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Stone
- Sentinel Security
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Real estate agent Magnolia “Nola” Newhouse has it all. Okay, not quite all. She loves her work, has a growing collection of designer heels, and is about to become an aunt…she’s just missing the love of her life. She’s watched her brother and her best friend fall in love, and Nola wants that too. When she first sees the big, rugged silver fox across the bar, she feels an instant connection, and knows he does too. They share a passionate kiss, then he discovers who her brother is…
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Gripping
- By 🎧Mandy🎧 Sawyer 🎧Audiobook 🎧Obsession🎧 Reviewer🎧 on 17-10-24
- Stone
- Sentinel Security
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Teddy Hamilton
Teddy and Stella do justice to this story!!
Reviewed: 06-11-24
First, the story: Another fast paced story set in the sentinel security world and while it was a novella, it didn’t lack in action, romance or steam. This story follows Knox, a new member of the security team, and Nola, Nick’s sister. Knox has to protect Nola and on the run, they fall in love. While love at pretty much first sight is a little much, I loved the characters’ chemistry, their ability to work together and the strength of Nola even in the face of duress. A great addition to the series, set in an expansive world where we often get visits from other favorite characters in other series. And then- add in Teddy Hamilton (My favorite) and Stella Bloom (Wonderful) and the story came to life! Love it!
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Knightqueen
- Oronis Knights, Book 3
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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A queen and her battle-scarred guard are on the run on an alien planet…with a relentless enemy hunting them. Knightqueen Carys of Oron lives a life of duty to her people and planet. After the murder of her parents, she worked hard to become a fair and dedicated leader. She never expected to be abducted by the vicious Gek’Dragar and locked in a mountain prison, but having her head knightguard at her side makes it bearable. Older, scarred Sten is duty personified, the one man she’s always been able to trust. He’s also the only man she’s ever loved, not that she’s ever told him that.
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wonderful conclusion, fantastic narration
- By serenechaosnyc on 06-11-24
- Knightqueen
- Oronis Knights, Book 3
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Aaron Shedlock
wonderful conclusion, fantastic narration
Reviewed: 06-11-24
If you want to read or listen to a book (and multiple series) where there are many amazing women who are strong, smart, crafty and exciting, look no further than Anna Hackett’s books. Does she have strong alpha characters like Sten through all her books? Yes! But also, the women are those we should all aspire to be- women who don’t give up, who try to find solutions and have an inner strength to be an equal partner, who save themselves and partner with their men. Carys, the queen, is no exception. Not a wilting flower, she is a knight too and fought as well as Sten. Many harrowing moments were had because they were on the run after having escaped. But their push pull relationship with the chemistry between them evident also took center stage. Another well balanced fun story that makes me sad because it is the final Oronis story. I know more is to come from this wonderful author but I always feel sad when her series come to an end as I love the characters and worlds she develops. And the narration was spectacular but this is expected for Stella Bloom and Aaron Shedlock!
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The Hero She Craves
- Unbroken Heroes, Book 3
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: John Lane, Stella Bloom
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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After a tough military career as a Navy SEAL, and a member of a covert Ghost Ops team, Lorenzo “Ren” Santoro now calls a research ship home. The ocean, very few people, and solitude…it’s all he needs. Then as a favor to his best friend, he agrees to take a research team to sea to test a top-secret Navy project. He’s shocked to discover his best friend’s daughter is one of the scientists. The beautiful Halle Bradshaw who Ren once kissed, who ignites a powerful craving inside him. She’s too young, too innocent, and too off-limits.
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Wow, I need this hero in my life.
- By 🎧Mandy🎧 Sawyer 🎧Audiobook 🎧Obsession🎧 Reviewer🎧 on 15-08-24
- The Hero She Craves
- Unbroken Heroes, Book 3
- By: Anna Hackett
- Narrated by: John Lane, Stella Bloom
Action and Romance- perfect!
Reviewed: 15-08-24
What can I say about this book except it is nonstop action and romance. Ren and Halle are perfect together. This is a best friend's daughter romance with a bit of an age gap. But more so, I loved how smart and capable Halle was and how together, they managed the evade the people chasing after Halle. While there is a definite formula to how the book works, the situations that the main characters get into always feel different and more so, there is always so much fast paced action, it keeps me enthralled till the end. Throw in visits from some of my favorite characters from her world and Anna Hackett has a true fan in me! And the audiobook rocks! Stella Bloom, as always, is fantastic- playing her roles and others to perfection. John Lane also did really well and I loved his interpretation of the characters. A wonderful way to live through the story!
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Wild Crush
- Wilder Valley
- By: Kacey Shea
- Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Robert Hatchet
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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I've loved Maeve Wilder my whole life. She's never seen me as more than a friend but that's my fault. By the time I was brave enough to confess my feelings, I was too late. She met the man she would marry and it wasn't me. I missed my chance. Now we're in our thirties, still the best of friends, and I've made peace with the fact my unrequited love will never amount to more than a wild crush. Mostly. But when her husband walks out—leaving her to raise their three children alone, I'm the one who is there to pick up the pieces.
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Friends to lovers greatness
- By serenechaosnyc on 12-06-24
- Wild Crush
- Wilder Valley
- By: Kacey Shea
- Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Robert Hatchet
Friends to lovers greatness
Reviewed: 12-06-24
My absolute favorite trope, the friends to lovers romance was done perfectly and dare I say, realistically, in this story. Rainer was too late to tell Maeve that he loved her and 8 years later, and 3 children in, they are best friends but nothing more. Heartbreak hits Maeve and the way Rainer treats her and her children made me swoon. As a woman who bears the responsibility for 3 children, Maeve's concerns and issues were realistic and so emotional that I loved being a part of the paving of her happiness and their HEA. Everyone should hope to get a partner like Rainer. What a beautiful story. I also listened to the audiobook, narrated by Erin Mallon and Robert Hatchett who both did fantastic jobs bringing this story to life.
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The Copper Valley Fireballs Complete Series
- By: Pippa Grant
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan, Virginia Rose, and others
- Length: 38 hrs and 34 mins
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Meet the Copper Valley Fireballs, baseball's lovable losers whose hot heroes are determined to turn this team around and resisting finding love along the way! This box set includes four full-length romantic comedies and a bonus novella.
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Brilliant sense of family
- By Bumblebee on 14-12-24
Amazing box set
Reviewed: 03-06-24
Pippa Grant creates the most wonderful, hilarious, and slightly awkward characters that are full of heart. I love this series of stories that follow a group of baseball players for a well loved but not well performing baseball team. The best part of these stories are the characters from the entire world- the stories are ensemble cast romances where we see our favorites over and over again.
My favorite story in this series is irresistable trouble- sunshine/sunshine cast that made me smile nonstop. And Cooper Rock was a character that I was waiting for anxiously and his story was perfection. I absolutely loved it and it was the perfect way to cap off the series.
That's not to say that the rest of the series wasn't wonderful- each story built on the other and whet my appetite for more peeks into this wonderful, amusing world. Think laugh out loud scenes followed by plenty of swoons and just stories that feel like hugs from your favorite fictional friends. What a great collection of stories and now, as an audiobook, brought to life by a group of amazing narrators, the humor and heart really stand out. This is one of those series and sets that just keeps a smile on my face and I can’t wait for more from this author!
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Pulse
- By: Adriana Locke
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Connor Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Pulse features a hot bodyguard and a woman in danger. It is the first book in a brand-new security series from Adriana Locke.
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Hot, Steamy and Sweet!
- By Jazzy Belle on 21-06-24
- Pulse
- By: Adriana Locke
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Connor Brown
wonderful story and narration
Reviewed: 01-06-24
Troy and Dahlia's romance was fast and sweet- a pining between two coworkers that lasted for years. Now that Dahlia is in danger, Troy will drop everything to protect her and there's a forced proximity element that was well done and fun. I really enjoyed the push and pull between these two because it wasn't overdrawn. Great chemistry, good banter and the steam was hot. Overall, I loved this story and look forward to more from this series.
Add in the amazing narration by CJ Bloom and Connor Brown and this is a story that took me away from my world for a while. A sweet romance that made me smile and fan myself often enough. A great escape!
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Takedown
- Fighting Love, Book 3
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Avery Reid, Christian Leatherman
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Pregnant and married at the young age of eighteen, I settled into my life not knowing there could ever be more. Until Mason, with his sexy smirk and magnetic baby blue eyes. With a single look and a few words, he made me feel sexy and alive. But as quickly as he came into my life, he was gone, leaving me wanting more. A few days later, my mom died, and her final words of advice—life's too short to settle—are what I vowed to live my life by. Not even a year after her death, I was divorced and ready to find the one.
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Good
- By Stormer83 on 04-08-24
- Takedown
- Fighting Love, Book 3
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Avery Reid, Christian Leatherman
Lots of heart
Reviewed: 28-05-24
Mila and Mason’s story was so sweet (with plenty of steam). Mason was the ultimate player and I liked how Mila and Mason knew each other for a while and in fact, didn’t like each other (or did they) until they did through a series of events that made them closer (including, unbeknownst to Mila, a dating app friendship). Mila is a single mother but I have to admit that that aspect seemed very superficial (though very cute) and there were aspects of the romance that felt rushed. But overall, a solid story that was a nice escape from the world. Oh and with a fantastic narration cast that perfectly solidified the emotions in the story.
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Clinched
- Fighting Love, Book 2
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Gideon Frost, Marina Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Charlie is everything I want and didn’t realize I need. It’s clear to me now, the woman I met at the club is only one layer of the woman I’m falling for. I’m a fixer by nature, but for the first time, I wouldn't fix a thing. I want her just the way she is. Broken pieces and all. Who needs the fairy tale, when we can have the reality.
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My Thoughts on Clinched
- By Shy G. on 16-12-24
- Clinched
- Fighting Love, Book 2
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Gideon Frost, Marina Barrett
Emotional and wonderfully narrated
Reviewed: 16-05-24
I love single dad romances, especially one with a dad like Tristan who was fantastic. I adored how the whole cast of characters were showcased, to be honest, because these are people that I would love to be friends with. Throw in Charlie, who made me tear up multiple times because her history was so sad, and I'm just loving this series and especially this story. Plenty of emotion, steam and love throughout, with a world that encapsulates acceptance and family. A wonderful story made better by the great narration. I loved Gideon Frost and Marina Barrett's narration- smooth with great nuance that heightened the emotion.
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Wild River
- Magnolia Falls Series, Book 2
- By: Laura Pavlov
- Narrated by: Desiree Ketchum, Aiden Snow
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Ruby Rose declared me the enemy before I had a chance to defend myself. I may be an attorney, but this girl had appointed herself judge and jury. And I’d never minded a good verbal sparring. There was a comfort in going to battle against the evil queen. Maybe it was just the recognition of one damaged soul to another. But the more we fought—the more I craved her. Until our arguing turned into a bit of a wager. One I was determined to win. One time. Sixty seconds. A secret only we would share. I’d work my magic and she’d declare me the winner.
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Entertaining story!
- By Kristin L. on 03-08-24
- Wild River
- Magnolia Falls Series, Book 2
- By: Laura Pavlov
- Narrated by: Desiree Ketchum, Aiden Snow
wonderful story and narration
Reviewed: 29-04-24
Banter galore and the characters all made me fall in love with them. The Ride or Die group of men were just fantastic, and I loved how they stood by each other. River is an attorney and some of the scenes with his assistant made me laugh. Ruby came back temporarily to help her father and was trying to escape from Magnolia Falls because of family issues. But being with River and the rest of the people in MF showed her how wonderful a small town was. Now, was it enough to get her to stay? A sweet, emotional and romantic story that was fully elevated through the audiobook. Because, Aiden Snow and Desiree Ketchum were fantastic at playing multiple characters easily so that I got lost in the audio. A wonderful next step in the series. Can't wait for the next one!
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Tapping Out
- Fighting Love, Book 1
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Gregory Salinas, Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Fighting is what saved me. It shed the old me, and I became a newer shinier version of myself. Until it took away everything I loved. I gave up and tapped out. Then one day, she came back into my life and reminded me that some things are worth fighting for. Now, I'm fighting for us, day by day, proving to her that our happily ever after is worth fighting for.
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My Thoughts on Tapping Out
- By Shy G. on 04-12-24
- Tapping Out
- Fighting Love, Book 1
- By: Nikki Ash
- Narrated by: Gregory Salinas, Kasi Hollowell
Great narration, book was ok
Reviewed: 16-04-24
The audiobook was well done. Gregory Salinas's voice was so smooth, maybe a touch too smooth, for Marco but a pleasure to listen to and he did a great job playing multiple characters. Kasi Hollowell also did really well and I really enjoyed the book through their performance.
The story itself was ok. I'm a huge fan of Nikki Ash and always love when she has a new book and this book, for instance, I bought and was on my TBR list until I listened to the audiobook. Well, as a character driven reader, Marco drove me batty and not in a good way. Bella was a good character but took too much from her best friend turned lover. Nikki Ash does not shy away from tough subjects, including in this book, where drug addiction and survivor's guilt led to poor behaviors. But I wished redemption came earlier and I was hoping Bella would have Tapped out earlier than she did! But then, we wouldn't get the ending, which as always, was well done and sweet. Narration a 4.5, story a 3.5.
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