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The Wild Side

By: Fern Michaels
Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell
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In an action-packed and thrilling new standalone novel from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author, a former government agent is drawn back into the world of covert ops for a very unconventional mission …

For Melanie Drake, school guidance counselor in a small Virginia town, the day’s challenges typically involve a playground scuffle or a student skipping school. It’s worlds away from her previous career as a vital part of the Office of Special Investigations. There, she devoted herself heart and soul to covert operations, the riskier the better.

Since leaving the government, Melanie has cherished her peaceful, calm existence, with her two beloved retired service dogs for company. Then a call comes from her former supervisor, Rich Patterson. He needs her back for a highly specialized assignment. An international group of billionaires is known to meet regularly for decadent dinners, and they always hire high-class escorts for the occasion. Only the most elegant, well-educated, and sophisticated women will do.

Infiltrating those meetings could yield information vital to national security. Melanie’s loyalty is indisputable. She’s willing to pose as an escort and glean every scrap of intel that she can. But these men aren’t just wealthy and powerful, they’re also exceptionally ruthless. One slip, and they won’t hesitate to eliminate Melanie, by any means necessary …

©2024 Fern Michaels (P)2024 Recorded Books

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Character development was excellent and had my attention

I enjoyed the detailed and nuanced character development. It set the story firmly for each adventure in the main character’s life. I had a hard time putting the book down because I couldn’t wait to see how it unfolded. This was a real page turner!

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Easy read book by Fern Michael

This book was easy to listen to and the performance was good. I like Fern Micheals and this book was good about an FBI agent turned Guidance Counselor. The ending was not very detailed and I wished it had gone longer.

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great story

one of the authors best. good narrator and story holds your interest to the end

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Wild side

Was good but slow going for me. The concept of the story was very good!

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Fantastic book!

This was an excellent story and the narration was great. I really enjoyed it. This is one of Fern Michael’s best!

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I don’t know where to start

This book was so incredibly dull. The narrator doesn’t help matters. The author switches between first person present tense and past tense and it reads like some kind of child’s retelling of a book she read. I’m not usually one to give bad reviews but this book was painful. I liked the story, but the writing style is cringy.

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Just a series of bland short stories.

There was never any excitement leading to intrigue. No moment of wondering if the heroine was in danger. I kept looking back at the preview to make sure I was reading the book that was described, because that part never showed up until the very end.

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