Rachael Johns has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Lost Without You.
Lost Without You
Summary
From ABIA award-winning and best-selling author Rachael Johns comes a fresh and poignant novel of family, journeys, past decisions...and dresses. Four women, one dress and the secret that binds them all.... On a special night, a celebration of new beginnings, Paige MacRitchie’s joy quickly falls away when her mother collapses. Terrified of losing her, Paige decides she wants to make the ultimate tribute to her parents’ perfect marriage: she will wear her mother’s wedding dress for her own big day. There’s just one problem - her mum, Rebecca, no longer has the dress. As Paige tries to track it down, she discovers that Rebecca has a long-hidden secret that could blow her whole family apart. Her new friend Josie is at a crossroads, too. She met her husband, Nik, when she was singing in an '80s-themed bar, but now she’s wondering if Nik understands her at all. And then there’s nurse Clara. When she married up-and-coming rock star Rob Jones, she thought she was in it forever. But now Clara needs to make a new life for herself, and Rob can’t seem to understand that it’s over. When the fates of these four women intertwine in an unexpected and powerful way, none of their lives will ever be the same again.
©2018 Rachael Johns (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
The Patterson Girls
Summary
A remarkable story of four sisters, family secrets and discovering what's really important in life.
How can four sisters build the futures they so desperately want when the past is reaching out to claim them?
When the Patterson daughters return home to Meadow Brook to be with their father after their mother’s death, they bring with them a world of complication and trouble.
The eldest sister, obstetrician Madeleine, would rather be anywhere but her hometown; violinist Abigail has fled from her stellar career; while teacher Lucinda is struggling to have the children she and her husband so desperately want. The black sheep of the family, Charlie, feels her life as a barista and exercise instructor doesn’t measure up to that of her gifted and successful sisters.
Dealing with their bereft father, who is determined to sell the family motel, their loves old and new and a series of troublesome decisions doesn’t make life any easier, but when they go through their mother’s possessions and uncover the shocking secret of an old family curse, they begin to question everything they thought they knew.
A warm and wise story about secrets revealed, finding your soulmate and the unique bond between sisters.
©2015 Rachael Johns (P)2015 Bolinda
Just One Wish
Summary
Three women, three secrets, one life-changing journey - an engrossing and wise novel about ambition, choices and what it means to be a woman. Alice has always been a trailblazer, as a scientist, activist and mother. She knew her choices would involve sacrifices, but now, on the eve of her 80th birthday, she’s beginning to wonder if she’s sacrificed too much. Alice’s daughter, Sappho, rebelled against her unconventional upbringing, choosing to marry young and embrace life as a homemaker, but her status as a domestic goddess has recently taken a surprising turn. Ged has always been the peacemaker between her grandmother and mother. A tenacious journalist, she knows what she wants in life and love, yet when everything in her world starts falling apart, she begins to question whether she really knows anyone at all. At a crossroads in each of their lives, Alice, Sappho and Ged embark on a celebratory trip together, but instead of bringing them closer, the holiday sparks life-changing consequences and lifts the lid on a 50-year-old secret. Can Ged rescue her family if their story is built on a betrayal?
©2019 Rachael Johns (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing
Stand-In Star
Summary
As an anthropologist, Holly McCartney is more comfortable in a museum than shopping on Rodeo Drive. She isn't prepared for the media frenzy on her arrival in L.A. to accept a posthumous acting award for her late sister...or for her sister's gorgeous friend Nate Devlin to come to her rescue. Though he resents her for some reason, she can't fight their irresistible chemistry - especially when the paparazzi force her to stay at his mansion. Photographer Nate only agrees to help Holly survive Hollywood for her sister's sake, but she soon gets under his skin in a way no other woman has. The more time he spends with her, the more his attraction grows and he finds himself opening up to her in ways he never expected. But will ghosts of the past stand in the way of their perfect Hollywood ending?
©2013 Rachael Johns (P)2013 Audible, Inc.