Seventeen Days

By: Linda Griffin

Narrated by: Catherine Hein Carter

Divorcee Jenna Scott moves to a quiet California fishing village during the first Gulf War to make a new life in a house inherited from her grandfather. Her next-door neighbor recommends widowed handyman Rick Alvarez to fix her leaky roof. Jenna is intimidated by his good looks and annoyed by his self-assurance, but disarmed by his affection for his young son. She is still hurting from her ex-husband's betrayal and resists the attraction between them.

Rick has lived in the village for only three years and is still an outsider, friendly but not sharing his past with anyone. When an attractive vacationer is murdered, local gossip says he is the killer, and rumors spread about his wife's death as well. Jenna is determined not to believe the gossip, but will she ever be able to trust Rick with her wounded heart?

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5+ stars for this romantic mystery

When Jenna moves to start a new life in a small fishing village, she never thought she’d be willing to trust her heart to a man again. Rick is fixing her roof yet his affection for his son touches Jenna. Can she trust a man as handsome and self-assured as Rick? Everything is called into question when a tourist is murdered. Rumors fly and suspicion falls on Rick. Can Jenna trust her heart to Rick or is she making a fatal mistake?

Seventeen Days is a romantic mystery audiobook I couldn’t stop listening to. There were several times when my heart was in my throat. Linda Griffin weaves a compelling romantic mystery while Catherine Hein Carter makes the story and the characters come alive. If you’re obsessed with romantic mystery, give Seventeen Days a listen.