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Driven (A Jenny Watkins Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Becky Durfee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 374 ratings
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When Jenny Watkins buys an old fixer-upper with her husband, Greg, she is quickly haunted by a voice that only she can hear. The message the voice conveys prompts Jenny to look into the history of the house, which was the scene of a disappearance sixty years earlier. During her investigation, she is introduced to a cast of characters who ultimately change the way Jenny looks at life. This inspiring story offers believable characters, an intriguing plot, and plenty of humor throughout. The first book in a promising new series, Driven is sure to leave readers looking for more.
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    A Jenny Watkins Mystery
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    197 pages
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  5. Publication date
    May 21, 2013
  6. File size
    755 KB
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About the Author

As she sits by the pool watching her kids splash around, Becky Durfee can be found under an umbrella writing her Jenny Watkins Mystery series. A statistics teacher by trade, she uses her spare time to explore her more creative side. She has worked full time, stayed home with kids, gotten married, gotten divorced, gotten re-married, acquired step-kids, juggled a career and a home, been pregnant, puked from morning sickness, given birth, peed from laughing (directly related to that 'birth' thing) and has somehow managed to laugh through it all. Those experiences lend themselves to believable characters and humorous plot lines in her Jenny Watkins Mystery series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CXX0LOC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 21, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 755 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 197 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 374 ratings

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A statistics teacher by trade, Becky Durfee uses her spare time to explore her more creative side. She has worked full time, stayed home with kids, gotten married, gotten divorced, gotten re-married, acquired step-kids, juggled a career and a home, been pregnant, puked from morning sickness, given birth, peed from sneezing (directly related to that 'birth' thing)and has somehow managed to laugh through it all. Those experiences lend themselves to believable characters and humorous plot lines in her Jenny Watkins Mystery series.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Sus811
5.0 out of 5 stars A reader's review
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013
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I am not a critic or someone that is into the details of what makes a book exceptionally good or bad in the literary world. I simply know whether I like a book or I don't like a book. I liked these books!! They held my attention and they were written with proper spelling and grammar (poor English makes me upset that I spent money on the book and I avoid the authors other works with a vengeance). I also appreciated (in the age of Shades of Gray and all of it's copy cats) that there is romance in these books without being so graphic. I'm a big girl and I can handle graphic, but it seems like it is everywhere and it is nice for a book to include sex and romance without making it a major part of the story line.

I liked this series so much that I read the existing three books within two days. I am very much looking forward to her next book.
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Maddiegirl
4.0 out of 5 stars couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013
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I have to say, when I started reading, I didn't think I was going to be able to get into it, as there didn't seem to be a lot of character development. I found myself looking forward to when I could pick it up again and couldn't seem to stop reading. I loved the characters, the story line and how realistic it felt. Even with a baby and needing my sleep, I stayed up late and finished it in two days. Definitely looking forward to reading more from this author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I literally got misty eyed
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
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This started out as a "good" book but ended up being a great book. I am a mature woman and few books can get me emotionally invested. This is one of those books. There were 3 specific times where I literally couldnt see the pages for the tears filling my eyes. This is a love story, a mystery,a life lesson and a great way to spend a few hours all rolled into one. I usually dont buy the next book in a series but I couldnt wait to start the next book in this one. I have found a new favorite author
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Susan Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars satisfaction
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
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This first book of the series is completely believable, as natural as yawning when you see someone else yawn. The author does an excellent job of evolving Jenny, the main character. Elanor, too, is drawn precisely. Some parts of the book are really sad. However, I am eager to read more of Ms. Durfee’s books. Well done
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GaryR6061
3.0 out of 5 stars Good first book
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2014
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I hope Betrayed is as good. This book was recommended to me and I'm glad I spent the time to read,
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5.0 out of 5 stars I came across this book completely on accident and LOVED it! I read it in one day and ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014
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I am picky when choosing books. I tend to stick with the same authors. I came across this book completely on accident and LOVED it! I read it in one day and purchased the next book in the series the same day. I can usually put a book down at the end of a chapter and I was unable to do so with this book. Well written, amazing characters, and an absolutely great story line. I am an avid book reader and have never before left a review. I look forward to many more books in this series.
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Daniel L. England
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Enjoyable Read by a new Favorite Author
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2013
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I found this book very enjoyable. Loved most of the characters The development and maturing of Jenny's self worth was good to see.
Overall it was an easy entertaining mystery that drew me in and caused me to order Betrayed before I closed Driven because I wasn't ready to end the story! I will be watching for more
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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019
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This book was enlightening. So much so that I think anyone who has ever had a glimpse of something like this and thought they were looking in the life of someone through a vision should take
the time to find a peaceful spot and meditate and figure it out as If it was a calling and run with it as if so. I am going to suggest my daughter in law read it, she sometimes has visions and sometimes only see's pieces sometimes see's it all. I love her as if I had given birth to her, I myself have ever only had two visions that have ever taken me all the way through. They were both blood relatives, I have a brother who had one all the way through. Sometimes it is earth shaking and other times it is peaceful.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, mysterious and insightful
Reviewed in India on July 9, 2022
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A very interesting read for those who like super natural mysteries along with some meaningful conversations and insights into life and relationships.
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mmms295
3.0 out of 5 stars Intrigued
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2014
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Enjoy the book very much
One of those you don't want to put down. Kept my attention with every page
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M.T.D
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2014
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This is a murder mystery with a touch of the paranormal, a combination I personally love. The characters are clearly defined and the heroine is likable. I enjoyed it so much I went on to buy every book available in the series and look forward to the next one coming out. If you are open-minded about the paranormal and like a good murder-mystery I can definitely recommend this book.
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Marigold
5.0 out of 5 stars I am enthralled with this book. Read it in a day, couldn't put it down!
Reviewed in Australia on January 20, 2015
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“Insisting on being happy isn’t being selfish. It’s necessary.”
- Elanor Whitby (wickedly awesome character)
It’s been a long time since I couldn’t put down a book, and longer still when I’ve read a book in a day. Even when I really like a book, I would pace it out over at least two or three days. Even when I couldn’t put a book down, I would because I had other things that had to be done. But the stars aligned and the more I read Driven, the more I was sucked in until I had to finish it.
Of course, it isn’t a bloody tome of a thing so that really helped. Short and to the point, every single moment in this book had a purpose. No filler, no padding, no bullsh*t that has ticked me off many times before. And I loved every moment of it.
A paranormal mystery wrapped up in a tale of self-discovery where our protagonist realises that throughout her life, she’s just been ‘going through the motions’ and that she has to work out what she really wants to do. This book ticked all my boxes, as if it were written just for me. Crazy how someone on the other end of the world can write a tale that speaks to me like this.
The characters were brilliant, realistic, complicated and so very, very different from each other. I love how the book ended – it was so naturally done, nothing was forced, and everything was well reasoned. How often do you read a story where you think it’s going to go in an obvious direction, and then it surprises you by bringing a solid dose of reality that in the real world, things just don’t work that way? I cannot be more specific than that because I do not like to spoil things. If you read it, you’ll know what I’m talking about: the characters’ relationships are not forced, and they are not idealistic.
I was asked to review Driven by the author. Obviously my thoughts are my own and not everyone is going to love this book as much as I did, but I think if you have similar tastes in paranormal mysteries and journeys of self-realisation as me then you will love this book. I went and bought the sequel straight away, that’s how much I loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious and funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2019
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A dark murder mystery solved by unlikely amateur sleuths. Hilarious characters seem real, and I enjoyed the suspense and intrigue. I will, most definitely, read the next in the series.
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