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- Temptation Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Shannon Gunn
- Series: Temptation, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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- Categories: Erotica, Literature & Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Try - verb: To make an attempt or effort to do something or in this case…someone.
Sex. Logan Mitchell loves it, and ever since he realized his raw sexual appeal at a young age, he has had no problem using it to his advantage. Men and women alike fall into his bed - after all, Logan is not one to discriminate. He lives by one motto - if something interests you, why not just take a chance and try?
And he wants to try Tate Morrison.
Just coming out of a four-year marriage with an ex-wife from hell, a relationship is the last thing on Tate's mind. He's starting fresh and trying to get back on his feet with a new job at an upscale bar in downtown Chicago.
The only problem is, Tate has caught the unwavering and unwelcome attention of Mr. Logan Mitchell - a regular at the bar and a man who always gets what he wants.
Night after night Tate fends off the persistent advances of the undeniably charismatic man, but after an explosive moment in the bar, all bets are off as he finds his body stirring with a different desire than his mind.
As arrogance, stubbornness and sexual tension sizzles between the two, it threatens to change the very course of their lives.
Logan doesn't do relationships. Tate doesn't do men. But what would happen if they both just gave in and…tried?
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- Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
- 01-12-2021
Sizzling soapie drama!
New bartender Tate Morrison has never been attracted to men but when Logan Mitchell launches a barrage of advances, eventually and reluctantly Tate accepts their mutual attraction. Logan is an equal-opportunity prowler, he’s never been in a relationship, let alone an exclusive one, but when Tate makes that a condition, Logan agrees without hesitation. Watching these two alpha males fight their innate tendencies and push each other’s buttons as they try to make it work was mesmerising. Ella Frank really sketches these sizzling characters thoroughly: Logan is confident, pushy, quick to act, slow to apologise, while Tate is affable, loyal, but easily hurt and angered. I liked how neither man was perfect, making missteps, pulling away but unable to walk away. I also liked the drama of Tate’s divorce and the glimpse of his family. Audio narrator Shannon Gunn really grew on me, he does a great job.
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-01-2019
I didnt want to love it.... but I did!
I didnt want to love this because I am not a fan of multiple books about the same couple so I didnt want to get invested but I couldnt put this down. It had just enough to keep me interested and waiting for the next thing to happen. I am looking forward to finishing the series.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Sue
- 30-12-2017
Ella spins her magic!
I've done a re-read/listen of this book because the sixth and final book of the series has just come out. All six books are about Logan and Tate and their journey to a HEA. Tate starts out as a straight, about to be, divorcee. Bi Logan walks into the bar where Tate works, hones in on Tate and makes it his mission to "own him". So from that premise, we go on an emotional, drama filled, only slightly angsty, beautiful journey to get an ending Tate had no idea was even a possibility and for Logan, it was never on his horizon. An excellent series and great audio by Shannon Gunn too.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Angel kitty
- 13-08-2017
Wow
If you think reading try was good
This audio is even better
Wow
Total mind blowing
Go ahead and try
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jenny
- 31-03-2015
Incredible!
I'll just straight up admit it: I'm totally in love with Logan and Tate. I cannot believe how amazing this story is. It has everything I want in a book. Creative characters that I can't get enough of, a story that's original and interesting and keeps me fascinated. And let's be real, Ella Frank is a phenomenal author. Her writing style is clean, she makes the story flow and doesn't fill up her stories with useless scenes and details. Shannon Gunn is the perfect narrator for this book. His voice is exactly what I imagine Logan and Tate would sound like. So incredibly sexy. Wow. Just wow.
18 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lee R
- 27-12-2015
William Shatner reads erotica
Would you try another book from Ella Frank and/or Shannon Gunn?
Not a fan of Shannon Gunn. His reading has really lessened my enjoyment of a book I quite liked. Having read and loved the 1st 2 books of this series but having it read by Shannon Gunn I couldn't help think I was being read to by William Shatner's Captain Kirk. That's not a good thing in case you were wondering. While 'in character' he was tolerable (unless he was reading a female character, awful!), while narrating it was painful. Then throw in the lack of smooth transition from one chapter to the next. I'd be fine with no marking of chapter changes in my audio books but if you feel the need to do it please don't make it louder and completely out of timber with the rest of the reading. Gunn's loud and stilted 'CHAPTER 12' transitions completely jar you out of the story. A bad performance is an audio books worst enemy in my opinion and there seem to be a LOT of them out there.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Logan and Tate both are terrific characters. They are strong men with definite opinions who just blend well together.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Shannon Gunn?
I could see Hugh Jackman doing an amazing job.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Absolutely, as long as Shannon Gunn isn't involved.
Any additional comments?
Great book but the reading is very distracting. The reader should draw you in, not make you cringe, unless you're reading a horror novel.
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- Joe Puzzo
- 20-04-2019
no means no!
repeated sexual assult is not ok and should now be promoted on audiable. end of story
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Jaime Book Lover
- 29-04-2015
Excellent
Excellent story that I have read many times and Shannom Gunn added to the story with perfect narration! 5 stars!!
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- Katherine Pantinas
- 09-10-2016
If you like m/m erotica, it's a great book - but not the best audiobook.
I am fan of erotic romance and erotica. "Try" is a good example of m/m erotica done right. Flawed but relatable male characters, plenty of internal conflict, hot sex scenes. The best part of this book is that the first third or more is one long, delicious tease. By the first time of actual sex, the reader can feel the desperate relief. The first book in the series, much of the conflict is internal or between Tate and Logan. I would have liked some external conflict as well, but that comes out in the next book in the series.
The audiobook performance, however, is awful. The reader has two distinct voices for Tate and Logan. His voice for Tate sounds like Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Very distracting. He over-acted the sex scenes and made them more porn, less hot passion. If you can call an M/M sex scene melodramatic, he did exactly that. His female voices were almost offensive. They all sounded like whiny empty-headed co-eds, and they all sounded exactly the same. I was disappointed with the performance overall.
My recommendation: read the book instead of listening to it.
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I wanted to re-read this great book and decided to try (pun intended) the audio (whispersync).
It was really bad! The narrator grunted and groaned OTT (over the top). It sounded like he tried too hard so it just ended up awkward and then ridiculous. I also felt the MCs voices were all wrong. Tate sounded like an old man or something. It was just... wrong. I only made it to about 20% before I had to stop. The narration totally put me off the book and since I've already read it once before I *knew* the story and loved it. I actually listened to bits of the story later in the book to just make sure, because "is it really *this* bad?" And yes, it really was. I ended up laughing out laugh at one of the sex scenes I've just read and knew was hot. The narrating of the same scene? Not so much. So steer clear, and just read this great story and fall in love with Logan and Tate on your own.
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- lisaslovelyreads
- 02-08-2017
HAWT!
I have read this book a couple of times (yep, its that good) and I am not generally an audible fan, but I figured what the heck, I'll try it. (no pun intended!). Boy am I glad I did! Shannon Gunn has done an amazing job brining Ella's words to life and it has elevated this story to a whole new level! I also discovered the hard way it is NSFW!
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- ReneBT
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Love love love this series!
Can't get enough! Have even downloaded more titles read by this narrator. Have Take and am waiting anxiously for Trust, book #3!
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- Lee Todd
- 23-07-2014
oh yeah
Where does Try rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
#1
What did you like best about this story?
I rated this my best read of 2013 and after listening to it I'd definitely rate it even higher if that was at all possible!
Logan and Tate have so much chemistry it is amazing. The story is interesting and the sex scenes are HOT.
What about Shannon Gunn’s performance did you like?
Shannon has become my favourite narrator. He has a really easy voice to listen to and puts plenty of emotion and nuance into his work. He also is consistent in how he portrays each of the characters speech throughout the book.
If you could rename Try, what would you call it?
It couldn't possibly be anything but TRY
Any additional comments?
can't wait to hear TAKE!!
9 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Piper
- 02-02-2017
only made it to chapter 5
I was on a role with great books and this one just sucked . no offense to the author but she knows nothing about gay sex . sorry had to say it . like just no storyline.. its sounded like a great read but after chapter 5 i gave up . the narrator was awful . I mean you don't know who's opinion is who's not all gay men are whores
3 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- S. Brown
- 25-10-2018
Loved It!
About to start reading the whole series again. Loved it from the first hour, although took me a while to get used to Shannon Gunn. His voice for Logan was spot on though, and I could just picture him talking like that. Not so much for Tate, but once you get to know Tate's character, Shannon's take on him kind of worked too.
Can't recommend this series enough, I chain listened and really missed the characters after I'd finished, hence my imminent re-read. Shame I can't get any of Ella Frank's other works with a decent narrator, as wanted to read about Robbie afterwards, but couldn't stand Charlie David. Same goes with Finlay. Ella's writing flows and I loved her character development and dialogue between characters.
Logan and Tate develop beautifully together and all the angst they go through helps to cement their total devotion to eachother. About the only thing that irritated me was Tate's reaction to some situations as he's a thinker and a bit slower than Logan to see what's infront of his face. Tate's family scenes were horrendous, and I was glad that his mother was not featured at all after that. Not sure why Logan's nemisis was introduced other than for Logan to see how totally over him he was, as that part didn't seem to go anywhere. Cole was the best support character and I'd like to know more about his meeting with is wife. Logan's mother was just awful but a lot about him was explained with her scenes.
If you like your MM romance raunchy, heartbreaking, funny and devoted, you'll love Logan and Tate.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- C M Silver
- 28-04-2021
Overlong indulgent
Interesting premise, stretched out, repetitive in places made this book impossible to finish. Narrator OK at times, but the over-excited style generates an uneasiness and tension unnecessary for a man drinking at a bar through most of the book, who likes to pick up the bar staff.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- HMM
- 15-04-2020
Did not finish
This is such a slow novel I just could not finish it. Nothing happens, and if they interact inbetween the sex scenes, it's highly unoriginal. The narrator was fine but he had one shortcoming: he can't perform sex scenes. He went so over the top it was annoying, if it did not make me laugh out loud.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Annie
- 12-02-2015
Good story, shame about the comedy narration
This story is super hot and really hits the spot.
The only fly in the ointment is the narrator. Narrator, Shannon Gunn, must also be movie trailer voice over guy as well because he has just the voice for it. It was way too over the top for this kind of job.
Also, the way he voices Tate is hilarious and as sexy as my big toe.
I'll listen to the sequel as I want to know what happens but I won't order any more books narrated by the same person. I can't go through it again!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Luminatri
- 26-09-2021
Oh My Good God! 🥰😭🥰😂🥰🥵🥰
1st off... Unbelievable narration by Shannon Gunn. Without a doubt, a firm favourite.
During my week off work I thought this would be the perfect time to start this series as I've seen the couple pop up in a couple of other books in my Audible library... and Wow Wow Wow!!! I actually listened to all 6 books in 4 days. (I have no life)
I couldn't stop, nor get enough of Tate & Logan. I've laughed out loud, cried & fanned myself, So many times throughout all 6 books, they were impossible to put down.
I was kinda dreading getting to the end but I know I'm not too far away from them as I'm now about to delve into Robbie's story. 'The Priest, The Prick & The Princess' and I Cannot wait!
Ella... From someone that Very rarely leaves a review,
Thank you so much for sharing your magic and Please, don't ever stop x
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Lori Powell
- 17-08-2021
dnf
No rating as dnf. I could see what the author was trying to do but no means no and sexual innuendo is tiresome, whether the recipient be male or female. Tate was trying to work and Logan was just bugging him. I know it was meant to be sexy and alpha male but it just wasn't it was sexual harassment and that is neither sexy or appropriate.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Janet
- 17-05-2020
hot
love listening to this book, Shannon Gunn voice is so hot , cant wait to listen to more x
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Becky L
- 16-05-2016
Great story - but I prefer the print version
What did you like best about Try? What did you like least?
I have read the book many times, so I thought the audiobook would be a good addition to my library. However, the narration and I just didn't mesh, and it was all a little too much. Yes, I know it's an erotica - but I like my erotica a little less salacious.
How could the performance have been better?
It just felt a little too over the top for me - too many 'crescendo' sounds in the audio that let me create less of my own world and felt like too much of it was created for me.
Do you think Try needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Well....there's Take and Trust, so yeah!
Any additional comments?
Although the audio didn't work for me, I absolutely love the book and would happily recommend.
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