Word Gets Around

by Lisa Wingate Narrated by Johanna Parker, Scott Sowers

Overview

Best-selling author Lisa Wingate serves up small-town values with humor and romance. Lauren hasn't returned to her hometown since her husband's death. But when her dad needs her help, she heads for their horse ranch in Daily, Texas. There she must prepare a "broke down" race horse for his role in a movie that will alter the fortunes of her dad, a Hollywood star, and a screenwriter.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Evangelical Christian novelist Wingate introduced readers to the delightfully homespun what-you-see-is-what-you-get town of Daily, Tex., in Talk of the Town. In this sequel about the city's happenings and residents, Wingate expands upon the story line and offers readers more lovingly presented Texas talk, charm and romance. Wounded by the death of her husband, Lauren Eldridge is summoned back to Daily by her daddy, who's gotten himself into a financial pickle. Trying to pay an old debt by risking the ranch, Lauren's father asks his daughter to come home and tame a wild horse before the movie he's invested in starts shooting in Daily. Lauren's first instinct is to run anywhere but home. Still, she braves the emotional journey to help her father, remembering how he supported her after the accident that killed her spouse. What Lauren discovers back home amid familiar faces and places is forgiveness, love and a big, Texas-sized romance. Wingate's text is funny, to be sure, but a predictable story line detracts from what could have been a more poignant tale. (Feb.)

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Library Journal

Lauren Eldridge is reluctant to go back to Daily, TX, but her father needs her. He is betting everything on an untrainable horse to star in a motion picture, and Lauren is a top horse trainer; she does what any good daughter would do. What she finds, besides a misbehaving horse, is screenwriter Nate Heath, who turns her head and complicates her job. Nate knows this script is his last chance to save his career, but he may find more in this little Texas town than he imagined. Wingate's (Talk of the Town; The Summer Kitchen) crisp writing and healthy injections of humor make this coming-home novel rise above other similarly themed works. Recommended for public libraries and regional collections.

—Tamara Butler

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170838820
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	08/14/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged

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