Alive and Wells

Wells Ranch Series, Book 1

By: Bailey Hannah

Narrated by: Jack Calihan, Angelina Rocca

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

The last place city girl Cecily Kennedy expected to end up was a cattle ranch.

But she needs a job—and refuge from her abusive soon-to-be ex-husband.

If only her new boss, Austin Wells, would make it clear whether he hates her or wants her. His gaze makes her feel things she hasn't in years. However, getting over her ex by getting under her grumpy boss isn't worth the potential fallout.

Austin's a gruff, no-nonsense rancher who's seriously regretting letting his head cook hire her own help. As far as he's concerned, Cecily won't be sticking around for long. Nobody ever stays. And the wedding ring indent still on her finger makes her more trouble than she's worth.

When Cecily's past catches up with her, Austin discovers that she's already placed a branding iron on his heart. He wants her to stay. First, he needs to keep her safe.

Intended for mature listeners.

©2023 Bailey Hannah (P)2024 Podium Audio

🔸🔸Solid storyline🔸🔸

🔸When Civily leaves her abusive husband, she never thought she would end up on a ranch enjoying her peaceful life. The only issue is that she has a grouchy boss who firmly believes she has no business being there.

✨Thoughts✨
This was a solid storyline. I found myself enjoying the interaction between the main characters. However, there were moments where the pacing seemed a bit off, causing the plot to lose some momentum. That being said, I did find the slow burn to be a great incentive to continue listening.

🎧Also the dual narration was a great choice. Both narrators did an amazing job bringing these characters to life.

🔸Overall, if you enjoy small-town romances, this will definitely hit the spot.

AMAZING

This was such a great story and even more wonderful narration! Looking forward to listening to more from narrators!!

This was fine

Was this story terrible? No. Was it great? No. Listen, this was good enough but there was just nothing original here and the ending was sort of anticlimactic.

I did not enjoy the narration. The male was fine when his voice didn’t go all nasally. But the female, her voice grated on me. It felt forced, like she was trying too hard to talk deep and Smokey. I just wanted her to talk normal. Her cadence felt off at times too. Both narrators kept throwing me out of the story.

Perfect cowboy romance

Love this! Read it if you’re missing the chestnut springs family! Female narrator is really good. Make is a bit gruff but I guess that works for the cowboy

Grumpy/Sunshine

Cecily escapes her abusive husband and found safety with a lady she met online. Driving throughout the night to get to Canada to live on a ranch wasn’t on her radar but she found safety on the Wells ranch. Meeting the “not a cowboy”, Austin, she instantly finds safety and peace around him. Austin sees her as a distraction for him and his ranch hands.

Austin has taken over the family’s ranch and he’s a great leader. Has a great crew and a lot of love on his property. He’s been used and left in the past so when Cecily shows up, he’s already setting his walls high up. Over time he sees a peace come over Cecily the longer she’s there. Once Cecily opens up and Austin lets down his guard, these two are pure magic.

Tropes:
Small Town
Rancher
Grumpy/Sunshine
OM drama
Suspense
Forced proximity

My favorite cowboy romance series!

I love Austin and Cecily so much. Austin is the definition of sweet, swoony and a bit spicy. If you love cowboy romance, small town, and a protective hero, you’ll love Alive and Wells!

Not for me

Please don't let my less than stellar review prevent you from listening to this story. It just wasn't for me.

The resolution to the villain problem was too abrupt while other situations were too slow, and sometimes unnecessary.

I also didn't get the chemistry between the two main characters. Then again, that's just my opinion. Other listeners seemed to have enjoyed the book very much.