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Close to His Heart by Carolyne Aarsen
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Close to His Heart

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Narrator Sarah Beth Goer

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Length 6 hours 3 minutes
Language English
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He's chasing his dreams. She's hiding from her past. Can a hometown fundraiser heal their broken hearts?

Jace Scholte is determined to rise above his poverty-stricken childhood. Years after a real estate developer took him under his wing, Jace has a mission: return to his hometown of Sweet Creek and win the residents' support for a high-rise condo. He volunteers in a local fundraiser to melt their resistance, but he never expected he'd work side-by-side with the one who got away . . .

Tess Kruger remembers the plan she and Jace constructed all those years ago. But try as she might, she can't forget the dark secret that caused her to run away from their potential future. When her high-school sweetheart returns, she keeps him at arm's length. She's still not ready to tell him why she abandoned a promising career . . . and him . . .

Old flames reignite between Jace and Tess, though they find themselves questioning a past they thought they knew. For a second chance at love, they'll have to face the truth together.

Even with over 1.5 million copies of her books in print, Carolyne Aarsen still feels like she hasn't written the perfect story. From her office in the woods of Northern Alberta, she will keep trying. Inspired by spectacular sunrises and incredible Northern Lights and long walks through winding trails, the stories keep coming.

Sarah Beth Goer is a film and theater actress with over twenty-four years of acting experience. A member of both AEA and SAG-AFTRA, she recently produced, cowrote, and starred in her first feature film, Three Roads. As a narrator, she loves to immerse her listeners in the world of the story, bringing the text passionately and authentically to life. She has been described by one director as "possess[ing] that rarest combination of vulnerability, intelligence, and strength, allowing audiences to eagerly follow her wherever the story may lead."

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