Beauty from Pain

By: Georgia Cates

Narrated by: Bunny Warren, Robert Black

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

They agreed on three months... but their love knew no boundaries.

Jack McLachlan is a winemaking magnate and easily one of Australia's most eligible bachelors. His success and wealth makes him no stranger to the complications of romantic relationships and that's why he goes to extreme measures to avoid the hassle. He prefers simplicity in the form of a beautiful female companion with no strings attached. He arranges relationships like business deals and they're always the same. No long term relationships. No real names.

It's his game and his rules. He's content to play as usual, but when Laurelyn Prescott enters his life, his strategy must change because this player is like none he's ever encountered. His world is turned on its head after he begins a three month affair with the beautiful American musician. Nothing goes according to plan and as he breaks more and more of his own rules for her, she's exceptionally close to becoming something he never thought possible. His ultimate game changer.

Beauty from Pain is an adult contemporary novel and is not intended for younger listeners due to mature content.

©2013 Georgia Cates (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

WHAT A SURPRISE..THIS BOOK WAS GOOD!!

Would you listen to Beauty from Pain again? Why?

yes, but got a problem with Robert Black's performance. He sounds mechanical or robotic. Now Bunny did a great job even with his voice. But yes, I could look past his voice. But the story is so good, I got past the narrators after while.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Through the entire book it has to be Laurelyn. She has the great southern accent. and she could come up with some great one liners. The best was this.."He was hotter than the devil's ass"," And oh Hell to the NO".. was also Good!

Which scene was your favorite?

When he Jack Henry was so jealous, he was sure a hard core Alpha Male.. And there was a lot of that.

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

I loved when he took her to his parents home.

Any additional comments?

This book is good. No it was GREAT. It had so much in it and kept my attention and this couple was good together. And the ending, be prepared to get the second book. She leaves him. and he let Pride get in the way. And when she leaves, he loses her. They are great together, and I loved the story, but I would of loved to have more of a "BEDROOM" relationship. Oh it leaves you to think what you want. It was tender love. This is a good listen and don't forget to get the second one. Also, a third one is coming out. But Jack Henry, is one heck of man. He loves his Laurelyn. and they are really a great compliment to one another. So YES, I recommend this book, to all of us that love our great hot books.. minus the HOT, just a simmer.

Yanky Aussie loving !

What made the experience of listening to Beauty from Pain the most enjoyable?

Slightly unusual story, different. Vineyards and trip to New Zealand believeable.

Would you recommend Beauty from Pain to your friends? Why or why not?

Probably not because of Aussie accent.

How could the performance have been better?

The Aussie accents just didn't cut it- sorry. Their accents are very distinctive! Just listen to Hugh Jackman, or Russell Crowe.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, brought the next volume straight away.

Male narrator tough to overlook

He portrays the male voices well with decent accents and emotion but his portrayal of female voices is cringeworthy. I had a serious struggle listening to him. The female narrator did both male and female voices well enough I think they should have stuck with just her or had him only voice male characters. Please audible don't let this guy perform any more female roles!!!!!

Putting my issue with him aside the story was alright could do with more story and less sex scenes but that's just me

WoW

That was a great read aka listen.... So amazing hearing the was the Narrator performs the words written

Awesome

Where does Beauty from Pain rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the better ones. I couldnt stop listening to it.

Any additional comments?

This was deff a good book. I didnt think I would like it when I started but I ended up falling in love and now that Im done with all 3 books Im sitting here wondering what comes next even tho its ended in a way that doesnt leave you wondering.....I just wanna hear more.

Good story....not so good narration

Where does Beauty from Pain rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love the story but the narration isn't the best. It's not the worst I've heard but it doesn't draw me into the story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Jack! He's so mysterious and sexy.

What three words best describe Bunny Warren and Robert Black ’s voice?

Monotone, kindergarten, bored

Narration can ruin a good story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Perhaps for Australians the hard copy of this book would be better.

Any additional comments?

In this instance the they would have been far better to stay with original accent of the narrator rather than one that was so far from Australian it was embarrassing. However the story line was fantastic and I will suffer listening to the next one, because I would like to see where it goes and that I do not get the time to sit still and read a book :-)

50 shades vibe

This has a 5o shades of Grey vibe to it, just without the red room. I do really enjoy these kinds of tropes, and I did think this first book was very good. I almost gave it 5 stars, but there were a few small things that I didn't like. I wasn't a fan of the his demand of her not knowing his real name, and the cliffhanger ending lacked some originality.

I am looking forward to seeing how the next phase to there relationship will go. Hopefully the author will stay away from keeping them apart too long, and I'm really hoping Jack doesn't move on to other women.

I have not read any reviews and do not plan on it. I would like to be surprised by anything that happens in the next two books. This has potential to being a favorite series for me. It will all just depend on how the author handles it from here on out. This first book started out great.

If you like audiobooks, I would recommend this one. The narrators were good and I enjoyed their performance.

A Great Start

This book captured my attention right away. I cant wait to see what happens in book two.

Overall a good read

Did Bunny Warren and Robert Black do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

This is tricky. I just felt like their southern accents were just horrific. I definitely threw me off because I just felt like the southern "drawl" was so over animated.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The story was definitely very compelling.