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Grudge Match

By: Jessica Gadziala
Narrated by: Samantha Cook, Cooper North
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Ross Ward is bound by the chains of his past he never could seem to shake, leaving him living in darkness, detached from the world around him, and an obsessive workaholic with really only one rule: mind your own business.

Until one night, there was Adalind Hollis - scared, confused, in need of help. And for the first time, he couldn't convince himself to walk away, to mind his own business. Even after she was getting the care she needed, he couldn't seem to make himself stay away. But keeping her close meant he would eventually have to let her in, would have to offer over the horrors of his past, and hope she could accept it.

But even if she would embrace his past, could she accept his plan to exact brutal, bloody vengeance against the man who hurt her?

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Jessica Gadziala (P)2018 Tantor
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Erotica
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Such a great story!

I am a long time JG reader and I really loved this story. JG has the ability to create this lovable characters with very different and well developed back stories. I enjoy how strong her female characters are. Her male characters are so loving and caring of their women, not perfect but they always have that "protect my woman" thing that I can't get enough of. Ward a man with a really difficult past and Adelind with her sweet amd trusting personality make such a great couple. I just love how she does a nice and long epilogue (something not many writers do. BTW THANK YOU JG). Both narrators did a great job.

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Good read

Great narration both FMC and MMC. I would consider this a sweet with a bit of dark. If you like dark romance, this isn't for you. - it will fall flat. The conflict isn't prolonged or particularly unique but it's just enough to be entertaining. This is really a common tale of a man with a dark history finding a woman to be his light and future. I do like the multiple epilogues that let us see into the future. :)

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Excellent!

I am a huge Jessica Gadziala fan. I have eye read most of her books and am very excited that we are now getting some audiobooks too. Below is my GR review. The audiobook was narrated very well and highly recommended.

As this was my first read by this author, I had no idea what to expect but saw the fighter on the cover and knew I would give it a go.
Ross Ward is definitely an anti-hero. He is very rough around the edges to put it mildly. When he finds a woman knocked unconscious behind the dumpster of his fight club, everything changes. Adalind is rather naive but certainly not weak. She just isn't too sure about getting involved with a criminal.
I really enjoyed this novel. The author has an easy flowing writing style, the characters are engaging, and the plot moved along at a good pace. There were several side characters mentioned making me want to read other books to learn more about them. This novel does stand alone, as I said it was my first read by this author and I wasn't lost at all.

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Another beautiful story!

I love Jessica’s books (also just finally learned how to pronounce her last name haha). This love story tugged at my heartstrings. The mentions of my favorite Navesink banks character was also a nice addition.

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Good storyline

Loved listening to this story during my daily commute. Jessica Gadziala never fails with her story lines♡

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North - Great / Cook - Robotic - Story Awesome

I usually only write reviews by indicating if it gets 5 stars or 1. In this instance, I have to say something. I LOVE Jessica Gadziala and ALL of her books. I am excited that they have turned them into audiobooks (NEXT STOP MOVIES!). However, the female narrator for this story is driving me bonkers. I am not sure if it is just me but she sounds like a computer-generated voice. Her speech is not fluid like a normal person speaking, but as if she is reading. There isn't much inflection and it stilted. It is really taking me out of the story. The guy narrator, by comparison, is great. Unfortunately, because the story alternates between the male POV and female POV it is making it difficult to enjoy. I just wanted to give some feedback for the future.

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Why did it take me so long to listen?

I have had this book for ages and kept putting it off. When I finally downloaded it I was beyond happy with my decision. A little offshoot of The Henchmen that makes me want to immediately buy Adler. All the stars. JG is a great story teller. I should have known that it was going to be good.

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Loved this book

I received a recommendation for this author on another authors fan page. Since then I have been binge reading all her books. This is currently her only audio book and I loved it.

This is the story of Ross Ward and Adalind. You are sucked into the story from the very beginning when Ross discovers her unconscious by the dumpster outside his fight club. The story progresses and every time I think I know what is going to happen I am surprised. The narration was great. This book is definitely worth a credit.

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loved

I had previously read this book and loved the story but wanted to try in on audible.
I was very happy with the narrators they did a wonderful job and I think book narrating is a hard lane to do good on.
Book is wonderful, narrators great and performance great a well

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Great story!

I loved this book. At first, I had a little trouble accepting the goodness that seemed to exude from Addie, but she grew on me. I did not love the narration. The male narration was fine, but I felt the female had so many opportunities to make it more engaging...and each one passed by. I will admit to spacing out when she was reading; she was a bit dull. Other than that, I highly recommend, and haven't read a Jessica Gadziala book I haven't loved!

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