
Hard to Hold On To
A Hard Ink Novella
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Seraphine Valentine
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Laura Kaye
About this listen
Five dishonored soldiers.
Former Special Forces.
One last mission.
These are the men of Hard Ink.
Edward "Easy" Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves - which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna's the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can't describe how he makes her feel - and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her stretch far beyond gratitude.
When the pair is thrust together and chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: The things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
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Laura Kaye tells a beautiful story of two people who find each other after a horrific ordeal. This has to be a tough topic for an author. She does it well and voices hope instead of tragedy.
Seraphine Valentine does a good job narrating this book as in the previous volumes. I hope she continues the narration of this series.
Oh Easy....swoon :)
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Loved this book
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What made the experience of listening to Hard to Hold On To the most enjoyable?
Hard to Hold On To was a great listen all around. I enjoyed the story and the narration brought the characters to life. Seraphine differentiates between the voices of the characters extremely well, so I don't have to rewind every few minutes to figure out who's talking. Despite the brevity of the book (wish it had been full length instead of a novella!), the characters were well developed, and I liked that there wasn't insta-love between the leads. There was strong attraction, a bond, but the L-word wasn't tossed out after 35 minutes of knowing each other.Who was your favorite character and why?
Definitely Easy. He was very easy to empathize with, he was well performed by the narrator, and I found myself very invested in the outcome of his story.Which character – as performed by Seraphine Valentine – was your favorite?
It's a toss up for me between Jeremy and Marz. She brings so much personality to her performance of them, and I really enjoy whenever they come into the story. Too bad they were only in HtHOT for a few scenes!Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I did laugh a bit, and I was very choked up during some of Easy's scenes, especially the one he shared with Shane.Any additional comments?
Can't wait for the next book in the series! I enjoyed this novella quite a bit, but I find I'm just as excited to get to the bottom of the mystery of the series as I am to get to know the rest of the guys better.Easy Listening
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Hard to Hold On To A Hard Ink Novella.
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WOWZA.... the chanllenes.. sexy sexy
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suicide rate scary
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Ok
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Good story for Easy and a very important message!
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favorite in the series
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Would you consider the audio edition of Hard to Hold On To to be better than the print version?
I have enjoyed this series and hope there will be more books, but this one was way too short! I started to invest in the characters and then suddenly....over!Too Short!
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