Unbelonging

Unbelonging, Book 1

By: Sabrina Stark

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Sometimes, the place you belong isn't where you began....

With an accounting degree that's getting her nowhere, Chloe Malinski spends her nights waitressing and her days housesitting in a neighborhood that's infinitely beyond her reach or comfort zone. But she knows all too well that no one wants a pauper in their mansion, so she's gotten good - maybe a little too good - at faking it 'til she makes it.

With more baggage than any airline, Lawton Rastor made his money through prizefighting - and not the kind with padded gloves and some bowtie-wearing referee. He made it through the gritty, back-alley kind where sweaty money changed hands over beer and bimbos.

She's a poor girl from Hamtramck. He's a billionaire bad boy from Detroit. They should've never crossed paths. But when they do, thanks to Chloe's latest housesitting gig, the collision of sparks, secrets, and misunderstandings leaves both of them yearning to belong exactly where they shouldn't - with each other.

A full-length novel, this new adult contemporary romance is book one of the two-part Belonging Series. It features mature content, sexual situations, and adult language. It's not advised for anyone under the legal age of consent.

©2013 Sabrina Stark (P)2014 Sabrina Stark

SORRY BUT I'M ON THE FENCE WITH THIS ONE

This was an ok listen but most of it was Chloe.... her thoughts, her needs, her actions, her wants, her insecurities, her mood, her feelings... well you get the drift and only sometimes is there actual conversations between her and other characters. She is hiding so many secrets but gets annoyed when Lawton asks what's wrong. She neither shares or gives him any helpful information and, although he has plenty of secrets if his own, I feel it's only Lawton that's truly working at the relationship. But without truth and trust they have nothing.

The relationship didn't happen until late in the book, the sex scenes needed work and there was no real romance because they're both hiding so much from each other and the Author just skipped the two weeks that they were together. Chloe had such a depressing life with her step Mother's bad attitude, her finances, her job, her car, her stolen phone and her Career and when she took 'that picture' you just knew what was going to happen.

Worth a credit? Really likeable, thoughtful, kind and drool-worthy Billionaire Hero but a Heroine that's independent, strong but poor with an attitude that'll drive you round the bend. Because of the tasty covers I downloaded both books available (yes folks I'm that shallow) and I'm glad to say that book 2 is sounding better than book 1, because going on the merits of book 1, then I wouldn't have bothered following this trilogy which ends on a cliffhanger. Hopefully this Author is finding her way and, by book 2 or 3 she will have upped her game.

interesting

I am definitely ready to read the next one! It certainly left me wondering what Lawton and Bishop were into. I also want to see how if at all Chloe and Lawton are brought back together. The narrator did a good job. Way better than expected.

Dumb Girls

I loved this story however, I can't stand the stupid ass girls. The narrator had a great voice but, the action of the heroine acted so dumb for having a college degree. Why do authors have to have stupid women. And, all the break up and make up again because the women are sooo stupied!

Horrible

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Another book.

Any additional comments?

the story was just lacking, one of the worst books I have ever listened too, I just wish it was more to it, instead of all that conflict over someone being a house sitter.

juvenile; repetitive

Love the narrator and typically a fan of the author but this book is so juvenile its annoying. the heroine and the writing are awful and immature, there are so many things that just don't make sense and the author gives a ridiculous explanation to convenince the reader it's plausible. after weeks of friendship, dating, and sexy times she still can tell him she's a house sitter?! seriously? her new phone was so different she accidentally took a nude pic while looking for the freaking time?! I DNF. I tried but I just couldn't. save the credit and your time.

Annoying and the progression took forever...

The heroine is a hypocrite, she gets made at the love interest for being so secretive when she herself is hiding many things... it felt kinda insta-lovey. They bond over dog walks... which wouldn't be a bad thing if they interacted beyond that. Arguements could have been avoided if they just decided to talk to each other rather than avoid. This story is everything I hate in a romance...