Deacon

The Carmichaels, Book 1

By: Leigh Fenty

Narrated by: James Romick

When Clint Carmichael died, he left a shattered wife and four children. Someone had to take over the reins of the Starlight Ranch.

That someone was 23-year-old Deacon. Now, 10 years later, the multimillion-dollar ranch is running smoothly under his command. His family, not so much.

Deacon’s siblings don’t always appreciate his inherent need to take care of everything and everybody. But he’s determined to carry on the family legacy to honor their father. If that means taking on a paternal role, so be it.

Running a ranch and a family are two full-time jobs. There’s no room or time to look for a relationship. Deacon’s fine with that. He has no interest in getting tangled up with a woman.

But when Cassidy O’Hare comes to town, he starts to wonder if being alone is what he really wants. One problem. She’s dating his brother.

With the Carmichaels, family comes first, along with loyalty and honor. Cassidy can never be his.

Cassidy may very well find her happily ever after at the Starlight Ranch. But which Carmichael brother with be by her side when she does?

Deacon is the first book in the four-book Carmichael series. It’s the beginning of a family saga with family loyalty, humor, handsome cowboys, and a hard-won romance.

©2023 Leigh Fenty (P)2023 Leigh Fenty

Deacon

The story was nice, a bit slow and long intro into the family, and then an abrupt ending. There was a bit much attention going to the family members and not nearly enough to the hero and heroine.
The narrator did a good job most of the time. Towards the end of the sentences his voices drops, and when that happens many times in a row it starts to irritate me. But other times he brings more emotion and doing different voiced was good.
Overall I give this audiobook 3.5 stars

Great story

I liked the story line. It was serious but made me laugh at times. I appreciate that it did not have explicit sexual content. The language was a little bad, but okay. Best audible book so far!

Sweet Romance

I liked this cowboy romance of a stubborn, grumpy cowboy named Deacon Carmichael. He has sworn off relationships, but can’t get the woman his brother likes out of his mind. Cassidy O' Hare is the granddaughter of a fellow rancher. Can Deacon walk away? Read the book! James Romick did a great job with the narration.