All In

The Blackstone Affair, Part 2

By: Raine Miller

Narrated by: Shane East, Grace Grant

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Ethan Blackstone has a problem on his hands. He’s broken Brynne's trust, and she’s left him. He's unwilling to live without her and isn’t giving up - he's dead-set on getting his beautiful American girl back.

The passion between them was explosive, but the secrets they hid from each other are dark and chilling, and are powerful enough to destroy their shot at a life together. With political threats now directed at Brynne, Ethan is running out of time and will need to gather all his strength and agility to protect her from the dangers that could take her away from him forever.

Will Ethan be able to save Brynne from a past that keeps her locked in fear? Will he ever feel the warmth of her touch, the solidity of her trust again? This is a lovestruck man who is willing to do whatever it takes to possess the heart of the woman he loves. He'll go to any lengths to protect her. He'll go all in.

Here is the fiery story of what happens when two people surrender to a love so great it can heal the scars of the past and give way to a life of pure, rapturous ecstasy.

©2013 Raine Miller (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

The calm before the storm!

Would you consider the audio edition of All In to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version.

What did you like best about this story?

The reunion of Ethan and Brynne......

Did Shane East and Grace Grant do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Grace narrated book 1 and I really love her..even her Ethan is superb. Shane narrated book 2 and though his Ethan was good, his Brynne was not the best.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No this was a pretty mellow book with a lot of history of the characters coming out and the ending really, really leaves you hanging....I thought the battery to my ipod went dead, but there is a book 3 isn't there!

The UK "Shades of Grey"

I enjoyed the whole series. But then I love Shane East's voice, too. Overall the book was good. Big twist. The UK "Shades of Grey" would have been a good title, but the female lead has more depth than that of Shades.

The sex is far more graphic and doesn't really add to the story. The story seems to have been written as one complete book and cleaved into 3 books by the publisher or editor. But it masterfully ends each book in a way that set the author up well for series sales and makes the reader want to know what is next.

I love this series, but they're too short.

I with authors would get back to writing whole books instead of splitting the books into parts. Good read and I love the guy reading it, he has an amazing voice.

Will Brin let Ethan back into her life?

If you could sum up All In in three words, what would they be?

What's in her past?

What was one of the most memorable moments of All In?

When Brin finally calls Ethan, and he learns she is having weird things happening, and they reunite.

Which character – as performed by Shane East and Grace Grant – was your favorite?

Ethan, as her is the hero.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A hero with a muse, can he keep her safe? What about their pasts?

Any additional comments?

So far so good..

Bloody awesome!

Would you listen to All In again? Why?

YES! Abso-freaking-lutely!! I plan to reread it this week when my inevitable insomnia keeps me awake. Shane East's narrating skills were fantastic, and I simply loved this installment in Brynne and Ethan's love story. The plot thickened on multiple levels - especially the emotional and physical ones for Ethan and Brynne, as well as Brynne's career plans and status in England, the threat to her safety, and discovering just how much power she held over security expert and former confirmed bachelor Ethan Blackstone. All of these developments kept me riveted while doing my never ending laundry this past Tuesday.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ethan was my favorite character because I loved his inner monologue and how he wasn't afraid to run with his intensifying feeling for Brynne. To paraphrase his dad Jonathan, Ethan's a smart man. So I loved that Ethan realized how he felt while she was briefly absent from his life and decided he'd do whatever it took to get her back in his life and protect her from the threat her father hired him to protect her from in the first place.

Have you listened to any of Shane East and Grace Grant ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I listened to NAKED by Raine Miller and Shane had a brief prologue cameo narration that gave readers a sneak peak at his ability to bring Ethan Blackstone further to life. I also loved Grace Grant's performance in NAKED so much that I did an immediate reread aka 're-listen' via audiobook.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes! I wanted to be Brynne, damn it! I love a sexy, alpha British hero and her career just seems wicked cool.

Any additional comments?

This series is going on my all-time favorite audiobook series to reread list right up there with The Clipped Wings series by Helena Hunting. Up next for me in this crazy good series is Eyes Wide Open (The Blackstone Affair #3), and I've already started listening to the audiobook edition.

All In

Amazing and historical context of this book written by Raine Miller. Now on to the next book.

In love ♡

I loved it! I finished it in 3 days but because I had work and all that , but if it wasn't for my job I've finished it in a day.

Great book!! Recommended

What made the experience of listening to All In the most enjoyable?

Oh my goodness can i just say shane east is a great narrator his voice is absolutely amazing i could listen to his voice all day, amazing and his accent oh my goodness i just melted every time he spoke. Anyways the book was great i had not read the rest but now i feel like i am going to have to. Give this book a try recommended.

*whew* I need to catch my breath...

I just finished this amazing book and I'm still trying to catch my breath and settle my racing heart! This was a brilliant follow-up to the first book. I absolutely loved that this was all from Ethan's POV and the narrator (Shane East) was very swoon-worthy. He could read the phone book and I would happily listen for hours.

If you're looking for a hot romance with flawed characters, over-protective males and two people just trying to make a go of it, then this series will deliver. Just do yourself a favor and get this book right now. This series is so addictive and I can't get enough of Ethan and Brynne.

*Sigh....I am already agonizing over the wait for book 3.

10 Stars!!!

Leaving me wanting!!

I just hate to have to wait! At least book three will be out soon.

I loved this one. It's nice to hear the story from the male perspective. This entire book is from his point of view and thats refreshing for me.

I did enjoy the narrator. Being from "the south" made the narration sound nice to my ears because it sounded "english" to my untrained ears.

So in my opinion it was worth my credit. I pre-ordered book three and I don't do that unless I really like what I'm listening to.