As I listened I felt like I was being read to by a tired grandmother which was comforting at times but it gave no life no passion. While they tries with sound effects I didn't like it. I have lived in Progress and fell in love with the Lavelle siblings for over ten years now as it is a frequent re read. As I've said I have read the book and watched the movie countless times. I cannot recommend the book and all its vibrant characters enough (cade and wade are wonderful book boyfriends) However the reason for less stars is the audio. Even though the story has some dark themes it is a wonderful read. Have from the first time I watched the made for TV movie of it. This is romantic drama at its best.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) As atmospheric and unsettling as a Tennessee Williams play. “Roberts may have achieved her personal best in this tense Southern Gothic. Because Hope’s murderer is nearby as well. But she is willing to open her heart, just a little, and try.īut living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than Tory could ever have expected. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle - Hope’s older brother and the heir to the family fortune - she isn’t sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. Now, as she returns to Progress with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, Tory is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn’t allowed to be at home: a child. Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel of redemption and suspense, as a woman haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend returns to her small South Carolina hometown.

Carolina moon by nora roberts