
Love, Lies, and Local News
Barbara Howard
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
"When a foreign correspondent returns to her hometown, she finds herself caught between a rising politician's charm and her ex-lover's dangerous truth."
When globe-trotting journalist Elizabeth Nelson reluctantly returns to her hometown of Sweetwater Springs, Ohio for her best friend's wedding, she expects to confront old insecurities and painful memories. Instead, she stumbles upon suspicious activity surrounding a controversial concrete plant project that threatens to destroy the town's historic district.
As Elizabeth investigates, she finds herself caught between two men: Noah Montgomery, the charismatic local politician she once loved who now champions the development project, and Vincent Rivera, her passionate photojournalist partner who follows her home after they flee a military coup in Venezuela. Torn between her growing feelings for Noah and the pull of her career, Elizabeth must race against time to uncover the truth. But with her ex-partner, Vincent, back in the picture, can she choose between duty, passion, and the truth?
In the small town of Sweetwater Springs, Ohio, where African American, Afro-Latina, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Caucasian residents have built deep community bonds across generations, Elizabeth must navigate not only her professional ambitions but also the complexities of interracial romance and long-buried environmental threats that could tear their tight-knit community apart.
CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sex, profanity, mentions suicide, death, loss and grief.
Duration - 11h 6m.
Author - Barbara Howard.
Narrator - Digital Voice Michelle G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Barbara Phipps ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Barbara Howard
Digital Voice Michelle G
Barbara Howard Media
English Audiobooks
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. "When a foreign correspondent returns to her hometown, she finds herself caught between a rising politician's charm and her ex-lover's dangerous truth." When globe-trotting journalist Elizabeth Nelson reluctantly returns to her hometown of Sweetwater Springs, Ohio for her best friend's wedding, she expects to confront old insecurities and painful memories. Instead, she stumbles upon suspicious activity surrounding a controversial concrete plant project that threatens to destroy the town's historic district. As Elizabeth investigates, she finds herself caught between two men: Noah Montgomery, the charismatic local politician she once loved who now champions the development project, and Vincent Rivera, her passionate photojournalist partner who follows her home after they flee a military coup in Venezuela. Torn between her growing feelings for Noah and the pull of her career, Elizabeth must race against time to uncover the truth. But with her ex-partner, Vincent, back in the picture, can she choose between duty, passion, and the truth? In the small town of Sweetwater Springs, Ohio, where African American, Afro-Latina, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Caucasian residents have built deep community bonds across generations, Elizabeth must navigate not only her professional ambitions but also the complexities of interracial romance and long-buried environmental threats that could tear their tight-knit community apart. CONTENT WARNING: Explicit sex, profanity, mentions suicide, death, loss and grief. Duration - 11h 6m. Author - Barbara Howard. Narrator - Digital Voice Michelle G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Barbara Phipps ©.
Language:
English
1. Prologue: Chaos in Caracas
Duration:00:42:36
2. Finding Refuge
Duration:00:35:33
3. Homeward Bound
Duration:00:25:57
4. Old Wounds, New Scars
Duration:00:23:56
5. Familiar Streets, Foreign Feelings
Duration:00:18:14
6. Echoes of Dissent
Duration:00:32:09
7. Wedding Bells and Old Flames
Duration:00:41:38
8. Borrowed Romance
Duration:00:40:19
9. Whispers and Warnings
Duration:00:45:04
10. Conflict and Chemistry
Duration:00:29:05
11. Digging Deeper
Duration:00:19:53
12. Protest and Passion
Duration:00:33:09
13. Vincent’s Return
Duration:00:26:12
14. Swept Away
Duration:00:24:56
15. Beneath the Surface
Duration:00:21:06
16. Between Two Worlds
Duration:00:13:22
17. Noah’s Dilemma
Duration:00:34:58
18. Fault Lines
Duration:00:16:35
19. Uneasy Alliance
Duration:00:09:56
20. Heart vs. Head
Duration:00:19:46
21. Breaking Boundaries, Tangled Hearts
Duration:00:50:01
22. Vincent’s Last Stand
Duration:00:08:26
23. The Price of Truth
Duration:00:12:59
24. Epilogue: A New Chapter
Duration:00:19:50
25. Cast of Characters
Duration:00:17:18
26. Book Club Discussion Questions
Duration:00:03:17