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Just Look Up
- Author
- Courtney Walsh
- Narrator
- Matilda Novak
- Publish Date
- 4 July 2017
- Run Time
- 12 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
After tirelessly climbing the ranks of her Chicago-based interior design firm, Lane Kelley is about to land her dream promotion when devastating news about her brother draws her back home―a quaint tourist town full of memories she’d just as soon forget. With her cell phone and laptop always within reach, Lane aims to check on her brother while staying focused on work―something her eclectic family doesn’t understand.
Ryan Brooks never expected to settle down in Harbor Pointe, Michigan, but after his final tour of duty, it was the only place that felt like home. Now knee-deep in a renovation project that could boost tourism for the struggling town, he is thrilled to see Lane, the girl he secretly once loved, even if the circumstances of her homecoming aren’t ideal.
Their reunion gets off to a rocky start, however, when Ryan can’t find a trace of the girl he once knew in the woman she is today. As he slowly chips away at the walls Lane has built, secrets from his past collide with a terrible truth even he is reluctant to believe. Facing a crossroads that could define his future with Lane and jeopardize his relationship with the surrogate family he’s found in the Kelleys, Ryan hopes Lane can see that maybe what really matters has been right in front of her all along―if only she’d just look up.
Critics Review
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“Matilda Novak gives a lovely narration of this gentle story, which focuses on many kinds of love: romantic love, familial love, and God’s love. She reads the narrative with crisp enunciation as Lane heads for home, where unhappy memories overwhelm her. Novak captures all the emotions in the dialogue between Lane and her family and between her and family friend Ryan Brooks…Listeners will feel Lane’s struggles as she tries to figure out what’s more important in her life—her glamorous career or something even bigger.”
AudioFile
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“Highly recommended for fans of clean contemporary romance, late coming-of-age stories, family drama, and inspirational fiction, Just Look Up is definitely one for the keeper shelf.”
USA Today
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“Walsh competently addresses issues of self-worth, shame, and redemption in this sweet, well-paced story.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Intriguing…The romance between Lane and Ryan is beautifully developed…Readers will be captivated by their relationship and root for them to end up together.”
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Details
- Author
- Courtney Walsh
- Narrator
- Matilda Novak
- Duration
- 12 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 July 2017
- ISBN
- 9781538435564
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Religious and spiritual fiction, Romance, Romance: wholesome, Contemporary romance
Synopsis
After tirelessly climbing the ranks of her Chicago-based interior design firm, Lane Kelley is about to land her dream promotion when devastating news about her brother draws her back home―a quaint tourist town full of memories she’d just as soon forget. With her cell phone and laptop always within reach, Lane aims to check on her brother while staying focused on work―something her eclectic family doesn’t understand.Ryan Brooks never expected to settle down in Harbor Pointe, Michigan, but after his final tour of duty, it was the only place that felt like home. Now knee-deep in a renovation project that could boost tourism for the struggling town, he is thrilled to see Lane, the girl he secretly once loved, even if the circumstances of her homecoming aren’t ideal.Their reunion gets off to a rocky start, however, when Ryan can’t find a trace of the girl he once knew in the woman she is today. As he slowly chips away at the walls Lane has built, secrets from his past collide with a terrible truth even he is reluctant to believe. Facing a crossroads that could define his future with Lane and jeopardize his relationship with the surrogate family he’s found in the Kelleys, Ryan hopes Lane can see that maybe what really matters has been right in front of her all along―if only she’d just look up.
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