Audiobooks by Denise Hunter

She thought he was arrogant. He thought her walls would never come down. Then they fell in love. Forever walking the line between passion and conflict, Laurel and Gavin's relationship ended in divorce after years of miscommunication and unmet expectations. Now pursuing their own separate lives and careers, the two are content . . . though not completely happy. When their best friends, Mike and Mallory, are killed in a plane crash, Laurel and Gavin are stunned to learn they've been named guardians of their friends' young daughter, Emma. Putting their differences aside, the estranged couple search for a suitable guardian as they care for Emma and manage Mike and Mallory's apple orchard. Soon tempers flare-as does the passion they both remember so well. And Laurel and Gavin find themselves working through their past-their mistakes, their miscommunications, and ultimately the tragedy that ended their marriage. Will the seeds of love, still growing inside them, thrive and flourish? Or will grief and regret strangle the feelings before they can fully blossom? - "A beautiful tale of second chances, self-sacrifice, and renewed romance." -Pepper Basham, author of The Heart of the Mountains and Authentically, Izzy - Sweet and thoughtful contemporary read - Book 1: Riverbend Gap; Book 2: Mulberry Hollow; Book 3: Harvest Moon - Book length: approximately 80,000 words - Also by author: Bookshop by the Sea, Riverbend Gap, Mulberry Hollow

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holton (Narrator)

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Mulberry Hollow

When a handsome handyman faces a medical emergency on the Appalachian trail, his sudden appearance in town challenges an ambitious doctor's plan to remain single for life. Avery Robinson decided to be a physician after helplessly watching her mother lose a battle with a terrible disease. Now at risk of developing the same illness, Avery guards her heart from love. She's driven to protect her loved ones as a workaholic doctor in the tiny mountain town of Riverbend Gap, North Carolina. Contractor Wes Garrett is hiking the Appalachian trail, in memory of the man who died saving his life, when an illness racks his body. After an agonizing fifteen-mile hike to Avery's clinic, he collapses on her doorstep. He recovers to find himself in debt again-but this time to a beautiful doctor. When he decides to help her renovate a rundown carriage house, the obstacles to their attraction sprout like weeds-starting with the woman waiting for Wes at the end of the trail. Will he be able to relinquish the debt he owes his best friend? And will Avery find the courage to risk everything for love? This second book in Denise Hunter's popular Riverbend Romance series explores what it might be like to live fearlessly and free. - Slow-burn contemporary romance - Part of the Riverbend Romance Series - Book 1: Riverbend Gap - Book 2: Mulberry Hollow - Book 3: Harvest Moon - Book length: 86,000 words

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holtan (Narrator)

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Smitten

Welcome to Smitten, Vermont. With the help of four friends, it's about to become the most romantic town in America. The proposed closing of the lumber mill comes as unwelcome news for the citizens of Smitten. How will the town survive without its main employer? A close-knit group of women think they've got just the plan to save Smitten. They'll capitalize on its name and turn it into a tourist destination for lovers-complete with sweet shops, a high-end spa, romantic music on the square, and cabins outfitted with fireplaces and hot tubs. But is this manly town ready for an influx of romantically-minded guests? Country music sensation Sawyer Smitten, the town's hometown hero, wants to help by holding his own wedding there on Valentine's Day. And little Mia's lavender wreaths hang all over town as a reminder that faith can work miracles. Along the way, four women spearheading the town's transformation-energetic Natalie, sophisticated Julia, graceful Shelby, and athletic Reese-get in the spirit by reviving their own love lives. Join best-selling inspirational romance authors (and real-life BFFs) Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter for an inspiring stay at the (soon-to-be) most romantic town on the eastern seaboard. One visit . . . and you'll be smitten too.

Colleen Coble, Denise Hunter, Diann Hunt, Kristin Billerbeck (Author), Devon O'day (Narrator)

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Riverbend Gap

She came in search of the family she'd always wanted-and found the kind of love she'd never dared imagine. When Katelyn Loveland's car veered off a winding Appalachian Mountain road, she thought she was done for. That is until Cooper Robinson, local sheriff's deputy, came to her rescue. And though Katie narrowly escaped her brush with death, she still fell. Hard. She wasn't the only one. But soon Cooper learns that the woman he's more attracted to than any he's ever met is his brother's new girlfriend-and therefore unquestionably off limits. Yet, despite their best efforts, Cooper and Katie can't seem to avoid running into each other. Or ignore the undeniable chemistry between them. As they grow closer, Katie shares secrets from her past and the real reason she moved to their small North Carolina town. She also wins over Cooper's welcoming and bighearted family. But they don't know that her feelings for Cooper keep growing-all while she's dating his brother. Soon the stakes of their emotional connection become higher than either could have imagined. Katie stands to lose the first family she's ever had, and a scandal could doom Cooper's campaign for sheriff. Suddenly they find themselves on the edge of another precipice-and they're forced to make a decision that could change their lives forever. "A perfect blend of romance and women's fiction." -SHERRYL WOODS, #1 New York Times bestselling author for Summer by the Tides "I have never read a romance by Denise Hunter that didn't sweep me away into a happily ever after. Treat yourself!" -Robin Lee Hatcher, bestselling author "If you like Robyn Carr, you'll love Denise Hunter." -Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author of One Little Lie - Sweet and thoughtful contemporary read - First in the new Riverbend Romance series - Book length: approximately 82,000 words - Also by Denise Hunter: Bookshop by the Sea, Lake Season, Summer by the Tides

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holtan (Narrator)

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This Time Around: Three Romances

For lovers of happily ever afters-this collection of three light and sweet romance stories will sweep you off your feet. In A Summer Detour by Denise Hunter, you'll meet free-spirited Allie Adams, who undertakes a road trip to deliver her grandparents' newly restored '57 Chevy in time for their fiftieth anniversary party . . . along with Luke Fletcher, the former boy-next-door who callously crushed her heart. Pining for You by Melissa Ferguson invites you to a cozy Virginia mountain town where Christmas tree farm owner Theo Watkins III has the opportunity to drop everything for one weekend to play farmer and potentially win back the heart of his childhood best friend, Skye Fuller. Only problem? He's the kind of man who drives a Tesla, not a tractor. Last but not least, He Loves Me; He Loves Me Not by Kathleen Fuller will transport you to a small town in Arkansas where thirty-five-year-old Sophie Morgan has spent years making her flower shop a success. But when this workaholic decides she's ready to make time for dating again, she finds herself with two handsome men vying for her attention. Whether your perfect romance involves rows and rows of Fraser firs and white pines glinting in the moonlight, childhood love that never ends, or a second chance at a happily ever after, you're sure to find a story within this collection to warm your heart any day of the year. Praise for This Time Around: "Cozy up and prepare to lose yourself in this enchanting collection. Each story is as inviting and wonderful as the last. Reunion romances and heartwarming second chances are sure to delight readers." -Nancy Naigle, USA TODAY bestselling author "Romance readers are in for a sweet treat! Authors Denise Hunter, Melissa Ferguson, and Kathleen Fuller have joined forces for a novella collection all about second chances, making the most of them when they're right in front of you, and fighting for them with everything you've got when necessary. Come for this trio of talented storytellers and stay for the humor, heart, and confident hope that there will be a happily ever after, This Time Around." -Bethany Turner, award-winning author of Plot Twist - Perfect for lovers of sweet happily-ever-afters - Stand-alone novella collection - Book length: 80,000 words

Denise Hunter, Kathleen Fuller, Melissa Ferguson (Author), Kayla Jackson (Narrator)

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Bookshop by the Sea

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister's wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to see the best man again. After her mother became bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie found herself serving as a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna. Sophie supported her siblings through their college years, putting aside her own dream of opening a bookshop in Piper's Cove-the quaint North Carolina beach town they frequented as children. Now it's finally time for Sophie to follow her own pursuits. Seth has a new job, and Jenna is set to marry her college beau in Piper's Cove. But the destination wedding reunites Sophie with best man Aiden Maddox, her high school sweetheart who left her without a backward glance. When an advancing hurricane strands Aiden in Piper's Cove after the wedding, he finds the hotels booked to capacity and has to ask Sophie to put him up until the storm passes. As the two ride out the weather, old feelings rise to the surface. The delay also leaves Sophie with mere days to get her bookshop up and running. Can she trust Aiden to stick around? And will he find the courage to risk his heart? "Sophie and Aiden had me hooked from page one, and I was holding my breath until the very end. Denise nails second-chance romance in Bookshop by the Sea. I adored this story! Five giant stars!" -Jenny Hale, USA TODAY bestselling author "Denise Hunter has never failed to pen a novel that whispers messages of hope and brings a smile to my face. Bookshop by the Sea is no different! With a warmhearted community, a small beachside town, a second-chance romance worth rooting for, and cozy bookshop vibes, this is a story you'll want to snuggle into like a warm blanket." -Melissa Ferguson, author of The Dating Charade - Sweet and thoughtful contemporary read - Stand-alone novel - Book length: 75,000 words

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holtan (Narrator)

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Autumn Skies

Facing the past is easier if you don't have to face it alone. The Bluebell Inn is turning a profit, and it's time for the Bennett siblings to sell it and move on. Only Grace has plans to stay in the small lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina, where she hopes her growing outfitters business will save her from the loneliness of her siblings' departure and the persistent sense of unworthiness in her life. A gunshot wound resurrects the past for Secret Service agent Wyatt Jennings, and a mandatory leave of absence lands him in Bluebell. There he must come to grips with the tragedy that altered his life fourteen years ago. When Wyatt books a room at the Bluebell Inn, sparks fly between him and Grace. She volunteers to be his mountain guide, and he soon opens up to her, drawn to her strength and sense of humor. But both are reticent to talk about the survivor's guilt they each carry, and when their pasts finally collide, their budding romance might not survive the truth. From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom and A December Bride (now beloved Hallmark Original movies) comes the third and final novel in the Bluebell Inn series. "Denise Hunter delivers another must-read!" -Nancy Naigle, author of Christmas Angels

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holtan (Narrator)

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Finding Faith

Paula Landin-Cohen, an investigative reporter, feels like a fish out of water in the small town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Then she's offered her dream job as a TV reporter in Chicago. There is so much to gain and so much to lose...including the only man she's ever loved.Linn Caldwell has made a lot of mistakes-bad mistakes. She can never forgive herself for all the pain she's caused others. How can she dare to get close to anyone again?What will happen if Paula and Linn's secrets are revealed? Will the men they love ever be able to forgive them?Two women's lives collide in this heartwarming story of love and pain, desperate choices and dire consequences, and honesty and redemption.

Denise Hunter (Author), Nancy Peterson (Narrator)

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Sweetwater Gap

A story of love and second chances. She wished she could go back and change things . . . but life doesn't give do-overs. Could anything but good-byes be waiting on the other side of Sweetwater Gap? Josie Mitchell's sister Laurel thinks she's come home to pitch in with the apple harvest and save the family orchard. Her brother-in-law Nate thinks she's there to talk the overworked, very pregnant Laurel into finally selling the family business. The orchard's new manager Grady Mackenzie just thinks she's trouble with a capital T. They're all right . . . and all wrong. Because no one really knows what drove Josie from home in the first place. Why she's never come home before, even for her own father's funeral. Why she pushes herself so hard . . . and what she's running from. And nobody, not even Josie, is prepared for the surprising new fruit she'll find on her last trip home.

Denise Hunter (Author), Kathryn Lynhurst (Narrator)

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Driftwood Lane

Meridith believes she is capable of weathering any storm. But she's never experienced a love powerful enough to uproot her . . . until now. Meridith Ward has crafted a carefully ordered life to make up for the chaos that plagued her childhood years. But one phone call upsets all that. Within the span of several minutes, Meredith learns that the father who abandoned her is dead and she's been named the sole guardian of his other three children. She nervously heads to Nantucket to care for the siblings she's never met with plans to stay until their uncle returns from his trip before relinquishing guardianship to him. She arrives to find the children living in Summer House, a Bed & Breakfast that's falling apart around them. Meridith wants to move on as soon as possible, but the inn will never sell in its dilapidated condition. Then an itinerant handyman, Jake, shows up with an offer she can't refuse. Much like the powerful ocean just a short walk from her deck, Jake appeals to Meridith. But she senses he is also capable of pulling her under in a heartbeat. What if the thing she fears the most is exactly what she needs? Can she trust God with the details and relish the adventure?

Denise Hunter (Author), Kathryn Lynhurst (Narrator)

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The Wishing Season

In this competition, it's not just the house on the line, it's their hearts. She has the touch when it comes to food, but PJ McKinley's dream of opening her own restaurant is one building short of reality. So when a Chapel Springs resident offers her beloved ancestral home as prize to the applicant with the best plan for the house, PJ believes she was meant to win. Contractor Cole Evans is confident, professional, and swoon-worthy-but this former foster kid knows his life could have turned out very differently. When Cole discovers the contest, he believes his home for foster kids in transition has found its saving grace. All he has to do is convince the owner that a not-for-profit enterprise will be good for the community. When the eccentric philanthropist weighs the proposals, she proposes an outlandish tie-breaker: PJ and Cole will share the house for a year to see which idea works best. Now, with Cole and the foster kids upstairs and PJ and the restaurant below, day-to-day life has turned into an out-and-out rivalry-with some seriously flirtatious hallway encounters on the side. But could their magnetic attraction cost them everything they've ever wanted?

Denise Hunter (Author), Kathryn Lynhurst (Narrator)

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Carolina Breeze

A jilted bride. A struggling innkeeper. And a romantic mountain getaway that changes everything Rising Hollywood star Mia Emerson is looking for a safe place to land in the wake of a public breakup and celebrity scandal, and she finds it in the lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina-the location of her canceled honeymoon. She wants nothing more than to hide and wait for the tabloids to die down. Soon after her arrival at the Bluebell Inn, Mia meets Levi Bennett, who runs the inn along with his two younger sisters. Drawn to one another from the start, Mia trusts Levi to keep her location from the press, and Levi confides in Mia about the precarious financial state of the inn-a secret he's been keeping from his sisters. When Mia and Levi discover an old journal that hints at a rare diamond necklace hidden in the inn, they set off on a treasure hunt to find the long-lost heirloom. What they don't expect to surface are feelings they thought were safely locked away. Mia and Levi must decide if falling in love again is too big a risk-or if it will uncover a treasure of its own instead. "A breeze of brilliance! Denise Hunter's Carolina Breeze will blow you away with a masterful merge of mystery, chemistry, and memories restored in this lakeside love story of faith, family, and fortune." -JULIE LESSMAN, award-winning author - The second novel in the Bluebell Inn Romance series - Book one: Lake Season - Book two: Carolina Breeze - Book three: Autumn Skies - Available October 2020 - Full-length romance (c. 87,000 words)

Denise Hunter (Author), Jessica Holtan (Narrator)

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