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Cherish Hard

Hard Play Series, Book 1

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Cherish Hard

By: Nalini Singh
Narrated by: Justine O. Keef
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Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future-to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent...and kisses like pure sin.

Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener.

And Sailor Bishop has wickedness on his mind.

As Ísa starts to fall for a man who makes her want to throttle and pounce on him at the same time, she knows she has to choose-play it safe and steady, or risk all her dreams and hope Sailor doesn't destroy her heart.

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Nalini Singh (P)2018 Tantor Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

“It is always a delight to pick up a Singh book, and she once again proves why with her latest contemporary romance…. There is such a sexy sweetness and tenderness to this story that it is sure to melt readers' hearts! If you need an emotional lift, then snap up this book ASAP!” ( RT Book Reviews [Top Pick])
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I love these stories but oh! I wish the narrators actually used a Kiwi accent instead of a mix of cockney/Australian.

that is NOT our accent!

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I love Nalin Singh's stories, her characters are engaging, humorous and well developed. I am a huge fan! I did however have a small problem with the naration. Ms O'Keef reads well but her accents are atrocious and distracting. I found it hard to lose myself in the story due to this. It is very grating . Ms O'Keef's narration is otherwise fine - just loose the accented characterizations please. : )

Wonderful characters.

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It wasn't the most exciting storyline to begin with but the narration really let it down. The male character sounded like a cockney moron. The female sounded like an insipid twit. The narrator should avoid attempting New Zealand accents.

Narration ruined the story.

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I absolutely love this book, can’t recommend it highly enough. Characters and storyline are both amazing

Stunning storyline

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Wish I’d read the reviews on the narrator, I’ve listened to this narrator before and didn’t have a problem but trying to listen to this was an insult to any Kiwi or Australian. Ms Keefe totally butchered the accent and I found this book too difficult to listen to and will return as it was a waste of money. She couldn’t even say Mum properly. Don’t waste your money on this audible book

Awful narrator

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I listened to the rock kids books narrated by the same person and found her male voices impressive and in general a very good narration. However her voices in this one were grating I listened to a couple of sentences spoken by the hero and couldn’t get past it. The accent is atrocious made worse by the fact that the hero appears in another book and did not sound like this I don’t understand why she changed it.

Couldn’t finish prologue voices to grating

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I cannot get past the butchered kiwi accent. It’s like the Simpsons version of the Australian accent. And definitely not consistent. The character’s inner monologue is a different accent to their speaking one - pick one and stick to it (but do it well!). This is from an Australian.
Might read this instead.

Butchered accents

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Really tried to engage with this story but struggled big time. found it hard to move past the terrible NZ accents of the characters. Wanted more.

Not much

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