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Joel Leslie
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N. R. Walker
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Quintus Furius Varus is one of the best lanistas in Rome. Tall and strong in build, fearsome in manner, and sharp of wit, he trains the best gladiators bound for the arenas of Rome. When Senator Servius Augendus seeks personal guards, he attends the Ludus Varus for purchase of the very best. He puts to Quintus an offer he cannot refuse, and Quintus finds himself in Neapolis, contracted as a trainer of guards instead of gladiators.
Kaeso Agorix was taken from his homelands of Iberia and delivered to Rome as a slave. Bought by a senator to be trained as a guard, his fate is handed to the man who would train him. Absent free will, Kaeso knows his life is no longer his own, though he soon realizes the gods have favored him when he learns his new master has a kind heart.
Quintus and Kaeso forge a bond that far exceeds the collar at Kaeso’s neck, and together, they discover the senator’s move for promotion has an ulterior motive. Thrown into a world of politics and conspiracy, of keeping enemies close, they move against time to save Rome before traitors and the gods themselves see to their end.
And in doing so, see the dawn of the nova praetorian - the new guard - rise.
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Maddox Kershaw is the main vocalist of the world’s biggest boy band. He’s at the top of every music chart, every award show, every social media platform, and every sexiest-man-alive list. He’s the bad boy, the enigma, the man everyone on the planet wants a piece of. He’s also burned out and exhausted, isolated and lonely. Not in a good headspace at the start of a tour.
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5 stars all the way!
- By HarriReadsRommance on 10-28-21
By: N.R. Walker
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The Backup Plan
- King Sports, Book 1
- By: Eden Finley
- Narrated by: Liam Dicosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Failing to make it in pro ball left me absolutely devastated. Baseball has been my life, my dream, but it’s time to move on. Becoming a sports agent was always my back-up plan, and now that I’m interning at the biggest queer-focused firm in the country, I’m doing my best not to let my bitterness toward baseball affect my future. That’s really difficult when I’m assigned to babysit Kelley Afton, hotshot rookie pitcher for Philly. He has everything I ever wanted, and he doesn’t even appreciate it. I didn’t become an agent so I could soothe the ego of diva athletes.
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Pitch Perfect Slow Burn
- By Vҽɾσɳιƈα 📚🎧 ʝυʂƚ.α.Ⴆσσƙƚɾσʋҽɾƚ on 05-29-25
By: Eden Finley
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Wed to the Barbarian
- Barbarian Duet, Book 1
- By: Keira Andrews
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Sheltered in the palace with his books, Jem’s life is peaceful. Even if he’s lonely and yearning for romance, the big, strong men he wants don’t crave small, timid princes. Then he’s forced to marry a mysterious barbarian. Jem must do his duty—even if it means being stuck with Cador, a brute who dismisses him as weak. Even if it means a fake marriage in name only for the sake of their homelands. Even if he must leave behind everything and everyone to journey to a forbidding island of ice and stone.
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Best book I’ve heard in a while
- By Ife Ajuwon on 02-15-25
By: Keira Andrews
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Davo
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Glen Lloyd
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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When Fergus Galloway takes on a research trip to a tiny mining town in the far Western Australian outback, he’s as far from Sydney as he can get. Which is entirely the point....
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Very sweet story away from stereotypes
- By Rodolphe on 09-21-24
By: N.R. Walker
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Cronin's Key
- Cronin's Key Series, Book 1
- By: N.R. Walker
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec's view on weird is changed forever. Cronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last 1,000 years waiting for Alec. He'd been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn't expect him to be human, and he certainly didn't expect that shield to be a police badge.
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Adventure - Porn?
- By Amazon Customer on 11-28-17
By: N.R. Walker
Were there any parts I found annoying: no
Did I feel an emotional connection to the characters: yes
Would I listen to it again: in a heartbeat
This is very different to what I usually expect from NR Walker. I'm no expert on Roman history nor the authenticity or accuracy of her portrayal of the culture and time, and I don't care, this book was awesome. It felt accurate for the place and time and held me there throughout the entire 12+ hours. Realistic characters, great dialogue and action sequences to rival the likes of Ben Hur. I could both see and feel the drama, action, blood and volcano unfold as it was brilliantly performed by Joel Leslie.
loved it !
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Boy, N. R. Walker know how to write!
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Today I’m adding to the pile.
I want to start with Joel Leslie’s narration. He has a wide range of accents, so I was interested to see which direction he would take for this book. His narration for Quintus is exactly as I’d have predicted – imperious and accented with something that came off as a bit British but definitely carried the authority. His voice for Kaeso had me scratching my head until I did a bit of research. The Iberian Peninsula comprises of what is today known as Portugal and Spain. Giving Kaeso a slight accent from what would be that region worked brilliantly (and forced me to look something up on the Internet and any day where I learn something new is a good day). In fact, I learned many new things as the book was obviously well-researched. But that knowledge was slipped in and I never felt overwhelmed by it.
First I’ll say this is an appropriately violent book. People who lived in ancient Roman times often were raised with a thirst for blood. Gladiators often partook in Primus – a fight to the death. I’m not a huge fan of graphic violence but it was completely appropriate for the story and worked well.
Quintus is a man among men. He trains warriors and gladiators so he must always be on the top of him game. He must be able to take down those he trains, best them so to speak. He is sure of himself and, on occasion, a little arrogant. But he needs to keep his wits about him when politics come knocking on his door in the form of Senator Servius. The man all but threatens Quintus, forcing him to leave behind all he’s known and move into protecting the Senator. It is only after the arrangement is agreed upon that Quintus learns Servius’ true plan.
Kaeso is a slave. He was dragged from his home in bucolic and rural Iberia, forced to bear witness to unspeakable violence, then thrown in a ship and brought to Rome as a slave. He shows defiance to the Senator and is ‘given’ to Quintus, forced to wear not one but two collars. As a former free man, he’d never contemplated what it would mean to belong to someone.
An interesting dynamic develops between Quintus and Kaeso. Unlike many Roman slave owners, Quintus treats his slaves well, almost as equals. He respects their autonomy and never takes what is not given. He wants Kaeso desperately, but he’s not willing to make the first move lest Kaeso feel obliged. Well, Kaeso has a mind of his own and, slave or not, he wants Quintus with equal fervor. It takes time, but eventually Quintus takes his ‘rabbit’ and the two men create a bond far stronger than owner/slave.
At the heart of this violent novel of political intrigue is a love story. A beautiful love story. And a story about learning to see things from other people’s perspectives – or, as it is better known, empathy. I fell in love with these men and despaired of them finding their happy ending. They did find it, though, and I was truly enchanted by the ending.
As I said, Joel Leslie did an amazing job narrating this long and powerful audio. If it hadn’t been written by Ms. Walker I might not have ventured to listen to it and it would have been to my detriment. I’m glad I took a chance on this wonderful love story.
Something very different something very good
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A LISTENING PLEASURE!
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Warning! Very engaging !
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Narrator score🎧 ; joel as always, was marvelous and amazing. loved his performance very much. every voice and nuance just made it right
Level of steam🔥: a very very very hot book with a lot of sexual encounters.... boiling hot
Level of anxiety and sadness0😱😢: I wouldn't call this story at sad story , or a story with anxiety ....though you have a lot of moments of kind of suspense.... that you don't know what will happen but I wouldn't call it anxiety.....
The book itself📖: I don't think I can spell the names of the characters correctly .....and this is one big plus for the author ! because the createability was absolutely fantastic.... I loved it every character brought something else to the story even the little characters.... the women in the book, the warriors we're absolutely amazing... I loved it ,adored it, it was incredible and very very well written as always. this author would never disappoint.... I loved the ending of the book , the completion was amazing a big thumbs up for this one.
5 stars 😍
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In a way this book was everything I expected it to be – and more, but also less – if that makes any sense to you. The era fascinated me, I loved the political intrigues, the plotting and planning. I also loved the characters. They were full of flavour and colour (and collars) strong wills and minds to take on any fight. Homophobia seemed to be a non-issue, which was really nice. On the other hand, the use of slaves and the treatment of the same dimmed any romantic feeling I could have had for this time period.
The first half or maybe two-thirds, it’s hard to tell with audios, of the book felt kind of repetitive to me. Nothing much happened, it was the same thing over and over again, with some minor variations. Train, bathe, eat dinner, hate on Servius and fuck – rinse and repeat. Did I mention fuck yet? The amount of on page sex scenes stalled the forward movement of an otherwise great story. They added words and pages to the story, but nothing else.
But the last part of the book was great! It was intense, with a lot of twists and turns and violence. Faint-hearted might want to be prepared for a lot of gruesomeness and details. It’s not overly done or OTT, it fits the era and anything less wouldn’t have been credible. And in the end, we got that sweet happily ever after Walker is so famous for delivering.
This was a Joel Leslie I didn’t quite recognise. His narration wasn’t as flawless and on point as it usually is. With forgotten re-takes and repeated sentences along with hesitations over the (many) unfamiliar words it wasn’t as effortless as it could have been. It wasn’t a bad narration by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve come to expect more from him than what he delivered in this book.
At its core Nova Praetorian is a love story between a Roman man who trains gladiators for a living and a slave ordered to become a trained fighter against his will. I’m glad that I gave this book a chance, gave this adventure a chance. It’s a story I recommend anyone who’s a fan of a lot of action (of all kinds) with their romance.
A copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review for Love Bytes.
This was...different - in a good way!
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5 Blue Flames
A truly stunning audiobook. The plot was absolutely well planned, researched and executed.
This gladiator romance was such a treat. I love the promiscuity of the Romans. They know how to have a good time.
Narrator Joel Leslie carried me into a world of slavery and gladiators, from Roman guards to traitorous senators. I lost myself in ancient times of Roman social hierarchy and the misguided belief that there is honor in dying in the arenas.
Two men's love from two opposite worlds survives blackmail, a military coup, and a natural disaster of legendary proportions.
I definitely recommend this audiobook if you like action-packed historical romances.
Happy Listening.
All Hail author NR Walker!
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Who can resist a HEA?
Exceptional💫💫💫💫💫
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I still wish Gratitude was an acceptable form of saying thank you, but I think if I used it I’d probably get more than a few weird looks.
I don’t think there’s anything Ms. Walker could write that I wouldn’t read. Okay, I can think of one or 2 tropes that I’d have to say no thank you to (no Gratitude?), if she went that way, but so far I have loved every single book of hers. I love the variety she writes- yes, they’re all romances at heart, but each one is so unique. And Nova Praetorian is a perfect example of that. A gay romance set in the time of the Gladiators, where the 2 mcs don’t die? Yes, please! I really liked Quintus and Kaeso, they were both such endearing characters in their own ways. I liked that Kaeso didn’t back down from Quintus, even with the perceived class differences between them. He kept his man on his toes! And I really loved how Quintus didn’t let anyone disparage Kaeso, because of that collar around his neck.
I forgot how on edge I got towards the end of the book! It’s a slow build towards the denouement, but definitely worth it!
Joel Leslie was once again brilliant. Not only in the way he gave voice to each character, but in the way he was able to signify the different social structures, just in the way he spoke. He always goes beyond in his performances.
Gratitude Ms. Walker, for this story.
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