Damaged Hearts
Book 1 in The Boys of Venice Beach Series
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Toby James
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Jan St. Marcus
About this listen
A chance encounter connects them.
Their tragic pasts bond them.
An unexpected love surprises them.
An unseen danger stalks them.
Love doesn't have a chance...or does it?
When 19-year-old military veteran Brandon Hawkins is attacked on Venice Beach by a gang of frat boys, he is saved by Michelangelo Curtis, a passerby. Michelangelo was roaming the boardwalk grieving the death of his twin brother six months earlier. The two men’s unexpected encounter forges a strong bond between the damaged and lonely men.
Inviting the homeless Bran to his place for some food and a shower, 25-year-old Michelangelo finds himself drawn to the younger man. Neither of the men is gay. But before long, their friendship morphs into something like love and takes them both by surprise. And they have something else in common: The frat boys are out for revenge!
Damaged Hearts is an M/M romance with a "gay for you" plot, HEA ending, and thriller elements that will keep you glued until the very end.
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- By Legio Evocati on 02-21-23
By: Aaron H. Aceves
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Shark's Edge
- Shark's Edge, Book 1
- By: Angel Payne, Victoria Blue
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Erin Mallon
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Sebastian Shark is on the verge of realizing his dream. The Edge - the most luxurious Los Angeles skyscraper ever conceived - will be his legacy, an icon to dominate LA’s skyline just as Shark dominates its boardrooms. Self-made businesswoman Abbigail Gibson is on a trajectory toward massive success, but to get there, she must navigate the egos of her demanding clients - particularly the driven and obstinate Shark, who possesses the special talent of aggravating and arousing her within the same breath.
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A great start to a classic Contemporary Romance
- By Carey Sabala on 12-12-19
By: Angel Payne, and others
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Prince of Lies
- By: Lucy Lennox
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Rowe Prince is many things. But when it turns out Rowe’s lies conceal a secret that threatens the company I’ve spent years building, I have to choose: say goodbye to the sweet pretender I’m falling for, or risk everything for a man who just might be… the prince of lies.
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The blurb is misleading--in a good way!
- By heinouslizard on 03-04-23
By: Lucy Lennox
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#1 Crush
- By: T Gephart
- Narrated by: Grace Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Tia Monroe was smart, sassy, and successful. Sure, she could get a little crazy at times - life around Tia was never boring - but that was part of her appeal. And while she didn't see herself as classically beautiful, she had no shortage of options in the boyfriend department. She just hadn't found one who held her interest. Until she laid eyes on Eric Larsson, and then it was lust at first sight. He packed the perfect mix of smoldering sexy and unapologetic cool into his blond-haired, blue-eyed, ridiculously hot six-foot-four frame.
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Cute laugh out loud story
- By Amazon Customer on 07-20-17
By: T Gephart
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Guarding Evelyn
- By: Erin Zak
- Narrated by: Lula Larkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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After an unfortunate incident and a forced leave of absence from the Secret Service, Arden Ryan is moving back to Chicago where she can get over her failures in the comfort of her childhood home.
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The book itself was amazing ..
- By Marquie on 02-10-23
By: Erin Zak
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There Is No Light in Darkness
- By: Claire Contreras
- Narrated by: Felicity Munroe
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Blake Brennan's past is cloudy at best, but when she decides to uncover what happened when she was a child, she finds herself getting pulled deeper into a web of lies. When her loved ones are threatened, she must decide if finding the truth about her family is worth losing the ones who have always been there for her.
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Second chance romance
- By Buzy_reading on 01-17-20
By: Claire Contreras
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Featherbed
- Vino & Veritas Series
- By: Annabeth Albert
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Kirt Graves
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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Harrison Phillip Fletcher III isn't supposed to be here. Not in Burlington, Vermont, not running Vino & Veritas, a quaint inclusive bookstore and wine bar, and definitely not still alive, at 42. Also not supposed to be here? An unexpected delivery of chickens. Finn Barnes knows chickens. The burly organic farmer knows all about rare breed poultry, but dealing with a hot older bookseller is an entirely different matter. City-slicker types like Harrison never end up staying in Vermont for the long-term. They should steer clear of each other. But the flare of attraction is mutual.
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Read the book instead
- By B. Grey on 06-01-21
By: Annabeth Albert
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Truly Mine
- By: Kennedy Fox
- Narrated by: Aiden Snow
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The night we met in the dimly lit bar, she looked like a brunette bombshell, and I wanted to learn her deepest secrets. With sun-kissed skin and soulful bedroom eyes, she was pure temptation, and I was mesmerized. As one drink led to two, I craved more of her playful banter and taunting lips. Resisting her wasn't an option, and we quickly became a desperate mess of tangled limbs and hot kisses. She tasted like the sweetest sin, but I was no saint.
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- By Bottmetoo on 02-05-21
By: Kennedy Fox
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Whatever It Takes
- Bad Reputation, Book 1
- By: Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
- Narrated by: Cooper North, Charlotte North
- Length: 8 hrs
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Call me what you want: Bad Boy Next Door. Trouble. That Kid Who Can’t Do Anything Right. When Willow moves into my neighborhood, nothing should have happened. She’s geeky. Shy. A true wallflower. Willow is a good girl. Too good for me. And how the hell was I supposed to know that she’s related to Loren Hale - yeah, that douchebag celebrity that lives on my street. The same guy I've been pranking by spray painting vulgar words on his mailbox and worse. Much worse. I'm cursed. Simple as that. People who are cursed break everything they touch. And yet...I still want to touch her.
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For the young adult market.
- By Pix on 07-02-20
By: Krista Ritchie, and others
What listeners say about Damaged Hearts
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- The Book Junkie Reads . . .
- 10-10-21
reality realism raw rude
I enjoyed every minute of this one. I loved meeting Brandon and following him on his journey and self-discovery. Now, Michelangelo was just the topping on it all. His life was so much more than I would have imagined it to be from the synopsis. Grant Briggs was a character that was a bully, but one that had things to figure out for himself. I can see him being in more of the Boys of Venice Beach series.
I pegged this story as being more realistic that some because of the use of some of the language. It was real, raw, degrading, hurtful and what is said to people in the real world. I found it informative about somethings that had me wanting to know a little more. I was waiting for what as going to happen next. I was not expecting some things and other were just a course of life.
Toby James gave me a full narration with pitch, tone, and variation. My introduction to him was enjoyed. Thank you Jan for inviting me into your head, memories, and plot for a different kind of journey for new full characters.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Unpredictable Entertaining Realistic Easy-to-read Informative Relatable characters Straight-forward language (raw and real)
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- Dee Slate
- 08-10-21
Nice story, good narration
It's a good, slow burner story with a of hurt/comfort, suspense (provided by the awful frat guys). The relationship between Bran and Michaelangelo developed slowly but sweetly with no second guessing their feelings.
The narration was good. Toby James, new to me, has a good range of voices for the characters and a good cadence. Though long, I really enjoyed the story through the narration.
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- Mark B.
- 07-25-21
AWESOME! One of my all time Top 10 Audiobooks!
This was a riveting listen. Simply AWESOME on so many levels! But before I get into specifics, I want to provide some context:
1. I am a HUGE audiobook fan. So far this year (2021) I have listened to over 40 titles and more than 80 last year.
2. My favorite genre is Mystery/Thriller and my favorite authors are Tom Clancy (and his successors), Bradley Wright, Harlan Coben and similar. My all time favorite narrator is Scott Brick followed closely by Michael Crouch.
3. I listen to one romance title (all sub-genres--including LGBTQ+ and M/M) for every 10 Mystery/Thrillers.
4. I read the original printed version of DAMAGED HEARTS a little over a year ago.
5. In the 15 years I've been an Audible subscriber, I've only left one or two other reviews.
So why did I like this audiobook so much? There are numerous reasons. I guess first and foremost is the unique structure of this book. This story is told from the 1st Person POV of 6 of the characters in the book. I do not consider myself a literary expert by any measure, but I have never read a book that used this device. That being said, it is a brilliant way to tell this particular story. I have heard several romance titles that use 1st Person POV for the main character (MC) or the two MCs and it's usually adequate--to a point. The limitation of this approach is that the conflicts and dramas are (necessarily) limited to the interaction between those two characters. This makes the stories much smaller in scope and lately, the conflicts have struck me as repetitive and contrived (thus the 10-1 ratio in my listening to Mystery/Thrillers vs. Romance). But DAMAGED HEARTS tells a much broader, much more interesting and much more exciting overall story.
And this also feeds into why I thought the audiobook was so frigging great--Toby James, the voice artist, was magnificent! The biggest challenge with this 1st Person POV structure is that it *should* be difficult to tell the characters apart and keep track of who is talking. But what I noticed in the printed version I read, and which Toby did such a magnificent job of managing in his performance is that you could instantly tell who was talking by their language, diction, accents and overall voicing. And while I think that Scott Brick may be the best voice artist of all time, Toby is going to be in that conversation. Even in dialogue, I could tell who was talking. After reading the book, it was the one area I thought would be lacking in an audiobook.
About the story:
The core of DAMAGED HEARTS is an unexpected romance between two men, neither of whom identifies as gay and who are thrown together by a bullying incident on the Venice Beach boardwalk. That inciting incident leads to complications for Michelangelo, one of the MCs who works secretly for NSA (National Security Agency). When he intervenes to save Bran (the other MC) to save him from a potential beating, he breaks the arm of one of the bullies, setting off a chain of events that encompasses the rest of the characters and drives several subplots throughout the story. And while all of this is happening, they two MCs are falling in like and then in love with one another. The love story is a slow-burn with lots of uncertainty, insecurity and a bit of immaturity. At first, it's a bit unbelievable, but as you learn more about the MCs and their backgrounds, it makes sense. There is some heat, but not a lot of heat. Hardcore fans of M/M would probably be disappointed if they are looking for lots of heat and erotica. It's not that kind of book.
But what I found most fascinating (again, due to the 1st Person POV structure) was getting into the heads of the characters, and hearing, in their own voice, what they were thinking and why. In most books, this is all told to us by the narrator (3rd Person Omniscient) and it usually just scratches the surface. But to be able to get into the head of the antagonist and listen to his thoughts as he makes his plans and listening to the flawed logic, selfish motivations and messed up morals was something new to me. And again it was Toby's performance that made me hate the antagonist so much--even his voice was disgusting.
And as I mentioned, the romance was a slow-burn, but there was still lots of tension because the pacing was brilliantly controlled by the author--just as things would heat up between the two MCs, we are ripped away to listen to other characters in a sub-plot. But here's the thing--the sub-plots were so compelling that I almost forgot that I was kind of mad about being left hanging with the MCs. And then, when we are brought back, we forgot that we ever left. And, of course, as things heated up and were coming to a climax, the last 4 hours were as binge-worthy as any other audiobook I've ever listened to.
Oh, and even though I had read the book over a year ago, there were a couple of parts that surprisingly, brought me to tears--again. Powerful stuff. AS well written as I thought the book was, this audiobook was performed to the same level of greatness.
And that's why this audiobook is in my Top 10 of All Time!
**Technical Note: My OCD flares up when I listen to an audiobook that has errors and mispronunciations. It drives me CRA-CRA. In one series I've been listening to, for example, the author uses the word "demeanor" a whole lot in each of his books. Every single time, the narrator pronounces it, "De-mean-YER." And in an even bigger series, there is a lot of action that takes place in Alaska, where there is a city named "Barrow, Alaska." It should be pronounced "BA-row" like a "wheel barrow." And every time, the narrator pronounced it "Borrow" like "Can I borrow some money." My head exploded about 15 times. Every time this happens, I am taken out of the story while my head comes back together and I am relaxed enough to continue.
I bring this up because I cannot recall another audiobook where I didn't notice ANY mispronunciations. None. I don't know how this can happen when even much more famous authors and much more famous voice artists still have errors. I'm not necessarily saying that there aren't ANY mistakes--just that I didn't catch a single one.
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