Inked Hearts 1-3

A Romance Collection

By: Crystal Kaswell

Narrated by: Kai Kennicott, Wen Ross

Length: 28 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

This collection is full of brooding bad boys. Start your binge listen now!

The men of tattoo shop Inked Hearts are brooding, bossy, and impossible to resist!

Dive into this addicting series and see why readers say "Crystal Kaswell is the queen of broken bad boys."

This romance collection contains the first three books on the Inked Hearts series.

Tempting
He's my best friend's brother. He's off limits. But when I find the brooding tattoo artist's sketchbook full of dirty drawings - drawings of me - I can't resist.

Hooking Up
Sweet, booksmart grad student Iris and I have a friends with benefits arrangement with three simple rules. All fun. No strings. No falling in love. But then I've never been very good at following rules.

Pretend You're Mine
I'm pretending I'm in love with my best friend. What could possibly go wrong?

Leighton is my best friend. Pretending she's my girlfriend is a terrible idea, even if the entire world is expecting the breakdown of the year at my ex's wedding. Then she kisses me...and I forget we're pretending.

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Hot and steamy...good vacation read

Crystal provides interesting characters and a unique look into artistic occupations. There is plenty of steamy erotic\romantic scenes. I would recommend this for anyone looking to be entertained on a long roadtrip.

Inked Hearts Series!

Inked Hearts 1-3A (Romance Collection) folliows tattoo artists at the Inked Hearts Shop. n Tempting we get best friends brother romance, Hooking Up, two friends turned lovers and Pretending Your Mine a fake relationship. Within these stories we get realistic topics including depression, drug addiction, cheating, and mental health. Every book has sharp-witted banter, well communicated conversations, realistic characters, and interesting storyline. To top it off ieach book is smoking hot & sensual.

 Kai Kennicott, Wen Ross flawless duet narration brought the characters and their stories to reality. Smooth and easy listening. Loved the narration. These two have natural chemistry and talent and make it fun to listen to.

A delightful box set with a variety of tropes

This awesome collection brings the first three entries of this delightful series together into one convenient package. There is a nice variety of tropes represented here. Best friends older brother, friends with benefits and friends to lovers are all included and while they might sound all in the same general wheelhouse, I thought each of these books had its own feel and that really helped to distinguished it from the others. I honestly never felt bored or burnt out because it seemed like I was reading the same book over and over and that can be an issue when you try to enjoy a box set or collection. I found the storylines fun and quite easy to become involved in. All of the featured couples were likable, shared great chemistry and generated a lot of sparks. These books deliver plenty of powerful emotions, angst, drama, humor, heat, tension and sweet moments along the way and trust me when I say they will give you a major case of the feels and leave you swooning. All these books are preformed with dual narration. Which is my preference. I feel that it really helps to bring the book to life and makes it super easy to become immersed in. I enjoyed the performances that these narrators gave and thought they did an impeccable job.

Amazing Series🎧📚🎧 Enthralling & Heartfelt!

This is a fantastic collection of romance novels, it is the perfect way to start or revisit the “Inked Hearts” series. Crystal Kaswell is gifted author with a wonderful writing style, she creates characters and storylines that are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with. This collection includes the first three novels of her “Inked Hearts” series, each book stands on it’s own but you will see characters reappear in each others book, that said I recommend enjoying them in order, it is great to know who everyone is plus you have more insight of what their backstory and connection is. Inked Hearts is a Tattoo Parlor in Southern California and each of these books a different character and their love interest from the shop. The first book “Tempting” is Brendon Kane and Kaylee Hart’s story, it is a best friends older brother type romance. Brendon became the legal guardian of his younger sister Emma after their parents died. The parents of Emma’s best friend, Kaylee Hart, had to move back East and wanted her to stay in California to finish school. They asked Brendon if Kaylee could live with him and Emma he agreed and they made him her guardian too. Kaylee was not happy that they did not consult her about this arrangement but she went along with it, moved in with her best friend and would continue with her education. I thought Brendon and Kaylee were great together and perfect for each other. The second book, “Hooking Up” is Walker and Iris’s story, it is friends with benefits type of romance and it is is just as fabulous as the first book. I loved Walker in the first book and even more so in this book, though he did piss me off a little when he found out what Iris had been trying to tell him all along. Thankfully he does come to his senses. The third book “Pretend You’re Mine” is Ryan Maddox and Leighton Black’s story, a fake relationship turned real type of romance, though neither one had to really pretend they just needed to see what was in front of their faces. I adored these two, the chemistry between them was undeniable to all except themselves. I loved how everything played out in each of these book, the stories are beautifully plotted and are unique to its characters and what they are going thru. Crystal Kaswell puts a lot of heart into her stories and she covers real life situations including addictions, mental health and self worth issues, dealing with inner demons, heartbreaks and more. She does an awesome job keeping it real and relatable never going over the top. There is great character growth in each of these novels and it is amazing to be along for their journey to a HEA. Crystal Kaswell, thank you for these enjoyable and entertaining stories and emotional rollercoaster rides, I loved every minute of them.

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Kai Kennicott and Wen Ross are talented narrators and voice artists. They did an awesome job bringing all these characters to life, giving each their own voice and personality as well as heart and attitude. Their portrayal of the each character was spot on, sounding believable and just as I picture them to sound. Their duet performance brings a lot to the story, you can hear the chemistry between the characters as they capture their emotions and project them into their performance. They are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for the awesome listen🎧

Men of Inked Heart

Tempting review
Slow burn build up to a kinky slightly age gap listen. It was an ok read for me as Kaylee behaves too immature for my liking. I didn't like that she lied to her best friend about her and Brendon. This book also needs a trigger warning for BDSM and mental illness.

Hooking Up review
Enjoyed this one so much more than Tempting. Walker and Iris has amazing chemistry. Filled with humor, witty banter, well written storyline. Both worked together to tear down the walls and fixed what was broken together. Wonderful cast of characters.

Pretend You're Mind review
Ok so this one is my favorite so far. I love fake relationships with the added best friend scenario. Unrequited love, lots of laughs, delicious sexy times, angst, and love. I adore Ryan and Leighton story.
Kai Kennicott and Wen Ross did a superb job narrating. Their portrayal of each character, giving each their own unique voice was spot on. I've always love their duet narrations. I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Awesome book and narration

This is my first book by this author and I have to say that I am hooked! Wonderful characters and a beautiful storyline that was well written. What started out as friendship blossomed into something more beautiful. This will definitely not be my last book by this talented author.

AMAZING

Thus is the first time I have ever listened to any books written by Crystal Kaswell. Let me tell you I absolutely loved them. They are intriguing and keep you wanting more. I really LOVE that she includes the characters from the previous books in all of the books. Kind of like keeping an update on them. I will for sure be listening to more of them.

heat and angst

Tempting. I liked that Kaylee and Brendan had the strength to be together. Emma proved how immature she was with her hair trigger judgements and reaction to her bff and brother being together. That was a selfish toxic move on her part. Realizations and growth by the end. This couple was meant to be.
Hooking up. I enjoyed the insta connection between Iris and Walker. They had a great attraction from the start. I liked the friends to lovers theme. I empathized with his struggles with his sister's actions. I wish Iris would have pushed the issue and told Walker sooner. Good resolution.
Pretend your mine. I ached for Leighton and Ryan both secretly lusting for each other. At the cake tasting, I don't know how either one didn't strangle Penny. So angsty. If only they could take a chance and be open with each other!!! Frustrating!! Ryan's ex was so interfering! When they decided to be a couple , they were fire!!! I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrators did a great job bringing it to life.

Great Characters!

This is a collection of the first three book in the Inked Heart series. We meet the crew and see how they find their better halfs. This does have a lot of sexy times in each book. More than the actual story in some. I did listen to this on audio. Wen Ross and Kai Kennicott did the narration. I usually enjoy listening to them but in here it just seemed they weren't on their “A” game. Multiple characters sounded the same and its confusing with no names being stated at times. I do love their back and forth though. Below is the breakdown of each book. I think my fav is Pretend You’re Mine.


Tempting-Book 1

This is a good introduction to this series and these characters. We learn a little hit about each of them. This story focus’ on Brenden and Kaylee. Its an older best friends brother with a little twist. This does have some BDSM elements in here. Its not real deep but beware if that isnt in your wheelhouse.

I enjoyed this story. It took me on a journey with these two. Each holding strong but wanting more as well. As I mentioned above I loved getting to meet all the characters and I cant wait for their stories.



Hooking Up -Book 2

I enjoyed meeting Walker and Iris. I was more than surprised at a few of the decisions made in this book. I know I have to remember that its romance but a couple times it was a bit hard. This covers a not so happy subject of addiction. Lies are told, bonds are formed but will everyone be okay in the end?


Pretend you’re Mine-Book3

I was surprised in a happy way at this story. First off Ryan has been broody and barely noticeable in previous stories. So for him to come forward for his own was great and I couldnt wait to find out what his story was. Leighton is a co worker who secretly (or not) pined for him. I loved their pairing and the story of these two. Dean almost became my favorite character. He actually showed his heart (good side) in here.

Loved

Wen Ross and Kai kennicott made these books Amazing to listen to. They make the books come alive!