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Narrated by:
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Tor Thom
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Charley Ongel
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By:
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Nicole Dykes
About this listen
Grief can hold us back. Sorrow can make us stop enjoying our lives for fear of being too happy when what we truly want is never possible.
Lola Sterling has deprived herself of living for a long time. Remaining laser-focused on everyone and trying to fit their pieces back together.
But can someone from the past repair her?
Could he help her heart break free from the painful restraints put there from a devastating loss?
Can the Sterling family ever come back from the tragedy?
Time will only tell.
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I really like Lola and I honestly though the voices were spot on. Beautifully written and narrated.
wow
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The voice acting was perfect for these 2 characters and I couldn’t have been happier with this audiobook.
I love this storyline with Lola and Hayden. It’s nice to have a book where the people (mostly) know what they want.
If you’re reading the Sterling’s series, it’s so important to listen to this book first before moving on to Restorations. I know you want to find out what happens with Viv and Asher but they’re in this book too and you’d do yourself a disservice by skipping ahead!
A much needed reprieve
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This was at times a hard book to listen too. Restrained is emotional, raw, gritty and at times heart breaking. Reeling from loss and grief, all Lola Sterling is focused on is trying to hold it all together. It was a gripping story full of secrets and lies and I was at times surprised by the direction the story took.
Lola is the one who holds them together and when she meets Hayden it was heart warming to listen as their relationship developed. There was so much more to Hayden than meets the eye and his support of Lola and the family was great.
Great story
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Wow!
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I had the opportunity to listen to the audio and can we just say AMAZING🙌🏻 These narrators really know how to bring the story to life!
Beautiful
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Restrained is the 3rd book in The Sterlings series and I strongly encourage you read/listen to them in order.
Tor Thom and Charley Ongel are fantastic narrators for this story. They also narrated book 1 so I was a little skeptical that they would bring a different set of characters within the same series with their own personality but I got lost in their melodic tones at the very beginning.
Lola is a fierce woman who is the ‘fixer’ of the family. She carries a lot of regret for not being there to take care of everyone during a past family tragedy. She is motivated to create a career on her own merits and also help her siblings find happiness.
Hayden is a shrewd businessman but is taken back by Lola. She proves that she is much more than he anticipates and unexpectedly intrigues him.
Hayden has ulterior motives for working with Lola’s design company. Once the reason is revealed Lola pushes for answers and faces the situation head-on. It is moments like these that I love how Dykes writes a bold heroine. Throughout the story Dykes also shows Lola and Hayden’s dimensions ranging from vulnerability to strength and everything in between.
Although this book is primarily focused on Lola’s journey, Dykes does an incredible job of seamlessly progressing the stories of the other Sterling family members. You feel like you are a member of the family; fighting for everyone to find their happily ever after, even though it may be painful and heartbreaking at times. For those family members who have made it through, the battle through the pain only makes their success and happiness that much sweeter.
Each book in this series gets better and better.
Incredible. Bold. Steamy.
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Steam: 4 flames
This book was a great third installment in the Sterling family series! I cannot wait to finish this series!!
Hayden was a great addition to the clan and I think a much needed one for more than just Lola. Even though he starts as a grumpy asshole, he turns into such a sweetie. Just how we like them!
I loved that Hayden helped Lola to grow and learn how to be herself while allowing others to do the same. They were such a good match!
Audiobook Performance: 3 stars for this one. The narrators aren’t bad they’re just not my favorite.
Lola & Hayden
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I adore this author's ability to create such well fleshed out characters and really pull me right into their story.
This was extremely high on the angst and the steam. Exactly how I like mh books.
Tor Thom and Charley Ongel performed a riveting and moving audio delivery.
Deliciously Angsty!!
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While we are learning about Lola and her new life. The rest of the family plugs along. We get to see All the others which I really enjoy. That’s what helps make this such a great series.
I did listen to this on audio. Tor Thom and Charley Ongel did a great job as always! I can’t wait for the next book!
I love these two together! One of my fav couples!
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The Pain of Always being Restrained
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