Just Fine with Caroline audiobook

Favorite Quotes:I figure it's a little bit like telling Jesus no, you know? I figure he's got a direct line to Jesus, and tellin' him no is like punchin' Jesus in the face.Reese Graham wanted a woman to stay home and iron his clothes while he had a woman somewhere else to iron, well, other things. Caroline would sooner die.In one swift movement, Hazel slapped the side of her son's head so hard that a wad of tobacco came flying out of his mouth and landed in the middle of the bowl of peaches with a sickening plop. 'Don't lie to your mama, child... Now yer gonna eat them peaches.''He and his fool headed groomsmen insisted on those camouflage tuxedos.'... Generally speaking, she didn't mind camouflage. Folks in Cold River wore it year-round. However, there was just something tacky about using it in a wedding. It was like people forgot that camo was supposed to be for hunting. If you are getting married, well, the hunt was over.My Review:This is only Annie England Noblin's second book - and it was gold. I adored it. It squeezed my cold heart and moved me to blink back tears more than once, but at other times - it also had me smirking and chuckling aloud. I adored it from beginning to end and didn't want to stop reading this delightful and well-written tale once I picked it up. Written from a third person point of view and packed with clever humor, intrigue, long held family secrets, hillbillies, moonshine, small town small mindedness and gossip - this book was a winner! The writing was well-paced, compelling, moving, and unfailingly engaging from the first page to the last. I was invested in the storyline as well as in the multi-faceted and endearing characters. Some secrets are better kept just that, but when the secret Caroline had been chasing was finally revealed in-depth, it was by the most unlikely of sources and in such a tender manner, I was taken aback. The words stung my eyes and constricted my throat. This author has mad skills! I can't wait to see what she does next.

This is a sweet family story and romance set in the Missouri Ozarks, in a little town where everybody knows everybody's business. A well written, light, feel good read.

I picked up this book based on the Blurb and the beautiful cover. I was shocked by how much I enjoyed this one. This story is based around a small town in the Ozarks. It's a story about a girl Caroline who comes home to help out her family. In the middle of this town where everyone knows your business and the rumors fly high. There are a lot of secrets and undiscovered truths she will uncover. This book has everything I love in a contemporary romance. It has a girl struggling to come into her own, caught between what she thought her life was and what it actually is. Loved getting to be a part of this story. Loved so many of the characters. They were real and enduring. Loved Noah. He was probably my favorite part of this book. Loved watching everything unfold and work itself out. This book was just a really great read. Look forward to reading more from this author in the future. #MustRead

"Just Fine with Caroline" is the first book in the author's new Cold River series, set in a small town in the Ozarks. The small town setting and quirky characters are the main attraction in this story. The romance is there, but it's really all about those characters, relationships, and interactions that you can really only find in a small town. I think a lot of people can identify with Caroline. She's a very likable character, and she really always tries to do the right thing for everyone she cares about. This includes her mother, who has Alzheimer's, her doctor father, her trouble-finding cousin, Ava Dawn, her childhood friend, Court, and her fur friend, Yara. Then comes Noah, the long lost grandson of one of the town's most notorious and mysterious citizens. Family secrets are unravelled as new relationships grow.I loved the town and characters, but sometimes the story meandered off track a bit. I perfer a tighter story, but that's a matter of personal preference. The family mystery was a bit predictable from the start, it wasn't a shocking revelation at the end. There was an interesting sub-story about Caroline's fascination with prohibition era, I would have loved for that to have been developed even more to mirror the current story.The author has an authentic small town, Southern voice, which I appreciate. Sometimes this type of voice can come off forced and fake, but Noblin's characters come across so natural. This made the story believable and highly readable at the same time. reviewed for http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.comI received an e-copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

You simply have to read Just Fine with Caroline by Annie England Noblin. Her writing will captivate you! Noblin brilliantly portrays her characters with all their wonderful flaws and virtues. You can tell as you read her works that she loves her characters. No one is simply good or evil or lovable or unlovable. Her characters are magically fleshed out. In Just Fine with Caroline, Caroline O'Connor is a small town girl from the Ozarks and has returned home to help care for her mother. Noah Cranwell is a long lost son from a notorious family and has finally returned home to Cold Water, Missouri to find himself. Their world's collide along the wonderful Cold Water river and an enchanting story begins. Noblin does so well what so few authors can do and does it well! She makes her characters human with strengths and weaknesses-virtues and vices. There are no heroes and villains in her novels. There are real people and they will become real for you on the page. You can tell that Noblin loves her characters. They are so fully fleshed out, complex people stumbling through life just like the rest of us. You experience everything her characters are going though. You revel in their complexity and the decisions that they are making even when they are wrong. Annie England Noblin's writing is a joy. Her novels are a heartbreaking, heartwarming, and captivating and so remind me of the wonderful Anne Tyler. I want to meet Noblin's characters and have lunch with them. Drink sweet tea with them on a steamy summer day on a screened in porch. Just love this novel!!! Once you get your hands on an Annie England Noblin novel, you will have to read them all and will be looking forward to more!!!

Caroline O'Connor may think that things are 'just fine' in her world, but the arrival of Noah Cranwell, kin to one of the most mysterious families in Cold River, might just change that. In Just Fine with Caroline, author Annie England Noblin weaves a complex tale of love and loss, betrayal and redemption. Her characters are sympathetic and highly relatable; human to the core. Every day life in Cold River comes alive in vivid detail. Having grown up in rural Montana, a state that shares more in common with the Ozarks than with any of its neighboring northern states, I can vouch for Noblin's very realistic description of what it's like to live in a small town. I deeply appreciated the author's willingness to tackle tough subjects like poverty, sexual identity, mental illness, alcoholism, and domestic violence in a way that avoids being preachy. Rather than delve into the 'whys' of their prevalence in rural areas, she addresses the 'hows': How can we help? How can we alleviate the pain? How can we prevent it?Just Fine with Caroline may be labeled with the genre of "chick-lit," but it's much more than that. It's not some breezy "beach read." It's a story of the very real struggles we all face at one time or another. I look forward to following Noblin as she leads us deeper into the heart of Cold River.

** spoiler alert ** I just finished listening to the audiobook version of this wonderful novel. Living not too far southwest of the story’s setting, I can assure future readers Ms. Noblin’s details are authentic. Her characters are well-rounded, flawed yet genuine. Her treatment of Alzheimers brought back sometimes heartbreaking memories of my own mother, who frequently escaped her caregivers; she could usually be found either at the beauty parlor or my house (a block in either direction). I found something to relate to in each character, whether a main character or not, even those with less than admirable personalities. I cared for those people. The plot was believable and the author’s skill of picking up subplots while maintaining forward movement is impressive for a second(?) novel. The themes of unconditional love among family and friends, human frailty, and the nature of a community as a place to call home were treated with nuance. I had not heard of Annie England Noblin before I stumbled across this gem, but I will be searching for and devouring her other books and those yet to be written!

I won Just Fine With Caroline: A Cold River Novel by Annie England Noblin from Goodreads.Secrets and sacrifice shape the town of Cold River, Missouri, in Annie England Noblin's novel, Just Fine With Caroline. As protagonist Caroline O'Connor uncovers secrets kept by the residents of her small town, including her own family, she realizes that many of her tightly held beliefs are wrong. As she struggles to adjust, the world around her continues too change, bringing about danger, jog, and a helping of self-discovery.Just Fine With Caroline by Annie England Noblimn is a novel about the complexities and simplicities of love.

This is a new to me author and the first book in a series. Caroline lives in small town Cold River, Missouri. She moves back home to help her father take care of her mother that has Alztimer's disease. She helps out running the bait shop. Then she meets Noah Cranwell. There are many rumors about the Cranwells. Noah has just moved back to the area and reopening the family business. Noah really likes Caroline but can Caroline be able to open her heart to him. It was a cute, quick read. I would be interested in continuing the series.

This is a different kind of read and centers around Caroline O’ConnorWho comes home to take care of her mother who has Alzheimer’s. CarolineIs twenty-five with an almost deaf dog. The setting is Cold River, Missouri.There are plenty of secrets as the characters deal with their problems andRelatives. There is Witt, humor, twists, and surprises as the tale progresses.All comes out as it should in the end.

Caroline has returned to Cold Water, Mo. to help care for her mother , who has developed Alzheimer's. Noah has also returned to town. Caroline has been keeping the family bait shop open. Noah began restoring Cranwell Station, across the street. Noah is an veteran who had been handed down the station from his grandfather. Caroline and Noah form a bond.

At the start I wasn't sure I liked this book. Caroline annoyed me. But as the book progressed I began to finally understand her better. I liked the book. This is my second book by Annie England Noblin Won't be my last. Already have two more lined up to read.

Better the second time!I read this book so quickly the first time, I had re-read it. I am so glad I did. I enjoyed the book probably more the second time. I can't wait for her next book. I absolutely adore this author!

This is another book written about Cold River, Missouri. Noblin's characters are crisp and her sense of place is stunning. It's about community and loyalty and love. The perfect escape from the politics of our world.