Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Escape to New Zealand Boxed Set, Vol. 2
- Just for Fun, Just My Luck, Just Not Mine
- Narrated by: Claire Bocking
- Length: 36 hrs and 46 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Escape to New Zealand Boxed Set, Vol. 2
Buy Now for £21.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Three best-selling steamy and sweet New Zealand rugby romances.
Just for Fun
What happens in Fiji stays in Fiji. Except when it doesn't.
Emma Martens and Nic Wilkinson have no history together except one perfect week. Nothing in common anymore except the most important thing of all. Getting together again would be messy. Complicated. Scary. And, just maybe, worth every risk.
Just My Luck
When roommates Kristen Montgomery and Ally Villiers head to New Zealand for a year's working holiday, Kristen hopes she can reboot her life after a disastrous marriage. Ally's just along for the adventure. They both get more than they bargained for after an outing to a climbing gym introduces them to the new captain of the All Blacks and his teammate. One man's perfect. The other isn't. Sometimes the course of true love runs smooth. Other times it's a very bumpy ride indeed.
Just Not Mine
Destiny can sneak up on you. Or it can smack you in the face.
Hugh Latimer's coping with a few problems just now. A broken hand, missing the All Blacks' European rugby tour, and a half brother and sister who are playing havoc with his love life. Instead of packing down in the scrum, he's driving the carpool to ballet - or forgetting it's his turn. When he hears his neighbor wailing out bad pop in the wee hours, it's the last straw. Or maybe not, because his new neighbor is a Maori soap star with issues of her own.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Escape to New Zealand Boxed Set, Vol. 2
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Giggle6666
- 26-06-16
Summer fun listening
Claire has an amazing skill for breathing life into some of my favourite Rosalind James characters. These stories are great for the beach or in my case enjoying the sunshine in the garden. I don't think this series could have better title than escape to New Zealand. Of the three stories Nate and ally's is my favourite sometimes life just can't be scheduled :)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 24-11-23
Great value
I’m a recent convert to audio books and have gone back to the beginning to listen from book 1. Rosalind writes great characters funny sensitive and out of their depth figuring out life. I do find with audio books I tend to laugh out loud- particularly with Hugh and the kids in book 6- I think this is down to the narrator making those characters seem more alive and I’m listening in on their conversations. You can read each book individually but it’s so nice when the characters pop up in other books and you get a little snap shot of how their lives have moved on. Better than any epilogue. I’m not much good at reviews but I have enjoyed all these books though I do have some real favourites- Koti & Kate in book 2 and Hugh & the kids in book 6- I think Rosalind has really hit her stride now and I’m looking forward to the rest.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Susan
- 02-08-19
Two perfect books, one not so good!
Just for Fun
This is a great example of a romance that is so well written that a relatively simple plot line is still a really good read. Nic and Emma had a brief fling which resulted in an unplanned pregnancy. They meet again five years later, but Nic is now engaged.
I loved that nobody was quite perfect in this book. Nic’s fiancé was quite upfront about the fact that being a step mother had not been part of her life plan, and acted accordingly. Nic and Emma were still very attracted to each other, but there was never any question of cheating on his fiancé, or acting on this attraction impulsively, due to the involvement of their child. The child was a fabulous realistic depiction of a five year old, and I loved that there was no fairytale connection between father and son, but rather the occasional hiccups, mistakes and misunderstandings which would be expected. I also liked the avoidance of that romance novel cliche of a perfect couple torn apart by circumstances, but here we were given a holiday romance where they were both too young to realise how special it really was.
Just my Luck
I enjoyed the first half of this book, with a reluctant developing romance between All Black Captain, Nate, and climbing instructor Ally. Nate made it clear his priority was to his new job, with a heavy training schedule, numerous PR events and overseas tournaments. However, Ally soon resents the pressures of his job as newly appointed All Black Captain, with the entire country watching him and judging his performance. I know the author was trying to show how Nate needed to learn to balance work and life, but I thought Ally just sounded clingy and needy. My dislike of Ally only increased when she declared that driving 20k over the speed limit, and squealing around corners, was “fun” and got upset when her new boyfriend refused to use his celebrity status to get her off the resulting speeding ticket. Slotted in at the end of the book there was suddenly this whole career “subplot” that all seemed a bit manufactured to make some sort of drama, but was all a bit contrived. Add to that a whole personal crisis caused by Ally’s poor judgement early in the book and I actually came away thinking that Nate deserved better! This book was only saved by a lovely secondary romance with another couple and I could not help wishing they were the main couple in this book.
Just not Mine
This book featured All Black rugby player Hugh, who had just “inherited” a couple of kids, and his neighbour Josie, a successful soap star. There was nothing about this book I didn’t enjoy, but special mention must go the accurate depiction of the kids, who were struggling to cope with the loss of their parents and their new living circumstances. I also loved how the book showed how difficult it was for an actress to maintain the perfect appearance required for her career, and the realistic depiction of Josie’s family - the writer did not succumb to the temptation to make them all perfect cookie cutter figures. The last few chapters were especially strong as Hugh struggled with the realisation that his entire life was now going to be dictated by his family responsibilities, while Josie had her own personal struggles to deal with. This book featured a really strong and mature couple who thought carefully before they acted, still made mistakes, but openly fronted up to them and dealt with the consequences. I know this is just a book couple, but it is a lovely feeling when you finish a book knowing that this couple will face whatever life throws at them and deal with it – together. Leaves me feeling all warm and fuzzy!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!