Reckless

Irresistible Series, Book 6

By: Stella Rhys

Narrated by: John Masterson, Stephanie Rose

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

For years, we never looked at each other like that. But in a single night, everything changed....

Some days, he's my worst enemy. Other days he's my best friend. Every day, of course, Adam Maxwell is my cocky prick of a boss, and for the past five years, we've been the official power duo at Engelman Sports, closing multi-million dollar contracts like LA's most well-oiled machine.

Honestly, we thrive on the daily love-hate. I call out his womanizing. He rags on my "needy" fiance. And we carry right on. Because through thick and thin, our work dynamic has always stayed rock-solid. Fine-tuned to the kind of perfection you couldn't break if you tried.

Or so I thought.

Until one night. That was all it took to turn our worlds upside down. One weekend business trip and one birthday surprise gone catastrophically wrong. Long story short, Adam caught me exposed. I felt him aroused.... And just like that the switch flipped on our dynamic.

For five years, Adam Maxwell and I were just friends. But now? We're anything but.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 Stella Rhys (P)2020 Tantor

love me some Stella

what can I say, I love her writing. this book was sweet and sassy, sexy and witty. next please lol

loved this series

I love how everyone's story continues in each book. the family reveal was not what I expected. wow good twist.

Must listen to!!!!

I absolutely love this book it such good story very well written and very well performed.

Witty & Hot

The banter between the main characters was witty and fun. The romance hot & sexy. I’ve read all the books in this series so far and I like how snippets of all the characters are intertwined between all the books. I e enjoyed the whole series.

My favorite in the series

I really enjoyed this one. I had been waiting and it was worth the wait. Loved every book in the series but think this may be my favorite

Loved!

It’s rare I make it to a final book in a series. This was such a good book. Narrators did a good job.

Good book but not my favorite narrator

The narrator’s cadence was kind of annoying. She was like a female Bogart at times. The story line and book were great though. Still worth the listen.

Great story lines

Loved all the books in the series. The stories were engaging and had you coming back for more.

boring and predictable

So boring
Listeners know from the first minute what will happen
85% porn, 5% story and 10% garbage
I'm disappointed

Spoilers in review

3 stars
This five star book was ruined for me right at the end. I'm apparently on a little streak of books about FMC's who care more about what others think than their own happiness.
Before the ending, the only other thing that somewhat annoyed me in this story was I didn't like that the FMC was so flustered by her boss that her work performance suffered. I get the author was just trying to show how flustered the FMC was, but the MMC was horny for the FMC too, but he didn't screw up at work. I felt this made the FMC look immature.
After that though, the relationship between the FMC and MMC developed well, with lots of sexual tension, amusing banter, meaningful conversations and hot sex scenes. The chemistry between these two characters was off the charts. The MMC is excellent and the FMC was great until the end of the book.
Spoilers: My enjoyment came to a sudden halt, however, right at the end when the FMC decided to break up with the MMC to take a job in another state because she couldn't handle people talking about her. She got a promotion, something she's always wanted, and she was in love with the MMC, and yet, she cared more about what all her co-workers thought about her. Who cares if they thought she slept her way to the top? She didn't and she had her dream job and her dream man. She gave both up and moved to another state to "make a name for herself." I cannot stress how absolutely stupid I find this to be. To give the opinion of others such power over your life to the point you give up everything you've ever wanted is nothing short of lunacy. I didn't doubt the FMC's love for the MMC until this decision. Everyone's opinion mattered more to her than him.
The book purposely skipped over the breakup scene. The MMC sensed something was wrong and the FMC told him about the job. That's all that was said before the story skipped ahead two months. I suspect because it's difficult to justify the FMC's decision to hurt the MMC after he confided in her about his family and they declared their love for each other. Any conversation shown on page about her decision would have spotlighted the fact she was choosing to leave him over gossip.
The MMC ended up giving up his job and following the FMC, with no certainty she would take him back. Everyone thought he was nuts to take a job at a small firm, but unlike the FMC, he didn't care what others thought.
If the FMC hadn't been a colossal idiot at the end of this book, this would have been a five star read. Unfortunately, her decision was NOT understandable and made it seem like her love was shallow and ranks low on her priority list, so I cannot give this book more than 3 stars.