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Taking the Leap

River Rain, Book 3

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Taking the Leap

By: Kristen Ashley
Narrated by: Wesley Paul, Jennifer Mack
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From New York Times best-selling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain series, Taking the Leap.

Alexandra Sharp has been crushing on her coworker John “Rix” Hendrix for years. He’s her perfect man, she knows it.

She’s just not his perfect woman, and she knows that, too.

Then Rix gives Alex a hint that maybe there’s a spark between them, that if she takes the leap, she might be able to fan into a flame. This leads to a crash and burn, and that’s all shy Alex needs to catch the hint never to take the risk again.

However, with undeniable timing, Rix’s ex, who broke his heart, and Alex’s family, who spent her lifetime breaking hers, rear their heads, gearing up to offer more drama. With the help of some matchmaking friends, Rix and Alex decide to face the onslaught together....

As a fake couple.

©2022 Kristen Ashley (P)2021 Audible, Inc. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt
About the Creator - Kristen Ashley

About the Creator

Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over 80 romance novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally. Her books have been translated in 14 languages and she’s sold millions of books. In March, she released the The Girl in The Woods, the second in her romantic thriller series, Misted Pines. And her latest audiobook is Perfect Together, a second chance romance that will break your heart and then put it back together stronger than before. She also published Too Good To be True, her first-ever murder mystery romance in an episodic format on Kindle Vella. Kristen, born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, and was a fourth-generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for 18 years prior to beginning her independent publishing career. She now writes full-time. Although romance is her genre, the prevailing themes running through all of Kristen’s novels are friendship, family and a strong sisterhood. To this end, and as a way to thank her readers for their support, Kristen has created the Rock Chick Nation, a series of programs that are designed to give back to her readers and promote a strong female community. You can learn more about Kristen and the Rock Chick Nation on her website: www.KristenAshley.net
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Wesley Paul
Jennifer Mack

About the Performer

Wesley Paul is the pseudonym of voice actor Ryan Desrosiers. Ryan is an accomplished narrator in the genres of romance, erotica, nonfiction, and other genres. He is also a seasoned professional in many other voice-acting genres, including commercials and animation. He was trained as an actor at the Theater Lab School for the Performing Arts in Washington DC..

About the Performer

Jennifer Mack is known for her portrayal of feisty females in the thriller, young adult, contemporary romance, and erotic audiobook genres. She enjoys bringing life to the characters on the page and giving each one a distinct personality. She spends her spare time riding horses and embarking on camping adventures across the country.

Heartwarming Romance • Emotional Journey • Excellent Narration • Beautiful Storytelling • Engaging Family Dynamics
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This book was so good! I had all the feels and absolutely loved the journey these two took!

Kristen Ashley does it again

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Great story. Sadly, the female performer has an odd pronunciation quirk that kept distracting me from the story.

Narration

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Female narrator does a super cringey, nasally pubescent male voice and pronounces some names weirdly (KayT when the name is Katie), but the story itself is awesome.

Love the novel

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Loved this one so much. I will be listening to it again. Loved the concept and the carry-through of the book. I can not wait till I get to hear the next in the series.r

The very best of the series

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KA can’t write them fast enough for me. I have every one of her books on audiobooks and have listened to most of them twice. This is another satisfying read in a another series I love. Write faster, I need more!

Another Satisfying Read

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Loved the pace of this, loved the chemistry, loved how their stories unfolded. Loved the interaction between friends. Just plain loved this awesome fake fiance genre interpretation all the way around.

Loved it

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The narration of this book is just off. I love the characters and will continue the series but the voices are pretty terrible.

I prefer the narraters of the first 2 books

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The F word definitely was overused. It got really old. Other than that, I enjoyed the story.

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Narration was excellent! The story gave you all the right feels & really captured so many fine details. I loved all the witty & snarky comments throughout. Can't wait for another book by Kristen Ashley who is now my favorite Author! I just love your writing style!

Excellent story...

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I love Kristen Ashley and the River Rain series. I’m feel very invested after participating through her FB group so it’s especially fun to read. So it is no surprise that I liked this story. My only issue was the narrators. Jennifer Mack did well with Alex but would occasionally have an odd accent and didn’t do so well with other male characters. Wesley Paul did a great job with Rix but not so great with other female characters.

Good story, meh narration

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