The Gamble

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Emma Taylor

Length: 25 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

GoodReads Author of the Year 2012, Nominee

Welcome to New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Kristen Ashley's Colorado Mountain Series, where friends become family and everyone deserves a second chance.

Love is the greatest gamble of all...

Nina Sheridan desperately needs a timeout vacation. With a fiancé who can't even remember how she takes her coffee, Nina wants some distance to rethink her engagement. Flying halfway around the world from England to a mountain town in Colorado should do the trick. But when she finds a gorgeous man at her rental cabin, Nina's cold, lonely adventure suddenly heats up.

The owner of the house, Holden "Max" Maxwell is surprised by the beautiful woman who turns up at his door. But when Nina becomes ill, Max spends days nursing her back to health. A private man with a broken heart, Max finds himself drawn to the strong-willed woman. Soon it becomes impossible for Nina and Max to deny their growing attraction to one another. Yet even as these two wounded souls think about taking a chance on a relationship, a secret from Max's past emerges—and threatens to end their love for good.

©2012 Kristen Ashley (P)2014 Hachette Audio

Worth the gamble...

I usually go for books that are about 10 hours long. So I considered whether it would be a good idea to try a 25, yes 25 hour long book by an author I've never read before. It was a gamble, a gamble I won. I LOVED this story. Even though the story is long many twists and unexpected turns made you want more. The love story between Nina and Max is very well developed, emotional and passionate. On top of that the ending is so amazing I felt like giving the author a standing ovation. Beautiful story and so worth a credit.

Narration: the narrator adds to the story. Her British accent is very good and she does excellent distinct male voices. I'd listen to more books narrated by Emma Taylor.

25 Hours Of Fantastic Romance/Adventure? Delivered

What made the experience of listening to The Gamble the most enjoyable?

*25 Hours Of Fantastic Romance/Adventure? I didn't think it would be possible to keep my attention this long. Happily, I was wrong, this book delivered every minute full of adventure romance and mystery- a job well done.

While the beginning premise was a bit cheesy (nor original.) It quickly drew me in with the sexy scenes and meeting all of the new characters.
I can't wait for the rest of the series.

A few instances of 'high school dreaminess' (all the cliches) weren't necessary. This seems to be very strong and I really enjoyed the mystery adventure portion of it as well as the romance side

Which character – as performed by Emma Taylor – was your favorite?

I think the female lead, Nina, was the best performed by Emma Taylor although she was great with male voices as well.

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

I do not have first extreme reactions to books -they're books- I did enjoy this one and looked forward to the next in the series.

Any additional comments?

I got this on sale for $5.95. As soon as I finished I got the next 3 books in the series!
DEFINITELY creditworthy, in my opinion.

Note: Strong language, graphic descriptions of sex, some violence.

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New series to love!

I thought I loved Kristen's writing after listening to the entire Rock Chic series, love her ten fold now! I am so hooked on this woman's writings and her narrators keep my emotions up as well. So happy I found her!

Loved it.

This was a great listen. It kept me interested and involved the whole time! Yes it's a 20 something hour book but I seriously didn't want it to end! Only thing that threw me off in the beginning was the various times the f bomb was used by one of the main characters. I normally don't like books with unessasary use of bad language ,but at the end, the book and storyline, was good enough that I was able to get past it.

THIS IS A WINNER !!!!!

Would you listen to The Gamble again? Why?

OH YES!!! This is a fantastic audio book!!!! It is long but you don't even realize how long it is because you are so into the book and waiting to see what happens. It has EVERYTHING!!! Romance, love, mystery, suspense, hot scenes..... Laugh! Cry! Scream! Bite your nails and laugh some more and then you get the AWWWWW factor! It is so good you just want to tell someone.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Gamble?

There are so many memorable moments and I don't like spoilers so I will just say .... Jeff and Mindy, Max and Nina, the bar scenes, Cotton, when she calls for a taxi .... too many to say

Which scene was your favorite?

Like I said - I don't like spoilers but probably when Nina is drunk and confronts Max's ex -girlfriend and Sister in the bar when they are having dinner with Mindy and Brody.

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

Yes- Jeff talks with Mindy... very touching and when Max's wife speaks to him at the end...OMG!!

Any additional comments?

Yes, this book is long...Yes this book has a lot of f bombs.... Yes, this book has a lot of details but OMG !!!! It is a GREAT listen and the Narrator is AWESOME!!!! The story line is GREAT!! I can not say enough about this book! You like romance, hot scenes, laughing out loud, suspense and just the feeling of WOW!! that was a good book!!!! Then this is a audio for you!!!!

Great Complete Story

Loved the Narration and could not and did not put it down. I rarely write complete reviews but this one was worthy! I will read more from Kristen Ashley and narrator Emma Taylor!

This love story is the whole package

This is the story of Nina, a woman on a break from her life in England. She’s taken her break in the Colorado mountains in a beautiful home she rented online. Max is the owner of the beautiful house and he has no idea Nina rented his home when she shows up in the middle of a storm.
When these two people meet, the chemistry is crazy hot.
This is a fantastic listen that I go back to again and again. It has everything. It has a romance, great character and beautiful backgrounds. It’s got a great murder mystery in it as well.
Emma Taylor does a great job creating the characters and bringing them to life.

Great love story.

Any additional comments?

Loved this audio book. Great narration. The only complaint I have is that the bad language was a little over the top. The story would still be great without all the F words.

great book!

excellent all the way around! thoroughly enjoyed this audible book. it was long but very interesting

love this series

I love everything from this author but, strong, sassy women are great to hear about and their HEA.