A Game of Chance

By: Linda Howard

Narrated by: Kali Dziuba

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

On the trail of a vicious criminal, agent Chance Mackenzie found the perfect bait for his trap: Sunny Miller. So Chance made himself the only man she could trust—and then arranged for her long-missing father to find out about them.

What Chance hadn't foreseen was that Sunny had reasons of her own for hiding from her father—and now Chance's deception had brought them both one step closer to the end of everything they held dear….

©2008 Linda Howard (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Good story

I love this series! Really good story of family togetherness. Really, really bad audio for the entire series.

Mackenzie's Mountain 5 Chance's story.

Wolf's was one of my favorite by Linda Howard. This surprised me. It's been great.

Linda Howard is a masterful story teller.

I love all the McKenzie stories. This one I couldn't stop listening.
A great story of two smart and strong people.

Great romantic suspense!

When the daughter of a terrorist meets a handsome pilot in an airport during an attempted robbery, little does she know what adventure is about to happen! He’s really an undercover agent and their meeting was no accident. He’s after information on her father and thinks she’s working for the man. But in actuality, she’s been on the run from her father her entire life. Having engineered a false merge by with the plane and setting down in an isolated canyon, the hero is about to find out that everything is not what he thought and that his heart wasn’t made of stone after all. Narration was well done .

Not Tired of This Series

Same damsel in distress, but with an amazing twist! Really liked this audiobook.
I know I came late to the MacKenzie party, but binge listening twice in a row caught me up on all of the laughs from mixing all of these characters together and baking the into a family. Very good series!

Catching up with favorite friends

What did you love best about A Game of Chance?

Finding out what the Mckenzies are doing and how the family has grown.

What other book might you compare A Game of Chance to and why?

Mckenzies Pleasure

Which character – as performed by Kali Dziuba – was your favorite?

I really didn't have a favorite as it was hard to tell one from another at first.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Naming the baby "Wolf".

Any additional comments?

It was too fantastical, not realistic, but I like the Mckenzies.

sharon

read this story so many times. Love Love Love it!! Great story and plot line.

Good story with a good albeit female narrator

If you could sum up A Game of Chance in three words, what would they be?

Disappointing, but only because this book was not as terrifically 5 stars as the preceding two. Note that I HATE "woman in jeopardy" stories, but then Chance must use the woman he loves as bait BOTH to catch the bad guy and to free her from a life on the run. But he should have let her in on it and trusted her to be strong enough to help him end her life of terror. In addition, Chance isn't careful enouth of Sunny after he tricks her into the line of fire.

What other book might you compare A Game of Chance to and why?

Mackenzie's Pleasure - much better story featuring Chance's brother Zane featuring a strong heroine who refuses to be a victim after she's kidnapped by terrorists from a rich socialite's life. Also, Zane is much more focused on protecting his lover in that story than Chance is, even after he realizes she's the target of a perverted madman.

What does Kali Dziuba bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I would have preferred the same male narrator as the preceding books in the series because this series have such very tough, take-charge male protagonists from a very male family. Another review that deplores the female narrator is way off base. She does an excellent job

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Chance realizes that Sunny is running from her father not acting as his agent

One of my favorite McKenzie stories

Just love Sunny & Chance’s story. The secrets they both carry. To find each other and survive what life throws at them. One of my favorite McKenzies. How could you not fall in love with them both. 💕

Series Review- Take a chance on this one!

SERIES Review

This series is interesting. Linda Howard’s premise about the MacKenzie family is good, but the first books are not very good. The first books have pretty unbelievable situations such as a rescued hostage and a rescuer having hot (virgin) sex hours after escaping, lounging around naked for hours while in hiding, in enemy territory (!!!) Come on...What???
The series was written over the span of 10 years and you can see the difference in the quality of writing, and the development of the author. If I didn’t have a special deal through a package, I would have stopped listening after the first audiobook. But, it gets better, Here is my take:

MacKenzie’s Mission**-Clearly early work, Story/Suspense is not very believable, requires too much “suspended belief”, narration a bit off, 2 Stars, not worth a credit.

MacKenzie’s Pleasure***-Improved writing, good idea for story/suspense, but the development of the relationship and intimacy is truly unbelievable, average narration: same narrator does a better job in this one, 2.5-3 stars, not worth a credit

MacKenzie’s Magic***-Short story, Better writing, cute, narrator gets the groove, 3.5 stars. Worth it on sale.

A Game of Chance****- Best of series, there are almost 10 years between the writing of this book and the first in the series. This is clearly much more mature writing. The story and suspense are more believable and develops reasonably. The relationship development is also more believable, more natural, it is infused with a healthy sense of humor and it sizzles. The happy ending does not come easily, they have to work for it a little. The The book draws you in from the beginning and can be a stand alone novel. Female narration is pretty good.
4 stars overall, recommended for fun, Worth a Credit!

STORY: 3.5- 4 stars. This is actually a pretty good story with nice writing and interesting suspense that does not require too much suspended believe.

RELATIONSHIP/HEAT: 4 stars. Develops reasonably and more believable, written well. The relationship is sizzling, and infused with humor.

NARRATION: 3.5 stars. Pretty good, KD has a generally nice voice and acts just right for this genre. She needs to work on her male voices, but she has potential.

OVERALL: 4 stars for this genre, easy fun listen, best of series, worth a credit.