Kissing in the Deep End

By: Erica Penrod

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Welcome to Diamond Cove, a beach community full of hilarious situations, meddling grandparents, and romance. From Erica Penrod, author of the Cowboy Reality Romance series, comes a sweet rom come about Nora Blackett, Olympian turned water aerobics instructor and gorgeous gardener, Paxton Greenwood, whose paths cross at Diamond Cove.
Nora is starting over, fighting her way to the surface as she navigates an uncertain future. She’s got a part time job, a fixer upper for a house and isn’t looking for love. Dating wasn’t an Olympic requirement and her attraction to Paxton Greenwood has her headed for uncharted waters. The last thing Nora wants is for a man to pull her back into the deep end.
Paxton Greenwood has his feet planted firmly on the ground and knows what he wants to do for the rest of his life. So when he meets Nora, he’s uprooted by his feelings for her but she’s as high maintenance as a orchid but perhaps she just needs a little tender loving care.
If he holds on too tight, will they sink or swim?

AI reading

Dislike any AI narration. Sounds awkward and it’s off putting. Prefer an actual human to narrate due to inflections

Author probably never talked to a single swimmer or diver

The information related to swimming and diving was so incorrect that it was even worse than the mistakes made by the AI reader.
If an author is going to put a sport/activity at the center of a story at the very least she should have a single conversation with somebody in the sport. Swimmers and divers are two distinct sports and she mixed them up and was tremendously confused. Very disappointing

Wonderful story

I truly loved this story. So well written and carried me along so easily. Story so sweet and the characters caring. Grandma so loving and funny. Hard to put down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next.

Give virtual voice a chance! Ericas stories are worth it!

Now I wished I lived in Diamond Cove and could take water aerobics and be in the secret 7 club. Of course virtual voice isn't as great as a person reading it but after a few minutes you get used to it, that and by then you are sucked into such a cute story!