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Narrated by:
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Lucy Rivers
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Sean Masters
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By:
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L.M. Halloran
About this listen
I’ve never fallen for a patient.
But I’ve never had one quite like him.
Kieran Hayes is a modern-day king: brilliant, arrogant, and ruthless. The Irish tech CEO has spent the last decade building his legacy in my city, but now he's breaking beneath the weight of his multibillion-dollar crown.
Forced into my therapy office, he’s confident I can't help him. I'm determined to prove him wrong.
Kieran will never know my desire to treat him stems from more than professional obligation. He doesn't remember the long-ago act of kindness that changed my life, but I've never forgotten.
This time I'm going to save him.
Or so I think.
The more I learn about his beautiful mind, the more my professional boundaries crumble. Especially when he decides he doesn't want any boundaries—or clothes—separating us.
Can I save him without sacrificing my ethics?
Or will Kieran be the first man to bring me to my knees?
The Dark Before Light is a full-length contemporary romance with a HEA. For a detailed list of content warnings, please visit the author's website.
©2024 L.M. Halloran (P)2024 L.M. HalloranListeners also enjoyed...
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- CHELSEA OCONNOR
- 01-09-25
Compelling Forbidden Romance
Narrators did an amazing job at these roles! Love the therapist/patient aspect as well as feeling like Talia and Kieran were kismet! The hints of suspense was a nice twist as well as the domme spice!!!
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- Judy Portelles
- 12-23-24
LOVED THIS STORY
This is my first book by this author and I absolutely loved it. The story was so good I was hooked from the start. The audio was amazing and highly recommend!
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- Sherry G.
- 01-15-25
Sooooo good!
My first read by this author and my god she's amazing! So much spice I was not expecting that haha. The narrators were fantastic and the story was amazing. Loved it!
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