Eyes Wide Open

The Blackstone Affair, Part 3

By: Raine Miller

Narrated by: Grace Grant, Shane East

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The third part in The Blackstone Affair series: A love on the brink of being destroyed. The fight of a lifetime to keep it alive.

Big surprises are on the horizon for Ethan and Brynne as they struggle to adjust to what life has thrown at them. Demons from the past are threatening to destroy the passionate bond they’ve forged despite their vow that nothing will ever keep them apart. A truly devastating loss coupled with the promise of a new hope opens their eyes to what is most important, but is it possible for the lovers to move on from the painful histories that continue to haunt them? A stalker is still lurking in the shadows, plotting evil amidst the distraction of the 2012 Olympic games in London. Brynne and Ethan are on the cusp of losing everything as the stakes rise. Will they yield to circumstances beyond their control or will they give every ounce of fight they have left to save each other and win the ultimate prize of a life together?

Eyes Wide Open is a passion-wrought story that shows us what pure love can achieve when tested and what the heart can accomplish despite danger and adversity.

©2013 Raine Miller (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

wooow great story

really Raine Miller your story is great .I enjoyed every single detail ,Shane east and Grace grant chapeau bas I always feel satisfied when I listen to Shane east he gives to each character his true feeling .

Wow, Ethan is hot hot hot

I got totally hooked that I listened to the whole series in 3 day, probably would have listened in a day if I didn't have work.

Shane East as Ethan Blackstone was incredible, oh my I completely fell in love. I will listen to this audiobook over and over. The books are so beautifully written, the story is fast paced and some hot sex scenes. Loved it.

Recommend reading not listening

This series is pretty well written and the story is interesting. I think my rating would likely be higher if I had read the book.

The female narrators did pretty well but at times it was difficult to follow the character changes during conversation. The male narrator did a good job with his primary role and I personally enjoyed the accent. However, when he performed Brynn's parts (especially during steamy scenes) it came off a little creepy sometimes- thus, squashing most of the heat.

It's a shame. Talented authors commit the time and effort to create these works for us (the readers). But, there seems to be only a few that recognize the importance of a good audible delivery. Frankly, it's often a deal-breaker for me. Not many ppl are going to continue reading a book that is full of typos, grammar errors, and misspelled words. Likewise, if the performance is bad they won't be returning for the next installment- even if the plot is good. It's aggravating and makes it difficult to follow. The information needs to be delivered in a manner that's clear and consistent with the message & mood of the story. It is just as, if not more important for audible versions. (Audible libraries do not come cheap!) Most likely, I would not have finished this series had it not been included in the plus-catalog making it free. It's a shame bc the witty banter and depth of the characters' connection offered a lot of promise.

Forgettable

Just “okay” not the best and definitely not the worst book I’ve read/listened to but not much of a plot or climax.

MY GIRL, UGGG!!!!

Where do I begin?? The first book was short and sweet with lots of promise, I love Grace Grant she was awesome as always. I listened to second book that also showed some promise but was not very exciting. I hesitantly pre ordered third book thinking there would be some pay off, but alas no. First off the male narrator was good for male voices, quite sexy, but his female voice reminded me of monty python movies when the men played the female parts. I am not sure if I am a big fan of duel narrators as seems to be the new trend. I had a hard time finishing this book, nothing happened but gratuitous semi boring sex. My eyes are sore from rolling them back in my head so much. The dialog was so sappy and sweet and if I hear "My Girl" one more time I will scream!!, still I trudged on thinking It would have something exciting happen but sadly it never did. The little bit of suspense at the end that it finally revealed was wrapped up immediately and never explained all of it. So maybe Its just me but I give this book a big thumbs down.

Can Raine Miller get more original please?

Any additional comments?

This is 50 shades of stealing storyline. Here are the commonalities. 1) The girl's father has an accident 2) he has a housekeeper that cleans and cooks for him and freezes food for him 3) she is a great cook and likes to cook for him. 4) gets a book as a present from him. Oh yes, an early edition 5) He has issues in his past that has made him who he is now 6) she gets kidnapped 7) He wants her to have his name 8) she gets pregnant 9) he tracks her using her cell phone 10) he buys her a house. Not impressed at all.

Shane East is the only AMAZING part about this entire book. A sexy voice as hell AND he does an amazing job.

Enjoyable

I can't say I loved this book for a few reasons. It ended and I felt there were still some unanswered questions. It ended quickly and I was looking for a epilogue to give us a glimpse into the future. Overall the book was good but I can't put my finger on why it was not great. Maybe I am just over critical but since starting this series I have read other series and feel that this one is just lacking a bit. The narrators were ok. I agree with others that the Shane East has a great male sexy voice but his female voice is a bit irritating. Although I like Grace Grant I find she reads a bit fast and so whenever I start her books I need to get accustomed to her speed then I don’t notice as much. She does a good job of acting the story and not just reading it but still there is something. Sometimes she sounds like she has too much saliva when she talks. Ok maybe I am really being picky but that is what I thinking deep down. Would I recommend this book? Yes. It is enjoyable and the three books make for an enjoyable listen. I would read something else by this author in the future.

I must be missing something.

The best part of the first three books, Shane East. It really is the only reason I’m still listening. I feel like a traitor to him as a fan for saying I’m struggling to finish this.

Three books in and I feel like there’s been an hour and a half of a story line and the rest is a bunch of gushing over each other and sex. Don’t get me wrong, I like some good sex scenes just as much as the next girl, but there could be so much more to this story if the author added some action and suspense with what could potentially happen with the characters.

Ethan is a dominant man? This is the first book of an “alpha male” that is so gushy over his girl. The use of the word “baby” every three seconds is just too much. I just can’t.

Grace Grant isn’t terrible, but she sounds like she has a mouth full of saliva when she talks.

I’m just bored. Sorry Shane East, you were fabulous. ❤️

Not bad, but very predictable.

Naked was way too short of a book, but it did grab your attention. I felt like All In made Ethan seem like an obsessed stalker, the whole book was Ethan constantly wanting Brynne and having sex really not much plot till the end, by the conclusion of All In I had everything already predicted for Eyes Wide Open so I wasn't surprised at all in this book. The series has two narrators which for the most part works, but I really disliked Shane East's American female accent ( Brynne's voice )...I thought it was completely terrible.

Is it me or the book?

I just couldn’t finish the book. It is just so tiring to listen how annoying this blackstone’s personality is. Doesn’t matter how much he loves the girl, I just couldn’t get rid of feeling that it’s wrong. Maybe I’m getting too into the story that I’m taking his personality too seriously. But he is way too messed up. I just felt so suffocated by just listening what he does.