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Z. A. Maxfield
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Dare Buckley has come home - or at least, he's come back to Palladian, the small town he left as a teenager. After a major lapse in judgment forced him to resign from the Seattle PD, Palladian is the only place that'll hire him. There's one benefit to hitting rock bottom, though: the chance to investigate the mystery of his father's suicide.
Dare also gets to reacquaint himself with Finn Fowler, whose childhood hero worship ended in uncomfortable silence when Dare moved away. But Finn isn't the same little kid Dare once protected. He's grown into an attractive, enigmatic stranger who neither wants nor needs what Dare has to offer.
In fact, Dare soon realizes that Finn's keeping secrets - his own and the town's. And he doesn't seem to care that Dare needs answers. The atmosphere in Palladian, like its namesake river, appears placid, but dark currents churn underneath. When danger closes in, Dare must pit his ingenuity against his heart, and find his way home the hard way.
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In 1844 Ireland, Liam O’Connor, a rogue and a thief, fell madly in love with a squire’s daughter and unwittingly altered the future. Shy and naive Cora McLeod thought Liam was the answer to her prayers. But the angels disagreed and they’ve been waiting for the right moment in time to step in. Now Liam finds himself reunited with his beloved Cora in Providence Falls, North Carolina. The angels have given Liam a task. He must make sure Cora falls in love with another man - the one she was supposed to marry before Liam interfered.
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Disappointing
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Just Jenny
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In Just Jenny, Jenny Nance has a plan - save enough money to tour the world. The desire to traipse the globe is a dream she once shared with her twin sister. Jenny made a deathbed promise to her sister that she would go to all the places they had fantasized visiting together. Nothing will entice her to break her vow to Natalie, not even the sexy new Blue Ridge Valley police chief.... No matter how attracted she is to him.
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0 stars for Felicity Hart. 5 for Edward Thomas..
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Sweet Little Lies
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As captain of a San Francisco Bay tour boat, Pru can handle rough seas - the hard part is life on dry land. Pru loves her new apartment and her neighbors; problem is, she's in danger of stumbling into love with Mr. Right for Anybody but Her.
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Don''t Bother
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Nathan Murphy is pretty much resigned to his bachelor status - until he looks up from his desk to see an all-grown-up Lily walking into his classroom. Of all the women who turned out to be totally wrong for him, she's the only one who felt right. At least until his foolish, immature mistake drove her away. Lily has to admit that time has been more than kind to gorgeous, sexy Nathan. Except there's no room on her full plate for another complication. Especially with a man who broke her heart once before.
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boring
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My name is Salvador Rosas. Back in the barrio, my past is written on the walls: ESHB. Short for East Side Hollenbeck, my father's gang - my gang. Hell, it's a family tradition, one that sent both my brothers away. They used to call me "Ghost" because I haunted people's dreams. Now I've got nothing going for me except a hipster gringo mentoring me in a new career. An ex-con making craft beer? No mames. Still, people in this neighborhood look out for one another.
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Really good ....
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Boring
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Meh...
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I was young and naive when I fell hard for bad boy Grizz, a shifter who was hot enough to melt my good girl heart. Big mistake. Because when good girls are naughty, they end up pregnant. Now I’m back in Forest Heights to care for my aunt with my son Rainer — the son I’ve been raising on my own for nine years because gruff, tough Grizz didn’t believe our baby was possible.
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Uhhh.. nope
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Officer James Cannon is one tall, strong alpha male who's convinced that Shay stole his dog. But once he gets closer to the suspect, he realizes that this stubborn, independent woman not only needs a guard dog, she needs James as well. It seems that someone from her past is stalking her, and threatening her life. When danger meets desire, will James risk his career and his best friend - to protect the woman who's stolen his heart?
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Great Romantic Mystery
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After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving family, a dream job in one of LA's hottest eateries, and a gorgeous boyfriend dying to slip an engagement ring on her finger. So why does she feel so empty, like she's looking for a missing piece she can't find?
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Outstanding!
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Cimarron County knows the youngest son of the fabled Prince family as a womanizing hell-raiser, but Luca has changed, and he intends to prove it. There's just one problem - a woman with sparkling eyes and more fight than a barnyard cat. After a childhood of living in foster homes, Ella Kendall has exactly three things to her name: a dog, a pig, and the rundown house she just inherited. Luca may not remember her from high school, but she definitely remembers him. He is as seductive as he was then, but Ella isn't about to fall for his flirting.
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Very good - great imagery and sweet storyline with purpose
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- Rusty GingerBear
- 05-27-19
Really good story, told with horrible narration
This narrator is probably one of the worst I've ever heard on Audible.
Even though he has a few different inflections for his voice, he doesn't seem to stay consistent with who has which voice. Plus, his way of almost yelling at you while he's voicing an exciting part of the story is so offputting that it seriously detracts from the experience.
Clearly, this story would have been so much better with a different narrator.
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- OwlEyez
- 10-17-18
amazing story
Mystery, murder, twists and turns. loved it all! Characters come to life. The Narrator is great at expressing the varying emotions.
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- Lorraine Du Bois
- 10-06-21
Home the Hard Way
This is a very good book it is a FABULOUS who don it with alot of twist an turns before You can see to the end I TRULY HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS BOOK AS MUCH AS I HAVE
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- Inkling
- 01-04-22
Solid Meh...
This was just ok. The story line was ok, the mystery bit was ok, narrator....ok. Character development...ok. Ending...flat and predictable. It lacked explanation where needed and gave too much in others. The "smexy times" felt empty and cold. The narrator rushed thru almost sounding angry he had to read it. An overall disappointment. Can't honestly recommend it.
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- M. F. Hampton
- 01-26-19
I had problems with this one
The characters were engaging, but I had problems with Finn. I think he needs serious therapy before he should ever try to be in a BDSM scene. Although he is portrayed as being a competent dom, his emotional and psychological damage would scare the bejeezus out of me and would definitely never let me trust him. I'm glad there was a seeming HEA to this one, but I'm afraid for Dare. So glad Bill is getting therapy...
A very good story. There were times I wanted to walk away from it because the characters made me just that uncomfortable, but I'm glad I stuck with it.
The narration was a bit confusing at times. It wasn't always clear who was speaking. I don't know if that is completely on the narrator or not, but it seemed to be confusing even to him.
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- Larry
- 05-06-17
Twisted
I am still wrapping my head around the story. The narrator really got into it, maybe even a little too much. And if you don't like BDSM, you might not like this story.
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- amowens
- 09-06-20
Dissapointing Narrator
The narrator wasn't good for this book. He made every character sound like a serial killer. He over acted so much I kept thinking about William Shatner and old movies were everyone was waaaaay over the top in a really bad way. I really didn't like that.
As far as the story goes, it was alright. I may have been inclined to like it more if the narrator had been better. The BDSM felt completely random and while I could infer why the characters would like that based on their pasts, It didn't really fit the story as a whole and felt like it was added simply because the author wanted to check that genre box off the list.
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- tdb78
- 04-02-20
Not what I was expecting
First, though I usually love Shannon Gunn’s narrations, I found the main characters voices too similar and sometimes lost track of who was saying what.
Second, While it was an ok story, I never felt totally engaged. The bdsm seemed to come out of left field though I did appreciate that it wasn’t your typical setup.
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- jason miller
- 08-22-18
Not bad. Not good.
Narrator was fantastic! A lot of character to voice and pulled off very well. Story on the other hand was disappointing. Through the first half I was empathizing with Finn and Dare, but after the introduction fetish aspect I found myself viewing Finn as a manipulative man taking advantage of an alcoholic and Dare as weak willed lush. Disappointing because I wanted to root for these characters. I ended up stopping at the final bondage scene in disgust realizing I now hated both characters and didn’t care what became of them. I’ve listened to a few other Maxfield books that I loved, but this one... let me just say I’m glad it wasn’t my first.
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- AshCats
- 08-30-20
Unique and enjoyable
I really like Shannon Gunn's narration. It can sometimes seem a little over the top until you lose yourself in it, because he puts so much passion or anguish and realistic emotion into the dialog. The story held my interest throughout, though I would have enjoyed an epilogue to see Finn settle further into a loving relationship.
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