My Twist of Fortune

***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ***** I loved this story! It interestingly enough didn’t feel like a novella. It felt… full. Like it wasn’t lacking anything and I walked away feeling like I received a full story. I like the way Piper Rayne just jumps feet first into the main story and doesn’t give us a ton of back story. What we get is Marla, a woman who has moved home after a messy divorce with her four kiddos in tow to start anew. Hank is widowed and has been making his way with his five kids. These two are pretty smitten with each other and are ready to see where the future might go. However, two of those kiddos will not make this an easy happily ever after. Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell narrated My Twist of Fortune and, of course, they are just as amazing as I’d expect from them by now. These are two narrators that audiophiles seek out since we have learned, from thousands of great listening hours, that it’ll be worth it! Arden was exactly what I envisioned for Hank. He’s strong and sweet… he has this soft side that is perfect for Marla and all those youngins. Mitchell did a fabulous job as Marla. I swear she had channeled exasperated mom’s everywhere when she spoke with her older son. It made me smile because I could feel that aggravation. Great job, both of them!

This is a prequel to the new series about the Greene Family. I'm so glad that Piper Rayne is giving us the story of the parents first so we know the backstory. Marla and Hank were good friends in High School but she ended up marrying Hank's cousin and moving from Alaska to Arizona. After Marla's divorce, she moves back to Sunrise Bay. When Marla and Hank see each other again, the sparks they denied in High School are there again. I loved getting to see this family in their early years and to see Ethel (Hank's mother) and Dori at the beginning, too. I read the book but the audiobook is so much better with the characters being brought to life by the great narration of Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell.

Marla has devoted her life to her husband and four children and is trying to move forward after his betrayal led to a divorce. She has returned to her hometown where she reunites with Hank, a friend from high school and her ex-husband’s estranged cousin. Hank is a widower and single father to five children who returned to Sunrise Bay after college and took over his father’s business. The chemistry and connection between them is stronger than ever but with so many hearts on the line it brings a few challenges as well. The narrators did a great job at giving all of the characters their own personality and I am looking forward to reading more stories that feature this captivating family.