Length12h 40m
About this audiobook
Things to Aim For accurately summarizes this collection of work by Rodney Ross, all previously published by JMS Books and for the first time conjoined.
Whether it's a Palm Springs Christmas Eve gathering gone awry, an embittered father harassing a vet tech to euthanize his dead son's cat, or a circuit-party leftover heading to the Midwest for his disapproving father's funeral and a sister with secrets, every character's aspiration leads to something unexpected. They flail, they fail, they prevail in finding a measure of serenity and love. Contains the stories:
O, Christmas T(h)ree: Stanton and Clay's Christmas Eve party becomes a series of threesomes: abandoned kittens, a vet keen on sharing their bed and a frantic couple with a little boy who rented the house from a fraudulent site. December 24th won't be a silent night.
Smoking with Didi: Pete makes a reluctant trip to small-town Ohio for his father's funeral. There he's battered by flashbacks of an anxious adolescence and his late father's rejection. His sister Didi has a few things she wants to get off her chest, but the surprise may be hers when Pete opens a floodgate of his own secrets.
The Old Man at My Door: A winter storm warning blankets the news stations before the blizzard itself. But at Renata's farmhouse door, already flocked with snow, comes an unexpected knock: Albin Lawrence, an old man who grew up in the house. Renata's caution yields to common sense as she welcomes him in for a tour. What danger, really, could a shaky man over eighty, who has only one arm, represent?
Bended Knee: When restaurateur Hugh Neumann rebukes Oliver Nicholas's very public proposal to his boyfriend during a Valentine's Day dinner, the diverted Cupid's arrow strikes Hugh not in the heart, but in the ass. An unrelenting media storm of commentary begins to affect home life with his partner Dominick and forces Hugh to question their decade-long relationship.
Otis: An embittered old man's Christmas Eve trip to the veterinarian with his late son's cat Otis yields an unexpected lesson. As the snowfall mounts and city streets become impassable, is it too late for redemption?
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 20, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1O, Christmas T(h)ree
26Chapter 10: Didi's Story
2Chapter 1: Stanton Laemmle and Clay Sorrentino
27Chapter 11: Pete's Story
3Chapter 2: 2nd Floor
28Chapter 12: Dad
4Chapter 3: Final Touches
29Chapter 13: For Your Amusement
5Chapter 4: Cat People
30Chapter 14: Night Light
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6Chapter 5: The Life of a Party
31The Old Man at My Door
7Chapter 6: Meet Cute
32Prologue: Yesterday's Eyes
8Chapter 7: Safe
33Chapter 1: Simple Request
9Chapter 8: Storytelling
34Chapter 2: This Way
10Chapter 9: Pain Management
35Chapter 3: Missing
11Chapter 10: Hello, Kitty
36Chapter 4: Recipe
12Chapter 11: No Room at the Inn
37Chapter 5: Big New World
13Chapter 12: Inside Out
38Chapter 6: Partnership
14Chapter 13: Heavenly Piece
39Chapter 7: Finally
15Chapter 14: Holly, Ivy, and Merry
40Chapter 8: Connection
16Smoking with Didi
41Chapter 9: In Summary
17Chapter 1: Wake-Up Call
42Chapter 10: After
18Chapter 2: A House Is Not a Home
43Epilogue: Haunted
19Chapter 3: Good Mourning
44Bended Knee
20Chapter 4: Now Showing
45Prologue
21Chapter 5: Hot Water
46Chapter 1
22Chapter 6: Dinner and Show
47Chapter 2
23Chapter 7: A Proposal
48Chapter 3
24Chapter 8: Road Trip-Ups
49Chapter 4
25Chapter 9: The Second Day
50Chapter 5
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