Time for Me to Come Home, Dorothy Shackleford
Time for Me to Come Home, Dorothy Shackleford
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Time for Me to Come Home

Author: Dorothy Shackleford, Travis Thrasher

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/29/2013


Synopsis

“It’s funny how going back can get you back to where you belong.
It’s the difference between just a melody and my favorite Christmas song.”

The fireplace is lit, the snow is falling, and sleigh bells echo in the distance—it’s Christmas, and it’s time to come home.

Thirty-five-year-old Heath Sawyer has finally made it to the big-time as a country music star. After a year full of the kind of success he could only dream of, it’s December 23, and he’s headlining a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. It’s only as the lights on the stage go down and the Christmas lights outside come on that Heath realizes there’s just one place he wants to be for the holidays: back home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

But journeying anywhere on Christmas Eve is never easy, and with flight delays, inclement weather, and the unexpected company of a feisty young woman who’s about to become his traveling companion, Heath will need a Christmas miracle to make his way home in time to open presents.

Filled with touching anecdotes inspired by the real holiday memories of Blake Shelton and Dorothy Shackelford, Time for Me to Come Home is a sweet and funny story that celebrates the spirit of Christmas and the true meaning of finding your way back home.

Sometimes the best gift on Christmas is sharing it with the ones you love.

About The Author

Dorothy Shackleford is the mother of country music megastar Blake Shelton. She has written dozens of songs over the past twenty years, including several collaborations with Shelton like “Time for Me to Come Home.” She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, Mike.Travis Thrasher is the author of more than twenty works of fiction, including collaborations with musicians like Jimmy Wayne and Thompson Square. He lives with his wife and three daughters near Chicago.


Reviews

Goodreads review by W.C. on October 28, 2013

In the spirit of full disclosure, I work for the publisher and read this in manuscript form. And, I know the co-author too - great guy by the way. And a great writer. The storyline follows a fiction country superstar named Heath Sawyer who's running from his past by self-medicating (alcohol - for th......more

Goodreads review by Claire on December 14, 2021

It is clear that Dorothy Shakleford’s main character Heath is based on her famous country singer son Blake Shelton. Not only is he a famous county singer, but he is divorced, has a juvenile sense of humor, questionable taste in music, loves meat and either is in need of Alcoholics Anonymous or likes......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 01, 2022

3 stars. It was a really fast Christmas read. Cute story. Not a whole lot of depth here. And I didn’t feel a lot between the two MCs.......more

Goodreads review by Phyllis on January 28, 2021

I've seen all the movies and decided I needed to read the book. Lots of funny twists and turns that made me laugh!......more

Goodreads review by Jack on August 02, 2020

Hallmark made this into a movie. I liked the movie better. I did not like Heath. He is sarcastic to the point of being rude. But worse, he is an alcoholic and does not seem to care even when he is trying to win a girl who obviously doesn't like his drinking. He turns to drinking repeatedly even when......more