The Professional: Part 1

The Game Maker, Book 1

By: Kresley Cole

Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

From number-one New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole comes The Professional - the first scorching installment in her Game Maker series, an erotica collection that has listeners asking: How hot is too hot?

He makes the rules….

Mafiya enforcer Aleksandr "The Siberian" Sevastyan's loyalty to his boss is unwavering, until he meets the boss's long-lost daughter, a curvy, tantalizing redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Sevastyan will do anything to possess her as well - on his own wicked terms.

Rules are made to be broken….

PhD student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the breathtakingly gorgeous Sevastyan before the professional hit man whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. With every day she spends under his protection, she falls deeper under his masterful spell.

Are you ready to play?

Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy's reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest - and most forbidden - fantasies can come true...

©2013 Kresley Cole (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Awesome!

Love Love Love this book and I definitely love this author. I would recommend!

combine #audible

Audible please combine parts 1, 2, and 3 into a single 12 hour reading. Having to download and pay for 3 divisions of this single book is silly.

Fantastic-Obviously

Krelsey Cole did it again. I never get enough of this one; the story of Sevastian & Natalie is on my top 5. The narrator is phenomenal. #LOVE

Quit splitting books up for more money.

Book description includes the whole story, the whole book. Which it should if you were selling a book. Which would be really nice. I've read most of your books and you are a favorite. My point is that I would rather see you charge more per book than break up great books and sell them separately. Breaking them up seems almost condescending to the buyer. I'm just . . . disenchanted

Why 3 parts?

Great story & narration! But why 3 parts! it will cost me an arm & a leg

Awesome!!!!!

A Modern day fairytale....So some might say the story is a bit unbelievable but I think there's some realism to it but I can't go into what without giving the story away and I won't do that. Just know as it goes on it is it all comes together. Great story, Great erotica, real BDSM especially by book part 3.

SKIN TAG

STUPID WITH LUST
Someone please explain to me the difference between Porn, Romance and Erotica. To me this is Porn. Having said that, it was great. This is porn that can be enjoyed by both sexes. There is a story, {highly unbelievable}, but it is there. I don't read much in this genre, but early on, because I am a fantasy fan, I meet Cole's writing. I have always said, a good writer can write in any genre and that is how I feel about Cole. The sex is very hot ant very explicit. There is embedded a little about Russia and that entices me almost as much as the sex.

Most of us have heard about the Russian Mafia, but why does it exist? This takes the first step in explaining that. If you are thinking High and Mighty because you are American or English, than read your history. Most influential families got their start through crime. Wake up, cheaters win.

Narrator
This narrator is excellent. She makes the story come alive. Part 2 is in my wish list. Yes, it is not a full story and maybe Cole is making more money, this way, but I don't care. I got five hours of great entertainment.

JOKE HIM, IF HE CAN'T TAKE A F###

AWESOME!!!!!

I cannot wait until vol 2 and 3 comes out...then book1.... This was awesome... Man... there are no words...

I must sale, credit or buy for fans of KC... or just a simply must for anyone... This was great...

Great smex, great plot, great drama, great action...just great... and that cliffhanger ending... Perfect way to leave me wanting sooooo much more!!!!

Narration was awesome too...

I don't like cliffhangers!

Would you listen to The Professional: Part 1 again? Why?

Absolutely, yes. When my kid is in bed. Or away for the weekend. Or wearing headphones and my bedroom door is locked.... Wow, it's spicy. It's a naughty/nice break from all the YA I listen to with my pre-teen. I probably wouldn't listen to it again until all three parts are out, though. I hate, hate, hate it when stories are left hanging like this.

What other book might you compare The Professional: Part 1 to and why?

The obvious comparison is Fifty Shades of Grey (virginal college student, dom/sub forbidden relationship) but The Professional is so much better (so far, anyway). The cringe factor is way down compared to Fifty Shades. Plus, it helps that Kresley Cole can actually write.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Kimberly Alexis?

Yes, I would. I really, really liked her for Natalie's parts. I wasn't so crazy about her Russian accent though. It wasn't bad (truly, it wasn't), but there was something about it that didn't do it for me. I can't put my finger on it, but I found her Russian accent distracting. Maybe it wasn't "sexy" enough. She was fantastic as Natalie though!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, and I did! I stayed up late into the night listening to it and then just about died when it ended. I want the rest of the story!

Any additional comments?

I think if I ever listen to a serial or multi-part story again, I will wait until all parts are available before I begin listening. The suspense is killing me! I need me some Sevastyan!

Red hot - I want more

Where does The Professional: Part 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Loved it plain and simple. Can't wait for the rest.

What did you like best about this story?

The sizzle was jumping off the pages.

Any additional comments?

Nonstop movement and excitement ( in more than one way ). Kresley Cole has done it again. Kimberly Alexis did an amazing job narrating. I want more...