Natural Passion

Au Naturel Trilogy, Book 1

By: Anna Durand

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Ava Lucas

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

He's sexy, flirty, down-and-dirty trouble.

I entertain naked people for a living. No, not that kind of entertainment. I own a nudist resort. I'm not a nudist, but Val Silva is. And he's a human supernova sleeping in the room next door.

The man is tall, gorgeous, tattooed, and a shameless exhibitionist. As the Brazilian bad boy of the international football world, he's as famous for his sextape as for his talent on the field. Oh, did I mention he walks around naked all the time? A girl only has so much willpower. Maybe we can have a little fun...as long as his tabloid past doesn't mess with my quiet life.

Eve Holt is the sexiest woman I've ever seen, in those short-shorts and tank tops that make me wonder what she's hiding underneath. Most women love my wild side, but Eve thinks I'm trouble with a capital T. Okay, she might have a point there. But I always get what I want, and I want her. I didn't lead my team to Olympic gold by giving up. That's one fact about me Eve is about to learn.

Natural Passion is the first book in a brand-new trilogy of romantic comedies from Anna Durand, the best-selling author of the Hot Scots series.

©2020 Lisa A. Shiel (P)2020 Jacobsville Books

Wonderful listen

A hot story with great narrators. Val and Eve make a lovely couple with great chemistry. I also loved the secondary characters that make Eve's resort seem so real. Jason Clarke and Ava Lucas give fun and realistic performances. I have listened to it twice and enjoyed it just as much both times.

Funny, Sweet, and Steamy!

This is the first book in the Au Naturel Trilogy, a romantic comedy. Eve and Val's story is funny, sweet, and steamy. The storyline is original! Ava Lucas and Jason Clarke did a great job with the narration. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to listening to Natural Impulse, Ollie's story, the next book in the series.

So funny!

This was so funny in spots!! The story was different and I loved it! Ava and Jason were awesome with the narration!!!

Absolutely loved it!

I abslolutely loved this book! It absorbed me right from the start and has a great storyline and characters. It’s funny, sweet and has some hot scenes as well. You can feel the attraction between Eve and Val. I really fell in love with them, the Au Naturel Naturist Resort and with the guests, who feel like they are family after a while.
The epilogue is a sneak peek for the next book and I can’t wait to read or listen to Ollie’s story!

I’ve read the book first and just finished the audiobook and enjoyed the story even more. Loved the narrators!

I just like my romances to be more than just lust

I usually enjoy this author’s books. They aren’t really deep, but they’re very sexy, and the characters are interesting. This time, she missed the mark, mostly because most of what was happening felt forced. I loved the premise though. A nudist retreat? Of course! Expect tension and sexy inappropriate moments, and count me in. And there was all of that.

Eve likes to keep her clothes on, even though she owns a naturist resort. Then comes Val, the naked guest she has to live with since his room is flooded. He’s sexy, he isn’t shy, and he wants her. The reasons why he wants her, though? I can only tolerate so many ‘she isn’t like the others’. When she isn’t really special. As for Val, he might have other qualities than a sexy body, but we have to take Eve’s word for it.

The story is peppered with hot intimate scenes, and you won’t hear me complain about them. I’d just like my romances to be more than just lust.

There were interesting moments and side characters, I just didn’t feel connected to the main characters, so their problems didn’t touch me much.

Both narrators were great, but the problem with a character that has a strong accent, like Val, in dual narration, is that both narrators need to be consistent about the accent. They were not. In the end, I listened to voices more than to words. Like background music.