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The Gamble

By: Kristen Ashley
Narrated by: Emma Taylor
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GoodReads Author of the Year 2012, Nominee

Welcome to New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Kristen Ashley's Colorado Mountain Series, where friends become family and everyone deserves a second chance.

Love is the greatest gamble of all...

Nina Sheridan desperately needs a timeout vacation. With a fiancé who can't even remember how she takes her coffee, Nina wants some distance to rethink her engagement. Flying halfway around the world from England to a mountain town in Colorado should do the trick. But when she finds a gorgeous man at her rental cabin, Nina's cold, lonely adventure suddenly heats up.

The owner of the house, Holden "Max" Maxwell is surprised by the beautiful woman who turns up at his door. But when Nina becomes ill, Max spends days nursing her back to health. A private man with a broken heart, Max finds himself drawn to the strong-willed woman. Soon it becomes impossible for Nina and Max to deny their growing attraction to one another. Yet even as these two wounded souls think about taking a chance on a relationship, a secret from Max's past emerges—and threatens to end their love for good.

©2012 Kristen Ashley (P)2014 Hachette Audio Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense
About the Creator - Kristen Ashley

About the Creator

Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over 80 romance novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally. Her books have been translated in 14 languages and she’s sold millions of books. In March, she released the The Girl in The Woods, the second in her romantic thriller series, Misted Pines. And her latest audiobook is Perfect Together, a second chance romance that will break your heart and then put it back together stronger than before. She also published Too Good To be True, her first-ever murder mystery romance in an episodic format on Kindle Vella. Kristen, born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, and was a fourth-generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for 18 years prior to beginning her independent publishing career. She now writes full-time. Although romance is her genre, the prevailing themes running through all of Kristen’s novels are friendship, family and a strong sisterhood. To this end, and as a way to thank her readers for their support, Kristen has created the Rock Chick Nation, a series of programs that are designed to give back to her readers and promote a strong female community. You can learn more about Kristen and the Rock Chick Nation on her website: www.KristenAshley.net
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I enjoyed this book and the narrator did a wonderful job. However the characters in some parts were frustrating, so that's on the author. Such as when Max took away Nina's keys or wouldn't allow her to have a private conversation on the phone. Other examples are when Nina tries to say something to Max and is constantly cut off, finally agreeing to whatever he wants. It's frustrating to think a 36 year old woman can't set boundaries with her family or lover.

Enjoyable but partially frustrating

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Nina was awesome and had me smiling throughout the story
Really enjoyed this audio book

Loved Nina

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Would you listen to The Gamble again? Why?

Its a good long story. I love the characters. Nina is so English with a bit of a Bite!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Gamble?

When she got to the A-Frame and had the show down with Max

Which character – as performed by Emma Taylor – was your favourite?

Nina is my favourite

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Mountain Men

Mountain men

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I loved this book and the narrator did a fantastic job with all the characters.

I lovrd this book

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Great story line and I can't wait to hear or read the following books in the series but the narration of this story was irritating. The English accent and speed was frustrating, to the point I had to laugh or stop listening.
I would HIGHLY recommend the book but not with this narration.

Fantastic story but irritating narration

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I read this after reading the second book in the series and fortunately it didn't stuff the story up too much. I like the story line but the English accent was so frustrating to listen to, especially with the pronounciation of certain words (flash is said as flarsh). I will read the rest of the series as the men are definitely worth the imagination.

Terrible English accent

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An enjoyable story thst got better as it progressed. Got this as s recommendation. As a lead character Nina was awesome. The narration was good. Really enjoyed the ending

The Gamble

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I’ve jumped across to this series, as it was recommended to read prior to the last book in the Rock Chic Series. It was a good story, but going from the Rock Chic Series to this one, I found it hard to get used to the narrator. She does a great job with the male voices and both older & younger female characters; but for the main character she sounded far older than the characters age. Age aside however, it was an engaging story with Kristen Ashley’s usual hunky men, aspiring romances and action filled.

Narrator Selection Questionable, But Good Story

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Chose this book after coming across the latest book from this series! loved Bounty by Kristen Ashley, so thought i hear from the beginning! i wasn't disappointed!

Loved It

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Plenty of drama, emotion, romance, decent descriptive sex sciences, etc etc
Recommend for a chill listen that’s not to heavy. Oh and I loved loved the narrator! I read that a lot of people didn’t but once you get into it, it’s perfect.

Predictably entertaining:)

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