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The Gamble

By: Kristen Ashley
Narrated by: Emma Taylor
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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

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Gamble and Sweet dreams

Enjoy not the stories but writer needs to realize that women are capable of responding with worlds other than “sorry?”.... it’s extremely redundant and borders on irritating. Very much enjoy the characters.

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amazing

I'm doing a reread and Review as when I first started Kristen Ashley work I was giving stars but not reviewing. Kristen Ashley is what brought me back into romance and help me heal alot of broken things. I started with the Colorado Mountain series just not this book. But doing a reread you need to go in order. Max and Nina's story is beautiful. 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. Nina arrives at the house she booked to find the owner Max is their. Max and Nina's journey is funny sad and full of learning how to find the right kind of love. I can't wait to do a full reread of the Colorado Mountain Series and the hot mountain Men that are here

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Loved this book great accent by Emma Taylor

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

Great writing by Kristen Ashley
Great read by Emma Taylor

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the story, I loved the different accents Emma Taylor had to perform, excellent !

Which scene was your favorite?

Hard to choose

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If you are thinking about getting this book, Do it already you'll really enjoy it ! 5 stars

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Loved It!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, so sweet and exciting..I couldn't stop listening.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nina, strong, very strong character even though she never thought she was.Yi

Which scene was your favorite?

You fall in love with all the characters, I would love to visit the Colorado Mountains.

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

Not one thing, she made the character. excellent performance.

Any additional comments?

I will look for other books by this author, its worth every credit!!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, very good book

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

At the beginning when Nina was sick and Max took care of her

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I like her accent BUT her voice was very very robotic, especially when when Nina kept repeating herself when she thought it in her mind first and then said it out loud.

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

A very funny romantic book

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The other thing that kinda annoyed me about this book is that Nina say Max's name probably about 2000 times and said sorry as if she was deaf but other than this, i cant wait to listen to the next book. Very Good

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Great Story!

This was a great story. Every time I thought I knew where the story was headed it would twist to another direction. It was great to get to know each character and see how they intertwined. I have purchased the next book in the series and cannot wait to start it. Audible 20

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Easy listening - excellently performed.

Not generally a fan of "romance novels" I purchased this audio book to help ease my daily commute in traffic and found it a welcome deviation from my normal listening/reading habits. Beautifully performed by only one artist who consistently accomplished a myriad of male and female voices, the story was a tad outlandish in places but very easy to picture in my mind and very easy to look forward to hearing the next chapters. Author and performer highly recommended.

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Fantastic - COULD NOT put it down

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This book completely sucked me in immediately. I couldn't stop listening to it, so I also bought the kindle book and was either reading or listening to it all weekend. Kristen Ashley does a fantastic job with character development -- I really felt like I could "see" her characters, the town, the sites, etc.

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Loved it

Loved hearing Nina’s voice! But Max sounded like an old man and that was extremely disappointing since he is one of my favorite KA men.

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Addicted!

Love the setting of this series. Started with book 3 and have to go back to the beginning. Can't stop listening.

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