At Home in Wishing Bridge
By: Ruth Logan Herne
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Series: Wishing Bridge, Book 2
Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-02-18
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Five Stars Plus! *****
Ruth Logan Herne, the bestselling author of Welcome to Wishing Bridge, invites readers back to the small town where big dreams come true.
After surviving the streets of South Philly, Thea Anastas never thought she’d wind up working in rural New York. But a call from a friend in need convinced the nurse practitioner to make the trip. Now her temporary position is making a difference in Wishing Bridge—though Thea can’t afford to make a difference, to fill a gaping hole in the sweet, small town. After all, the current medical practice is being dissolved in three months, and bigger opportunities are luring her away…
Her partner, Dr. Ethan Brandenburg, has his own struggles: caring for his orphaned niece and nephew and holding firm to his decision to leave Wishing Bridge for a prestigious job in Chicago. Though Thea’s no-nonsense advice in the office has been good for business, her compassion in Ethan’s personal life has been good for his heart. But how can he offer a commitment to a woman when they’re both about to say goodbye?
Wishing Bridge may be surrounded by forests and farms, but Thea is starting to realize that friendships and family form its heart—and that what she wants in life and love may be right in front of her eyes.
By: Ruth Logan Herne
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Series: Wishing Bridge, Book 2
Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-02-18
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Five Stars Plus! *****
Review by Carrie Fancett Pagels
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the first novel, too, in this series. I listened to the story as an Audible.com download. The narrator was wonderful and perfect for the story. On Amazon the novel has ranked at #1 on Christian Women's Fiction but there's a lot of romance in the novels, too, and the story is listed under Clean Romance.
The book is available in multiple formats and published by Waterfall Press, Amazon's imprint. They specially pick authors to publish for them. Ruth Logan Herne does a fantastic job with her stories so it is not wonder they invited her.
We got to know Nurse Practitioner Thea in book one. She's got some dark secrets and deep hurts. Thea also has a sky-wide big heart. I love all the children who populate the book. As a former psychologist I was delighted how Ruth nailed all the possible reactions kids can have to difficult situations. Dr. Ethan Brandenburg is an interesting and well-developed character. He's not perfect. He has some big flaws. And he has a big spiritual arc that I loved. You'll need to listen to or read the story to find out what happens with these two.
I can't wait for the next book in this series!!! Highly recommend!!!
Publisher's Summary
Ruth Logan Herne, the bestselling author of Welcome to Wishing Bridge, invites readers back to the small town where big dreams come true.
After surviving the streets of South Philly, Thea Anastas never thought she’d wind up working in rural New York. But a call from a friend in need convinced the nurse practitioner to make the trip. Now her temporary position is making a difference in Wishing Bridge—though Thea can’t afford to make a difference, to fill a gaping hole in the sweet, small town. After all, the current medical practice is being dissolved in three months, and bigger opportunities are luring her away…
Her partner, Dr. Ethan Brandenburg, has his own struggles: caring for his orphaned niece and nephew and holding firm to his decision to leave Wishing Bridge for a prestigious job in Chicago. Though Thea’s no-nonsense advice in the office has been good for business, her compassion in Ethan’s personal life has been good for his heart. But how can he offer a commitment to a woman when they’re both about to say goodbye?
Wishing Bridge may be surrounded by forests and farms, but Thea is starting to realize that friendships and family form its heart—and that what she wants in life and love may be right in front of her eyes.
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I agree with your review Carrie! I listened to this book using Kindle Unlimited Read and Listen and loved the story.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, thank you so much!!!!
DeleteThis sounds like a good read, Carrie. Thank you for sharing your review. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteLucy, I'm so glad you were able to stop by... and I love Carrie's review too. She's got the best heart ever.
DeleteThis book sounds so good. I would love to read it. Holding a great book in your hands feels so good.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, hi! I hope you do read it. I'd love to know what you think.
DeleteLove Ruth's Books, thank you for sharing your review, I am just getting to use audibles for books recently. Would love to get to read this story.
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Thank you, Linda!!!!
DeleteSounds like a series I need to begin.
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Mary, I hope you do. I've been absolutely blessed to write this series with them.
DeleteThis sounds like a great read!
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Thank you, Maddy!
DeleteThis sounds like something I would certainly enjoy reading. Thank you for the review. I love the bright colors on the cover.
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Hi, Perrianne.... The color just shouts "spring", doesn't it?? And up here, spring can never come too early and generally rolls in on the late side!
DeleteI have this book on my TBR list. Now I'm thinking I need to see if our library has it so I can move it to the top of that list. I've heard a lot of great things about this book! Thanks for sharing your review! jumpforjoy at gmail dot com
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DeleteThis really sounds like a great book, thanks Carrie !! I've not read anything by
ReplyDeleteRuth Logan Herne yet, so I think I will check her out. Thanks for the chance to win a great prize !! :-) Chicki rfoley at salemstate dot edu
Rosemary, I hope you do! I'd love to add you to my happy reader list. Let me know what you think, okay? And the books are in a lot of library systems, but if not, ask your local library if they can stock it. They've been great about that.
DeleteMy google and blogger stuff are all messed up so I'm anonymous on my own blog, but it's me, Carrie, and Chicki has won the copy of Ruth Logan Herne's new book. Congrats!
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great series! I have never heard an audio book before. (I deleted the above message because I forgot to leave my info.)
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Beverly, Erin Bennett does the audio on these two books and they couldn't have picked a better person. She does such a great job! And that's not always the case, where the audiographer matches how the author "hears" the book and the characters... in this case it was a perfect match.
DeleteI have the first book in this series on my wish list, sounds like I need to add this one too!
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I concur! :)
DeleteCarrie, thank you so much for this review and the giveaway. You're the best.
ReplyDeleteThis does sound like a great read. I have not yet read anything from this author, so will be checking Amazon. Thanks.
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Thank you for the review Carrie. I’ve never heard of this author but now I’ll have to add this book to my TBR. It sounds like a great book. My email is somi19ad (at) aol (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love to read this one and the first one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. It really helps to get to know an author some what and relate the authors with their books.
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Great review Carrie!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ruth on your book! It sounds very interesting.
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Ruthy, Congrats on your release! Carrie, Thank you for the wonderful review!
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