Smitten

By: Maris Black

Narrated by: Chris Patton

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Dan Fisher is a fun-loving slacker from SSU with a passion for partying and dancing. When rich girl Avery Wakefield offers him a brand-new designer wardrobe in exchange for posing as her boyfriend, he reluctantly agrees. He hates lying, but it's hard to turn down nice clothes and a chance to live in a historic mansion in Savannah for two weeks. What he doesn't count on is falling hard for her mysterious, straight brother.

Julian Wakefield is as tortured as he is handsome. He keeps a secret close to his heart and everyone else at a distance. But now his sister's new boyfriend is stirring up feelings he's always been able to deny. Like an angel and the devil all rolled into one, he tempts him to take chances he never would have taken before. Too bad Dan belongs to his sister, whom he would never dream of betraying.

But...put two hot boys with an irresistible attraction in the same house for long enough, something is bound to happen.

©2014 Maris Black (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Very engrossing story and well narrated

What made the experience of listening to Smitten the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed the narration and for a story with a lot of what could be considered cliche plot points they are carried off really well and smoothed into the story so you don't really notice it until the end but you're satisfied so why focus on it!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I really did love Dan. He's naive but earnest and lovable.

Have you listened to any of Chris Patton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No this series was my introduction to Chris' line of work. I was rather impressed

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

I enjoyed this book and the others in the series!

I’m smitten too!

This was a true continuation of the SSU world we were introduced to in Book 1, Pinned, and I was so glad. Chris Patton continues to be a revelation. Finally a narrator who actually whispers when the author writes it that way. The storytelling continues to get stronger in this book, and Dan and Jules are sexy as hell in their own right, let alone together. I loved their hard-fought HEA.

GFY Theme

Julian Wakefield is smitten with Dan Fisher who is an SSU gay boy, problem is Julian is straight and Dan is dating his sister. Dan is only dating julian's sister to do her a favor since her boyfriend cut out on her just before an important coming out dance. One thing leads to another and Julian and Dan end up having sex with Julian feeling guilty and terrible for doing that to his sister. It turns out however that Julian's sister really had this plan in mind anyway to put the two guys together. There ends up being a lot of drama around this issue because Julian who is straight is also supposed to one day take over his father's company which he has no interest in doing. Dan is introduced to us in the first SSU book as a somewhat free and easy want to be dancer. The two must overcome the typical coming out issues in the context of high society because Julian's family is really rich. Both characters are very likable and the main social issue that the author deals with here is alcoholism. Julian likes to drink just a little bit too much which also interferes with his relationship to Dan. Not much time is devoted to this issue however, I feel there should've been a little more of Dan and Julian working on this problem together instead of Julian dealing with it on his own. The other heavy issue that comes up in the book is the suicide of a friend which kind of happens in the middle of everything else going on. I felt this issue would have been a little more difficult to deal with in reality then it was in the book but still it added some angst to the mix. Four stars out of five, The narrator also did a good job however his voice for the two main characters was pretty similar and sometimes made for confusion as to which one was speaking. The point of view switches back-and-forth between the two main characters which is a common technique used by this author.

Great dynamics

well written,story it moved along smoothly held narrator brought out the pathos of the story.Excellent

Love this story

I read this several years ago and couldn't resist adding it to my Audible library.

The narrator, Chris Patton is absolutely awesome. I don't usually like "sweetie" in a m/m romance, but I love the way he says it.

Loving the Series!

Love the author I love the narrator and I have to say a great job was done on the writing and the coming along of the whole series. Thank you so much for the whole crew and for the author.

* Brilliantly written * ! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Smitten SSU Boys book #2 is a well written and story driven romance!
Tender and heartfelt yet Hot and erotic!
Laced with moments that were serious, dark , real and raw ! Another fantastic story to this compelling and sexy romance series!!

great!

I absolutely loved this book! I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but this second book was even better! The characters were relatable and I found myself rooting for them. The passion was great and the story in general was very enjoyable. I laughed, I got angry, and I got titillated. It had every thing a romance needs.

Easily the best of a magnificent four part series!

I haven't the words to say what a phenomenal team Maris Black and Chris Patton are! First off, the way that Chris Patton narrates is unprecedented. This man has talent that can not be rivaled! I especially love the way that he brought to life the different characters. Julian is by far my favorite, there's something about the way that he can be so cocky yet underneath is a tortured soul that is so sexy! And the way that Maris Black writes honestly takes my breath away!! Now, I'm not an oversensitive guy, but her writing really brings something special out in me. I laughed, I cried. Was upset and at the same time, smiling. I listen on my phone with headphones in. My friends hear me laughing or see me smiling and ask me what is going on. I just shake my head, hold up my phone and point at my headphones. It's a good feeling when a writer can bring that attribute out in her work! I loved this series and want to sincerely thank Maris and Chris for bringing the men of SSU into my life!

Very fairy tale-ish but sweet.

could have ramped up some sex a bit and little more "characters developed " but enjoyable,breezy read.