Merry Christmas Cupid

Hartbridge Christmas Series, Book 3

By: N.R. Walker

Narrated by: Glen Lloyd

After a year of tragedy, 44-year-old Gunter Zuniga is leaving heartbreak behind and moving to the peaceful and picturesque town of Hartbridge, Montana. He buys an old house in need of some work, which he naively thinks he can manage now that he’s single and retired—he has nothing but time.

Clay Henderson runs the local sawmill with his dad, and it’s the busiest time of year. Firewood and Christmas trees are in high demand, and a delivery of firewood to the old house on Cedar Bark Road leaves him curious about the new man in town.

Clay has never had time for romance and Gunter certainly isn’t looking, but Hartbridge has a way of working its Christmas magic; the jingle of Christmas bells, snow, and love are ringing in the air. And Gunter and Clay are about to get the best Christmas gift they never asked for.

©2022 N.R. Walker (P)2022 N.R. Walker

2nd favorite of the series

This was the most interesting of the series for me. With Gunter renovating his house and Clay and his Dad Cliff having the sawmill. Just perfect for a Christmas story.

Ugh Clay’s narration!

I loved the story! But but but the narration (voice) for Clay was horrible. Between the way he sounded and the poor grammar he used, I could not see the two of them together in any way! To portray him as this big, hulking lumberjack guy, a deep, resonant voice would have done the job very well. I know we were supposed to see how different they were but it just didn’t do it for me.

Never enough Hartbridge!

Yet another couple brought together by the Christmas magic of this small town. The community of friends continues to grow in beautiful ways. I do wish home renovations went as quickly as they did in this story, but I liked how it all melded into the perfect scenario for the friendship that led to romance.

Another Hartbridge Holiday Success

Love the voice acting - It is so impressive to hear one great actor switch accents and octaves from character to character.

The story is another great Hallmark-style Romance. Not a slow burn, but a steady flame being fanned into a sexy inferno. Not intsa-love, but immediate interest. They’re even realistic in their hesitation to take things too fast. It’s a very fulfilling happy ending.

I always love a visit to Hartbridge this time of year. 🎄

enjoyed it

📖 A sweet and entertaining story with an easy pace and low drama. The characters are likeable and their story was entertaining. I enjoyed watching Gunter learn the joys of small town living and Clay getting the opportunity to be his true self.

🎧 Glen Lloyd's was the right choice of narrator to keep this series consistent. I had no problem distinguishing characters, his rhythm, tone and inflections have done a good job bringing the characters to life and he kept good consistency with characters from previous books. I can't comment on the authenticity of his American accent, but at times it felt a little forced, hard to maintain, and Gunter's character came across as much younger than his 44 years - having said that though, none of it is enough that I wouldn't not listen to it again.

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How does it rate on my NR Walker "feels" scale: 2
{😁1:Henry [TWOIA] | 😊 | 😐 | 😢 | 😭5:Shelby [RDH] }

📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough [3⭐] • 5 enjoyed it [4⭐] • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator [4⭐] • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list [4⭐] • 8 kept me up past bed-time [4.5⭐] • 9 recommended to family/friends [4.75⭐] • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]