Phenomenal

What an amazing beautiful story.
I have ready many and this is the best story so far.
We need more from KJ.
The best narration I ever heard, it makes the book.
We need more of Ruth Guice, she is absolutely phenomenal.

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So much sweetness

I loved reading this book, my first intro to KJ. Hard not to fall in love and root for Sam and Abby, I love how tender and sweet they are and the beautiful connection between Sam and Grace too. It is wonderfully narrated and I’m so glad because good writing deserves it. Great job Ruth. I look forward to many more KJ audiobooks.

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A very sweet lesfic romance

A lovely heartwarming andwell written story. It has a believable plot and characters that are easy to identify with and become fond of.

The narrator does a good job alternating between Australian and US accents and conveying the emotion of the story. However, her reading is very slow, with strange breaks in her sentences, which often spoils the flow. I found her narration much easier to listen to when I used Audible's settings to increase the speed of the audio.

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Love love loved it!!!!!

Great story with lovable characters! Can't wait for more from this author. Listened to in a day!!!

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Falling in love with a celebrity

The story follows Sam who is an Australian teacher and Abby who is an American actress. When Abby comes over from America to Australia to act in a film for 3 months she decides she wants to bring her daughter Grace who is 9, but she needs a teacher for Grace. Sam ends up being that teacher but she is also like a nanny, as she has to look after Grace at night until Abby gets home or in the mornings when Abby goes to work early. They had chemistry right from the start and they start to fall for each other, there’s only one problem, Abby is only in Australia for 3 months then she’s going back to America.

I absolutely loved this book, it had lots of humour, a great storyline.

This book is from both Sam and Abby’s point of views which I love.

Would definitely listen to another book by this author or narrator.

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The whole package

Occasionally you come across an author who is completely new to you, and once you complete the book you sit in stunned silence wondering how you ever survived without experiencing everything contained within. No I am not exaggerating. At the beginning of the year I read G Benson's The Thing About Tilly and noted that I'd just read what I was certain would be one of my top reads of 2021, and I can now add Coming Home to that list.

Delicious slow burn, simmering tension, excellent pacing, beautiful phrasing and strong characterisation combine in a heartwarming and emotional story that I couldn't stop listening to. The narration is excellent and enhances the story that is unfolding in an unhurried way. The writing is subtle, all about the emotions, the tiny thoughts, feelings and actions of not only two people falling in love, but of a family coming together. The scenes between Sam and 9 year old Grace are particularly heartwarming and full of fun and affection.

I am running out of superlatives to describe how much I loved this. One book in, and I can pronounce myself a fan of KJ's writing. This single offering has elevated KJ to a list of authors that I will read without knowing anything about the subject matter, and includes the aforementioned Benson, Lee Winter and EJ Noyes. I think I may have a thing for Australian authors!

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Think I’m in love this book!

This is superb. Ruth Guice is fantastic as the narrator making Sam and Abby come to life. KJ’s writing is funny, emotional and descriptive. This is a wonderful romance. I feel all happy and gooey now it’s finished.

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Narration

Unfortunately I had to speed up the narration to make it bearable to listen too.

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