12 episodes
Resurrecting Randi David Shepherd
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3.6 • 5 Ratings
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In this podiobook: When college professor Travis Harrison meets the copper-headed seductress, Layla Sommers, the two are drawn together with a fierce attraction - a desperate need as impossible as it is inevitable. Layla reminds Travis of his deceased daughter, Randi, and after Layla attempts suicide, he brings her into his home. There, despite her wild mood swings and overt seductiveness, there also come moments of remarkable love and compassion which help Travis come to terms with the truth surrounding his daughter's death. Ultimately, however, Layla's volatile behavior costs Travis his career and his marriage; she even frames him with a murder. The novel opens - and closes - with Travis parked on the side of a cold and desolate highway. He hasn't seen Layla for a year and is waiting for her to emerge from a remote psychiatric center. He holds a gun in his hand...
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Episode 12 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: After a year in a psychological treatment center, Travis waits on the roadside for Layla to emerge. He holds a gun in his hand...
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Episode 11 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: Travis makes bail but is told by his lawyers the he must gain a confession from Layla that very night to stave off the murder charge. She agrees to come over.
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Episode 10 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: Travis is framed with the murder of Layla's dead boyfriend, Enos Vasquez.
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Episode 9 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: The celebration marking Lalya's final night under Travis's care turns to disaster when Layla tells his fiancee that they've been sleeping together.
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Episode 8 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: Layla cooks dinner for Travis even though she knows he is due to have dinner with Kathryn. When he finally gets to his fiancee's house, the evening has diastrous results.
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Episode 7 - Resurrecting Randi
-In this episode: Travis finds himself becoming strangely intoxicated by Layla's presence in his home and her curious effect on him and his willingness to talk about the tragedies of his past.
Customer Reviews
Resurrect an Ending
While the authors voice is anything but exciting to listen to, you get used to the steady reading quite early on and it actually fits the story nicely. The middle 1/2 of the book is slow and while it builds at the end, I felt let down by the actual ending itself. I agree with another reviewer that I found it very hard to believe the situations the professor fell into at almost every turn of the story.
The characters were well developed and even though it reminded me of Lolita at many turning points, I found the sexual tension between the three characters well written and examined. A good book for passing idle time if you can easily suspend your disbelief.
Rah Rah Rah for RR
One of the first and most unique ipod stories i came across...
Kept Me Up All Night!
I was up all night being angry at myself for wasting my time on this podcast. David Shepard has a wonderful voice, but this story is just so wrong in so many ways. I found it nearly impossible to believe that the main character, a highly educated college professor, could ever be sucked into the implassible situations set up for him by Layla. I suffered to the end of the podcast hoping for a payoff, but, even after listening to the ending twice, I still don't know how the situation was resolved. This free podcast story cost me too much!