Daxton

120 Proof Honey Series, Book 1

By: Becca Fanning

Narrated by: Meghan Kelly

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Blair Mason was a woman with a one-track mind, and that track was work. From sunrise to sundown, all she thought about was how to keep her small town grocery store open. That meant hard decisions, the type Blair was in the midst of making when she was rudely interrupted by a tall man. A tall, handsome man. Oh, there were things other than work after all!

Daxton Holt thought getting his honey on Mason's shelves would be simple. Walk in, flash a smile, and fill out some paperwork. But this owner was something else. She saw right through his charms, pushing him to really sell his product. He liked that, and he liked her. A feisty little minx is sweeter than any honey his bees made.

©2016 Becca Fanning (P)2016 Becca Fanning

Short story that I felt was missing something

What did you like best about Daxton? What did you like least?

I liked the idea and build up of the story but I felt like the story had just started and it was over.

If you’ve listened to books by Becca Fanning before, how does this one compare?

This was my first audio book by Becca Fanning

Any additional comments?

The story started great. Blair was a little annoying being so judgy and cold towards everyone in the beginning but then she warmed up to Daxton. I was disappointed that there was promise of her being around his friends but then it never happened. I would have liked to see them one more time.

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🐻 and 🍯 and 🥃

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️.5
Heat Rating: 🔥🔥🔥
Narrator Performance: 🎧🎧🎧🎧

This short story was simple and straight forward. I found the relationship between the main characters, Daxton and Blair, to be believable despite the limited amount of page time that they had. The villains in the story were one dimensional but at the same time easy for the listener to picture. The world building was rather basic and I wanted a bit more in that regard. Also, this was supposed to be a BBW story but there are no mentions of the woman’s size in the text.

I enjoyed the narration of this story. Meghan Kelly’s pace for it was great. She delivers the lines without any hesitation. She even uses three voices for her performance. There was one for both Daxton and Blair as well as one for the basic story narrative. My biggest complaint about her performance is that I would have liked more acting to go along with those voices.

*Review copy provided for voluntary review.

Majorlly lacking in depth

BOOK REVIEW......
No depth in characters or story. Not worth your time to listen to or the cost of purchase. I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

NARRATOR REVIEW.......
The narrator was not any better then the story was. annoyingly bad.

I Was In Until...

...the portion, near the end that would spoil the whole story!

Meghan Kelly's story telling is ALWAYS fabulous. However, I would not have continued beyond the first hour, even with her professional delivery.

This is a good book and if you like this specific twist/genre, you'll want to continue this series. I'm not one of them.

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The old honey trick

Nice homely shifter romance that you can listen to in a couple of hours.. Recommended

Loved this book.

I loved this book. I'm looking forward to listening to others in the ffuture. My only complaint is I wish it were longer.

Okay story

What about Meghan Kelly’s performance did you like?

Meghan Kelly did a good job portraying the cast of characters.

Any additional comments?

My interest in this story waned as soon as the hero and heroine met. Daxton Holt shows up to pitch his honey products to Blair Mason, who is in the middle of a financial crisis with her small grocery store. Despite being in tears about having to fire employees, she immediately notices Dax's muscular appearance. This felt artificial and contrived for the sake of the story. From there, she tells him she won't sell his products because they might not meet quality and safety standards, and because selling moonshine is illegal, essentially calling him a criminal (despite Dax assuring her this is not so). Dax proceeds to pursue Blair, trying to convince her to sell his honey and go out with him. Blair struck me as critical and judgemental and not very likeable, so I didn't feel the author provided a credible basis for Dax's attraction.

When Blair learns Dax is a shifter during a 4 on 1 fight, she exhibits no surprise. Maybe in this world, humans are aware of shifters and I didn't pick up on that.

Although this author has solid skills, I found there to be a lack of "organic" sexual tension, especially because Blair struck me as so unlikable.

I would be willing to try other books by this author.

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A Fun and Flirty Read...

Any additional comments?

This was a fun and flirty read.

Blair Mason needs to save her store. Daxton Holt may be able to help her.

I liked the sparks that flew between the characters.

I don't want to include any spoilers in this one but I will say there is a HEA.

Meghan Kelly did well with the narration.

Note:
"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

Awesome

Great book, kept my attention all the way to the end, amazing audio delivery, loved it. Will be reading again, every chapter was received amazingly do recommend you give it a read.

Great Short Read

I received this book free for an honest review. And honest I will give you. This book was a great short story to listen too. It covered all the bases when providing a description of the people, places and things. The author describes Blair Mason as a pretty by-the-book type person, even though her beginnings were rough. As is typical, Daxton Holt, the shifter, is hot (they all are, lol). The story was full and complete with a little bit of suspense, thrill and romance. Enjoyed the break from the longer books.