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Coastal Elite, Book 3
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Theo Sinclair
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Benjamin Sands
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Sam Mariano
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I had a plan to get through senior year. Get good grades, stay busy with clubs, don’t forget to carve out time for Mom and Hannah, and most importantly, stay far, far away from Landon Atwater.
That plan collapsed at the end of summer when my mom announced her surprise engagement… to Landon’s father.
Now, I have to live with the jerk who has spent years tormenting me. At school, I could make sure we weren’t in the same classes and turn the other way if I saw him in the halls, but avoiding him gets a lot harder when I’m living in his seaside mansion.
Especially because he doesn’t want to be avoided.
Landon has always loved taunting and controlling me, but now he has the ultimate advantage and he’s not afraid to use it. Landon is the chaos machine that could blow up this newly minted family—and my mom’s chance at happiness—and, unfortunately for me, he knows I won’t let him.
I was prepared to be on my guard at school, but I didn’t plan to spend senior year avoiding capture in my own home.
Unfortunately, it seems Landon has a plan of his own.
And no lock on my bedroom door is going to keep him from accomplishing it.
Contempt is book three in the Coastal Elite series! Listeners first meet Parker and Landon in book two, Undertow. Contempt is intended for a mature adult audience, and anyone requiring trigger warnings is urged to listen to the author's note at the beginning of the book.
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- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Ava Lucas
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Brantley Morrison is a drinker of whiskey, a solver of problems, and a collector of mutts - the kind of loyal, hardworking guy you want on your side, and you’d best not get on the wrong side of. Alyssa Walton never meant to find herself on Brant’s bad side and never even met the man until he showed up in her bedroom with a loaded gun and a plan to destroy her.
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Listen to this!!!
- By B on 12-04-22
By: Sam Mariano
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Brutal Ambition
- By: Sam Mariano
- Narrated by: Desireé Ketchum, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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I used to fantasize about meeting a masked madman who would love me endlessly and obsessively. He would look after me in a world where no one else did. He would manipulate all the strings that held up my life until I had exactly the one I wanted. And then one night, I met him. Only he wasn't the hero I always imagined he would be. When we left the forest together that night, I thought I'd escaped the villains relatively unscathed, but my true villain was the man whose arms I felt safest in.
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- By Nieszka on 01-08-25
By: Sam Mariano
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Ruthlessly His: A Dark Billionaire Contemporary Romance
- Gilded Decadence Series, Book 1
- By: Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley
- Narrated by: Melanie Hastings, Gideon Frost
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Tearing off the gilded veneer of elite privilege exposes the sordid scandals, dark secrets, and taboo desires of New York's jaded high society in this dark romance series from best friends and USAT bestselling authors Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, writing under their new pen name, Blake Hensley.
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Excellent!
- By Mary on 05-26-24
By: Zoe Blake, and others
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Baby Proposal
- By: Evie Rose
- Narrated by: Shane East, Evelyn Rose
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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My boss walked in on me buying magic juice online. And now he's demanding to be my baby's daddy! All he wants in return is for me to be his fake wife? My grumpy billionaire boss is the bane of my life and my embarrassing crush. So I must be crazy to agree to his proposal, right? A marriage of convenience for him, and in return, I'll get a pregnancy to fulfill my grandmothers wish.
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Sexy and Sweet
- By Dayhiker on 08-27-24
By: Evie Rose
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Vow of Revenge
- A Novel (The Mafia Academy Series, Book 1)
- By: P. Rayne
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Meg Sylvan
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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When my father arranged for me to marry the heir to the Costa crime family, I swore I’d do anything to escape that fate. I have more to offer than being some man’s arm candy and producing heirs. Marcelo Costa might be my fiancé, but he’ll never be my husband. So when he and his father are killed in a car bombing, I consider myself lucky. No longer will I have to go from being a mafia princess to becoming a mafia wife, I can now attend the Sicuro Academy—a private college created for mafia children like me.
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Fun read
- By Lauri T on 02-04-25
By: P. Rayne
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Even If It Hurts
- Coastal Elite, Book 1
- By: Sam Mariano
- Narrated by: Theo Sinclair, Allie Shae
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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He could have been my hero. He saved my life that night, a beautiful dark angel slicing through my fear and the water, dragging me from its deadly clutches. He should have been my hero. I thought maybe he was.
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Dark, Twisted & Intense! Great Story & Listen🎧
- By Bette on 06-30-23
By: Sam Mariano
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The Imperfections
- A Forbidden Romance
- By: Sam Mariano
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Ava Lucas
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Brantley Morrison is a drinker of whiskey, a solver of problems, and a collector of mutts - the kind of loyal, hardworking guy you want on your side, and you’d best not get on the wrong side of. Alyssa Walton never meant to find herself on Brant’s bad side and never even met the man until he showed up in her bedroom with a loaded gun and a plan to destroy her.
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Listen to this!!!
- By B on 12-04-22
By: Sam Mariano
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Brutal Ambition
- By: Sam Mariano
- Narrated by: Desireé Ketchum, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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I used to fantasize about meeting a masked madman who would love me endlessly and obsessively. He would look after me in a world where no one else did. He would manipulate all the strings that held up my life until I had exactly the one I wanted. And then one night, I met him. Only he wasn't the hero I always imagined he would be. When we left the forest together that night, I thought I'd escaped the villains relatively unscathed, but my true villain was the man whose arms I felt safest in.
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- By Nieszka on 01-08-25
By: Sam Mariano
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Ruthlessly His: A Dark Billionaire Contemporary Romance
- Gilded Decadence Series, Book 1
- By: Zoe Blake, Alta Hensley
- Narrated by: Melanie Hastings, Gideon Frost
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Tearing off the gilded veneer of elite privilege exposes the sordid scandals, dark secrets, and taboo desires of New York's jaded high society in this dark romance series from best friends and USAT bestselling authors Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, writing under their new pen name, Blake Hensley.
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Excellent!
- By Mary on 05-26-24
By: Zoe Blake, and others
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Baby Proposal
- By: Evie Rose
- Narrated by: Shane East, Evelyn Rose
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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My boss walked in on me buying magic juice online. And now he's demanding to be my baby's daddy! All he wants in return is for me to be his fake wife? My grumpy billionaire boss is the bane of my life and my embarrassing crush. So I must be crazy to agree to his proposal, right? A marriage of convenience for him, and in return, I'll get a pregnancy to fulfill my grandmothers wish.
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Sexy and Sweet
- By Dayhiker on 08-27-24
By: Evie Rose
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Vow of Revenge
- A Novel (The Mafia Academy Series, Book 1)
- By: P. Rayne
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Meg Sylvan
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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When my father arranged for me to marry the heir to the Costa crime family, I swore I’d do anything to escape that fate. I have more to offer than being some man’s arm candy and producing heirs. Marcelo Costa might be my fiancé, but he’ll never be my husband. So when he and his father are killed in a car bombing, I consider myself lucky. No longer will I have to go from being a mafia princess to becoming a mafia wife, I can now attend the Sicuro Academy—a private college created for mafia children like me.
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Fun read
- By Lauri T on 02-04-25
By: P. Rayne
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The Itsy Bitsy Liar
- Once upon a Rhyme, Book 1
- By: Abigail Manning
- Narrated by: Jillian Yetter
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Lacey Arachne has been cursed since she was a child to only speak lies and wants nothing more than to keep it unknown. As a common handmaiden, she’s learned how to navigate her twisted words fairly well. But that all changes when her mistress makes her switch places with her in the prince’s bride competition.
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Interesting choice for a retelling
- By Jenifer B. Blood on 08-05-24
By: Abigail Manning
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Death's New Pet
- Love after Life
- By: Holly Guy
- Narrated by: Allie Rose, Sean Masters
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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I want her dead. Everything within me howls to destroy that pretty little mortal so that I can claim her deliciously tarnished soul. When I’m done with her, she will be writhing underneath me, sinning like a bad little mortal should. But no matter how much I long to kill her now, I must wait until she completes the Death Trials my father, The Devil, challenged her to win. Only then will she claim the title of ‘Deaths New Pet’, and I become free to do whatever the hell I want with her.
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Dark romance perfection with wonderful narration!
- By AudiobookLovingFool on 12-16-24
By: Holly Guy
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Sins of the Syndicate
- By: Lexxi James
- Narrated by: Laurie West, Christian Black
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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To the outside world, I'm known only as Z. The enforcer. A widower with nothing to lose. An ex-SEAL, sworn to keep one vow: Protect the D'Angelo's at all costs. I'm not a good man, and I never claimed to be. Protecting her was second nature. Nothing more. Claiming her was just a one-night escape. But she made one mistake....A cardinal sin. Slipping away on her terms. Not mine. No strings. No commitments. No names? No way. There's just one price for my protection. And it's her. Full steam ahead.
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Sins of the syndicate
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-24
By: Lexxi James
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Filthy Secret
- The Five Points' Mob Collection, Book 6
- By: Serena Akeroyd
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Emma Wilder, CJ Bloom, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
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Secrets—you know my family is founded on them. Lies—my marriage hinges on one. I kept the past buried like a coward. Now, I feel the constraints of my choices like they’re a chokehold. I know that it’s time to tell my wife the truth. It’s time to deal with the consequences of my actions. Aoife deserves to be my judge, jury, and executioner. If she burns down the house with me in it, well, that’s on me and my filthy secrets….
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Unbelievably perfect!
- By madmother on 08-17-22
By: Serena Akeroyd
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The Wrong Kind of Love
- By: Lexi Ryan
- Narrated by: Summer Roberts, Tyler Donne
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your bouquet and confesses she's pregnant...with your fiance's baby. I wanted to get away, to hide until my heart mended. I found myself in a strange town with a mysterious stranger whose talented mouth and hands almost made me forget it was supposed to be my wedding night. Afraid to go home to face my broken life, I pretend to be my twin so I can take her job in Jackson Harbor caring for a six-year-old girl. Imagine my surprise when I find out my new boss is my mysterious stranger - Dr. Ethan Jackson.
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It was Alright
- By Shelia B on 08-18-19
By: Lexi Ryan
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Make Me
- The Fox Family Crime Syndicate, Book 1
- By: Summer O'Toole
- Narrated by: Addison Barnes, Gregory Salinas
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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When Harlow is a witness to her best friend’s murder by the serial killer terrorizing June Harbor, she grows frustrated with the police’s lack of progress and decides to take matters in her own hands. She soon falls headfirst into an intricate plot of deception, dark family secrets, and one dangerous criminal who is dead set on making her his.
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Worth the time and money
- By DK on 01-07-25
By: Summer O'Toole
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Not Made to Last
- By: Jay McLean
- Narrated by: Josie Vargas, Tyler Darby
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Rhys Garrett—recent high school graduate, ex-captain of the basketball team, and my brother's rival both on and off the court. Oh, and he's also the guy I just hit with my truck. Awesome. To be fair, he had it coming. Why else was he dressed in all black, in the middle of the night, if not to hide out amongst the darkness?
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An emotional, poignant, must-read book!
- By Christy Baldwin BBU on 01-10-25
By: Jay McLean
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Coldhearted Bastard
- Underworld Kings
- By: Jenika Snow
- Narrated by: J.F. Harding, Stella Hunter
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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All I knew about life was anger and violence. Pain and suffering. Kill or be killed. I was a “fixer” for the Ruin - a syndicate for the Bratva, Cosa Nostra, Cartel, and any other organized crime faction that dealt in the darker, crueler aspects of humanity. I was a free agent who was called upon to do things weaker men didn’t have the stomach for. And when you surround yourself with death for long enough, soon you don’t remember what it felt like to be alive. And then I saw her.
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AN UNDERWORLD BASTARD.. & MY PERSONAL KRYPTONITE
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 10-08-21
By: Jenika Snow
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Green Light
- By: Jescie Hall
- Narrated by: Grayson Owens, Angelina Rocca
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
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I fell for your lies, and you sucked me into your twisted game. You made me crave your taste, hungered for your full attention. I gave you everything, only for you to go ghost. You hollowed my heart, sending me into a spiral of self-destruction. Revenge found its way to replace you. Even if you're my new stepsister, I'll make sure hating me is your new addiction.
By: Jescie Hall
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Wicked Dreams
- Fallen Royals, Book 1
- By: S. Massery
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Brandon Utah, Stella Hunter
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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He once swore he’d marry me—but now he’s desperate for my ruin. Caleb Asher has everything he could ever want. He’s rich, hotter than sin, captain of the hockey team and king of the school. My return to Emery-Rose Elite derails him. I am the walking reminder of everything that went wrong in his childhood and mine. While I long to be invisible, to slip through school unnoticed, he forced the opposite. He wants my fear, my fight, my pain, all out in the open.
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Abuse
- By Janice Wilburn on 09-22-24
By: S. Massery
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Broken Beauty
- Titan Falls, Book 2
- By: Ketley Allison
- Narrated by: Veronica Landon, Liam Dicosimo
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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When I discover the existence of a hidden fortune of an accused witch from the 1600s on Titan Falls campus—a woman executed for poisoning noblewomen's husbands—I had no idea it would force me to choose between my own desires and the safety of those I loved. Morgan, Xavier, Rio, and Rossi are all after the treasure too. Their growing attraction to me complicates things. I can't help but feel drawn to each of their dark habits in a way that threatens to destroy me.
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Fun
- By Olivier Fedkiw on 11-09-23
By: Ketley Allison
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Devil in Ruin
- Dark Mafia Romance (Broken Heirs 2)
- By: Trisha Wolfe
- Narrated by: Grayson Owens, Ava Lucas
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Brianna Cassatto is off-limits. From the moment our families formed an alliance through marriage, she became untouchable. To not only me—but every man. I made sure of that by threatening all who dares to look her way. In the dark underworld of mafia monsters and villains, there is nothing more dangerous than the desire for a woman you cannot have. That temptation can drive a man mad, make him do the unthinkable.
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Deliciously Dirty
- By 30/F/HI on 01-08-25
By: Trisha Wolfe
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- Mimi Miteva
- 11-09-24
Amazing
I love Sam Mariano. I love all her books. This was amazing. I loved the narrators, they did an excellent job. Can’t wait for Hanna’s story ❤️
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- The Bookish Girl Reviews
- 11-15-24
so freaking perfect 👌
wow! this audio books was everything! absolutely loved it! I've read contempt three times and this audio brought it to life on so many levels.
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- Mari Vidalperez
- 11-24-24
chase
Parker has stay away fron Landon since middle school but Landon has been there xhasing away boys away from her. Until there parents start dating and now they live together. Landon hate the way he feels for Parker and doesnt understand it but when a boy starts talking to Parker he start to make a move for parker and chasing her. parker has love and care for landon and has made every excuse for his actions until he takes it so far and crosses the line and there is no going back after what they did because she cant deny her feelings for him either when they leave to close. Now they navigate a relationship in secret.
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- holly_hawk_reads_a_lot
- 12-31-24
Contempt
Contempt is the third book in the Coastal Elite series. This book is about Landon and Parker and is told from both of their points of view. We meet both Landon and Parker in the second book in this series. This is a stepsibling, bully, dark romance.
Landon has been Parker's bully for years. Now that their parents are in a relationship and getting married, they end up living in the same house. Being the same age, Parker can't get away from him.
Landon is still Parker's bully, but he also starts to fall for her. Parker has a hard time-fighting Landon because she's had feelings for him for years. Landon does some questionable things to Parker, and she doesn't always give in to him doing them.
Will Parker and Landon be able to get through his past discretions? Will Parker and Landon get their happy ending? What happens when their parents find out?
I'm interested in Hannah's story since she was brought up in this story a lot.
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- Bette
- 11-27-24
Terrific Story & Narration🎧Captivating & Intense!
It is great to be back in Sam Mariano’s “Coastal Elite” world for another wild ride, an angsty, dark and twisted ride, one you can not tear yourself away from because you need to know what happens next. This third book of the series is Parker and Landon’s story, and what a story it is, a bully romance like no other. Landon has a major chip on his shoulder, and he has had it out for Parker since they were young, and he goes as far to not let any other guys go near her, so it makes you wonder if he really hates her as much as his behavior shows he does. Now that their parents are in a relationship that puts them in the same household and it has gotten more difficult for Parker to avoid him and he becomes relentless in his pursuit of her and he stops at nothing to get what he wants. It was great to watch everything unfold and learn more about these two, especially Landon, because I was curious to see what made him the way he was. This well-written and plotted story has plenty of drama, angst, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. It was great to see the characters from the earlier books again, too. Sam Mariano, thanks for more Coastal Elite greatness and the wild ride.
🎧📚🎧 Allie Shae, Theo Sinclair, and Benjamin Sands did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life and did so with a complete understanding of who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting. I loved how they took each role and made it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters to sound. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their performance elevates the story to another level. Thanks for another amazing listen.
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- Melbelle
- 01-11-25
Landon Landon Landon
This is what some consider taboo of technically, step siblings as her mother and his father are getting married. I loved Landon and his possessive ways. She was clueless to how much he cared for her. He did not have a healthy way to show her to be honest but it was so GOOD! He was the O/T J/P MMC in my view. So glad they figured it out! Highly recommend
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- Cindy
- 12-23-24
Landon & Parker
While Landon isn't as twisted as Dare was in book 1, he's still no saint. He does a lot of questionable things that nobody should put up with in real life and which might be triggering for some people. The story is technically a standalone but it is definitely best to listen to the first two books in the series first. Sam Mariano was a new author for me before I started this series but now I can't wait to listen to all the books she has on audio. She has quickly become a favorite author of mine. Allie Shae, Theo Sinclair and Benjamin Sands all did an excellent job bringing this story to life.
🎧Pink Flamingo Productions, The Flock Reviewer
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- Isis
- 01-31-25
The dynamic.
I love the dynamic between the lead characters. It’s definitely worth checking out! I loved it!
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- Kindle Reader
- 01-04-25
5☆ Overall ~ 5☆ Performance ~ 5 ☆ Story
This is the third book/first series I've read/listened to by Sam Mariano. It's always great to see characters from book to book with the series. I was ready for Parker and Landon’s story and I wasn't disappointed. This enemies-to-lovers/bullying romance was intense. A great listen!
Allie Shae, Theo Sinclair, and Benjamin Sands are excellent narrators. Amazing performances. They each have easy to listen to voices that brings the book to life. I loved the three narrator choice for this book! Perfection!
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- Veronica
- 01-02-25
loved this
Who doesn't love a dark MMC?? Especially the tension between Parker and Landon. I really enjoy Sam Mariano's writing. If you expect it to be all sweet and fluff this is definitely not for you. I liked seeing familiar characters from the previous book. It was a captivating listen that kept me listening till the end.
The narrators Allie Shae, Theo Sinclair, and Benjamin Sands—did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life.
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