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Desperate Measures
- Wicked Villains, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lessa Lamb, Jack Calihan
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's Summary
My Savior...Or My Ruin?
One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom...or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back.
I bargained.
I lost.
Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them.
But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom.
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Content Warning: This book contains depictions of consensual non-consent.
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- Amber
- 12-12-2022
HOT HOT HOT!!
The story was beautifully written. Dark gritty & sexy it takes FSOG and yeets it off the top of the building. Absolutely recommend reading/listening to it. Only thing I’d recommend is maybe getting the readers to play their counterpart voices during opposing POVs
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- Caitlyn
- 18-05-2021
Could not stop listening!
Oh my. Hot. Spicy. Damn.
This was everything I needed and more! I could not put this down. I had to finish it as soon as I started. it's an addiction.
I love the introduction to other characters. However I wanted more plot. More Ali. I wanted to see what he would do. Banter between him, Jasmine and Jafar.
I finished this wanting more. I WANT MORE DADDY.
This book reminds me of all the comments of the new Disney Aladdin movie where everyone started to swoon over Jafar. Calling him daddy. And it fitted.
If you wanted Jafar in the movie, you will want him more after listening to this master piece.
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- Alisha Luxford
- 13-08-2021
so spicy!
loved the female narrator, the male sounded like the funny movie announcer guy. great story and very spicy.
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- Steph
- 04-02-2022
Loved this book
I loved the storyline of this book with Jasmine and Jafar instead of her and Ali. I wished there had been more detail about both Jafar and Jasmine. The whole book felt a bit rushed but the ending made up for and my feminist heart couldn’t of been happier. The modern spin on it, a healthy dose of smut and kink and I am here for this book 🙌🏼
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- Joanne Tuese
- 14-07-2022
Interesting start to the series
I have read the whole series and now taking the opportunity to listen to it via audible. The story itself illustrates the covet city living and under world. Overall the story was ok Jasmine was more of a lil princess than a pawn. the other books get better. I was disappointed at the narrators they sounded like they were telling a fairy tale story lol
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- Tara
- 30-11-2022
Love this!!
I absolutely LOVED this! I can’t wait to binge listen to the rest of the books. The males voice was a bit off putting and is harsh contrast to the female voice. But towards the end I got used to it. I would love to have a series of these surrounding her reign, but can definitely appreciate the single book on its own.
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- Haley Sullivan
- 11-06-2021
Mediocre
The book is great and the female narrator is great but the male narrators voice is creepy and annoying
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