The Fish Tales Series (The Fish Tales #1-4) – Suanne Laqueur Free Audiobook

Written by Suanne Laqueur
Read by Vanessa DeSilvio
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

I’ve deleted my previous uploads of this series, as I thought it would be easier to bundle them together 😉
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The Man I Love (The Fish Tales #1)

“Loving her felt like building something. A cathedral. Bells and spires and stained glass. But she broke one window and I indiscriminately tore the whole thing down.”

The first of three award-winning novels, The Man I Love follows the extraordinary romance of Erik “Fish” Fiskare and Marguerite “Daisy” Bianco.

She’s a passionate, pragmatic ballerina seeking the spotlight.

He’s a shy, guarded stagehand who holds the light in place.

Their love affair thrives within a close-knit circle of college friends, all bound by creativity and artistry.

But when a shocking tragedy occurs at a rehearsal, Daisy can no longer fight for their love, and Fish chooses to flee from it.

“Like it or not, Fish, she made you the man you are. And you never got over her. You just left. You may think that’s closure but it isn’t. You may think a woman like her comes along twice in a lifetime, but she doesn’t.”

Fearlessly touching on today’s social and mental health issues, The Man I Love follows Erik’s journey back to the truth of himself and a woman he can’t forget.

With its gripping story and an unforgettable cast of characters, this epic novel of love and forgiveness lingers long after the last page is turned.
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Give Me Your Answer True (The Fish Tales #2)

“What I feel has no name…”

Suanne Laqueur’s award-winning debut novel The Man I Love thrilled readers with its memorable characters and depth of emotion.

Erik Fiskare’s journey of love, recovery and forgiveness captivated hearts but also left questions unanswered.

Now Daisy Bianco has a chance to tell her story.

It’s been three years since a single lapse of judgment cost Daisy the love of her life. Erik was a conduit to her soul but now he’s chosen a path of total disconnection, refusing to speak to her or acknowledge her betrayal.

Alone and shattered, Daisy attempts to take responsibility for her actions while building her career as a professional dancer in New York City.

But Erik’s unforgiving estrangement proves too much for her strength. Plagued by flashbacks to the Lancaster shootings, she falls into a dangerous spiral of self-harm, cutting into her own skin as a means to atone.

Only the timely appearance of an old friend, John “Opie” Quillis, saves her from self-destruction and gives her a chance to love again.

Laqueur skillfully weaves flashbacks to the college years with Daisy’s present life.

Supported by John’s patient affection, she works to separate her evolution as an adult from the unresolved guilt and grief of her youth.

As her professional accomplishments lift her out of depression, Daisy learns to hold onto her accountability without letting it become her identity.

Years pass and she builds a beautiful life filled with dance and friends. Lovers come and eventually go, leaving her on her own with the old thought: Come back to me.

In this parallel narrative, Laqueur peels open the beloved characters from The Man I Love to reveal new and complex layers of vulnerability. The scars from the shooting are deep and pervasive within this circle of friends.

Like Daisy, they are trying to evolve without being fully resolved.

But when questions from the past go unheeded, you alone must find and give your answers true.
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Here to Stay (The Fish Tales #3)

“You can’t sort of do this, Fish. Draw a line and get on one side or the other…”

Love is never so sweet as when it receives a second chance. In the sequel to her award-winning novel The Man I Love, Suanne Laqueur continues the story of Erik Fiskare’s romance with Daisy Bianco.

Though separated for twelve years, the extraordinary bond forged in their youth has endured.

But when your soulmate has caused you indescribable pain, how easy is it to forgive? How much trust is needed to place your heart back into the hands that once broke it?

How much faith does it take to ask the question, “Do you still want me?” and believe in the reply: “I still want us.”

Erik and Daisy commit to creating a new life together. They are separated by geography, loyal to career commitments and burdened with lingering pain from a decade spent apart.

Yet despite the challenges, Erik knows Daisy is the best thing to happen to him twice.

Slowly Erik earns back Daisy’s love as well as the trust of his incomparable friend, Will Kaeger.

Both relationships grow deeper and more complex, as do Erik’s ties to the past.

Unexpected contact with distant cousins offers new insight to the cruel childhood desertion that shaped so much of Erik’s adult life.

With Daisy at his side, he travels back to his hometown to meet his people, explore his family’s history and learn about the men who wore his heirloom necklace before him.

The cathedral once burned down is rebuilt. But a love affair is never a finished thing. Life is never without its tragedies. Daisy and Erik soon face a threat more harrowing than gunfire, more sorrowful than the lost years.

With Will at his back and family close by, Erik must fight for the things he once walked away from and prove his love is here to stay.
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The Ones That Got Away (The Fish Tales #4)

Plenty of fish in the sea. But none like the ones that got away.

Author Suanne Laqueur gives her readers an intimate, guided tour of the award-winning novel, The Man I Love.

From the embryonic chapters written over twenty years ago to scenes cut from the final draft, you’ll witness the crafting of an emotional journey and the evolution of the beloved characters within The Fish Tales.