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His Risk to Take

Line of Duty, Book 2

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His Risk to Take

By: Tessa Bailey
Narrated by: Alice Chapman
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Homicide cop Troy Bennett had a reputation with the Chicago PD for being fearless and in control - until the night his daredevil partner is killed during a raid. From that moment on, he swears he'll never again be responsible for the loss of a loved one. To escape his demons, Troy transfers to the NYPD, bringing him up close and personal with Ruby Elliott, a beautiful, street-savvy pool hustler. Reckless and stubbornly independent, Ruby embodies everything Troy's avoiding, but when she walks into the pub he's at with his new coworkers and blows his carefully laid plans to hell, Troy knows he has to have her - risks be damned. But there's a connection between Ruby's shadowed past and a case Troy's working involving a notorious Brooklyn felon, throwing her safety into jeopardy. Confronted with his biggest fear, will Troy push Ruby away to keep her safe or fight to keep her in his arms where she belongs?

©2013 Tessa Bailey (P)2014 Tantor Anthologies & Short Stories Romance Romantic Suspense Short Stories Suspense Fiction Chicago

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"With its combo of danger and delicious sex. . . . I have a new favorite author." (Cari Quinn)
Engaging Storyline • Balanced Action • Distinct Character Voices • Suspenseful Moments • Cute Story
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The narrator sounds like she has too much saliva in her mouth, and it really bothered me. Also, her delivery felt flat.
Other than that, I liked the book. I just wish I'd bought the ebook instead.

Liked the book, didn't like the narrator

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I didn’t like the ending. There should be an epilogue to let us know what happened in the future.

Also would be better with both male and female narrators.

Need Male and Female narrators

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I love when the con gets with a cop. And this pool shark, Ruby, lures Troy in with her good looks and sassy mouth. This novella is full of suspense, and I really enjoyed Alice’s narration. I always think it’s so much harder doing solo narration, and Alice smashes it. This one had been sitting in my library for ages, and I’m glad I cracked into it.

A great story, well-paced, with characters you’ll love.

A well-paced romantic suspense novella.

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I couldn’t really enjoy the whole of it because the narrators voice grated. She sounded like she had too much saliva in her mouth.

Story was good, but narration was ROUGH

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This is not the usual, sparkling Tessa Bailey story. It might have been better with dual narration.

Mediocre

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I love this author, the world of characters but the narrator doesn't do it for me. I loved the other series with Jill Redfield. This narrator barely acts, no voice changes, feels monotone. is it possible to get this re-recorded? idk if publishers do that but I don't think I can listen to this whole series with the current narrator.

good but bad narrator

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For as short as this book was, I was surprised that it seemed fairly complete. Of course, it was insta-love, how could it not be? With that being said, I like the characters, they were different and interesting. The sex is pretty dirty, especially the sexy talk. The Hero is definitely an alpha, dominate lover but, not like serious Dom. There is a caning scene, so if that sort of thing offends you, you might want to skip this book or be prepared to fast forward. ( he uses a pool stick not an actual cane)
Was this credit worthy? Absolutely not! It’s way too short to waste a precious credit but, if you caught it on sale, it wouldn’t be a horrible buy. Luckily, this was included in the Escape/Romance package, so I was able to listen as part of my monthly subscription.
-V from Kansas

Not too bad for ridiculously short novel!

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What did you love best about His Risk to Take?

I really enjoyed the story, the characters of Troy and Ruby and the camaraderie between Troy and his fellow police officers.

What other book might you compare His Risk to Take to and why?

It's a great addition to the Line of Duty series.

Have you listened to any of Alice Chapman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first audiobook by Alice Chapman. Although at times it sounded a bit like she was talking through clenched teeth, I got used to her voice and I liked the distinction between the male and female characters.

Any additional comments?

I'm looking forward to listening to more of Alice's narrations of Tessa's books.

Loved this story by Tessa Bailey!

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This narrator is terrible. …state’uh’ment’uh… …smiled’uh’…. It’s excruciating. I am relieved to see the next books have a different narrator.

Too many ‘uh’s everywhere

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I am a huge fan of Tessa Bailey and I loved this book! Sweet story with suspenseful moments. I was not a fan of the narrator. Narrator's voice was older, extremely nasal, and she seemed to run out of breath. I feel bad for Tessa because the narrator didn't do her book justice.

Loved the book, not the voice

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