Lavender's Blue

Liz Danger, Book 1

By: Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart, Eric G. Dove

Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the first book in the Liz Danger series.

Liz Danger has returned home after fifteen years to deliver a giant teddy bear for her mother’s birthday (color: Guilt Red) when a cop with a great ass picks her up for speeding, fixes the missing lug nuts on her back wheel, pulls her out of a ditch, doesn’t give her a ticket, and helps her avoid her family. This is a man with real potential. The rest of the day goes downhill, starting with her finding out that the only man she’s ever loved is getting married to Lavender Blue, the most beautiful woman in southern Ohio. Really, the best thing in her day is that cop with the lug nuts.

Vince Cooper still isn't sure about being a cop in Burney, Ohio, a place he just moved to six months ago, since Burney is full of some fairly odd people spaced between long stretches of boredom. Still, considering the dangerous, difficult life he had before Burney as an Army Ranger and New York City cop, boredom is good. Then he picks up Liz Danger for speeding and life gets a lot more interesting. And when he picks her up again in the local bar the next night, he starts to realize that “interesting” doesn’t begin to describe what’s going to happen to him if he pulls Liz into his arms and his life.

As Liz navigates her dysfunctional family, her flamboyant boss phoning in from Chicago, her still-interested ex, her bridesmaid dress from hell, a dachshund with issues, a disaster of a wedding, assault, murder, and three hundred and ninety-three teddy bears, Vince shows up to get her through, even though he knows that the real peril for him in Burney is the one who came with her own warning label, Liz Danger.

LAVENDER’S BLUE: Would it kill you to go home and see your mother?

©2023 Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Narrators Cris Dukehart and Eric G. Dove combine their talents to tell the tale of ghostwriter Liz Danger's return to her small hometown of Burney, Ohio.… Dukehart voices Liz in a steady, no-nonsense tone, perfectly matching her matter-of-fact personality. Dove brings Vince to life with a deeply masculine performance. Burney has a large cast of characters, and both narrators aptly capture their unique qualities.“—AudioFile Magazine

At last! So ready for this book!

I’m a long time fan of Jennifer Cruise's work and have all of her other books which I’ve read and listened to many times so was very excited to see a new series by her and Bob Mayer.(already bought 2&3) I love the characters and the story kept me interested from page one. I appreciate the personalities and the way she develops her characters. They seem like people I’d like to meet. Would definitely recommend this and any of her other books!

Worth The Wait

Thanks Jenny and Bob! So happy you’ve teamed up again. Great story & characters. Looking forward to the next one!

Great read

Love how quirky this book is just like some of Jennifer Cruise’s previous books. So enjoyable, such great characters.

Cris Dukehart

Cris Dukehart gave Liz Danger SOUL! I completely loved the voice she gave the character - it was a delight to listen to her read the book.

The narrators did a great job letting me picture the different characters by their different tones and accents!

I loved the story! I loved the mystery and the romance! Great audible! Can’t wait to start the next one!

Must Listen To!

This book has been on my “Want to Read” list for a while and I finally downloaded it! I just finished listening to Lavender Blue today and I’m so glad this is part of a series! There were so many twists and turns. The characters are great and the narrators were amazing! Can’t wait to start the next book.

Mystery and humor? Yes!

Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer are hilarious and wonderful writers with dialogue and plot and small town relations and murder or was it an accident? What a wild ride with Liz and Vince and the gang in Burny, Ohio. So glad I do not live there but so happy to visit. Up next, "Rest in Pink."

Narrators Cris Dukehart and Eric G. Dove did a fine job using duet and dual narration.

Entertaining Listen- Liz Danger Series Book one

So you return to your hometown after 15 years. You get pulled over by a cop for speeding. Great day so far. But the cop's kinda cute.
Upon returning, you will have to deal with your dysfunctional family and upbringing, throw in a murder, an ex boyfriend, a wedding, a bit of comedic wit and your employer moving to town for a few months to rent a home to complete your work assignments together. What could possibly go wrong?

You have a great narrator who brings all the characters to life.
"Lavender's Blue"- A Liz Danger Series Book one.

First time listening to these authors and you have a fast paced, entertaining book to enjoy.

Starting Book two, "Rest in Pink" now.

I truly enjoyed this fast paced, entertaining book with a bit of everything, especially Liz Danger's wit.

I'm always happy to find a good book to enjoy.

Right now free to listen and read on kindle unlimited.

I will definitely look for other books by these authors, Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer.

Witty quote from book:
"Family that makes you think about killing yourself whenever your with them is not family, its a biological mugging".

A whole level of Blue

Love this audio.
Once I saw who the narrators were I had to get it. I’m a big fan for Cris Dukehart and Eric Dove . This story had everything you want in a story. Funny moments, especially between Liz Danger and Vince . There is a murder ( Lavender Blue ) Liz gets hit in the head by someone that threw a rock at her . There is someone out to get Liz. Liz also finds out who her father this , she was wondering who it was all her life. There is lots of levels to this story both authors wrote an extensive world-building and deep character development story .

Cris Dukehart, Eric G. Dove performance was fantastic, very smooth, they played the characters spot on

The characters are grea!

Great J. Crusie & B. Mayer. Glad to have them back. Read for fun,