ONE HEART THAT BEATS FOR TWO

by Robert W. Ross

Narrated by: Autumn Juliet

Production by: Autumnal Audio, LLC

Soulful, Heart Wrenching, and Spellbinding!

One Heart That Beats for Two is a powerful and moving story of two people who have always been in love, but it took a kiss to make their love a reality. To steal from Shakespeare, “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Caspian and Lizzie discover that their true love will be forever but not as they believed it to be. Going forth on a LizzieQuest, Caspian learns to love, deeply and wholly, and to trust. Their BFFs are there every step of the way, pushing to complete the LizzieQuest and even committing multiple felonies!

This is a new genre for the author, Robert W. Ross. He has made the leap from his two Sci-Fi Series to One Heart That Beats for Two. In Listening to this book, I discovered that Ross is still fun, still quirky at times but also a romantic who can deal with raw emotions. He delivers a story that is sensitive, painful, romantic, and hopeful. Furthermore, Ross captures the raw emotions one experiences through the loss of a loved one, disconnecting from friends and family, desolation, isolation, fear, discovery, living, and putting oneself ‘out there again.’ The dialog the characters have is rich, well developed, genuine, and impactful. Everyone needs that one person who pushes you to do your best in life, work, and love – Caspian has three of them. The characters are well developed and fit perfectly not only in the story but with the listener as well – everyone has that sassy bossy sister type, a goofy nerdy brother type, and a determined ‘I am modest’ brother type.

Ross weaves an emotional story that utilizes each character so that the listener’s experience is intense and full. The plot twists add to the emotional connectedness and enable the listener to appreciate not only the characters and the story but the opportunity to feel. This is an audiobook that you will NOT be able to stop, you will fight through your tears to see what happens next, and you will be glad to have experienced this book.

Ross not only uses some pop culture references to engage the reader, but he also quotes Shakespeare and blends him skillfully into the storyline. This is not your usual romance book with a supernatural flair and ghostly visits – it is an experience! It is just not possible to hear this engaging book and walk away unaffected.

The narrator, Autumn Juliet delivers a delightful performance that enhances and brings life to the story and characters.  Her rich voice delivers the appropriate emotions and draws the listener in even deeper mesmerizing them.  Her voice is authentic and striking, soothing or forceful when necessary to keep the story moving.  Her unique voices for each character captured their essence perfectly.  I have not heard Juliet perform before but am looking forward to hearing more from her.

In combination with Autumn Juliet’s performance and Robert W. Ross’ creative writing, this book has been deemed to deserve higher than the five-star standard rating thus qualifying for the prestigious Audiobook Reviewer’s Choice Award.

Overall, this is a book that has several dimensions all of which are richly vivid. I highly recommend this book as it has something for everyone and a life lesson to witness.

There were no issues with the production or quality of this audiobook.