Midlife Crisis

Another Romance for the over 40

By: L.B. Dunbar

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt, Aaron Shedlock

Another romance for the over 40.

Midge Everette: I'm 41 today. It's my birthday, and I'm crying over burnt toast. That's not some euphemism. Literally, I'm sobbing over crusty bread, so I call a crisis center. I just need someone to talk to about life. Only I recognize the smoky voice of the man on the line. Sweet cheese, don't let it be...

Hank Paige: As a former rock star, I once had it all. Fame. Fortune. Females. Except for the one thing I wanted most. Then I lost everything. I fix cars now and restore other people's dreams. I just want to be somebody's someone. And there's a certain woman with captivating eyes who might be the more I'm looking for. For the love of all things, please let it be her....

In the midst of questioning everything, could love be the resolution to a midlife crisis?

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Laura Dunbar (P)2019 Tantor

Good story

Good story line. Couples are getting married at older ages now. Then there's those second times.

Another great one by LB Dunbar

Loved the story and plot. The characters are awesome. Well worth the read. You won’t regret it.

Not author’s best☹️

This is the second book I’ve read by LB Dunbar. The first book I read was outstanding. This book was good but not as great as the first one. However I have to praise this author for writing books about the 40+ characters. I still feel I need to recommend because even though it’s not her best, it’s still a good book.

4.5 stars of mature romance goodness, bravo!

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I loved being able to easily re-read Midlife Crisis with my old book buddy Beth who wanted to read this one after loving and finishing "After Care: a romance for the over 40" by this same author.

Writing style: Dual POVs

Cover and chapter design: I love it especially the fact that the hero is laughing on this cover.

Collected in Dual Formats – Yes or No? Yes! I own it in Kindle e-book (1st read) and Audible audiobook (2nd read) formats.
Ratings
Overall ★★★★½
Performances –★★★★★ for Aaron Shedlock!
He excelled at doing both male and female voices. I will definitely be on the look out for more novels narrated by him.

Performances –★★★★☆ for Teri Schnaubelt!
She has great acting instincts although I was not too crazy about her male voices.

Story 4.5-5 stars
This was a re-read via audiobook after my original Kindle format read. I enjoyed reliving Midge and Hank's fall into love so much!

Some favorite moments / elements:
Hank's admission that he wanted to be intimate with Midge when he discovered she was home in bed already. Her teasing response to him quickly turned tender as he explained further what being intimate really meant to him.

I especially loved how many scenes Hank and Midge's 3 sons had together. He was clueless about being a dad in any capacity, but I loved his approach to bonding with her sons when giving advice, explaining his feelings toward their mother, his support for their activities and then gifting them all the leather bands and explaining what the color of the beads on them meant. That scene between him and young Liam while they were waiting for Midge on their doorstep touched me so much the first time I read it in e-book format. It hit me in the heart all over again with Aaron Shedlock's great voice acting.

Coming up next: "Restored Dreams: more romance for the over 40"

I wish this entire series were already available via audiobook format. Alas, that is not the case, so it will be a while longer before I read about his brother Brut in Kindle format.

Mature love

L.B’s books are always touching, the characters sound real and that’s refreshing in the romance book world. The main characters were good people that deserved a HEA. I had already read this story, but it was enjoyable to listen to it. I have a hard time with the female narrator making their “male” voices and it was not an exception here. The rest was amazingly done.