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The Winemaker's Secret
- A Starlight Cove Novel
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Series: A Starlight Cove Novel, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Dave
- 15-04-19
Good solid book.
Many twists and turns. A few clues along the way or are they red herrings. You will have to listen to find out. Great book.
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- Effie R
- 17-04-19
Winemakers Secrets!
I happened upon this book by accident and am I ever glad that I had the opportunity to read this book (audio)! I hope that more of her books will be put into the audio format because I have been an avid reader for many years and now require audio books. This book was absolutely wonderful! It kept me in suspense right up to the end and I enjoyed the characters and how the author built each one and let the reader feel like they knew them and felt the heart break, the love of family, the support of not only the family members but the people that worked in the winery. When talking about the wines I felt like I was right there tasting them and savoring the flavors. This is one of my most favorite Cozy Mysteries I have ever read! The writing was superb! I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is interested in cozy mysteries and/or romances! This is a great read! Thank you to the author for such a wonderful book! I hope to read many more of her books.
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- Dory
- 06-04-19
Highly recommend!
The author keeps you engaged and a need to keep binging on listening. The narrator was excellent on reading the different characters. Highly recommend! Kept you guessing till the end! I didn’t want the book to end!
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- Lisa
- 12-04-19
Whiney Main Females Need to go Away!!!
Good premise for the story. Good narrator. Goes downhill from there. Why oh why must all the romance writers put their characters in the 30 yr old age bracket?! It's like no other ages exist! Ridiculous. Then the main female character is sooooo whiney! For a 30 something year old woman, she is such a complainer! Whines, cries, hangs onto crap that happened when she was a child for gosh sakes! For someone who wants to run her family's vineyard, she sure doesn't act like a grown adult. I sure wouldn't have let her run the dang thing. She has no self esteem, no confidence and acts like a 12 year old most of the time. This could have been a great story, but I could barely stand listening to it because of the female lead.
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- AJ Holmes
- 24-10-19
I'm still in shock!
Wow! This was a really good read and real page turner. I can't believe I didn't figure it out because I so should have. Ugh! There'll be no spoilers here though, get a copy and see for yourself.
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- Evelyn Schumacher
- 14-10-19
Family, intrigue, hope
This was an excellent story. It held my interest with it' twists and turns. Highly recommend
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- D. HOCK
- 08-10-19
The Winemaker’s Secret is amazing
This is really an amazing read! It’s hard to put down! The plot goes in many directions but keeps you wondering as your read! Really Enjoyed the book!
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- cheryl retired bookseller
- 25-04-19
I loved it
This was delightful. I would think I had things figured out and then I would be right back to guessing again. In the end I wasn't surprised by some things but others were a wonderful surprise.
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- Brent Taylor
- 14-04-19
Amazing
Wine, mystery, and women’s fiction lovers will drink up this amazing book. I want to live in Starlight Cove!
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- ddreamer
- 25-01-21
Irritating
The main character, Abby, has got to be the most annoying, self-centered, whiney, condescending, and dramatic character I have ever listened to. Every sentence she utters is with such drama. She wants to be seen as this strong reliable person who can run her family's winery, but is about as fragile mentally as a dried rose petal. And then blames others for her shortcomings. It was rough getting through this book. The story itself was not bad, but somewhat predictable.
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- Mick Murphy
- 23-01-21
Great Mystery!
What a great “who done it” story! It kept me engaged and staying up too late to find out who stole the wine. Everyone was a suspect. It was great. I highly recommend!