The Marriage Ultimatum

By: Charlotte O'Shay

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Juggling work, college, and the care of her young son, Alex, was never Sabrina's plan. But Sabrina's dreams are bigger than any curve ball life can throw at her. Her top priority is keeping her small family together, no matter the cost.

Vladimir Grigory doesn't believe in dreams. He earned his position at the top of New York's corporate ladder with his own sweat. His empire is his baby, and he'll destroy anyone who threatens it. Even the sexy employee who challenges him on every level.

When the New York tabloids, and the world, call him the baby daddy of Sabrina's son, Vlad believes Sabrina is part of a plot to expose the secrets of his past. He threatens to destroy her future. But since Sabrina has secrets of her own, she has no choice but to agree to Vlad's marriage ultimatum.

©2016 Charlotte O'Shay (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Okay +

An interesting twist on the Cinderella story. Good dialogue, good narration, but way too much repetitive inner dialogue.

Emotional

I wanted to throttle Vlad every time he opened his mouth. For Sabrina to be such a strong woman she was very weak when it came to standing up for her and Alex. I was so involved with the characters, that it was all I could do to wait til the end.

Good story, rushed ending

Good story overall but it's as if the author either got tired or realised they were almost at the word limit and wrapped it up really quickly in the last few minutes, made it anti-climactic, could have at least thrown in an epilogue! Also would have been nice for Sabrina to have a little more resolve, geez woman!

Meh...filled the time

Very much a formulaic romance with a fairly vapid relationship based on physicality rather than emotions. Fine for listening while you work.

Rushed Ending

A Great Story line. Great build up. Just to be left with a rushed ending.

Wow

I listened from start to finish in one day! Really enjoyed every moment. Great plot, character development and pleasant narrative.

Fabulous

I literally listen to a book every two days and rarely write a comment, but this story was superlative so warranted the review! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Unique story BUT...

It was, to say the least, a unique story line. But after all the drama, and angst, the ending was rushed and didn't do justice to the rest of the storyline.

Vlad Oh Vlad

Would you consider the audio edition of The Marriage Ultimatum to be better than the print version?

Only listened to the audio version because I love Erin Mallon and I am so glad I did. This book has plot twists that make it interesting with a different story line from other romance novels. This was a good read.

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

Erin Mallon uses her voices to bring you right in with the story. She is very talented and I look for books where she is the sole narrator. She does a great job with men's voices as well. She is a favorite of mine.

Any additional comments?

This was a perfect escapism book. If you want to get away for 6 hours this is the book for you. I like the romance genre where it's a pure listen and this did it for me.

Are you for real

Do I loved this story. I was laughing and crying. Then the last twenty minutes pissed me off. The ending was cute but it felt so rushed and it was information overload. Other than that the narration was and story great.