A Deal with the Devil

A Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

By: Elizabeth O'Roark

Narrated by: Rose Dioro

Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

An Amazon Top 100 Best Seller

He might not be the devil, but working under him for six weeks is my idea of hell.

Hayes Flynn is an arrogant jerk known best for his scotch habit and the way he spreads his British “charm” all over Hollywood, never with the same woman twice.

He’s the last person I want to work for - except he has a face I can’t look away from, and the longer we’re together, the harder he is to hate. Because under that smug exterior is a heart he doesn’t want to show - one that was badly broken a decade earlier.

A part of me wants to fix it for him before I leave…but can I do it without breaking my own in the process?

©2021 Elizabeth O'Roark (P)2021 Elizabeth O'Roark

Can’t get enough of this book

I’ve read (now listened to) this book so many times, three times in the last month alone. This is the first story I read by the author. I immediately went on a spree and read everything she already produced in no time. She is immensely talented.
I fell in love with the love and relationship of these characters. The humor and dialogue drew me in, and their longing for each other got me hooked on this for good.

Slow Burn Deliciousness

I have been wanting to read/listen to A Deal with the Devil for a long time and it was so worth the wait. I loved it. It was fun, flirty, angsty and slow burn deliciousness.

Tali was such a selfless character who put everyone’s needs before her own. She made a lot of assumptions and needed to find her the confidence to stand up for what and whom she wanted. Her growth throughout the story was refreshing.

Hayes was a bit of a mystery at first since it’s told in Tali’s POV. I would be lying if I didn’t say that I do really wish that we would have gotten some of the story from his POV. I always think that adds to the story, but even without that, I was completely in love with Hayes by the end. He was so misunderstood by Tali at first and once you got to know him, you realized that he had a huge heart underneath all his ego and bluster.

The banter between these two was so much FUN and their chemistry was electric. It was very much a slow burn to their romance and it was incredible. I loved how they opened up each other’s worlds and helped each other grow.
Rose Dioro was a new narrator for me and I absolutely loved her. Her British accent was superb and I could feel the emotion in her voice. She had me completely immersed in the story.

A Deal with the Devil was my first book by Elizabeth O’Roark and now I am a fan. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

Great Job

Tali takes a job filling in as an assistant for her best friend's boss. But for some reason, they quickly enter into this enemy relationship. As usual, the more two people start to hate each other, the more the tension builds and things start to explode. They can't help but be drawn together. Tali was a sweet character and we had this told strictly in her POV. It was a little hard listening to the audio only in the female narrators voice but I did get used to it.

A fabulous audio but a super slow angsty burn

I really really wanted to love this book but it was just a little too slow burn/angsty for my liking.The audio version was incredibly enjoyable and kept me listening until the end! Rose Dioro did a fabulous job narrating this whole book solo! She showed so much emotion in her voice and her British accent for Hayes was so well done!

This book is a workplace romance with an enemies to lovers vibe. Hayes is a celebrity plastic surgeon and when his assistant goes out of town to do an adoption, he fills the position with his friend Talia. She’s a writer and doesn’t want to do the job but she is in need of money as she already used up her book advance and she’s having trouble finishing it. At first, I was not a Hayes fan as he was just a cocky jerk and a complete player. However I knew this going in from the blurb so I kept reading and I’m glad I did! Piece by piece he had me liking him more and more. Talia was such an enjoyable and likable character from the start! She was sweet and kind but definitely didn’t let arrogant men like Hayes give her crap and I loved her banter back with him! Overall, the pace of the story just was too slow for me as it felt like the book was more build up than there was romance. I will be reading book 2 as this is a new to me author and I do really enjoy her way with words!

Unexpectedly Captivating

Because I know myself and how predictable I can be, I went into this listen with low expectations. I just cannot get enough of enemies to lovers, but at some point, the tropes begin to feel repetitive and grumpy boss with a sunshine assistant is simply a redundant crowd pleaser. It's the PF Changs of romance novel tropes. However, I was so pleasantly surprised by this book!

Narration- You know you are so far down the rabbit hole of romance novel binging when having a single narrator is shocking. I have grown so accustomed to dual perspective narration, I wasn't sure how this would go. Rose Dioro did a fantastic job! She deserves a big WELL DONE CHAP in your best British accent. Speaking of British accents, let's all give Rose Dioro a Blanche Devereaux hot and bothered round of applause at how well Hayes was narrated.

The Story- I thought the author did a wonderful job of bringing depth into a boss/employee relationship. Both the FMC and MMC had enough going on in their lives outside of the working dynamic, I think it helped build the foundation for a story that felt like it had substance. Tali was relatable- battling grief, family addiction (Trigger Warning) and trying to land on her feet after a year of set backs, made the fact she had a hot, rich doctor boss swoop in (like the alpha he is) tolerable. Hayes also had family/personal issues that, when revealed, did create an even balance of feeling empathy for him instead of an eye roll.

Rating: 4.5 Stars- This story was memorable with good narration that flowed nicely together with the perfect amount of sweet moments and sassy banter.

Hugely entertaining story!!

A Deal with the Devil , an Audiobook by Elizabeth O’Roark, is the story of Hayes and Tali. There was plenty of promise at the beginning of this wonderful story!!! It did drag a tiny bit towards the middle, but, overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this story!!! She has an incredible night with a man…only to discover later that he is her horrible employer! He’s had an extremely bad previous relationship, making him unavailable…ever!

The continuous back-and-forth between these characters was hugely entertaining!! I liked them and enjoyed the storyline as well!!! Seemed a little long for me….but, thoroughly enjoyable regardless!!!

This Audiobook was narrated by Rose Dioro, who did an excellent job with these character interpretations!! She was phenomenal!!!! Kudos on a job well done!!!

I am volunteering to leave a review for an Advance Reader Copy of this Audiobook.

What a fun read!

Well written romance and the narrator was incredible. I couldn’t stop listening. Definitely recommend listening.

Amazing banter!

This was such a fun, steamy read. The banter was incredible and I laughed out loud several times. Narration was great!

Loved it!

Listened to this book really quickly. Couldn’t quit! Hope I find another just like it.

My absolute favorite book!

I have relistened to this book 4 times in 2023 alone and it is just as good EVERY TIME.

*Initial Review: So…. I LOVE THIS BOOK. This book left me GIDDY, absolutely in love with Tali and Hayes, and honestly reminded me why I love reading in the first place. It was exactly what I needed, and I am SO happy I started this series. It was just THAT good. I am flabbergasted that I haven’t had this book shoved down my throat earlier, and definitely plan on reading Elizabeth’s whole backlist at this point. Tali is an author who is on a deadline, but just cannot seem to write for her life right now, and she has already spent the advance the publishing company gave her, so when her bff suggests she help his boss as a pseudo-assistant while he is away, she reluctantly agrees, you know for the money. Well, Hayes is kind of an a-hole, but a charming one, and has been sleeping his way through Hollywood. Tali gets a good dose of this right off the bat. This doesn’t bode well for her and her unfiltered mouth when she calls Hayes out left and right when she is escorting girls out of his house but yet kicking butt at this assistant job, then things start to slowly shift between these two. I’m going to say it again, I LOVED THIS BOOK. Like honestly, please just read it. Tali + Hayes were magical, I loved everything about both of them, and the way their relationship progressed. This book is single POV, and typically I feel like I am missing the male POV when it’s single, but I felt like everything was so well done in this book. Tali giving him the vitamins, the smoothies, Hayes taking care of her, the BANTER, just everything was perfection. I want to read this book all over again. I cannot say it loud enough and I am so excited to continue this series. Also, the audio is fantastic! I read and listened to this entire series.