• Sweet Talk: A Novel

  • Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna, Book 10
  • By: Julie Garwood
  • Narrated by: Angela Dawe
  • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,350 ratings)

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Sweet Talk: A Novel

By: Julie Garwood
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
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Publisher's summary

When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The beautiful, tough young attorney has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and reduced it to chaos. Months of surveillance and careful planning down the drain, Kincaid’s partner is furious and lets Olivia know that she’s ticked off the wrong guy. After all, he’s FBI.

But Olivia isn’t intimidated by his partner’s bullying because she’s something even scarier...she’s IRS.

And working for the IRS is no picnic. She’s on the trail of an elaborate Ponzi scheme, one that threatens to ruin the lives of naive and unsuspecting victims, and one she has personal reasons to be angry about. But after she asks the wrong people questions, her life is suddenly endangered. She’s accustomed to looking out for others who are weak, but being vulnerable herself makes her realize she needs help. In desperation, she calls Grayson Kincaid.

Together they join forces to fight corruption, but Olivia is also fighting the immediate and intense attraction she feels for Agent Kincaid, and that may be a battle she is bound to lose.

©2012 Julie Garwood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"As always, Ms. Garwood creates engaging characters who come alive page after page. The banter and interaction between Ellie and Max is beyond charming. Ellie is a spirited and strong heroine, and Max is charming in a stoic, gruff sort of way." ( New York Journal of Books on The Ideal Man)
"Julie Garwood creates masterpieces every time she writes a book. Indeed, she is the Rembrandt of romance novels." ( The Kansas City Star)
"Julie Garwood has become a trusted brand name in romantic fiction." ( People)

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Good story but annoying narrator

What did you like best about Sweet Talk? What did you like least?

I love all of Julie Garwood's books. I just wish I had read the book on this one instead of listening to it. The narrater has an annoying habit of ending words and sentences with an upward tinny pitch.

There isn't really any difference in her voice when she is narrating female dialog and giving background information. Her male voices are not very good.

The story is good except the author tells you the main character has a "touch of Asthma" but through out the book she is desperately seeking her emergency inhaler. This got old fast. I think she used the emergency inhaler several time each day. All I could think of was the main character needs to see a pulmonary specialist.

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Lord, is the Narrator terrible! It was like listening to a cartoon mob boss ( tossing coin, cigar and all). I tried very hard to get past it but could not. Could have been a great book but....

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Lose the narrator!

I love Julie Garwood and always wait for the next book. But what a disappointment. I hardly wanted to finish this one simply because of the narrator. Very ho-hum style with the same inflections over and over. I'm not sure I can even read the hard copy version without it being ruined now. Too bad. Don't let her read any more of your books, Julie.

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What the hell was that!

What disappointed you about Sweet Talk?

I didn't get 5 five minutes into the book when my ears started bleeding from the narrator. I will have to go buy the book.

Would you ever listen to anything by Julie Garwood again?

Julie Garwood is my favorite author, even though I hated "The Ideal Man" I hoped this one would be better...I will have to buy the book and read it to see.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Angela Dawe?

My 6 year old could do better than Dawe!!!!

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OMG WHAT HAVE I DONE

Would you try another book from Julie Garwood and/or Angela Dawe?

Can't even listen to the story cause I can't get past the voice. I love Julie's books and Angela Dawe just ruined it for me. I don't know if I can continue to listen it hurts my ears.

How could the performance have been better?

Loose Angela Dawe

Any additional comments?

If I could return it I would.

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typical garwood.... a great listen

What did you love best about Sweet Talk: A Novel?

the fast pace and the laughs

What was one of the most memorable moments of Sweet Talk: A Novel?

the resturant scene

What does Angela Dawe bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

I know some listeners didnt like her but I did

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

garwod always makes me laugh

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More Please...More!

Julie Garwood is a very talented storyteller! I loved every minute of Sweet Talk: A Novel. I love her historical romance novels, as well as her contemporary romance novels.
Angela Dawe is one of my favorite narrators who has performed more than 100 books on Audible alone. I really don't understand the negative reviews on Ms. Dawe. Her style of narration is very easy to follow and identify each separate character...male or female. Her ear for accents, such as those used in the Highlander/Historical Romances, demonstrates and confirms a real talent.
Great Book! Definitely Credit Worthy!!

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Sweet and Poignant!

Olivia is a cancer survivor, who was treated shamelessly by her family, when she was a child. Therefore, her relationship with them is almost non existent. The sting operation that she inadvertently stumbled into has repercussions that are farther reaching than the FBI. Enter Grayson Kincaid, who is immediately taken with Olivia and her show of courage, and sets out to befriend her; in the course of things realizes someone is out to kill her.
This was a very entertaining story, and yes I do recommend it.

Angela Dawe did a fantastic job with her performance of the story.

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Three words I R S.

I really, really like Julie Garwood’s older books, but with that said her newer stuff leaves something to be desired. Both story and narrator was mediocre, it does get better towards the end. I was annoyed with this book mainly because every time you turned around the guy took off with out a word for several weeks, without a word. Then the girl was mad, but then he comes back and everything is hunky dory with out saying a word about it. It did have some quirky moments when the heroine was threatening the bad guys with her IRS job.

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Love audible and Julie Garwood

Where does Sweet Talk: A Novel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's great....not Nora Roberts but still great story

Who was your favorite character and why?

the pips....those three little girls

What about Angela Dawe’s performance did you like?

she does a great job on the voices

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