Honorable Intentions: An
Inspirational Romance Novel
Written by: Susette Williams
Narrated by: Kevin Clay
Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:02-10-16
Publisher: Susette Williams LLC
My Review
This is a wonderful story on second chances where two people
that were raised together went their separate ways both not truly happy with
the outcome. It is a wonderful clean Christian romance
on forgiveness and healing. The author puts a few twist in there you won’t see
coming which really makes it an entertaining read. I am sure it will touch you
as much as it did me.
Tessa has had a crush on Brand from the start at one point she
thought they might marry but without a word he ran off and married Monica which
hurt her deeply. Each went on with their lives Brand having to live with a
woman he didn’t love and Tessa coming up pregnant. Brand wife dies and he is
left to raise his daughter. His mother has health issues and ask Tessa to come
help which she does knowing how hard it is to raise a child alone her heart
goes out for Brand. She feels she is over the crush she has on him and with the
father of her child leaving her she has learnt her lesson on men. She was embarrassed
and hurt when she had to tell her family she was expecting with no father in
sight. She thought the father loved her but she learned fast how men use women
and she isn’t going down that road again. Being with Brand again she finds her
feelings for him has not changed and this is where the story gets very
interesting when secretes comes out, hurting some and almost destroying a
family.
Brand just got to the point where he could love his wife
when she died leaving him alone to raise his daughter. Tessa is a blessing to
come help but on her arrival Meg said something that sets Brand off he isn’t
looking for a wife or a mother for his little girl. When thing calms down he
finds he still has feeling for Tessa at one point he asked her to marry him she
said no she wants to be loved for herself not just be a stand in mother. He is
about to get his hands full and his heart broken.
Kevin Clay
does a great job on narration with his many different character voices. Each
are a treat as he brings the story alive for you. His voice is very pleasant to
listen to. You have no trouble understanding what each character is going
through with his even tones you know when they are upset, happy or sad. His
male voices are a little better than his child or female ones. The pitch of his female and child voices are a
little off they do not flow as easy as the male voices do. It is hard for me to
say it is a cross between being too high and sounding a little robotic. I would not say it takes away from the
narration it was a lovely audio. His normal voice is very rich, pleasant and
easy to listen to as well as his male voices. With a little more work on the
other ones he will be an outstanding narrator. I enjoyed his narration very much and look
forward to listening to more from him.
I found
this to be a very entertaining read with many twist and turns. For the most
part I found this to be a very believable read. Where Tessa comes to visit for
week with no funds and turns down Brand’s money you are left thinking she has
money. Than when she goes home she talks about needing money. I never
understood how she could take off not looking for a job and still pay her
bills. The rest of the story is very believable filled with heartbreak, love,
sorrow, misunderstanding and a second chance to find love. At a few parts in
the book I was left with my mouth hanging open never expecting the story to go
that way. I did not want to put the audio down I really wanted to see where I
was taken. I really enjoyed this story very much.
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Overview
Have you ever wished you had a second chance with someone? Brand Stanford married Monica because she claimed to be carrying his child. Their marriage was one of convenience - for her. When they had finally become a happy family, Monica was killed in a skiing accident. Now, Brand is faced with having to raise their three-year-old daughter on his own.
Tessa Duggan's family had been lifelong friends with the Stanfords; and even remained in contact with them after moving out of state. Tessa kept secrets to herself for nearly 10 years. She'd loved Brand for as long as she could remember.
Having raised a son on her own, Tessa knows what it's like to be a single parent. When Brand's wife dies in a skiing accident, Tessa agrees to help Brand's mother take care of his three-year-old daughter during the summer.
Is it a chance for them to start over again? Or will Brand break her heart the second time around?
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