
Dare to Run
Sons of Steel Row Series #1
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Narrated by:
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Guy Locke
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Monique Makena
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By:
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Jen McLaughlin
Lucas Donahue is not ashamed of his criminal past, but after a brief stint in prison, he's ready to go legit and live a normal life. The problem is, no one leaves the gang without permission - even if he is one of the boss' top men. Plus, someone's placed a hit on him. And then there's that feisty little bartender who's going to cause him even more trouble.
Heidi Greene knows to keep her distance from a ladies' man like Lucas - even if she can't keep her eyes off him. When he rescues her from an attack in the alley outside her bar, she's forced to stay by his side for safety. But the longer she spends time with him, the greater her chances are of getting hurt in more ways than one.
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Good Story
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Heidi inherited the Bar, she's efficient, capable and everything about Lucas intrigues her.... oh, she knows he's no good but a bit of flirting never hurt anybody - right?.... wrong. Because of it she's now attracted the attention of the rival Bitter Hill Gang members who lie in wait for her one night - a night that's going to change her life forever because it pulls her into the dark and dangerous world where Lucas resides. Lucas tries to protect Heidi from the rival Gang's retribution, from himself and from the mysterious person who's been trying to eliminate him - and unbelievably all the clues point to his younger brother Scott. So he's got his hands full protecting Heidi who he's claimed as his.... both in an out of the bedroom but his shield is safely in place guarding his heart from the potential threat of falling in love.... or so he thought. Because while she's been hiding out with him in his apartment a bond has very slowly been forming and the consequences will put their lives in even greater danger.
I don't know what makes us, the listeners, connect or not to characters and to be mentally transported or not into their lives - but for some reason this book just didn't really do it for me. As Lucas didn't know who to trust it was sadly obvious to me who the Puppet Master was behind the attempted murders. But there was a twist or two at the end that absolutely blindsided me and left me reeling from its impact on Lucas and Heidi's lives and where the plot will eventually lead to. There was sex, unrequited passion as Heidi tried to get closer to Lucas and everything came to a head when armed men overpowered the unsuspecting lovers and the Puppet Master had a very devious plan in mind.... a plan that sadly wouldn't have them walking away.
Because Lucas tried to remain unaffected by Heidi there was no blistering romance or passion - just no strings sex - until it was nearly too late for them. Heidi was stupidly mouthy to the bad guys and a bit of a doormat for Lucas as he continued to walk all over her feelings - ignoring his true feelings and sadly this didn't really work for me. A trusting ever hopeful Heroine who kept her love a secret and a Hero who oozed mixed messages with his protective, jealous and intense feelings one minute then followed by a cold heartless attitude towards her. I realize he was trying to keep his distance and push her away but it just didn't work for me or make for a particularly romantic listen. There was sex, suspense, drama, twists, mystery and a high body count when the two lovers eventually dared to run. Dual POV's, a nice Epilogue following a hard won HEA and the narration was ok.
Worth a credit? Just because this listen didn't rock my particular boat it certainly doesn't mean that it won't rock yours. It was a different type of listen than the ones I usually go for so sadly I don't think I'll be following this series - but nevertheless it was still creditworthy..... and the sexy yummy cover certainly deserves 5 stars.
3.5* MIXED FEELINGS AS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I'D HOPED FOR
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Good story!
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I plan to move on to book two and see where this is going.
Dare to Try It
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This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
The narrators had horrible accents. It annoyed me listening to it. The story was ok. I think for the first in the series it sets a good tone.What was most disappointing about Jen McLaughlin’s story?
She had Lucas talk to much...that's unrealistic.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Guy Locke and Monique Makena ?
People that were actually from Boston. I also wouldn't have Monique try to speak for Lucas.What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
DisappointmentNot a fan
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out there
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