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The Darkest Flame

Roadmap to Your Heart Series, Book 1

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The Darkest Flame

By: Christina Lee
Narrated by: Tristan James, Iggy Toma
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Vaughn O'Keefe has been part owner of the Hog's Den for years. Privy to plenty of Disciples of the Road business, he's never been more ruffled as when a new recruit named "Smoke" walks through the door. Something about the man gets his blood pumping, but he knows to keep his preferences under wraps around the club.

"Smoke" Callahan has done a couple of rehab stints and is finally clean, thanks to help from the Disciples. He's on the right path and isn't about to get sidetracked, no matter how much the guy who manages the bar gets beneath his skin. Besides, his last relationship with a man left him scared, alone, and with a nightmare of an addiction. When the Hog's Den becomes shorthanded, and Smoke is ordered to help out the one man he can't have, his longing for the bartender reaches blistering proportions.

As Smoke's past unravels and the one person he hopes never to lay eyes on again messes with all he holds sacred, it's time to involve the Disciples. Problem is, he'll have to risk his membership, his heart, and his own hide to keep everyone he cares about safe.

Contains mature themes.

©2015 Christina Lee (P)2020 Tantor
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4.5 stars for the story. The more Christina Lee I read the more I love. This is about as good as it gets for a romance I reckon. Good background characters, some angst and dark backgrounds, no stupid miscommunication.

Audiobook only gets 3 stars though which drags it down. I know a lot of other have said this, but Tristan James really isn’t great. I actually love his gruff manly tone, which a lot of reviewers seem to think makes him sound old. I disagree with that and think his voice is great for characters like Vaughn- although if he spoke maybe 10% faster I think he would sound more youthful. My bigger issue is that he puts pauses in the wrong places. Adding commas that don’t exist can completely change a sentence and ruin the flow. The sex scenes that he narrated were as exciting as reading the dictionary. To the point of making me feel a little uncomfortable. The biggest saving grace is that Iggy Toma had more chapters I think. His were a joy to listen to. And this might be the first time I would ever say this, I actually think it would have been better if Iggy had done both POVs. Iggy has a great vocal range and could have easily pulled off two different POVs.

Great Book, Hit and Miss Audio

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Great story, always enjoy the men in Christina Lee books, but when I realised some of the voices Tristan James did sounded like Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump impersonations, it made some of the intimate scenes a bit awkward to listen to.

Great story

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