Richard Brumer has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is The Last Sunrise.
Meeting Max
Summary
A young love has consequences that last a lifetime... Rick Newman and Julie Phillips fall in love in 1979 while attending NYU. They plan to be married after graduation, but when Julie becomes pregnant, the baby, their son, is given up for adoption, and the turbulent emotions surrounding the loss ultimately ends their relationship. Family is family...even if you've never met. Twenty-seven years later, Rick discovers that Julie has been killed in an auto accident and is driven to find their now 27-year-old son. Following clues from a social worker, he learns his son Eric lives in India and has a young son of his own who lives in the United States. A journey halfway around the world leads to joy and tragedy. On a flight to India, Rick meets beautiful American Elena Weisz and the two form an immediate bond. Upon arrival in Delhi, however, she mysteriously vanishes. Rick immerses himself in the magical, exotic culture of India as he pursues a relentless search for Eric. Paths finally cross, with disastrous results... Rick and Elena meet again on a desert adventure, and he finds himself entangled in a terrorist plot with unimaginable repercussions. His search for Eric also fails to turn out as he'd wished, leaving him devastated. Rick has only one hope remaining, and that is meeting his grandson Max. Can finding the boy not only heal the past, but provide hope for a brighter future?
©2015 Richard Brumer (P)2018 Richard brumer
Love and Deception
Summary
Love and Deception is a narrator's dream - a challenge for sure. It's an anthology of three unique short stories and a novella combined in one volume. Each tale includes a love story, but elements of deception are always present.
In the opening story, "A Taste of Love", a couple in their 70s meet accidentally in a country inn 50 years after they ended their relationship and reflect on the years gone by, the might-have-been, and other circumstances. It has a twist of humor and is a lovely story with a beautiful ending.
"Number 23" is the story of a man trapped in a neurotic, sex-soaked marriage. He compulsively flies off to Thailand where he finds true love...but a shocking discovery may change everything.
In "The Other Woman", the mysterious death of a novelist's wife brings his relationship with the woman of his dreams into question in this fast-paced tale of suspense.
Against the Odds is a novella of love, war, and the ultimate deception when the destruction of Israel is imminent, and an impossible gamble becomes the only option.
All these stories have male and female characters, and a versatile narrator should be able to use his voice to distinguish both to some degree.
©2017 Richard Brumer (P)2018 Richard Brumer
The Last Sunrise
Summary
An aging man is nearing the end of his days and he wants to have one last adventure at sea. He purchases a 30-foot sailboat named Noelle and takes her on his great journey. What follows is a thought-provoking trip inward as we discover what drives this man, and we learn that he could be anyone - even the listener. Jane, a woman in her mid-eighties, sells him Noelle with everything on board. Below deck he finds reflections of Noelle’s past - tattered sailing charts with routes highlighted by Jane and her husband, items collecting dust that make him wonder about their journeys. The Book of Seamanship teaches him the basics of sailing, preparing him for his trip. He makes the needed repairs and plans his next step. After talking with Jane, he discovers she and her husband had planned to sail to Tonga, a dream unfulfilled. A carefully folded pristine chart remains on board, with not a single line drawn to the remote islands of Tonga, a 2500-mile journey. Now he knows where he must take Noelle. And so begins the journey of a dying man, a man who is preparing to sail away and never return. He thinks of Kathryn, his late wife, and reminisces about the past. He faces storms and becalmed seas and sleeps under the stars. Upon reaching Tonga, he makes a new friend, Lepa, who guides him in his travels through the local islands. The Last Sunrise follows a man’s love affair with nature as it challenges him during his voyage of self-discovery. Humbled by the ocean, alone with his thoughts, he is drawn into utter peacefulness - his last passage home.
©2015, 2017 Richard Brumer (P)2018 Richard Brumer