Above and Beyond

Abridged
Author: Sandra Brown
Narrator: Kate Forbes
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: March 2004
Length: 7 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3.5/5
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

Overview

The letters Kyla sent to her husband, Sergeant Richard Stroud, stationed a world away, spoke of a love that stretched across the ocean and held the young couple together. But when tragedy ended their marriage too soon, Kyla was left a widow with a newborn son. And Richard left behind only a metal box filled with his wife's declarations of love.

Trevor Rule had been Richard's best friend. Returning home from military duty, he carried with him the letters Kyla had sent. And with each one he read, he fell more in love with the gentle, passionate woman who had penned them. Now he needs to convince Kyla of his feelings, and that they both have the right to be happy, to move past the tragedy of Richard's death.

But Trevor is harboring a secret, one with the power to destroy the love he is trying so hard to protect.

Reviews (14)

Above and Beyond

Written by Anonymous on May 1st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I found the book to be very romantic. I could not put it down. There was no huge 'mystery' plot twist, just a good love story.

not another tacky romance

Written by Anonymous on February 21st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I could not finish this novel for the same reason that I don't tune in for the soap opera on the local television. I found the story line to be predictable from the start and very much superficial. This will teach me to read the description before reading.

Above and Beyond

Written by Anonymous on February 14th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

Not one of my favorite Sandra Brown novels. It was a sweet love story, but not much of a plot otherwise. Maybe the unabridged version would have been better.

ABOVE AND BEYOND

Written by Sheryl Adamson on December 4th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

VERY GOOD BOOK. THE CHARACTERS WERE VERY BELIEVABLE. I LOVED THE ENDING.

Above and Beyond

Written by Anonymous from Westlake Village, CA on July 24th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

Very Disappointing. Where is the mystery. Doesn't hold up to her earlier books

Unbelievable

Written by Anonymous on March 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I am usually a fan of Sandra Brown but I found this novel to be totally unbelievable. Instead of being a romantic leading man, the main male character commits unforgivable deception in order to "get the girl". I cannot believe the story could have ended so happily in real life.

GOOD

Written by Charity Moore on September 5th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was a good romance novel. If you enjoy romance novels, this was a really good one to read. The only thing about it, was it came in two different mailings. You had to wait until your next shipment came in to find out about the end.

Above and Beyond

Written by Anonymous on March 2nd, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This was my first rental book of Sandra Brown. I am a long-term fan of hers with regular books. I thought this story was kind of trite. No that great a love story.

Above and Beyond

Written by Anonymous on February 1st, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This book was seductively enjoyable, especially for those who like to fantasize about romance. Knowing this was a purely fictional romance book, I was surprised how captured I became listening to the story. It made my long commute home seem like minutes.

above and Beyond

Written by Soreta Myrick on January 31st, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I love every thing I have heard of sandra browns. She like me is Romantic.She makes me feel like I am there. Love it.

Author Details

Author Details

Brown, Sandra

"Sandra Brown is the author of more than 50 New York Times bestsellers, including WHITE HOT (2004), HELLO, DARKNESS (2003), THE CRUSH (2002), ENVY (2001), THE SWITCH (2000), THE ALIBI (1999), UNSPEAKABLE (1998), and FAT TUESDAY (1997), all of which have been positioned in the top five spots.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published 65 novels. Her books have been translated into 30 languages, and there are presently 70 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her 1992 novel FRENCH SILK was made into an ABC-TV movie.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program ""PM Magazine.""

Awards and commendations include the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success, B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award, the A. C. Greene Aawrd and the Romance Writers of America's LIfetime Achievement Award. She is a member of Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, International Association of Crime Writers, Novelists, Inc. and Literacy Partners.

She is married to Michael Brown, a former television anchorman who recently produced the award winning documentary film DUST TO DUST. They live in Ft. Worth, Texas."