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Riven
- By: Roan Parrish
- Narrated by: Chris Chambers, Iggy Toma
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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Theo Decker might be the lead singer of Riven, but he hates being a rock star. The paparazzi, the endless tours, being recognized everywhere he goes - it all makes him squirm. The only thing he doesn't hate is the music. Feeling an audience's energy as they lose themselves in Riven's music is a rush unlike anything else...until he meets Caleb Blake Whitman. Caleb is rough and damaged, yet his fingers on his guitar are pure poetry. And his hands on Theo? They're all he can think about. But Caleb's no groupie - and one night with him won't be enough.
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Love discovering another author to add to my personal pantheon!
- By Deos2 on 19-09-2020
- Riven
- By: Roan Parrish
- Narrated by: Chris Chambers, Iggy Toma
Love discovering another author to add to my personal pantheon!
Reviewed: 19-09-2020
Enjoyed the main protagonists. Both are musicians - one rock, one blues - who struggle with their lives. Both have fears that control and shape those lives. Both have to use their love to grow and come to understand that the stories they’ve created to protect themselves aren’t finite. Their stories can change, as life itself changes for them. Opposite as they are, Theo and Caleb each find their love reshaping their lives, giving them confidence to make the decisions necessary for a life together.
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The Wolf at the Door
- The Big Bad Wolf Series, Book 1
- By: Charlie Adhara
- Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Hunting for big bad wolves was never part of Agent Cooper Dayton's plan, but a werewolf attack lands him in the carefully guarded Bureau of Special Investigations. A new case comes with a new partner: ruggedly sexy werewolf Oliver Park. Park is an agent of The Trust, a werewolf oversight organization working to ease escalating tensions with the BSI. But as far as Cooper's concerned, it's failing. As they investigate a series of mysterious deaths unlike anything they've seen, every bone in Cooper's body is suspicious of his new partner....
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One of the better shifter novels!
- By Deos2 on 11-04-2020
- The Wolf at the Door
- The Big Bad Wolf Series, Book 1
- By: Charlie Adhara
- Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist
One of the better shifter novels!
Reviewed: 11-04-2020
Sound plot structure, solid character development! Moved away from the usual tropes associated with shifters, well edited and coherent narrative. It held my attention until the - unexpected - end. Narrator had laconic delivery that suited the premise and style of the text. I will definitely look at other titles by this author.
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Sanctuary
- A Tale from the Mercy Hills Universe
- By: Ann-Katrin Byrde
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Ori and Patton have been best friends since they were pups. But growing up changes everything - Ori must settle on an alpha to mate, while Patton takes on the beta's work of maintaining the walled enclave their pack lives within. They try to make the best of it, until a wealthy suitor comes calling for Ori, and they realize neither of them can face a future without the other. And on a moonless night, Ori and Patton escape over the enclave walls, breaking both shifter and human law in their determination to reach the sanctuary of Mercy Hills.
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Another amazing Mercy Hills story!
- By Deos2 on 12-03-2020
- Sanctuary
- A Tale from the Mercy Hills Universe
- By: Ann-Katrin Byrde
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
Another amazing Mercy Hills story!
Reviewed: 12-03-2020
I have greatly enjoyed the Mercy Hills books - this has to be one of my favourites. Her world of shifters is well crafted and beautifully maintained throughout Ori and Patton’s journey into adulthood and subsequent odyssey to a better life. Sanctuary introduces more of the shifter enclaves and allows a deeper understanding of the social rigidity prevalent in them in contrast to the social reshaping of Mercy Hills. The narrator is excellent!
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Freckles
- By: Amy Lane
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Carter Embree has always hoped to be rescued from his productive, tragically boring, and (slightly) ethically compromised life. But when an urchin at a grocery store shoves a bundle of fluff into his hands, Carter goes from rescuee to rescuer - and he needs a little help. Sandy Corrigan, the vet tech who helps ease Carter into the world of dog ownership, first assumes that Carter is a crazy-pants client who just needs to relax.
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Another Amy Lane winner
- By Deos2 on 01-03-2020
- Freckles
- By: Amy Lane
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
Another Amy Lane winner
Reviewed: 01-03-2020
Amy Lane writes about real people. Nary an Adonis like sex machine in sight. Instead real relationships with sex that matters as her characters find each other, find out each other and build lives together. Always a joy to read a new Amy Lane!
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Mating the Omega
- Mercy Hills Pack, Volume 1
- By: Ann-Katrin Byrde
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Omega wolf Jason and his family have been on the run for six years, to keep Jason from being forcefully mated to his pack's cruel Alpha. When a brutal attack leaves his father desperately injured, Jason comes to the conclusion that it's time to call it quits. Terrified as he is to deliver himself into an Alpha's power, he makes a deal to mate with the Alpha of the richest pack in the country, and discovers that he'd rather mate the Alpha's handsome Head of Security.
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Best Alpha Omega book I’ve read to date
- By Deos2 on 18-01-2020
- Mating the Omega
- Mercy Hills Pack, Volume 1
- By: Ann-Katrin Byrde
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
Best Alpha Omega book I’ve read to date
Reviewed: 18-01-2020
Enjoyed Claire Cullen’s series - but Byrde’s is outstanding. Well thought out plot and characters - much more than simply event after event! Beautifully crafted background accompanied by the development and exploration of an alternate culture. I haven’t been this excited about an author since I first discovered Le Guin through reading her ‘Left hand of darkness’.
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Deal Maker
- Mixed Messages, Book 2
- By: Lily Morton
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Jude is a highly successful model, but a very reluctant one. His life is full of casual hook-ups with pretty men in glamorous locations, but it’s still empty. However, circumstances decreed a long time ago that this was his path. However, an accident at home one night leads to him making a new deal and accepting the offer of help from an unlikely source. It leads to an unexpected summer of falling in love with a larger-than-life man and his child. But by the end of the summer his reasons for not staying are still valid. Will he turn away? Can he?
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Beautifully crafted and entertaining!
- By Deos2 on 14-01-2020
- Deal Maker
- Mixed Messages, Book 2
- By: Lily Morton
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Beautifully crafted and entertaining!
Reviewed: 14-01-2020
Love Lily Morton’s storyline’s and protagonists. Morton weaves together humour, believable engaging characters, a top layer of snarkyness, underlaid by the slow evolution of genuine love. This book upholds the general excellence of her previous books and their characters. The choice of Joel Leslie as narrator initially made me hesitate but he does an amazing job with this story - enjoyed every moment of it!
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Talker
- By: Amy Lane
- Narrated by: David Kaplan
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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Tate "Talker" Walker has spent most of his life hiding his scars under a bright punk facade, and until he sat next to Brian Cooper on a bus, it worked. But Brian has spent his whole life being the invisible man, and he's used to looking below the surface. What he sees in Talker is a fragile and lovable human being. Brian is outwardly straight, but Talker is desperate for love, and when Talker's behavior leads to some painful consequences, Brian is forced to come out of his closet—in dramatic fashion.
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Narrator let this story down
- By Deos2 on 22-12-2019
- Talker
- By: Amy Lane
- Narrated by: David Kaplan
Narrator let this story down
Reviewed: 22-12-2019
Loved the series so downloaded first book to listen in the car. Unfortunately - even though I continued to the end - the narrator couldn’t build empathy. Such a shame - he perhaps didn’t relate to the story; at times so pedestrian in voice. Sorry mate - still love this series!
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Galaxies and Oceans
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Seizing his one chance to escape, Ethan Hosking leaves his violent ex-boyfriend, leaves his entire life, and walks into the path of a raging bushfire. Desperate to start over, a new man named Aubrey Hobbs walks out of the fire-ravaged forest, alive and alone. With no ID and no money, nothing but his grandfather's telescope, he goes where the Southern Cross leads him. Patrick Carney is the resident lighthouse keeper in Hadley Cove. After the tragic death of his lover four years ago, he's content with his life until a stranger shows up in town and turns Patrick's head.
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NR Walker never seems to fail!
- By Deos2 on 17-09-2019
- Galaxies and Oceans
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
NR Walker never seems to fail!
Reviewed: 17-09-2019
Walker knows Kangaroo Island and weaves it beautifully through the story. Both protagonists are attractive and believable, with the lover lost at sea, the stars and ocean, and the Southern Cross laying an intriguing contrapuntal texture under the basic plot. Really enjoyed this book - rank it with Red Dirt Heart series and Switched!
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The Weight of It All
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym. Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn't sure he'll ever be ready to date again. He's sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is. As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamors Reed with recipes and laughter.
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Funny and important - a perfect book!
- By Alan on 06-10-2020
- The Weight of It All
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Took a while to warm up to the story
Reviewed: 19-07-2019
And that was partly due too the reader - I find Joel’s diction somewhat idiosyncratic and it takes a while to bring it and the story together. However that may be due to having read the story and developing a strong sense of the characters within my own head. Definitely enjoyed it overall once adjusting to Joel’s reading style. Again Walker’s characters are quirky, sympathetic and easy to relate with. Even the ‘bad’ boyfriend’s entry onto the scene is treated in a humane way - so often not the way. A light very enjoyable read with some underlying messages about self image subtly threaded through it.
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Point of No Return
- Turning Point, Book 1
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Matthew Elliot is one of LA’s best detectives. He’s been labeled the golden boy of the Fab Four: a team of four detectives who’ve closed down drug-rings all over the city. He’s smart, tough and exceptionally good at his job. He’s also a closeted gay man. Enter Kira Takeo Franco, the new boxing coach at the gym. Matthew can’t deny his immediate attraction to the man his fellow cops know as Frankie. But in allowing himself to fall in love with a man known to his colleagues, Matthew risks outing them both.
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Loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-07-2020
- Point of No Return
- Turning Point, Book 1
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
N R Walker always astounds me
Reviewed: 19-07-2019
I’ve read her Australian series (Red dirt heart), her Australian in the US series (Spencer Cohen) as well as a myriad of other individual titles and series. Her themes and characters are wide ranging - and she always hits the right notes with them. This book maintains the standard. Her protagonists are engaging, their relationship drawing the reader in. The back stories are strong and Kira’s parents wonderful - could imagine meeting them in real life. I’m looking forwards to the next two books!