Elinor Bell has narrated 7 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors. The most-rated is Plain Deception.
Second Chance Love
Summary
Steve Larson and Elizabeth Coleman had been the best of friends - inseparable - since middle school. Once in college, they found themselves in love, but too afraid to admit it: Steve, because he thought Elizabeth was too beautiful to want him; and Elizabeth, because she thought Steve was too wealthy to be interested in someone so poor. But then, a family tragedy strikes, and they are pulled apart and lose touch with each other. A chance meeting on a Christmas tree lot 23 years later changes their fates forever. Only Steve and Elizabeth can decide if they have the courage to overcome a lifetime of doubts and fears, and open their hearts to each other again. Second Chance Love was previously published in serial form as Second Chance Christmas, Second Chance Valentines, Second Chance Summer, Second Chance Thanksgiving, and Second Chance Wedding. It's an innocent, lights-out romance that explores the wonder and possibilities of having a second chance at love.
©2015 Patrick Shawn Inmon (P)2015 Patrick Shawn Inmon
Both Sides Now
Summary
Every love story has two sides. Just as she was flowering into her teens, life uprooted Dawn from the tanned crowds and sunny beaches of southern California. It transplanted her into rainy, rural Washington, where she strove to adjust, mature and thrive. Love came to Dawn - and was ripped from her by events and manipulations she could not control. But Dawn had a core of steel. An emotional castaway, she battled grimly through life's trials and sorrows, safeguarding her heart against further ravages. Then love reached out to Dawn once more - if she could find the courage and spirit to grab it with both hands, and this time, never let go. This is her story.
©2013 Shawn Inmon (P)2013 Shawn Inmon
Blue Hydrangeas
Summary
What if, after a lifetime of marriage, the person who knew you best and loved you most forgot your face, and couldn't remember your name? A nursing facility is everyone's solution for what to do about Sara, but her husband, Jack, can't bear to live without her. He is committed to saving his marriage, his wife, and their life together from the devastation of Alzheimer's disease. He and Sara retired years ago to the house of their dreams, and operated it as a Cape Cod bed and breakfast named Blue Hydrangeas. Jack has made an impossible promise: He and Sara will stay together in their beautiful home no matter what the disease brings. However, after nine years of selfless caregiving, complicated by her progressing Alzheimer's and his own failing heart, he finally admits he can no longer care for her at home. With reluctance, he arranges to admit her to an assisted living facility. But, on the day of admission, Sara is having one of her few good days, and he is unable to follow through. Instead, he takes them on an impulsive journey to confront their past and reclaim their future. In the end, he realizes that staying together at any cost is what truly matters.
©2013 Marianne Sciucco (P)2014 Marianne Sciucco
Secrets of the Amish Diary
Summary
Join Liz Eckardt and the lovable members of the Material Girls quilting group in the peaceful town of Pleasant Creek, Indiana. The scenery and serenity at the heart of Indiana's Amish country will envelop you as these women embark on heartwarming adventures to uncover the truth about the town's fascinating past. Liz and her new friends - along with Beans, the inn's resident bulldog - will captivate you as they find themselves wrapped up in a string of thrilling mysteries, all while Liz strives to find her place among the kind and often intriguing members of Pleasant Creek's Amish community. You'll be charmed by the bonds of friendship and family that are strengthened by each new challenge, whether it's catching a crafty killer or making it back to the Olde Mansion Inn in time for coffee hour with good friends. Make yourself at home in Pleasant Creek and escape into the exciting stories of the Amish Inn Mysteries.
©2016 Rachael Phillips (P)2020 Annies
After the Snow Falls
Summary
In the cold shadow of tragedy, hope is like a ray of sunshine.... Celia Bennett does her best to be a good mother. She is devoted to caring for her eight-year-old son Caleb and takes him to soccer practice on weekends. But in the middle of a drill, tragedy strikes...and Caleb collapses on the field. Celia rushes the unconscious boy to the hospital, hoping the doctors there can help. But their shocking diagnosis completely blindsides her, bringing her face-to-face with every parent’s worst nightmare. Her child is dying, and Celia feels powerless to help him. Desperate to save hers on’s life, Celia pursues a cure through alternative medicine. But no matter what she tries, her efforts end in frustration and disappointment. Celia is devastated. Despite the support of her family, she feels utterly alone, and no one can help her. But in the darkest depths of her despair, hope walks through the door. Her father returns after a 30-year absence. In the midst of her pain, can she let go of the despair in her soul, and embrace hope? Will it make a difference? Or is it too little, too late.... Buy After the Snow Falls today and begin a journey of hope.
©2013 Carey Jane Clark (P)2012 Hope Springs
Simple Lies
Summary
The quaint Indiana town of Pleasant Creek is bustling with activity as Christmas draws near. Boston native and innkeeper, Liz Eckardt, is learning to embrace her new home's holiday traditions and welcomes the slower-paced life at the heart of Amish country. The little town is brimming with yuletide cheer, and the brisk air is filled with the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the merry sounds of carolers. Liz is certain her godson Steve, coming home for the holidays from his military post overseas, will appreciate the comfort and joy that only a nice, simple country Christmas can bring. Unfortunately for Liz, 'tis the season for unexpected mysteries and unwelcome surprises. Instead of her beloved godson arriving on the Olde Mansion Inn's doorstep, who should appear but Liz's troublesome ex-fiancé Matt, demanding a room and much of her time and patience. Meanwhile, frightening packages from a sinister "Santa" have been appearing on the doorsteps of several local businesses, each filled with a variety of unsavory items and a card bearing a single chilling word: "Heartless." Are these cards accusations or confessions? Who could be leaving the ghastly "gifts" all around town? And is it merely a heinous holiday prank, or is Santa planning to bring something more ominous to the people of Pleasant Creek? With each new delivery, the contents of the packages become more and more disturbing, and Liz is determined to find out why the culprit is dead set on ruining Christmas for everyone. Wrapped up in the mystery, she calls on her dear friends in both the English and the Amish communities for help. Join Liz, the lovable ladies of the Material Girls quilting group, and the town's handsome mayor, Jackson Cross, as they try to find a way to bring the grisly gift giver to light, all while keeping the Christmas spirit alive.
©2016 Jan Fields (P)2020 Annies
Plain Deception
Summary
Liz Eckardt is more grateful than ever that the discovery of her mother's secret Amish history brought her to the idyllic town of Pleasant Creek, Indiana. Her work at the Olde Mansion Inn gives her a deep sense of fulfillment. She has been welcomed and embraced by her newfound family, and she's constantly kept in stitches thanks to her new friends in the local quilting group, The Material Girls. The hustle and bustle of the inn's opening has finally settled down, and Liz is able to enjoy the so-called "simple life" at last. That is until Beans, her notoriously lazy bulldog, pulls her into a new mystery when he uncovers a freshly buried stash on the inn's property - an old love letter, a Civil War era photograph...and human bones! Liz is determined to get to the bottom of the macabre find, but exactly how deep will she have to dig to learn the truth? She enlists the help of a local historian but quickly learns that history's mysteries aren't so easily solved. It seems that Emma, the young woman in the old photograph, had a hidden life of her own -- secrets that someone, all these years later, clearly wants to keep buried. Whatever happened to young Emma? And who is trying to keep Liz from digging up the past? With the helping hands of the Material Girls and Pleasant Creek's handsome mayor Jackson Cross, Liz slowly unearths the clues that will lead her to the heart of the matter, and to a local family's secret that has been buried deep for over a century.
©2014 Tara Randel (P)2020 Annies