as he believes. She certainly has good advice when it comes to Katie Ruth, who Dan is falling more in love with every day. But Oaklee isn’t the only shock to hit Good Hope. When a secret from Katie Ruth’s past comes to light, she and Dan will have to decide how far they are willing to go to save their piece of paradise.
©2019 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2019 Cynthia Rutledge
One Step Away
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Two Truths and a Lie Cornelia “Nell” Ambrose is happy to have kissed her past good-bye. True. She’s worked hard to forge a new, normal life for herself as an attorney in Hazel Green. True. Nell is 100 percent happy on her own and not at all interested in getting serious with the town’s most eligible bachelor, Leo Pomeroy. Lie. Mayor Leo Pomeroy has devoted his life to helping the people of Hazel Green and pleasing his prominent family - a family currently caught up in a political scandal. Though innocent, it’s up to Leo to restore their good name. He’s convinced Nell is the perfect woman to help him do that. Smart, beautiful, and kind, Nell has become a pillar of the Hazel Green community. While his parents caution she isn’t cut out to be a “political wife”, Nell is the only woman Leo wants by his side. Leo’s parents aren’t the only ones with concerns. Nell has her own reasons for resisting her feelings for Leo. No one knows about her life prior to Hazel Green, and when shadows of that life suddenly reappear, everything Nell has come to love could be in jeopardy. Revealing her most closely guarded secret could bring her one step closer to freedom - or cost her the one man she can’t do without.
©2018 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2018 Cynthia Rutledge
Christmas in Good Hope
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Ami and Beck would rather forget the past, but this Christmas of love is one to remember. Amaryllis "Ami" Bloom's cheerful smile greets everyone in Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her merry façade hides a dark secret she won't ever forget. Still, she throws herself into celebrating Christmas - and convinces her handsome, and stubborn, new neighbor to join her. Beckett Cross, however, is determined not to celebrate the holidays. He moved to Good Hope to leave behind reminders of how he'd had it all...and lost everything. But it's hard to resist the adorable Ami, the designated keeper of the small town's holiday traditions, when she asks for help with the 12 Nights celebration. And Ami has a hard time resisting Beck's soft Southern drawl and gentle eyes. Will a Christmas miracle give them a second chance at love and the hope to heal both of their hearts for good?
©2015 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
One & Only You
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What’s the fun in playing it safe? Rachel Grabinski is no stranger to setbacks, but she never stays down for long. When she catches her boyfriend in bed with another woman, her sunny and optimistic nature is sorely tried. Jumping into another relationship is the last thing on her mind. On the surface, successful, smooth-talking Dixon Carlyle is every woman’s dream man. But Dixon’s past holds secrets, ones that could derail the life he’s been building in Hazel Green. For years, he’s kept his heart safe...but that was before Rachel’s sweet nature crept under his defenses. It’s not the right time for love for two people with wounded hearts. And trust doesn’t come easy when you’ve been burned before. The safest thing for Rachel and Dixon would be to walk away now...but what's the fun in playing it safe?
©2019 Cynthia R. Rutledge (P)2019 Cynthia R. Rutledge
Reunited in Good Hope
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He remembers the heat. She remembers the heartbreak. Twenty years later do they still have a shot at love? When an injury puts NFL star Krew Slattery’s future in question, he returns to his hometown of Good Hope. He plans to lay low, until he runs into Cassie Lohmeier. Krew has never forgotten the one amazing night they shared, and unfortunately for him, Cassie hasn’t either. Cassie isn’t the same love-struck girl who had her heartbroken by her high school crush. When Krew left town without even a goodbye, she was devastated and made every mistake a woman can make. But Cassie is older, wiser, and determined to leave her sordid past behind. No more excuses or distractions, and most importantly, no more men. But keeping Krew at a distance proves impossible once they learn he’s her daughter’s real father. Her child’s plea to spend time together over the holidays has Cassie reeling, but how can she say no? Will Krew’s return be another roadblock in her path…or an unexpected second chance at love?
©2018 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2019 Cynthia Rutledge
Thankful in Good Hope
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Keeping this secret could cost him everything... Trinity McConnell came to Good Hope expecting to reconnect with a former colleague, not a former fling. But within hours of arriving in the picturesque small town, she’s face-to-face with Ryder Goodhue, the man who gave her the hottest, most romantic night of her life. Ryder has never believed in fate, yet there’s simply no way to explain Trinity’s appearance in Good Hope other than meant to be. Since the night they met, he hasn’t been able to stop thinking about her. Now, he’s determined to show Trinity how perfect their relationship can be. The connection between Trinity and Ryder is as powerful as ever, and soon, they are swept up in a whirlwind romance. But when an orphaned 11-year-old girl with Ryder’s name on her birth certificate turns up, their newfound romance is put on hold. A former foster child herself, Trinity knows what it’s like to be a little girl alone in the world. She’s happy to help Ryder make his new daughter his top priority. But there’s something Ryder isn’t telling her. While revealing the truth could have disastrous consequences, keeping this secret could cost Ryder the one woman he can’t live without.
©2019 Cynthia R. Rutledge (P)2019 Cynthia R. Rutledge
Summer in Good Hope
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A widow at twenty-six, Primrose Bloom returns to idyllic Good Hope, Wisconsin, with her two rambunctious young boys, seeking the beauty of the lakeside landscape and the comfort of home. After the loss of her husband and her job, all she's looking for is peace. Prim is resolved not to date again until her boys are in college, but her will starts crumbling whenever she's around her former high school debate partner, Max Brody - who just happens to live in the charming cottage next door. Max has reservations of his own about giving love a second chance and is determined to keep his distance. But when the two pair up to work on the town's Fourth of July celebration, the fireworks over Green Bay aren't the only sparks flying. Are Prim and the small-town boy she left behind perfectly wrong for each other...or perfectly right?
©2016 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Sparks Fly in Good Hope
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Greer Chapin doesn’t do crazy things in the name of love. Yet when no one steps up to run for mayor of Good Hope, love for her hometown takes over. That smart, sensible Greer would make an excellent mayor is a given - as is the fact that she’ll win, because she’s running unopposed. Or so she thought. When another candidate throws his hat in the ring at the 11th hour, Greer’s world is turned upside down. Wyatt McConnell can’t believe how much his life has changed. Two months ago he was working long hours as a city manager in Chicago. Then he learned that a grandfather he never knew had died and named him as his sole heir. Faster than you can say "neighbors helping neighbors" Wyatt moves to Good Hope and finds the home he’s always dreamed of. He might even have found the woman of his dreams too - if he can convince Greer not to hate him for running against her. Falling for their opponent might be irrational, but Greer and Wyatt can’t resist each other. As election night nears, the reality of their situation is impossible to ignore: While there can only be one winner, both candidates are in danger of losing their hearts.
©2019 Cynthia R Rutledge (P)2019 Cynthia R Rutledge
Say I Do in Good Hope
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Sometimes love is right on your doorstep. Eliza Shaw has never met a crisis she couldn't manage. If her father thinks she's going to take his attempt at selling the family home out from underneath her, then he clearly doesn't know her at all. She'll chain herself to the banister if she has to. Kyle Kendrick doesn't have time for the hassle of an eviction. He definitely doesn't have time for Eliza Shaw's drama, even if she does look distractingly gorgeous when she's furious. His sister is arriving in Good Hope and he needs a home. Now. Neither Kyle nor Eliza is thrilled at the idea of sharing the house, but it's the only sensible solution. Now if they could each just stop fantasizing about their new roommate this crazy plan might just work. And if they're lucky, what started out as playing house could end up giving them the home and family they've both desperately yearned for.
©2017 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2017 Cynthia Rutledge
Forever in Good Hope
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In the fourth installment of Cindy Kirk's beloved Good Hope series, a ruse with an old flame grows into romance. Delphinium "Fin" Bloom returns to her hometown with one goal: get the mayor - her former flame - to approve a location shoot in Good Hope. But business turns personal when the two become entangled in a fake engagement to comfort his ailing grandmother. For Jeremy, the romantic façade hits close to his heart. Still reeling from the way things ended between Fin and him all those years ago, he sees the fake engagement as an opportunity to get her out of his system once and for all. But instead of laying the past to rest, Jeremy quickly discovers he can't envision a life without her. Now engaged to another man, Fin had long ago given up on the dream of a life with Jeremy. Why is it, then, that her fake engagement feels more genuine than her real one? As the sleepy days of summer come to a close in Good Hope, will Fin and Jeremy give love a second chance? Or will the revelation of a devastating secret put an end to the fairy tale?
©2017 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
True to You in Good Hope
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She can handle anything...except her sister marrying her ex. In Good Hope, Piper sees herself as a woman totally in control. That control frays when her sister becomes engaged to her ex. Not only is she asked to be the maid of honor, her sister wants Piper to make her wedding dress! Piper thought she was doing the right thing, keeping the real reason for that long-ago split a secret from her family. She now sees her mistake. After ditching a promising career in NYC, Anders Cross has spent the past three years crisscrossing the country, trying to find the soul he’d lost in his pursuit of success. When he arrives in Good Hope to visit his brother, it’s supposed to be just another pit stop. That was before Piper. As the two grow close, old lives become roadblocks to growing love. In order to embrace a future together, Piper and Anders must each confront the past. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Not with lasting happiness on the line. Find out if confronting their past will lead to Piper and Anders finding happiness in the present by picking up your copy of this fabulous, heartfelt story today. Each book in the popular Good Hope series can be listened to as a stand-alone romance but once you listen to this one, you'll want to listen to them all! Dive into this binge-worthy series and discover why listeners of heartwarming romance have fallen in love with Good Hope.
©2020 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2020 Cynthia Rutledge
A Season to Wed
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They've helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now 12 new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. Love at Mistletoe Inn by Cindy Kirk: Sometimes the road to happiness is paved with youthful mistakes. Ten years after what she thought was her almost-wedding, Hope Prentiss discovers that the ceremony counted - and, as fate would have it, the jilted John Burke has just ridden back into town. After spending some time with John and helping plan a Christmas wedding for a mystery couple, Hope begins to wonder if she really wants a divorce...or a real wedding of her own. A Brush with Love by Rachel Hauck: Revealing the beauty in other women might be Ginger Winters' specialty - but it will take an unexpected kind of love to help Ginger see the beauty in herself. Ginger Winters will be the "beauty maker" for the Alabama society wedding of the decade. But when high-school crush Tom Wells shows up looking for a haircut, Ginger's thinly veiled insecurities threaten to keep her from love once again...despite Tom's best efforts. Serving Up a Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt: Meadow knows how to serve delicious food to match any wedding theme. But can she accept love when it's served up on a silver platter? Meadow Larson is having the mother of all Mondays when her roof caves in during a blizzard, right before the most important wedding contract of her career. Renovation contractor Colin McGrath offers to fix Meadow's roof even though he knows he is the last person she would accept help from. But the more Meadow gets to know the new Colin, the more she realizes God may have something more permanent in store than a new catering kitchen.
©2015 Cindy Kirk, Rachel Hauck, and Cheryl Wyatt (P)2015 Zondervan
One Fine Day
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Abigail Fine learned early in life it's hard to get ahead when you start with nothing. She hoped serving as a surrogate would allow her to not only help a friend, but jump-start living her own dreams. Jonah Rollins always considered himself a loyal friend and an honorable man - until he made a decision that destroyed a long-standing friendship and eventually his marriage. When life threw her a curveball, Abby did the only thing she knew how to: the right thing. Her life might look a whole lot different than she imagined, but she wouldn't have it any other way. Now, five years later, the past has come calling. Life has presented Abby with an even bigger challenge: one that will test her capacity to forgive...or force her to close her heart forever. But Abby and Jonah just might discover there are no bounds to how wide her heart can open or how deep his love can run.
©2018 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2018 Cynthia Rutledge
Be Mine in Good Hope
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Celebrated hairstylist Marigold Bloom knows how to tease beauty out of chaos - until her own life becomes untamable. After losing her prestigious job in Chicago, Marigold returns home to Good Hope, Wisconsin. But her plan to lay low and consider her next move is complicated by an unexpected blast from the past. Sheriff Cade Rallis has never forgotten the blissful weekend he spent with the irresistible Marigold in Door County. Seeing her again is like a one-two punch to his heart, and he knows he can't lose her a second time. Marigold never meant for her stay in Good Hope to be permanent, and she certainly never meant to fall for Cade. As Valentine's Day approaches and her dream job beckons, will Cupid's grip on Marigold be strong enough to keep her in Good Hope? Or will the lure of fame and fortune in the big city prove impossible to resist?
©2017 Cynthia Rutledge (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
Marry Me in Good Hope
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Of all the things Hadley Newhouse expected to find in Good Hope, love wasn’t on the list. The baker extraordinaire has spent the last three years hiding her past and holding her breath. It isn’t that she likes being evasive. She just doesn’t want to open old wounds. Still, Hadley understands there’s a fine line between discretion and disaster, and she’s pretty sure agreeing to work for sexy single father David Chapin leaps right over it. David knows firsthand the havoc secrets can wreak. It was a secret that made his ex-wife walk out on their family, and now a secret elopement has cost him his daughter’s longtime nanny. When he learns that Bloom’s Bake Shop will temporarily close, leaving Hadley without work, he immediately offers her a job. He already knows his daughter adores Hadley, and after a few days with the beautiful baker, David realizes he does too. Hadley has always believed that happily ever after was meant for other people, not for her. Yet when David paints a picture of a life with him and his daughter, Hadley begins to believe her dream really could come true. But before that can happen, she must come clean. David deserves to know what really brought Hadley to Good Hope - even if hearing it means he’ll want Hadley gone for good.
©2017 Cynthia R. Rutledge (P)2018 Cynthia R. Rutledge
Tie the Knot in Good Hope
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Love always finds a way.... Lindsay Lohmeier's life is no bed of roses. After struggling at a job she loved but ultimately lost, she opened her own florist shop in Good Hope. Her budding business won't be her only new addition. Lindsay is pregnant. While she's happy to open her heart to her baby, opening up to the father is another story. The last thing Owen Vaughn expected to hear was that he was going to be a father...again. He's been down this road before, and it ended in pain so devastating he thought he'd never heal. Still, he won't abandon his child or Lindsay, the woman who - before they broke up - had been a bright spot during his darkest days. Owen proposes, but Lindsay wants her child to grow up in a family built on love, not obligation. As they spend time together preparing for the baby, old feelings resurface. Owen encourages Lindsay to find her own way, hoping she'll see this pregnancy has given them something special - a second chance at love.
©2018 Cynthia R Rutledge (P)2018 Cynthia R Rutledge