A Romantic Thriller With a Touch of Good Luck

What did you love best about Kidnapped?

What did I love about the book? Well, I was in tune with the 'thriller' aspect of the book than the romantic side of the book... though I won't deny that the romance made the book more ... sentimental than anything else.

This book is definitely a romance type of book rather than a thriller. Yes, there is a mystery/cops/action and the like... but the romantic scenes pretty much started in the first chapter or two. If you like a romantic thriller -heavy on the romance-, then this is the book for you.

I was looking for more of the 'thriller' aspect of the story line and not the romance side of the story, but I still love the book. It is very well written, it is a fast paced book, and the characters were well developed.

Personally, I do love the child who is a prominent part of the story; he is the one who brings the two prominent adults in the story together. If it had not been for the child, they would have never met, fallen in love, and gotten married.

That is probably my favorite aspect of the story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

See above.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene came towards the end of the book, when Samantha and Jake are talking with the district attorney about how to handle the press and getting what Samantha, Jake, and the young boy want they want ... no, not what they *want*, but what they *need*.

Samantha was quick to defend Jake, about how he saved both her and the young boy... and that Jake should not be charged at all for his actions in protecting the child. Jake settled her to some extent before he told his side of the story, and came to an understanding with the district attorney.

Jake would willingly help deal with the press if the district attorney gave Samantha custody to the child, adopt the child, and then let Jake himself marry Samantha. It would mean that the three of them would become a bog, happy family.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. While I didn't particularly want as much romance as what there was, the romance theme provided a different outlook for the characters than what could have been...

Any additional comments?

Just a quick note... this story does mention the death of a child (Samantha's daughter, and she died of cancer), depression, and suicidal intentions (that never came to fruition).

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Engaging

Overall a very good read. Could have had a bit more depth to the overall storyline, as well as more personality to the characters, but was fast paced enough to keep your attention.

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Strong woman

The female lead suffers great loss and manages to keep it together long enough to be kidnapped by a FBI agent on the run with 9 year old witness. Given a task and people to care for, she begins to feel needed and process her loss. The male lead also grows from a surly loner to one who needs this strong yet vulnerable woman.

The book loses its steam a bit here and there and while Samantha, the female lead struggles but keeps it together instead of wringing her hands, she’s a bit of a stepford with all her baking and super skills.

Overall, I’d still recommend this book, but you should know that I got it thru the plus catalog and didn’t pay for it so it was okay for me. I’d probably feel less kind if I had paid.

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Suspense, action and romance

First time reading this author and I can say I will be reading more. It was a story full of mystery, great characters and romance. Narrator did a fantastic job!

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solid suspense and romance with few glitches

(Voice to text inserts capital letters throughout.) This was my 1st audiobook in a long time. I enjoyed the story. It was well written though a bit corny at times, Including some humorous thoughts and sexual thoughts In awkward places. For instance , On the 1st night of being held captive The woman was thinking way too much about sex. So I would give the story itself a 4 out of 5. The narrator Was very into the story, speaking clearly with an accent that seemed to lay somewhere between American and English. He had an okay voice And reading style But When he read the dialog of Sammy, the kidnapped lady, He made her sound like a child as well as slightly stupid while her actions And smart thinking Showed otherwise. He also says the word toward As 'to ward' or 'taward' in two syllables which was surprisingly invasive throughout the story. Overall, I would recommend it As A good romantic and Suspenseful Audiobook.

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Great thriller

I enjoyed the story development and twists and turns. The suspense as the main characters avoided the mafia trying to kill them.

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Absolutely Stunning

I loved this audiobook and now want to find more by the author. It was scary, thrilling and romantic all rolled into one.

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Great read and listen..

This was a fun and exciting read. Yeah, Sami had some pretty stupid thoughts of attraction to her kidnapper, Jake, but her arguments with herself over them were kinda funny. LOL, especially when she called it Amsterdam Syndrome instead of Stockholm and her inner self corrected her. None of the 1 and 2 star reviews bothered to tell you about that, did they? Oh well, we all know how reviews go.

By page 170 I was still really interested in the story, Sami’s brothers Luke and Matt just left Jake, Sami’s and Nicky’s hideout with their plan all put together so I knew things were about to get exciting. Excited to see what misery was going to come down on Petrov and the rest of the Russian mob. Personally, I wanted them all dead, after how they’d tortured Nicky! Geez, he’s just a little boy, 9 if I remember correctly, but Sami had a hard time guessing his age because he was so small and malnourished.

Overall, this was a terrific read, even though a little wordy, with kidnapping, murder, torture, sex and love. You really can’t ask for more than that. Yeah, they fell in love quickly but you have to remember that the whole story was only a matter of days, not weeks or months. Jake had to hurry and clear his name and find the real bad guy, the one pulling the strings, so everything was hurried. And even though they were attracted to each other right off the bat they didn’t have sex until 40% of the book. It’s not like they did it the minute she came to. Geez!

I did think the author kind of went overboard with Sami’s grief over Aimee. I mean she had 3 prescriptions for sleeping pills that she thought about taking? Aimee had been dead for 4 years so why was she having stupid thoughts now? A few months, a year, maybe! But not 4 years. She was a nurse, for Pete’s sake. Also, the italic conversations with her daughter when she was alive were a little too much. I definitely skimmed those.

AND I have to admit I did skim quite a bit. There was just sooo much crap I just couldn’t read. I had to get to the good stuff. As much as I like romance when a story is exciting I want to get to it and leave so much romance and stuff behind. When they’re running for their lives I don’t want to read about how sexy Jake is or how he wants to make love to her again. Or how Jake makes Sami feel so safe and loved, but does he care at all for her? Will he leave when this case is over? Enough! Just get on with it. That’s just filler and I hate filler. This book had 373 pages and that wasn’t necessary. The other books in this series have as many or more pages as this one so I can’t see myself spending $6 on books I’m going to skim.

There was sexual attraction all through the book and a couple of nicely written bedroom scenes.

There was swearing and the F-bomb was released only 3 times.

As to the narrator: Paul Boehmer was pretty good through the entire book. He laughed, whispered, yelled, whatever the book called for. His voice for Sami was a little deep but not too awfully bad, but it could have been better. He read with a lot of emotion. I would definitely listen to him again.

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Great narration

The narrator did a really good job. This story is intense, romantic and full of action.

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An enjoyable romantic thriller

Suzanne Ferrell is one of my fav authors.. loved this series so much it is on my re-reads list!!

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