The Last Love Note

Leeanna Walsman immerses listeners in an emotional story that is sure to bring both laughter and tears. Two years after becoming a widow, 40-year-old Kate struggles to raise her son while juggling friendships and her career. Hugh, her boss, who was a close friend of her late husband, has been patiently supportive as she adjusts to her new life, always there when she needs him. While stranded during a business trip, Kate begins re-evaluating their relationship. Walsman's expressive, nuanced performance captures Kate's story, told in present-day action and flashbacks. These scenes ensure that listeners experience her despair as her husband's illness progresses, as well as her new tentative hope for the future. Secondary characters' voices are as distinctive as their personalities. An exquisite production fit for all shelves.

AudioFile Magazine, AudioFile Magazine

Prepare to ride an emotional rollercoaster of laughter and tears in Grey's debut novel, in which a devastated widow and mother finds that the end of love isn't the end of her story. After losing the love of her life, Kate's not sure if there is anything left of her to salvage. When an unexpected storm strands her with her boss, Hugh, she is forced to look more deeply at her life and those around her. Australian actress Walsman's performance skilfully encompasses a gamut of emotions. From gut-wrenching tears to laugh-out-loud hilarity, her narration expertly navigates the highs and lows of this story of love lost and found. Her pacing and timing for the absurd moments, and her steady narration of the profound emotional revelations, will keep the reader engaged in this story about discovering there is still love after loss. Recommend this heart-warming novel with authentic characters to contemporary romance readers who enjoy the "second chance at romance" theme.

Melissa Wheelock, Booklist