The True Love Quilting Club audiobook

I loved the carefree romance of he story. Charlie and the boarder collie were my favorite. Every thing seem to happen because the characters never talk about their true feelings. But Sam and Trixie were meant to be together. Trixie had a hard life, but kept a memorie of a good town and loving people.

The True Love Quilting Club is the second book in Lori Wilde’s Twilight Texas series. Ironically even though this book was published a few years ago I chose to read it now when the subject of sexual harassment in the workplace, especially in the entertainment industry is featured almost daily on the evening news. More on that in a minute.If you haven’t read a Lori Wilde book yet be aware that she’s a talented writer whose stories overflow with warm gentle breezes, singing birds, blossoming flowers and all sorts of flowery prose. If you don’t like sappy you probably shouldn’t read one of her books. On the other hand when her heroine, naked and on all fours looks over her shoulder at her lover behind her and says, “Make me come Sam,” you know you’re not in G-rated Hallmark movie land either. Emma Parks (nee Trixie Lee) has had a really tough life. Her mother walked out on her when she was six years old to pursue her bliss, leaving her to the care of her father (who it turns out really isn’t) who provides for her physical needs but offers her nothing emotionally. As a father with daughters I can only imagine how devastating that must be to a young girl. Trixie and her stepfather spend on year in Twilight when she is fourteen. Trixie of course is rebellious acting out her pain over the lack of anyone in her life who loves her. She meets Sam Cheek a handsome, quiet thoughtful boy, her polar opposite, and opposites attract. But Trixie’s dad leaves his job and Twilight and forces her to go with him. One of the mysteries of this story to me is why one of the wonderfully caring women of Twilight (like Sam’s mother) who are aware of how sad Trixie’s home life is didn’t offer her an alternative option to stay with them? Fast forward sixteen years and Trixie, now Emma and now approaching her thirtieth birthday is a struggling, near destitute actress in N.Y.C. trying to get a break in the cutthroat acting profession. She and Sam Cheek our hero haven’t seen or spoken to each other over those sixteen years. She catches the eye of one of the most famous producers on Broadway who offers to trade sex for a role in one of his productions. She refuses and when he tries to force the issue she knees him in the nuts and runs out of the theater. Now here’s where one of the most unbelievable parts of the book occurs. The producer presses charges against Emma claiming she sexually assaulted him when he refused to give her a role in return for sexual favors. And despite the fact that Emma is about five foot tall and one hundred pounds dripping wet and that the producer has a long earned if not public reputation in the industry for being a sexual predator, the police arrest Emma and lock her up. But to her rescue come the women of the Twilight Texas True Love Quilting Club. Phone calls are made on her behalf charges are mysteriously dropped and Emma is released from jail the next day and offered a starring role in the Twilight Theater’s Thanksgiving production. Emma has nowhere else to go, no job prospects on Broadway and she’d always had fond memories of her brief time in Twilight (and memories of Sam have never been far from her) so of course she accepts the job offer.The Twilight True Love Quilting Club pretty much consists of the same women that form the The Twilight Knitting Club of book one except Flynn who apparently can’t sew any better than she can knit. An important addition to the group is Nina a former star Broadway actress who now owns and operates the Twilight Theater. Flynn and Jesse our lovebirds in book one are mentioned in this in regard to their upcoming nuptials but don’t make an appearance which I found disappointing. But Sam’s Aunt Belinda does and Aunt Belinda has made a career out of reuniting first loves to help them find their happily ever after. And so it’s not too surprising to discover later in the book that she also played a part in Emma’s return to Twilight. Emma is immediately drafted into the Quilting Club and taught how to quilt and gains several new friends and mother figures in the process. It comes out over the course of the book that several of these women at one point in their careers faced unwanted sexual advances on the job and a couple accepted those advances as the only way to get ahead in their careers. See what I mean about ironic timing? Beau the villain of the first book returns in this book. Nina who is big on giving second chances is allowing Beau who has never acted before to take the lead male role opposite Emma in her upcoming Thanksgiving production. And if that’s not hard enough to believe, here’s another completely unbelievable story line. Beau is an Iraq war veteran and hero and since the play is dedicated to the men and women from Twilight who have served in the military Nina feels her play is the perfect chance for Beau to redeem himself. This is the Beau who in Book #1 set up Jesse for a ten year prison term by planting drugs in his car, who blew up the bridge in Twilight and tried to pin it on Jesse, who burned down the building Jesse and Flynn had restored and put their businesses in and again tried to frame Jesse for it, (all while he’s the sheriff in Twilight) we’re told got probation for his crimes. Seriously? Jesse served eight years of a ten year sentence in Huntsville for a crime he didn’t commit thanks to Beau and Beau because he’s supposedly suffering from PTSD from his time in Iraq (which happened after he’d set Jesse up for a long jail term) doesn’t get a day of prison time? How’s that for justice?Sam Cheek our hero is now the town’s vet. We met him briefly in the first book. Steady Sam as he is called is practically a saint in this book. He’s exceptionally good looking except for an ugly scar at his hair line courtesy of an injured mountain lion he tried to help when he was a Boy Scout. Sam is described as kind, patient, non-judgmental and methodical to the point of being highly predictable. Sam married a young widow and single mom Valerie (who more than a little resembled Emma) mostly because Valerie who is a nurse and in the Army Reserves gets called into active duty in Afghanistan and has no one to care for her young son Charlie. Although Sam and Valerie care for each other, Valerie admits to Sam that she doesn’t feel the passion for him that she did for her late husband and Charlie’s father, her first love Jeff. And although he never says her name Sam knows he doesn’t feel the passion for Valerie that he felt for long gone Trixie/Emma. But they have similar personalities and are comfortable together and Val needs somebody to look after Charlie while she’s gone and Sam doesn’t ever expect to see Trixie again. Unfortunately Val is killed by an I.E.D. while in Iraq leaving Sam a young widower with a six year old son who after losing both of his biological parents, stops talking. Sam, unlike Trixe's father loves Charlie like he would if he'd been his biological father. Here’s about the only other point in this story that bothered me. It’s been 13 months since Sam buried Valerie and Aunt Belinda as well as the rest of his family and the town are criticizing him for not getting on with his life and dating again. Yes, life goes on but is a year really too long to mourn your late wife and not be ready to date again? I didn’t think so. Well as with most modern romance stories the course of true love is neither easy nor straight. Sam is thrilled with Emma’s return butrealizes his place is in Twilight and Emma’s is meant to be a star either in Hollywood or Broadway. Emma realizes she can’t give up her dreams of stardom she’s dedicated her life to and suffered so much to achieve to settle down in Twilight to be the wife Sam needs and the mother Charlie needs no matter how much she loves them. But neither can resist the chemistry that has always been between them. So after a few torrid make out sessions that end with them both agreeing they need to not start an ill fated romance they finally give in to sixteen years of pent up desire and become lovers telling themselves its just about sex and friendship and that they’ll be able to walk away from each other when Emma’s time in Twilight is done. I won’t give away anymore of the plot line but I will tell you that while it’s not very unpredictable (is any modern romance story?) like life, it’s the journey and not the destination and Ms. Wilde makes it quite the beautiful heart strings tugging jo

The True Love Quilting Club by Lori WildeHer mother had abandoned her and her father, Rex next he was packing up their things as they were moving again and she wanted to know why he couldn't hug her. He told her and it sunk it causing her to run out of the house, running as fast as she could.She only wanted to be an actress and she ran into Sam. He took her to the theater where they watched the stars.Trixie had gone to NY and the after a few years the only thing she had left was a piece of jewelry from her grandmother. She needed $1000 for the talent classes. She got a lead to go see a director and as she ran out she knew she'd was done for in the acting business. As she is being kicked out of her apartment, she's no money to pay rent, the cops arrest her for sexual assault against the director.Love the quiltisms at the beginning of the chapters, they are so true!She got a part in Twilight, at the playhouse. Nina Gardner who did star on the stage was her savior once she learned what Scott had done.Trixi Lynn/Emma Parks returns after 12 years to Twilight, TX after following her dream, dancing in the big city. and reunites with ther first love, Sam. He's now a vet, single dad and after his wife Valerie had died the boy, Charlie has stopped talking. Belinda and others have tried to set him up with dates.She will stay at the inn for at least 2 months time and the quilting club has welcomed her with open arms. They attempt to teach her how to quilt...She has some dog fears to get over with help from Sam so she can put the play into production for the town.

I bought this book at a garage sale in the States. It's a really chick book and well, if I read this in my mother tongue, I definitely don't read it. However, I LOVE reading romantic books in English. So, I really enjoyed it. I want to read more books from the author. Even though this book is for adults, it's not difficult to read at all. Next year I want to read at least one of her books in English.

What a wonderful book!The setting, characters and storyline were fantastic and unfortunately I couldn’t find enough time to read it all in one sitting. I recommend this to anyone who loves sweet romance!

The twilight texas series is like a bowel of chicken soup; heartwarming characters, beautiful scenery, and sweet and funny stories. It makes one a believer in true love!

Sehr emotional und mit Problemen behafteten Figuren, die die Handlung tragen!

This book made me laugh several times. I loved Patches, the Border Collie, and Charlie, who wouldn't talk after his Mother died. Sam and Emma made a fun and wonderful couple in this etory.

A wonderful feel-good story!I really loved this story of strength, steadfastness and true love. It makes a person want to be a part of Twilight, Texas forever!

Sometimes going home is the best choice. Sometimes your big dreams are just a distraction from what matters most. And sometimes you can have it all. Loving this romantic town.