The Great Escape
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo for the first 3 months
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
The Great Escape
Buy for $25.19
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Shannon Cochran
About this listen
Instead of saying "I do" to Mr. Irresistible, Lucy Jorik hitches a ride on the back of a beat-up motorcycle with a rough looking, bad-tempered stranger who couldn't be more foreign to her privileged existence. While the world searches for her, Lucy must search for herself, and she quickly realizes that her customary good manners are no defense against a man who's raised rudeness to an art form. Lucy needs to toughen up - and fast.
Her great escape takes her to his rambling beach house on a Great Lakes island. Here, she hopes to find a new direction...and to unlock the secrets of this man who knows so much about her but reveals nothing about himself. As the hot summer days unfold amid scented breezes and sudden storms, she'll encounter a passion that could change her life forever.
In this dazzling follow-up to her New York Times best seller, Call Me Irresistible, Susan Elizabeth Phillips tells the funny, touching, enchanting story of a young woman searching for her destiny...and of a damaged man who doesn't believe in second chances.
Performed by Shannon Cochran
©2012 Susan Elizabeth Phillips (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishersListeners also enjoyed...
-
Dance Away with Me
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 946
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 813
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 808
When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal. But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent performance reminds me of Anna Fields
- By Karen K on 06-10-20
-
Ain't She Sweet?
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 236
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 237
The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, and now she's come home - broke, desperate, and too proud to show it. The people of Parrish don't believe in forgive and forget. But none of them have reckoned on the unexpected strength of a woman who's learned survival the hard way.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
wonderfully read
- By older reader on 06-14-20
-
Breathing Room
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Kate Fleming
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 770
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 766
Sometimes in life you need a little breathing room, especially when your life has just fallen apart. Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self help, knows this all too well. She's lost her fiancé to an earth mother, her accountant has absconded with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees the country to Tuscany, waiting for life to settle down, but the biggest disaster lies just ahead. On one unforgettable night, she's about to meet Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Exceeded Expectations
- By LeftyMom on 09-21-07
-
It Had to Be You
- Chicago Stars
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 390
The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville - the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Celebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Celebow is everything Phoebe abhors. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises - a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Man the end of this book had me pacing!
- By Mary Mom of 3 on 12-05-20
-
Just Imagine
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Cristine McMurdo-Wallis
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
The War Between the States may be over for the rest of the country, but not for Kit Weston. Disguised as a boy, she's come to New York City to kill Baron Cain, the man who stands between her and Risen Glory, the South Carolina home she loves. But unknown to Kit, the Yankee war hero is more than her bitterest enemy - he's also her guardian. And he'll be a lot harder to kill than she's figured on....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Gone with the wind light
- By "kvbrett" on 06-02-24
-
Kiss an Angel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 411
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 411
Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kiss an Angel
- By Lisa P on 03-19-21
-
Dance Away with Me
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 946
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 813
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 808
When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal. But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent performance reminds me of Anna Fields
- By Karen K on 06-10-20
-
Ain't She Sweet?
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 265
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 236
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 237
The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, and now she's come home - broke, desperate, and too proud to show it. The people of Parrish don't believe in forgive and forget. But none of them have reckoned on the unexpected strength of a woman who's learned survival the hard way.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
wonderfully read
- By older reader on 06-14-20
-
Breathing Room
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Kate Fleming
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 770
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 766
Sometimes in life you need a little breathing room, especially when your life has just fallen apart. Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self help, knows this all too well. She's lost her fiancé to an earth mother, her accountant has absconded with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees the country to Tuscany, waiting for life to settle down, but the biggest disaster lies just ahead. On one unforgettable night, she's about to meet Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Exceeded Expectations
- By LeftyMom on 09-21-07
-
It Had to Be You
- Chicago Stars
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 390
The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville - the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Celebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Celebow is everything Phoebe abhors. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises - a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Man the end of this book had me pacing!
- By Mary Mom of 3 on 12-05-20
-
Just Imagine
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Cristine McMurdo-Wallis
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
The War Between the States may be over for the rest of the country, but not for Kit Weston. Disguised as a boy, she's come to New York City to kill Baron Cain, the man who stands between her and Risen Glory, the South Carolina home she loves. But unknown to Kit, the Yankee war hero is more than her bitterest enemy - he's also her guardian. And he'll be a lot harder to kill than she's figured on....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Gone with the wind light
- By "kvbrett" on 06-02-24
-
Kiss an Angel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 411
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 411
Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kiss an Angel
- By Lisa P on 03-19-21
-
Honey Moon
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
Honey Jane Moon is a scrappy little know-it-all - brave, smart, but ill-prepared to become the most famous child star in America, even though she’s not quite as young as everyone believes. It won’t take her long to drive the men in her life crazy. There’s Eric Dillion, a smoldering bad boy and one of Hollywood’s most gifted actors. And Dash Coogan, the last of the cowboy heroes, a man trapped on a screen too small to contain a legend. When Honey falls in love, she’ll do it the only way she knows how - with all her heart.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story!
- By robinmy on 05-25-23
-
Hot Shot
- By: Susan E. Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
In a single, impulsive act, Susannah Faulconer, the daughter of one of the country's most powerful industrialists, follows her heart and finds herself severed from her family and everything familiar. Now she's the only woman in a world of men...and no etiquette book can teach her how to survive. There's Sam, the charismatic visionary; Yank, the fascinating inventor; and Mitch, the troubled corporate genius. Together, they will force Susannah into the biggest challenge of her life and a bold experiment that will change them all forever.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
The Background of Personal Computers
- By Doodle slave on 08-30-24
-
Kiss and Don't Tell
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Vanessa Edwin
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,412
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,255
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,252
Five hockey players, a cabin in the woods...and little old me, Winnie Berlin. Sounds like the start of a fantasy, right? But it's not. It's my reality. It all started when I got lost in the middle of the Canadian Rockies. A wicked thunderstorm sent my car mud sliding into a ditch, and for a girl whose survival skills involve finding the nearest Starbucks, I was in deep trouble. Forced to abandon my car in search of help, I stumbled upon a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 09-29-21
By: Meghan Quinn
-
The Worst Wedding Date
- By: Pippa Grant
- Narrated by: Kit Swann, Ryan West
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 739
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 680
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 680
I didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother, but if that’s what my best friend needs of me for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what I’ll do. Even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in my rear since third grade. Even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I laughed, I cried, I sneezed 😂
- By Amanda on 04-22-23
By: Pippa Grant
-
Bet Me
- By: Jennifer Crusie
- Narrated by: Deanna Hurst
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,969
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,188
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,203
Min Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Cal Morrisey knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. When they say good-bye at the end of their evening, they cut their losses and agree never to see each other again. But Fate has other plans.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
My favorite Crusie book. Wonderfully witty lines.
- By Jane on 06-12-17
By: Jennifer Crusie
-
Nothing but Trouble
- By: Rachel Gibson
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 923
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 811
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 819
Rachel Gibson’s “eloquent prose” ( Publishers Weekly) has earned the author a number of coveted awards, including the RITA, Golden Heart, and National Reader’s Choice. Nothing But Trouble features an injured,prickly Seattle Chinooks hockey player who is none too pleased to be bedridden.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Deserves more than five stars!
- By SIMARA on 05-23-12
By: Rachel Gibson
-
Behind the Net
- A Grumpy Sunshine Hockey Romance
- By: Stephanie Archer
- Narrated by: Tim Paige, Savannah Peachwood
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 834
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 765
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 765
After my ex crushed my dreams in the music industry, I’m done with getting my heart broken. Working as an assistant for an NHL player was supposed to be a breeze, but nothing about Jamie Streicher is easy. He’s an intimidatingly hot, grouchy jerk who can't stand me. The guy has a massive ego. Keeping things professional will be no problem, even when he demands I move in with him.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Binge-Worthy
- By Kayla on 11-20-23
By: Stephanie Archer
-
Simply Irresistible
- By: Rachel Gibson
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 581
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 521
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 516
Georgeanne Howard leaves her fiancé at the altar when she realizes she can't marry a man old enough to be her grandfather, no matter how rich he is. Hockey superstar John Kowalsky unknowingly helps her escape, and only when it's too late does he realize that he's absconded with his boss's bride. This bad boy isn't looking to be anybody's savior but his own. Still, a long night stretches ahead of them - a night too sultry to resist temptation.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Glad I got to read her first effort!
- By Lulu on 04-07-13
By: Rachel Gibson
-
True Love and Other Disasters
- By: Rachel Gibson
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,168
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 930
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 930
Best-selling author Rachel Gibson is acclaimed for her quick-witted and endearing romances. True Love and Other Disasters begins as the Seattle Chinooks hockey team owner dies, bequeathing the team to his young widow, Faith. Faith is determined to be taken seriously as the owner, and she’s not going to let anyone—especially dreamy star player Ty Savage—get in her way.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
More Rachel Gibson, please!
- By S on 12-23-10
By: Rachel Gibson
-
The Time Traveler's Wife
- By: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,967
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,420
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,439
Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
One of my favorite books
- By Joey on 01-13-08
-
Happily Ever After: Companion to the Selection Series
- By: Kiera Cass
- Narrated by: Amy Rubinate, Rachel F. Hirsch, Nick Podehl
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 678
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 602
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 607
Before Amberly came to the palace, she was a four in love with a one. Before Maxon met the girl of his dreams, he was the boy of someone else's.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Disappointing!
- By Janice on 10-17-15
By: Kiera Cass
-
The Host
- A Novel
- By: Stephenie Meyer
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 23 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,339
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,293
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,340
Earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story in a genre only touched upon before
- By Keith on 06-20-08
By: Stephenie Meyer
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Fancy Pants
- Wynette, Texas, Book 2
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 96
She was the most beautiful British bauble in Europe’s jet-set playgrounds. Now she’s broke, furious, and limping down a backwoods road in an ugly pink southern belle gown. He’s a tall, lean Texan who’s sure to regret stopping his car for this woebegone, surly Scarlett. Meet Francesca Day and Dallie Beaudine, two incredible characters whose tangled love affair is at the heart of this ravishing New York Times best seller from award-winning author Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Book
- By Neecie2003 on 05-14-23
-
It Had to Be You
- Chicago Stars
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 390
The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville - the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Celebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Celebow is everything Phoebe abhors. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises - a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Man the end of this book had me pacing!
- By Mary Mom of 3 on 12-05-20
-
Dance Away with Me
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 946
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 813
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 808
When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal. But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent performance reminds me of Anna Fields
- By Karen K on 06-10-20
-
Kiss an Angel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 411
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 411
Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kiss an Angel
- By Lisa P on 03-19-21
-
Breathing Room
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Kate Fleming
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 770
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 766
Sometimes in life you need a little breathing room, especially when your life has just fallen apart. Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self help, knows this all too well. She's lost her fiancé to an earth mother, her accountant has absconded with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees the country to Tuscany, waiting for life to settle down, but the biggest disaster lies just ahead. On one unforgettable night, she's about to meet Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Exceeded Expectations
- By LeftyMom on 09-21-07
-
Heroes Are My Weakness
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 740
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 663
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 662
He's a reclusive writer whose imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill his characters with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill an audience with laughs. But she's not laughing now.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
One of my favorite authors has really let me down
- By Lisa on 08-29-14
-
Fancy Pants
- Wynette, Texas, Book 2
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 96
She was the most beautiful British bauble in Europe’s jet-set playgrounds. Now she’s broke, furious, and limping down a backwoods road in an ugly pink southern belle gown. He’s a tall, lean Texan who’s sure to regret stopping his car for this woebegone, surly Scarlett. Meet Francesca Day and Dallie Beaudine, two incredible characters whose tangled love affair is at the heart of this ravishing New York Times best seller from award-winning author Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Book
- By Neecie2003 on 05-14-23
-
It Had to Be You
- Chicago Stars
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 449
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 390
The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville - the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Celebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Celebow is everything Phoebe abhors. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises - a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Man the end of this book had me pacing!
- By Mary Mom of 3 on 12-05-20
-
Dance Away with Me
- A Novel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 946
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 813
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 808
When life throws her one setback too many, midwife and young widow Tess Hartsong takes off for Runaway Mountain. In this small town high in the Tennessee mountains, surrounded by nature, she hopes to outrun her heartbreak and find the solace she needs to heal. But instead of peace and quiet, she encounters an enigmatic artist with a craving for solitude, a fairy-tale sprite with too many secrets, a helpless infant, a passel of curious teens, and a town suspicious of outsiders, especially one as headstrong as Tess.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent performance reminds me of Anna Fields
- By Karen K on 06-10-20
-
Kiss an Angel
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 411
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 411
Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kiss an Angel
- By Lisa P on 03-19-21
-
Breathing Room
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Kate Fleming
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,261
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 770
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 766
Sometimes in life you need a little breathing room, especially when your life has just fallen apart. Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self help, knows this all too well. She's lost her fiancé to an earth mother, her accountant has absconded with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees the country to Tuscany, waiting for life to settle down, but the biggest disaster lies just ahead. On one unforgettable night, she's about to meet Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Exceeded Expectations
- By LeftyMom on 09-21-07
-
Heroes Are My Weakness
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 740
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 663
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 662
He's a reclusive writer whose imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill his characters with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill an audience with laughs. But she's not laughing now.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
One of my favorite authors has really let me down
- By Lisa on 08-29-14
What listeners say about The Great Escape
Highly rated for:
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- ShySusan
- 07-13-12
I wasn't crazy about it.
Most good authors seem to reach a peak at some point in their body of work, and then gradually subside into lesser quality. This seems to be the case with SEP. Her last few books haven't been terrible, but they haven't been great either. Even a lesser SEP book is worth a read. But I feel like she hasn't really found a new story in a long time. She just seems to be recycling elements from her best books to make her new ones.
I haven't given up hope. I will get her next book. I may even reread this one occasionally, but if you are new to Susan Elizabeth Phillips, know that there are much better books in her body of work than this one. Go back to her earlier stuff if you want her best.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
16 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Corrie
- 07-13-12
not one of her bests
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I am shocked by the high rating this is getting. I am a huge SEP fan and love most of her books, but this one was just not up to par. There was so much going on that you never really get attached to her to Lucy or patrick. Thenshe tried to throw every thing she could in. It turns out panda has everything and anything that he can. Plus, he is an orphan and then sayssonething about having his mom in a senior center. The voice usedfor Lucy sounds like a 50 year old woman and not a 30 year old lady. It just was very long without being really good.
Just too much!!
What could Susan Elizabeth Phillips have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Eliminate some of the issues with Patrick, it was too much!!!! We get it, SEP believes in gay marriages. Stop pushing itdown our throats!! I am not reading these books to debate serious topics.
Could you see The Great Escape being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No way!!"
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Lifeisshort
- 07-13-15
SEP Gumbo
There is all of the normal SEP touches here; the couple who can't see what everyone around them does; that they're destined to be together. Indeed pretty much all the situations in this book will be familiar to anyone who's read any of the author's previous novels in either the Wynette, Tx. or Chicago Stars series. Veterans of those works will likewise recognize most of the characters as well.
The good girl who though attractive, isn't in the same league as the drop dead gorgeous male lead. The bad boy who's convinced that he's not ready for love; or can't love, or has been hurt by love, or by some other totally predictable plot machination. The thing is for the author's fans that's not a negative; we're comforted by all the familiar characters of the Wynette series as well as SEP's repeating plot lines one last time.
Long time narrator Anna Fields is missed; Shannon Cochran isn't a bad substitute for her. Their voices are similar; though if the rendition of the boy's speech here is any indication she could use a lot of work on doing kid's voices.
If this is indeed the finale of this series, (it's the seventh book in the series and the Stars series ended after #7 it's a decent finale.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Lulu
- 08-25-12
Disappointing
I know that a large part of my problem with this book is the narration. Ms. Cochran may be a perfectly fine narrator, but I came late in life to SEP and listened to most of her books one after the other and then read them again taking breaks between each to really enjoy. And I went from being slightly annoyed by Anna Fields somewhat masculine, monotone voice to falling in love with it. And then she was gone.
And while I believe SEP is an author who deserves far more recognition than she ever receives - at least outside the romance genre - I have to now admit that part of what I draws me to her books is the voice who delivered her stories.
I think I will read the next one and leave it to the voice in my head to narrate.
Beyond narration - I found the heroine in this slightly annoying. Lucy was not the same gutsy yet terrified girl from First Lady. She tried to appear brave and gutsy, but seemed lost and adrift. Lucy should not have grown up into this woman.
The hero was underdeveloped. And this was too bad because more than most main characters he needed to be a fully developed living, breathing, complicated man. Lucy dumped the most perfect man who ever lived and ended up with someone named Panda Bear. You couldn't help but compare the two and since Ted had already starred in other SEP books, we knew all about him and how wonderful he was ... the Panda guy just came off flat.
One of the best things about Phillips books' are her development of secondary characters. And she does that well in this book too. Even though I thought the narration suffered the most with Toby, even the poor narration could not overcome the cleverly developed and delightful secondary characters. I wish either one of the secondary couples had been the center of attention in this book.
If you love Phillips books you will read this book regardless of what any review says. I expect you will be disappointed but will be more disappointed if you pass it up. I hope you enjoy it more than I did.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kathleen Peterson
- 03-28-20
The Great Escape is just that!
It’s fun and sweet! The story and narrator make me happy!!! I’m looking for escape from the pandemic and these difficult times across our planet.
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
- goldeniii
- 08-06-12
Love SEP!!!
What did you love best about The Great Escape?
I'm always happy reading an SEP book. She sucks me into the pages every time.
Have you listened to any of Shannon Cochran’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
While it's tough for anyone to step into Anna Fields/Kate Flemings's shoes, Shannon Cochran does an admirable job of it. She's easy to listen to.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Sandy S.
- 02-01-25
Humorous
I have listened to/read all of EP‘s books over the last 10 years over and over again. Anna Fields is greatly missed! I cannot get past the narrators voice with the male characters. I’m sure it is difficult to do that job but they all sound like rat characters that have been inhaling helium. still worth listen especially if you haven’t heard the books done by Anna Fields.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Liz
- 07-11-12
Missed Anna Fields
I was sorry to see and hear that Anna Fields, who reads for SEP didn't with this book. I missed her terribly. I've gotten use to her ability to read Susan's books with the humor she means to express, that I was disappointed not getting to enjoy the narrator.
With that said. Susan once again doesn't fail for story line one bit!! I loved this book. As always, I'm hoping to hear more from Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
I enjoyed that there was development of characters besides to two main ones, ie. Lucy and Patrick. We get to know Bre, Mike, and Toby, along with Temple and Max. I truly enjoyed every moment of this book and would recommend it to everyone.
It was longer than most of her books, but that's because she did a more extensive development of all the characters.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rebecca
- 07-20-12
Great Story - Terrible Narration
How could the performance have been better?
The narrator has strange slow annunciation and her modulation and intonations are odd - sounds like a grandmother. All wrong for this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Birdie14
- 07-21-12
What a bummer!
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I am a huge fan of this author and have patiently been waiting for her next book.What a disappointment. There wasn't much comedy/romance it was just blah. I was hoping for another Dream a LIttle Dream or Natural Born Charmer which made me laugh out loud and there was chemistry between the main characters. This book was more of a public announcement about troubles in our world.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
It was OK, but way to drawn out.
What three words best describe Shannon Cochran???s performance?
She is not Anna Fields but she does OK. Her Lucy voice was a little to whiny.
Could you see The Great Escape being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Absolutely not
Any additional comments?
Please don't let Susan Elizabeth Phillips be out of writing material.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful