Sweet Talk

By: Susan Mallery

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Is there anything sweeter than a first love?

Don't ask Claire Keyes. The 28-year-old piano prodigy has never had a regular boyfriend, much less a real romance. Her music career has left little room for friends or family - which is just part of the reason she hasn't seen the family bakery or her two sisters in years.

But now Nicole is sick, and Jesse is AWOL. Despite the fact that Claire can't boil water, she's determined to play caretaker. Connecting with her sisters tops her to-do list...along with falling in love, or at least in lust, for the first time.

Ruggedly sexy Wyatt just might fit the bill. Although he keeps saying that he and Claire come from entirely different worlds, he lights up hotter than a bakery oven whenever Claire is near. If this keeps up, she just might sweet-talk him into her bed...and her life.

©2008 Susan Macias Redmond; 2008 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"When you think of passion, drama and heartwarming stories, think Susan Mallery. ( Romantic Times)

Don't bother with this one

I was very disappointed in this book. Claire, the main character, is so pathetic it drove me crazy. I almost didn't make it to the end. I saw that someone had rated it 2 stars but I like Susan Mallory so I ignored it and bought this book anyway. I really wished I hadn't. Don't make my mistake. (I love the narrator, but she didn't have much to work with.)

What Nonsense!

When the plot has the logical part of your brain screaming no one is that stupid. It's time to put the book down and move onto the next. This book was a real struggle to listen to. I didn't finish this book. I'm new to this author and I really liked some of her other books. Just not this one.

ok

I was rather of disappointed and shocked how this story was drawn out. It hurt to listen to it in it's entirety. Although I loved the main character I found the other two sister whining and I almost didn't want to listen to the entire story. I do believe the whole story could have been summed up a lot faster than it was. I love Susan Mallery's books and other audios and also the narrator but this was disappointing at best. Not sure if I will be interested in the two other books in this series.

Nasty Characters

It was torture reading the first half of this book. It was filled with nasty, hateful, overtly mean characters who only see the worst in people. From the main characters’ two sisters, to their friends, to all of the workers and customers of the bakery - they were all dreadful. It’s hard to believe so many nasty people could exist in such a small group.

The plot was relatively engaging, If it wasn’t for all of the fighting and the crappy, selfish, unlikable characters this book would have been pretty good, but as it stands I wouldn’t recommend it.

don't buy - only get 1/2 of story

understand not everyone's cup of tea, but if you think it might be, be aware that something has gone wrong with this file and it jumps to the next book at around chapter 6...

So bad, I couldn't finish.

I love a good romance, I am a fan Mallery's stories. This one..... I couldn't even finish it I was so uncomfortable. I usually always muscle my way through horrible books because darn it, I bought it and I'm going to finish it. I couldn't with this one. The characters are so unlikeable and unrealistic! I got so tired of the constant "My life sucks more" from every single character and the constant finger pointing. I just wanted to screem "ARE YOU PEOPLE ALL TWELVE?!". The sisters are all appalling and the main love interest is a idiotic prick. Even if you have heard horror stories about a person, to be that rude and nasty is a sign of someone who needs a therapist. Badly. I have no idea if he or any of the other characters get any better because I don't care enough to find out. All of them did a great job making me hate them enough to hope that they all continue with their horrible lives as punishment for their horrible personalities. The narrator was alright but the characters killed any signs of a good story. I would skip this trilogy.

This 3 book series isn't very good. -- Skip it.

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

If you like books about "poor me" and family dysfunction this set is for you.

Has Sweet Talk turned you off from other books in this genre?

In general I like Susan Mallery and book 2 in the series was okay. After reading the reviews of the 3rd book, I'm not wasting my time.

What does Therese Plummer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Therese Plummer is my favorite narrator. I would listen to almost anything she reads. She did a really good job in narration. However all of her male voices sound almost identical.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

My reaction was "Nicole get over yourself" By the end of the book I very much disliked Nicole's character.

Any additional comments?

The book should have been about the budding romance between the hero and heroin, Wyatt & Clair. However I felt it was all about Nicole and her "poor me" life. It felt like she never even tried understand anyone's opinion but herself. The romance between Wyatt & Clair was more of a side story.

Where is the sweet talk???

What would have made Sweet Talk better?

That the Keys sister would have been a little nicer to each other. They were so mean and rotten to each other that it became painful to listen to the whole story.

What was most disappointing about Susan Mallery’s story?

That the Keys sister were sooooo supremely nasty and horrible to each other. Disfunctional family to the next level.

Which character – as performed by Therese Plummer – was your favorite?

Therese Plummer is the very best narrator that I've ever listened to. She does an amazing job on every character and every story, even on this one that I did not love.

What character would you cut from Sweet Talk?

Both of Claire Keys sisters... But then it would not have been a series....

Any additional comments?

I really like Susan Mallery as an author but this was not her best work... I don't think I'll get the other books in the series....

Wow...

Nicole is such a nasty hateful person that I wanted to cry for Claire. You can’t make someone like that sympathetic. She said Claire wasn’t even a person to her... Because she was taken by force at 6 to perform on the piano!! As if that was an unforgivable crime. 90% of the characters in this book come across as self absorbed sadists/sociopaths with little to no reason to be as awful as they are and I’ve never been so angry just reading a book before. Skip this series. It’s TERRIBLE!

Stupid Women

I agree with the other reviewer, Claire, Nicole, and Jessie were terrible to each other and it was not funny or entertaining. How three sisters could talk to each other and act the way they did was plain stupid. The narrator was ok for me though. She was not the problem. I was so surprised at this book as I really liked this author's series about cooking.