What We Keep
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo first 3 months
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Victoria Dickson
-
Wesley Mercer
About this listen
Amazon Charts bestselling author Jennifer Millikin delivers an emotional and riveting love story.
Charming and heroic, there’s nothing about Gabriel Woodruff that Avery Burke doesn’t love. His warm brown eyes, his generosity, that small scar above his lip. The newspaper photo of him carrying her from a burning home only adds to the romance of it all.
A fairytale beginning and a picture-perfect marriage practically guarantees Avery and Gabriel a ride into the sunset. But every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.
Their fall is spectacular, the kind that makes the paper.
When the fairytale goes up in smoke, Avery and Gabriel are forced to ask themselves hard questions.
What does for better or worse really mean?
Is this their second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love?
What do we keep, when we lose it all?
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Here for the Cake
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she's single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.
-
-
Loved this book so much! The audio is amazing
- By Kristin on 05-06-24
-
The Path to Loving Him
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does one do when they completely blow an interview? If you're me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man you've ever seen.. That's right, after a lousy interview that could have changed everything for me, I headed over to the local small town bar to sulk when the one man I shouldn't want walked in. And when my friend convinced me to take him back to my hotel room, I didn't think about it, I just did it . . . well, I did him.
-
-
Heartwarming story with a side of spicy spice
- By Aims31 on 01-08-25
By: Meghan Quinn
-
All Too Well
- By: Corinne Michaels
- Narrated by: Vanessa Edwin, Connor Crais
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For as long as I can remember, Lachlan West has been my brother’s best friend and the love of my life. Trouble is, he kissed me four years ago and then never spoke to me again. I was doing great pretending he doesn’t exist until I was assigned to write an article about former college athletes and I learn that the sexy single-dad is my first interview. Determined to wow my editor with an amazing sportsball piece. (Have I mentioned I know nothing about sports?) I head to Ember Falls, ready to face my fears—and the man I love.
-
-
loved this
- By Courtney S. on 09-25-24
By: Corinne Michaels
-
The Two of Us
- By: Taylor Torres
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If there's no place like home, that's more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal. So when a family emergency forces Mara to return home to her small lake town in Maine after seven years, she knows there's only one way she'll get through it unscathed: avoid Ambrose King at all costs. But that might prove difficult considering he lives right across the street.
-
-
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- By BFigaro on 10-18-24
By: Taylor Torres
-
If the Fates Allow
- Haven House
- By: Chloe I. Miller
- Narrated by: Helena Walters
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life is extraordinarily dull for Wilhelmina Fairweather. With her days spent reading in the conservatory, she secretly longs for an adventure. Unfortunately, adventures do not come easily for someone like Willa. Afflicted with bouts of asthma since childhood, an exciting life far from home is a hope she dares not entertain. For as every Fairweather knows, hope has no place at Haven House. That is until the holiday season heralds the arrival of a new doctor to the area.
-
-
Captivating Characters and Narration
- By Snoopy on 12-15-24
By: Chloe I. Miller
-
The Patriot
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Edward Black
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My family's legacy is spread out in front of me, just waiting for me to seize it. If it weren't for one outdated rule, I'd be the owner of the Hayden Cattle Company and my aging father could retire. When Dakota Wright shows up to buy and develop twenty acres of Hayden land, I see more than a pretty mouth and strawberry blonde hair. I see a way around the decree keeping me from getting what I want.
-
-
Yellowstone moves to Arizona
- By Megan Ross on 10-22-24
-
Here for the Cake
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she's single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.
-
-
Loved this book so much! The audio is amazing
- By Kristin on 05-06-24
-
The Path to Loving Him
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does one do when they completely blow an interview? If you're me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man you've ever seen.. That's right, after a lousy interview that could have changed everything for me, I headed over to the local small town bar to sulk when the one man I shouldn't want walked in. And when my friend convinced me to take him back to my hotel room, I didn't think about it, I just did it . . . well, I did him.
-
-
Heartwarming story with a side of spicy spice
- By Aims31 on 01-08-25
By: Meghan Quinn
-
All Too Well
- By: Corinne Michaels
- Narrated by: Vanessa Edwin, Connor Crais
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For as long as I can remember, Lachlan West has been my brother’s best friend and the love of my life. Trouble is, he kissed me four years ago and then never spoke to me again. I was doing great pretending he doesn’t exist until I was assigned to write an article about former college athletes and I learn that the sexy single-dad is my first interview. Determined to wow my editor with an amazing sportsball piece. (Have I mentioned I know nothing about sports?) I head to Ember Falls, ready to face my fears—and the man I love.
-
-
loved this
- By Courtney S. on 09-25-24
By: Corinne Michaels
-
The Two of Us
- By: Taylor Torres
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If there's no place like home, that's more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal. So when a family emergency forces Mara to return home to her small lake town in Maine after seven years, she knows there's only one way she'll get through it unscathed: avoid Ambrose King at all costs. But that might prove difficult considering he lives right across the street.
-
-
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- By BFigaro on 10-18-24
By: Taylor Torres
-
If the Fates Allow
- Haven House
- By: Chloe I. Miller
- Narrated by: Helena Walters
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life is extraordinarily dull for Wilhelmina Fairweather. With her days spent reading in the conservatory, she secretly longs for an adventure. Unfortunately, adventures do not come easily for someone like Willa. Afflicted with bouts of asthma since childhood, an exciting life far from home is a hope she dares not entertain. For as every Fairweather knows, hope has no place at Haven House. That is until the holiday season heralds the arrival of a new doctor to the area.
-
-
Captivating Characters and Narration
- By Snoopy on 12-15-24
By: Chloe I. Miller
-
The Patriot
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Edward Black
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My family's legacy is spread out in front of me, just waiting for me to seize it. If it weren't for one outdated rule, I'd be the owner of the Hayden Cattle Company and my aging father could retire. When Dakota Wright shows up to buy and develop twenty acres of Hayden land, I see more than a pretty mouth and strawberry blonde hair. I see a way around the decree keeping me from getting what I want.
-
-
Yellowstone moves to Arizona
- By Megan Ross on 10-22-24
-
From Here to Eternity
- By: A.L. Jackson
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Austin Stone
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I should have known everything was going to change when she walked into my tattoo shop... Timid as hell and gorgeous to the extreme. I knew better than even thinking about touching a woman like that. My life is dangerous. My calling wicked. Willing to cross any line to protect the innocent. I thought I’d never see her again until my little boy tumbled and busted his lip, and I found her working at the doctor’s office. The woman who’d taken possession of my thoughts. When it becomes clear she’s in trouble, I offer up a deal.
-
-
Steamy, emotional and action packed
- By Trish- Late Knight Luna Reads on 10-17-24
By: A.L. Jackson
-
I Wish I Knew Then
- Harbour Village, Book 1
- By: Jessica Peterson
- Narrated by: Charlotte North, Austin Stone
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ten years later, I'm back on the island for my best friend's wedding as her maid of honor. Who's the first person I literally stumbled into? Riley Dixon. Even worse? He's the groom's best man and a self-made billionaire to boot. Being forced to spend an entire week together for wedding festivities quickly leads to more—hot hate sex, late nights of sneaking out, and unexpected revelations. The boy I knew a decade ago is gone, and the hate becomes… something else entirely. And I begin to wonder if Riley is hiding some secrets of his own.
-
-
bless duets
- By K&M on 08-25-24
By: Jessica Peterson
-
Cash
- Lucky River Ranch, Book 1
- By: Jessica Peterson
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Lila Winters
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My dad and I have been estranged for years, but as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. But the stipulation in his will that requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money. I haven't stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
-
-
🔥Cash is just unforgettable!🤠
- By 🌼Daisy H. on 12-17-24
By: Jessica Peterson
-
The Bribe
- Calamity Montana
- By: Devney Perry
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Jason Clarke
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Duke Evans didn’t expect to find a beautiful woman in a staring contest with a bison on his favorite hiking trail. He also didn’t expect to see her again after rescuing her from the surly beast. As the sheriff in Calamity, Montana, he’s had his fair share of surprises but none as pleasant as pulling over a shiny black car and finding his mysterious hiking companion behind the wheel.
-
-
Nothing orig'l; storyline missing, erotica present
- By Admirer of great books; critic of bad books. on 10-15-20
By: Devney Perry
-
The Least Amount of Awful
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Lillian Shaw, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Colbie Jones has worked hard to design a pain-free life. So when she catches her boyfriend cheating, it doesn’t hurt that much. But when Colbie receives a call that her estranged father, Emmett, has been badly injured, she realizes it’s time to pack her bags and finally face him—and that’s going to hurt.
-
-
Must for small town single dad romance lovers!
- By @a_romance_a_day on 09-19-24
-
Of Heartbreak and Harmony
- The Hometown Heartless
- By: Brit Benson
- Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Stephen Dexter
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Torren King is rock-and-roll’s broodiest bachelor. Mysterious, moody, and coveted by nearly everyone. But to me, he’s just the sad boy who set fire to my heart, then reduced me to ashes in the desert. For four sweltering nights, I burned for him, and he conquered my heart one whispered lyric at a time. But on the fifth night, he shattered me in the way only a flawless rock god can: irreparably, and with devastating finesse.
-
-
Firebird
- By Alaine McDaniel on 11-10-24
By: Brit Benson
-
Our Finest Hour
- The Time Series, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Andrew J Andersen, Hannah Chiclana
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sometimes, broken hearts need whiskey. Sometimes, they need music. Other times, only a night with a stranger will soothe the pain. On the night Isaac and I met, we tried all three. When it was over, we went our separate ways. We planned to never see each other again, but I should really know by now that plans don’t work out the way they're supposed to.
-
-
I wanted to like it……..
- By Tricia M on 04-12-22
-
Season's Schemings
- By: Katie Bailey
- Narrated by: Austin Rising, Melissa Moran
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All Maddie wants for Christmas is to stick it to her cheating ex. But how? Enter Sebastian Slater, the NHL’s most infamous player. On a drunken night out in Vegas, Maddie asks the superstar athlete to pose as her new boyfriend. She’s kidding, mostly. But Seb shocks her by making a counter offer: he doesn’t want to date Maddie for the holidays…he wants to marry her. Show up at her ex’s cabin alone or with a surprise new hockey-playing husband? Maddie opts for the ultimate level-up.
-
-
This book was amazing!!
- By Danielle on 12-30-24
By: Katie Bailey
-
The Very Holiday Series Box Set, Books 1-3
- By: Kayley Loring, Connor Crais
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Mackenzie Cartwright, Dane Anderson
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fake date a grumpy boss for Christmas. Enjoy some forced proximity with a flirtatious best friend for Valentine's Day. Wake up married to an Irishman in Vegas for St. Patrick's Day. Every day is a hot and hilarious holiday with this family.
-
-
Great Narrators
- By Alaina Ziesemer on 01-07-25
By: Kayley Loring, and others
-
The Love of My Next Life
- Next Life Duet, Book 1
- By: Brit Benson
- Narrated by: JF Harding, Lidia Dornet
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Macon Davis. My best friend’s brother. My tormentor. My least favorite person. Pothead. Delinquent. A careless, directionless loser. That’s what I used to believe, but I didn’t really know him. And when I finally saw him, it was the best and worst thing to ever happen to me. We burned hot and fast. Passion. Anger. Love. Pain. We were reckless. Naive. We were doomed from the start. When I finally saw Macon Davis for who he was, we both went down in the flames.
-
-
What a start to this story!
- By Caroline Palmier on 06-14-23
By: Brit Benson
-
Mad Love
- The Single Dad Playbook, Book 1
- By: Willow Aster
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Connor Crais
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl. But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me. We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb. Unfortunately, the circumstances behind that have never been my story to tell. But now, the truth is out, and I’m left to deal with the consequences. I’m living under the same roof as Weston, and each day, I discover a side of him I never expected.
-
-
HEARTWARMING SINGLE DAD STORY
- By Elyvia on 07-11-24
By: Willow Aster
-
Where We Started
- Stone Riders MC, Book 1
- By: Ashley Muñoz
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo, Bradley Ford
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I didn't really consider myself part of my father's legacy...until I found out what he left behind in his will: property, ten acres to be exact, which included the headquarters for his beloved motorcycle club. I had no idea that accepting the terms of my inheritance would thrust me into a battle with the new club president, Wesley Ryan. He's unfathomably handsome, menacing, and formidable in every way. But his derision toward me only makes me cling that much tighter to my birthright. That is, it did until he decides to play dirty.
-
-
A MC romance I'm excited to continue reading
- By theladysparks on 02-10-24
By: Ashley Muñoz
Related to this topic
-
Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
By: Colleen Hoover
-
Den of Vipers
- By: K.A. Knight
- Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Hollie Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.
-
-
Shrek
- By Shemika Holmes on 02-25-21
By: K.A. Knight
-
The Last Letter
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Beckett: If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have. I need one thing from you: get out of the army and get to Telluride. My little sister Ella’s raising the twins alone. She’s too independent and won’t accept help easily, but she has lost our grandmother, our parents, and now me. It’s too much for anyone to endure. And here’s the kicker: there’s something else you don’t know that’s tearing her family apart.
-
-
What in the actual f@#k!
- By Booklover876🇯🇲 on 07-26-19
By: Rebecca Yarros
-
Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.
-
-
What a gem!
- By Joanna N. on 11-14-24
By: Liz Maverick
-
Not Another Christmas Rom Com
- By: A. J. Pine
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s the flight before Christmas and Molly just got an unexpected gift: a free first-class upgrade on her plane trip home for the holidays. Bring on the complimentary cocktails! But after one too many, she spills all her secrets to the hot guy seated next to her—only to wake up mortified when her buzz has worn off. At least she never has to see Liam again ... or so she thinks. When Molly arrives at Christmas House, the festive rental home that she and her family are sharing with her sister’s fiancé and his wealthy family, she discovers that Liam is one of the new in-laws. Oops.
-
-
cute, funny, and short
- By Bsr on 12-06-24
By: A. J. Pine
-
Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
-
-
Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
-
Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
-
-
intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
By: Colleen Hoover
-
Den of Vipers
- By: K.A. Knight
- Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Hollie Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.
-
-
Shrek
- By Shemika Holmes on 02-25-21
By: K.A. Knight
-
The Last Letter
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Beckett: If you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have. I need one thing from you: get out of the army and get to Telluride. My little sister Ella’s raising the twins alone. She’s too independent and won’t accept help easily, but she has lost our grandmother, our parents, and now me. It’s too much for anyone to endure. And here’s the kicker: there’s something else you don’t know that’s tearing her family apart.
-
-
What in the actual f@#k!
- By Booklover876🇯🇲 on 07-26-19
By: Rebecca Yarros
-
Booked for the Holidays
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.
-
-
What a gem!
- By Joanna N. on 11-14-24
By: Liz Maverick
-
Not Another Christmas Rom Com
- By: A. J. Pine
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s the flight before Christmas and Molly just got an unexpected gift: a free first-class upgrade on her plane trip home for the holidays. Bring on the complimentary cocktails! But after one too many, she spills all her secrets to the hot guy seated next to her—only to wake up mortified when her buzz has worn off. At least she never has to see Liam again ... or so she thinks. When Molly arrives at Christmas House, the festive rental home that she and her family are sharing with her sister’s fiancé and his wealthy family, she discovers that Liam is one of the new in-laws. Oops.
-
-
cute, funny, and short
- By Bsr on 12-06-24
By: A. J. Pine
-
Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
-
-
Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
The Least Amount of Awful
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Lillian Shaw, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Colbie Jones has worked hard to design a pain-free life. So when she catches her boyfriend cheating, it doesn’t hurt that much. But when Colbie receives a call that her estranged father, Emmett, has been badly injured, she realizes it’s time to pack her bags and finally face him—and that’s going to hurt.
-
-
Must for small town single dad romance lovers!
- By @a_romance_a_day on 09-19-24
-
Here for the Cake
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she's single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.
-
-
Loved this book so much! The audio is amazing
- By Kristin on 05-06-24
-
If This Was a Movie
- Evergreen Park, Book 2
- By: Morgan Elizabeth
- Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood, Sebastian York
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A year ago, Jules stumbled upon the man of her dreams in a bar on New Year's Eve. After a lifetime of watching romantic comedies, she was sure she had found her soulmate. That is, until she learned he has an entire family and blocked him. A year later, she’s having the worst day she possibly could, leaving her stuck on the sidewalk outside her place in a ballet costume, watching firefighters condemn her house because of a water main break when a little girl grabs her hand and tells her she’s her Christmas wish.
-
-
🌟🌟🌟🌟
- By Alexandra on 12-29-24
By: Morgan Elizabeth
-
Our Finest Hour
- The Time Series, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Andrew J Andersen, Hannah Chiclana
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sometimes, broken hearts need whiskey. Sometimes, they need music. Other times, only a night with a stranger will soothe the pain. On the night Isaac and I met, we tried all three. When it was over, we went our separate ways. We planned to never see each other again, but I should really know by now that plans don’t work out the way they're supposed to.
-
-
I wanted to like it……..
- By Tricia M on 04-12-22
-
The Patriot
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Edward Black
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My family's legacy is spread out in front of me, just waiting for me to seize it. If it weren't for one outdated rule, I'd be the owner of the Hayden Cattle Company and my aging father could retire. When Dakota Wright shows up to buy and develop twenty acres of Hayden land, I see more than a pretty mouth and strawberry blonde hair. I see a way around the decree keeping me from getting what I want.
-
-
Yellowstone moves to Arizona
- By Megan Ross on 10-22-24
-
The Two of Us
- By: Taylor Torres
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If there's no place like home, that's more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal. So when a family emergency forces Mara to return home to her small lake town in Maine after seven years, she knows there's only one way she'll get through it unscathed: avoid Ambrose King at all costs. But that might prove difficult considering he lives right across the street.
-
-
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- By BFigaro on 10-18-24
By: Taylor Torres
-
The Least Amount of Awful
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Lillian Shaw, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Colbie Jones has worked hard to design a pain-free life. So when she catches her boyfriend cheating, it doesn’t hurt that much. But when Colbie receives a call that her estranged father, Emmett, has been badly injured, she realizes it’s time to pack her bags and finally face him—and that’s going to hurt.
-
-
Must for small town single dad romance lovers!
- By @a_romance_a_day on 09-19-24
-
Here for the Cake
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Aaron Donahue
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she's single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.
-
-
Loved this book so much! The audio is amazing
- By Kristin on 05-06-24
-
If This Was a Movie
- Evergreen Park, Book 2
- By: Morgan Elizabeth
- Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood, Sebastian York
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A year ago, Jules stumbled upon the man of her dreams in a bar on New Year's Eve. After a lifetime of watching romantic comedies, she was sure she had found her soulmate. That is, until she learned he has an entire family and blocked him. A year later, she’s having the worst day she possibly could, leaving her stuck on the sidewalk outside her place in a ballet costume, watching firefighters condemn her house because of a water main break when a little girl grabs her hand and tells her she’s her Christmas wish.
-
-
🌟🌟🌟🌟
- By Alexandra on 12-29-24
By: Morgan Elizabeth
-
Our Finest Hour
- The Time Series, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Andrew J Andersen, Hannah Chiclana
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sometimes, broken hearts need whiskey. Sometimes, they need music. Other times, only a night with a stranger will soothe the pain. On the night Isaac and I met, we tried all three. When it was over, we went our separate ways. We planned to never see each other again, but I should really know by now that plans don’t work out the way they're supposed to.
-
-
I wanted to like it……..
- By Tricia M on 04-12-22
-
The Patriot
- By: Jennifer Millikin
- Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana, Edward Black
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My family's legacy is spread out in front of me, just waiting for me to seize it. If it weren't for one outdated rule, I'd be the owner of the Hayden Cattle Company and my aging father could retire. When Dakota Wright shows up to buy and develop twenty acres of Hayden land, I see more than a pretty mouth and strawberry blonde hair. I see a way around the decree keeping me from getting what I want.
-
-
Yellowstone moves to Arizona
- By Megan Ross on 10-22-24
-
The Two of Us
- By: Taylor Torres
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
If there's no place like home, that's more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal. So when a family emergency forces Mara to return home to her small lake town in Maine after seven years, she knows there's only one way she'll get through it unscathed: avoid Ambrose King at all costs. But that might prove difficult considering he lives right across the street.
-
-
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- By BFigaro on 10-18-24
By: Taylor Torres
-
The Ex-cavenger Hunt
- By: Kendall Hale
- Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Stephanie Németh-Parker
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
According to this article, I might’ve already met my soulmate . . . And I missed my chance to find the love of my life. It's the cherry on top of an already doomed situation. If I don’t find my own date for my sister’s wedding, I’m stuck with the worst groomsman as a date. The answer is simple: go on a quest to reunite with my exes and figure out where everything went wrong—or right. The execution…not so much: Out of desperation, I accept help from the least likely source.
-
-
A fun road trip romance brought to life on audio!!
- By Tiffany on 10-13-24
By: Kendall Hale
-
Sunday Morning
- A Sunday Morning Standalone
- By: Jewel E. Ann
- Narrated by: Willa Jaymes, Gregory Salinas
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sarah is a preacher's daughter and a people pleaser. She's also on the verge of graduating high school and following her dream of singing in Nashville. The only thing standing in her way is that the entire town of Devil's Head, Missouri thinks she will marry Matt, the son of the town's richest rancher. But Sarah's not sure he's her future husband, especially when his older brother, Isaac, returns home after serving six years in the Army. He has tattoos on his arms and bad habits that are not "father-approved."
By: Jewel E. Ann
-
Say You Still Love Me
- A Novel
- By: K.A. Tucker
- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life is a mixed bag for Piper Calloway. On the one hand, she’s a 29-year-old VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm, and living the high single life with her two best friends in a swanky downtown penthouse. On the other hand, she’s considered a pair of sexy legs in a male-dominated world and constantly has to prove her worth. Plus, she’s stuck seeing her narcissistic ex-fiancé - a fellow VP - on the other side of her glass office wall every day.
-
-
✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 08-09-19
By: K.A. Tucker
-
Fake Empire
- Kensingtons, Book 1
- By: C.W. Farnsworth
- Narrated by: Veronica Fox, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There's rich. Then there's the Ellsworth family. The Kensingtons. American royalty. Money buys power, and power always has a price. The fear of those who already possess both? Losing it. The best way to ensure keeping it? Alliances. And elites don't marry down—they marry equal. For Scarlett Ellsworth and Crew Kensington, that leaves one option: each other. Accepting that inevitability is very different from embracing it. That's the only thing they agree upon. It was meant to be a union for better and for business.
-
-
so good!!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-20-24
By: C.W. Farnsworth
-
All My Love
- Atlas Oaks Series, Book 1
- By: Morgan Elizabeth
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Emma Wilder
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Riggins has been in love with Stella for as long as he can remember. As kids, they’d sneak out and spend long nights under the stars writing songs together, sharing their deepest confessions, and dreaming about getting out of their small town. When his band gets a record deal and a headlining tour, he convinces her to come see the world with him, and she agrees. It doesn’t take long before Riggins gets too far into the rockstar lifestyle, and everything begins to fall apart, including his relationship.
-
-
Great story, not too fond of the narrators
- By A Johnson on 12-20-24
By: Morgan Elizabeth
-
First Comes Revenge
- By: Penelope Bloom
- Narrated by: Samantha Summers, Lee Samuels
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I can explain the want ads for saucy male companionship I'm posting. I can even explain pretending to date the city's most notorious playboy. They say revenge is a dish best-served cold, but mine is going to be spicy, sizzling, and hilariously humiliating. My ex, Vaughn, cheated, stole from me, and worse. I refused to be the lovable, heartbroken heroine who hides under a pile of tissues and ice cream pints. Oh no, not me.
-
-
Books
- By bets on 09-05-24
By: Penelope Bloom
-
Dear Dotty
- A Novel
- By: Jaclyn Westlake
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rosie Benson has always struggled to fit in with her over-accomplished family, type-A roommate/best friend, and workaholic boss. But she’s nearly losing herself as she strives to become everyone else’s idea of perfect. When Rosie is abruptly fired from her job at a tech start-up where her boss was way too enthusiastic about synergy and company swag, the illusion that she has life figured out is shattered.
-
-
Heartfelt Story
- By Jaclyn R. on 11-01-24
By: Jaclyn Westlake
-
The Billionaires
- Romcom Billionaire Standalones
- By: Misha Bell
- Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton, Sebastian York, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A cactus-loving botanist, an Ancient Rome-obsessed grumpy billionaire, and a demonic Persian cat walk into an elevator... and almost don't make it out. One humiliating rescue later, Juno has lost her chance at the perfect plant care job, and a well-timed paparazzi photo has the world—and Lucius' ecstatic grandmother—convinced that he's finally found "the one." For a hefty sum, Juno agrees to act as Lucius' girlfriend to keep Gram happy and the billionaire groupies at bay. They both agree to keep their hands to themselves. But along come those pesky feelings...
-
-
Great Boxed Set!
- By Jocelyne on 10-10-24
By: Misha Bell
-
Bittersweet Surrender
- A Bittersweet Novel, Book 1
- By: Q. B. Tyler
- Narrated by: Lacy Laurel, Alexander Neal
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
“I was in a relationship with two men, and neither were giving me up.” That thought flashed through Charlotte’s brain like a bright neon light as she followed her husband out of her marriage counselor’s office. The office where she’d sat twice a week as she tried to repair the glaring problems in her marriage. The marriage that she’d fought hard to save to a man that wasn’t fighting alongside her. She’d been lied to, ignored, and used as a pawn to climb his ladder to success. Charlotte was broken, not just her marriage.
-
-
Bittersweet Surrender
- By Jesreadingthings on 09-22-23
By: Q. B. Tyler
-
From Air
- Wildfire
- By: Jewel E. Ann
- Narrated by: Ada Sinclair, Nelson Hobbs
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Jamie Andrews moves in with a house full of firefighters, things start heating up fast. Battling the wilderness of rural Montana, these guys are always charging into danger—for a living, for duty, for the rush—and since Jamie is a psychiatric nurse, they fascinate her analytic mind. She can’t help but fixate on Calvin, a grumpy, enigmatic smoke jumper ten years her senior. She makes playfully tormenting him her pet project, trying to get him to open up. It turns out he gives as good as he gets.
-
-
Grumpy/Sunshine!!
- By Foxy Blogs on 01-07-25
By: Jewel E. Ann
-
One
- By: Jewel E. Ann
- Narrated by: Samantha Summers, Vincent Skye
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lake Jones has the perfect job, an addiction to binge-watching Netflix, and the world's ugliest cat. She's also a bit sexually frustrated. Until… Fate bestows a breath of mercy upon her in the form of Minnesota's NFL starting quarterback. But this gift is no stranger. Lake met Cage Monaghan three years earlier.
-
-
Good but so painfully long
- By Kelly Moyer on 11-21-24
By: Jewel E. Ann
-
Make You Mine
- A Small-Town, Brother's Best Friend Romance (Believe in Love)
- By: Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Kirsten Leigh
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Grayson Cole was my brother’s best friend. He was all of my firsts. Then he went away… Drew Harris was just a kid, a senior in high school, my best friend’s little sister. They said she was too young to know her feelings. I was too old to have them, so I left to join the military. Four years passed. Loss, injury, angry words I can never take back. I’m home, but I’m not the same. Neither is she.
-
-
Loved Gray and Drew, such a good listen on audio
- By brenda antunez on 10-13-24
By: Tia Louise
What listeners say about What We Keep
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Bette
- 09-06-24
An Enthralling & Emotional Journey! Amazing🎧📚🎧
Wow, just wow, Jennifer Millikin left me speechless, and it took time to get my voice back, and I am still wowed by this book, the journey, the unique telling of the story, an emotional rollercoaster ride and romance story like no other. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with. Gabriel Woodruff and Avery Burke’s story starts with an act of heroism, a whirlwind romance, and all was great until it wasn’t and the author is upfront about that in the unique telling of their story, a story that will charm your heart, then breaks it and then puts it back together to give you a whole new heart. No spoilers here, just read or better yet, listen to the audiobook, check your trigger warnings before starting, because the author covers some sensitive topics, and she keeps it all real. The writing, plot, world building, character growth and development are just as incredible as the story itself, which is captivating from start to end. It is a multi-layered story with drama, angst, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. A story of love, loss, forgiveness and learning to live and love again. Jennifer Millikin, thank you for this amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.
🎧📚🎧 Victoria Dickson and Wesley Mercer did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life, and did so with a complete understanding of who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting and was believable in their roles. Mercer nailed it as Gabriel, showcasing every aspect of his personality and demeanor, from his charm to his struggles and then his determination. Dickson did the same for Avery, showcasing her personality and demeanor perfectly, from her struggles to her strengths. Both were just as fabulous performing the roles of the secondary characters, too. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These are two entertaining storytellers and their duet performance elevates this already amazing story to another level. Thanks for the wonderful listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Father Lib
- 09-13-24
What We Keep !!!
HOLY BANANAS I HAVEN’T CRIED THIS HARD AT A BOOK IN A WHILE !!!
This was the craziest rollercoaster ride about a marriage in trouble, changing and growing from grief and the power of second chances . Mixed in with PTSD, trauma, gut-wrenching emotions, endless angst and the hard topics of substance abuse . All while two people, Gabriel Woodruff + Avery Burke, learn that their love was meant to be . Soul mates in every lifetime they are in . Jennifer Millikin is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors - the realness she can bring to the page is perfection . Not to mention that the split timeline of past to present was done flawlessly . Totally a Libby coded book through and through . I need more lol .
This book can be read as a complete standalone .
This audiobook was given to me for honest review by Valentine PR + Management .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jessica Safley
- 09-12-24
Captivating. Raw. Real.
I don’t even know where to begin. I was blown away by Jennifer’s writing. Not only the story, but the formatting. The first half of the book is Avery in therapy retelling the events that led her to the therapist’s couch. The second half is no longer flashbacks and telling their love story, it’s present day and incorporates Gabriel’s POV.
This story wrecked me and still is - I am crying as I reflect on this story to write my review. The whirlwind romance between Avery and Gabriel was a fairytale, their demise was tragic but their second chance was beautiful. While their time apart was heartbreaking, the character growth during that time was phenomenal. They both fought so hard for their love and ended up in an even better place than they were before. Their happily ever after was worth the emotional journey it took to get there.
The narration took this already amazing journey and only enhanced it. Victoria Dickson and Wesley Mercer’s performances were captivating. This was a raw and emotional story and their performances reflected that. Wesley’s emotional performance in the car after Gabriel’s life altering mistake had me sobbing. Victoria Dickson captured all of Avery’s emotions perfectly.
I cannot recommend this book enough! I was already telling friends and family about it before I had even finished it. ♥️
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- B
- 09-07-24
What We Keep ❤️🔥
❤️🔥 What We Keep ❤️🔥
This book will break your heart and put it back together again all in one! It’s devastating and heartbreaking while also being hopeful and heartwarming by showing that true love prevails. This is a great second chance romance and was a wonderful story.
The story is done in two parts and is multiple timelines which I enjoyed. It was very easy to follow and I liked getting to watch their story unfold. You get to see Avery and Gabriel fall in love, fall apart, and come back to one another. It is heartbreakingly beautiful and Jennifer did such a great job with this story! There are some heavier topics shown throughout and it was done with so much care. The struggles of the characters were handled really well which was great to see. I liked both characters and enjoyed getting to watch their journey unfold!
Tropes:
❤️ Second Chance
🔥 Marriage in Trouble (NO cheating NO other woman/man)
❤️ Emotional
🔥 Angsty
❤️ Soulmates
🔥 Broken Hero
❤️ Big City and Small Town
🔥 Firefighter MMC x Therapist FMC
✨ There are some heavier topics within this book, please check content warnings before reading if you have any triggers ✨
This audiobook is duet narration which I really enjoyed! If you like audiobooks I’d recommend this audio!
Thank you Jennifer and valentine pr for an ALC I was so happy to get to read this one early!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- E.STAR
- 09-11-24
So much more than a second chance romance
Plot 5/5
Narration 4.5/5
Spice 2/5
This book was incredible. It was so much more than a second-chance romance. Each month, I document which books affected me the most, and in September it was this one. It made such an impact. I love when authors shake up the typical structure of any trope, and make it their own.
Tropes:
✌🏼 Second-Chance Romance
💔 Heartbroken Hero
🚒 Firefighter MMC
❤️Insta-Love
✨Strong Character Development
🌶️ Angst and Longing
💖 Soutmates
The author divided the book into two parts, so I plan to discuss each of them separately:
Part 1-
In this section, we get to sit in on Avery's therapy sessions. We don't know until the very end of part one why she's in therapy. We just know these sessions take place between part on and two, so that dynamic was very fascinating to me. We do know that they both fell hard and fast. They had an inst-love.
Avery: Had to grow up way too quickly, so when Gabriel came along, it was nice having someone else take care of her, versus having to take care of others. This was inevitably a uge issue when faced with major flaws in Gabriel. Her coping mechanism was to cover for others, and minimise her own feelings.
Gabriel: He was perfect until he wasn't. He could never truly be himself. He didn't really feel allowed or able to discuss things from his past, so he kept them hidden and never healed from them.
Part 2-
The aftermath of a failed relationship, and a road to healing and forgiveness.
Avery: She had grown a lot in the 2 years she'd spent away from Gabriel, but when he came back into her life, she finally found the strength to speak her truth to him.
Gabriel: Made a complete 180 in overcoming addiction. I am so proud of his character developement! Jennifer did what she promised. Gave us a complete character redemption. A well deserved HEA!
Conclusion: The ending was incredibly satisfying. Having had someone close deal with alcoholism, this book meant so much. I felt so seen because I also covered for them. I made excuses for them, and I found it hard to confront them when they wouldn't confront it themselves. I felt responsible for them, when it shouldn't have fallen on my shoulders.
“I don’t love you the way I used to.”
She lifts her head, her gaze curious.
“Explain.”
“It’s tangible now.”
My hand caresses her bare back.
“Something I can hold in my palm. Love feels different after you fight for it.”
Thank you Valentine PR and Jennifer for the ALC!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Monika
- 09-06-24
Emotional, Angsty, Soulmates
What We Keep is a standalone contemporary romance that borders women’s fiction. This is marriage in trouble, firefighter hero who saves the heroine, second chance, and is VERY angsty. I thought after reading Here for the Cake, it would have a light tone. It does not! Avery and Gabriel met when he saved her from a house fire. They began dating and fell deeply in love. There was never going to be another for either Avery or Gabriel. They assumed that they would not break after they married, but Gabriel had trauma that he never dealt with and he downplayed his struggle with alcohol use disorder. He always felt that he needed to put himself on the back burner, because of his past trauma. Avery wasn’t completely innocent when Gabriel hit rock bottom, but having a martyr personality, he felt like he needed to let Avery go. After 3 years, they reunited and now they have to deal with all the demons that neither dealt with before their break up to get their HEA.Be aware that the way the author told this book was very different. There are 2 parts: part 1 was therapist sessions and the POV of Avery and part 2 was dual POV with Avery and Gabriel. It took me a minute to adjust to the different format, because it threw me out of the story. However, once I was connected to the story during part 1, I couldn’t stop listening to the audiobook. This book hurts. We see Avery and Gabriel fall in love, thinking their relationship was invincible. Their downfall was trauma, but they were soulmates. Their second chance was gorgeously written. The emotions punched, but we got a well earned HEA. I love the therapy rep in this book! The character growth was inevitable, but their journey from seemingly perfect to realistically flawed with a growth of love was well done. There isn’t a lot of spice, but it didn’t need it.
What We Keep was everything I want in a marriage in trouble romance. I would recommend the audiobook. Victoria Dickson and Wesley Mercer did a fantastic job!
TW: divorce, DUI, alcohol abuse disorder, parent neglect, death of a loved one off page, surviving a fire, PTSD
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Emily Johnston
- 12-04-24
Emotional damage
Emotional damage - omg this book pulled out allllll the feels.
Gabriel and Avery’s story is so imperfectly perfect for them and I loved it.
Can’t wait to read more by this author.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- lindseydomokur
- 09-12-24
Emotional Roller Coaster
This was an emotional roller coaster. It was a whole journey from beginning to end. How a relationship starts, a life starts and how it all begins to crumble. Avery and Gabriel meet in a life altering way and their story is just as traumatic as their meet cute. We see their rise into the happiest they have ever been, and the defining moments that change everything for them. We also get to see them build their lives back from the ground up, separately and then together once again.
No one says relationships are easy, and having one with someone who has addiction issues is even harder. My favorite line from this book was when Gabriel said he knew marriage would be hard, but he didn't realize it would be as hard as it was for them. it is in those struggles that you can give up, or you can chose to do the hard work. I know when we are young we think we are doing what is best, but as we get older we can see exactly what we needed to do to make it work.
I loved Avery's journey, but I really did want to see more of what Gabriel experienced and that left me feeling a little like a part of this story was missing. I do love a good marriage reconciliation and I love when the man fights for what he wants.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jessi Hooten
- 01-11-25
Raw, Emotional, Gripping
Poignant, raw, and deeply moving, What We Keep is a love story that dives into the messy reality of “for better or worse.” Avery and Gabriel’s journey—from their fairytale romance to heartbreak and the hope of rebuilding—is as beautiful as it is gut-wrenching.
Jennifer Millikin masterfully captures the complexities of love, marriage, and second chances. With heartfelt prose and relatable characters, this book reminds us that sometimes love is about choosing each other even when life falls apart.
The way the narrators brought the characters’ voices to life made this audiobook even more immersive—every scene was packed with emotion.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Alexandra
- 09-10-24
"If the promise of the future is enough to make you forgive the past, then do it.”
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🌶🌶
𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
❤️🔥 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
❤️🔥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰
❤️🔥 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘹 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵/𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳
❤️🔥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩
❤️🔥 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵
❤️🔥 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴
❤️🔥 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦
❤️🔥 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 & 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯
Check trigger warnings but nothing else.
I loved this book! The way @jenmillwrites writes makes you truly feel like you are with Avery & Gabriel in every step of their journey - the meeting, the falling in love, the crash & burn, and the healing together. This book had me in my feelings. Avery and Gabriel’s story broke my heart and then stitched it back together ❤️🔥 Their journey was so special and so realistic. The message was truly beautiful 🥹 If you love a second chance romance, I highly recommend this book!
🎧 The duet narration was flawless! Victoria Dickson & Wesley Mercer did an amazing job.
Thank you @valentine_pr_ and @jenmillwrites for this ALC 🫶🏼
Ps: I feel like I NEED to read all of Jennifer Millikan's books now 🥰
🔥Quotes🔥
If a hero would sacrifice their love to save the world, but a villain would sacrifice the world to save their love, what does that make me?
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.”
"Baby, we're in trouble." "What kind of trouble?" “The kind that buries you alive, and all you can do is hope rescue never arrives.” “I like that idea.” “Being buried alive?” “Being inundated. That’s what I want to be. Inundated with you. By you.”
True loneliness isn’t being alone. It’s being with someone else and still finding yourself alone. A truth I wish I never learned.
“I’ve had a lot of time to think about this. And it’s not ugliness. All the mistakes that make us human, they’re not ugly. They’re as beautiful as all the pretty things we do.”
"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘈𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵." 𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. "𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦."
The way it was. My lips on yours. Your hand in mine. I thought we were fine. Fine isn’t what we were. I broke us. Choked the life from us. The wolf arrived. And I surrendered. I’ll retrace my steps to show you. If you’re not done, neither am I.
How do you choose what to say when there’s a sea of words to choose from? How do you choose what to say when you’re not sure there’s a point to any of it?
“𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒐𝒏.”
If the promise of the future is enough to make you forgive the past, then do it.”
This, right here, is what life’s all about. Loving beyond measure.
Some people claim love makes a person weak, but I disagree. Real love forces a person to do the hard work. It will ask you to get uncomfortable, to expose the wound, to confront what hurts you most. That requires strength. Fortitude. And above all else, compassion.
Hard-won love is sweeter.
Avery and Gabriel are sent on a journey of love, loss, and learning. I asked them to examine what happens when, even with the very best intentions, we don’t tend our own garden. What wounds shape us, making us who we are? What do we keep close, even to our detriment?
“Every day we are alive, we are experiencing. The joy, the struggle, the strife. We take little bits of those experiences, and we walk on into the next day. We can’t control what happens around us, or what other people do, but we make choices. We choose the hurts we cling to, the truths and lies we allow to mold us and shape us. You can allow the shame you feel about your mistakes to weigh you down and keep you from growing, or you can pick out what lessons you want to learn from them, and keep those instead. It’s your choice.”
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!