Trey: A Lair Novel

By: A.M. Madden

Narrated by: T.L. Howell

Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

From USA Today best-selling author A.M. Madden, Trey is a sexy, heartwarming, stand-alone spin-off novel from The Back-Up Series.

They say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?

Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart.

Everywhere I go, I play the part of rock star, shameless with my cocky attitude and salacious smirks. I deserve an award for how well I can fake being happy.

But then everything changes in my life - again.

Turns out they were right.

After all I’ve been through, I discover my heart can mend itself after all.

Even in the wake of tragedy, the tiny fragments of my heart are fusing back together.

What’s the magic elixir? In my case it turns out to be a stunning beauty with bouncy, caramel waves, a smile that has me forgetting my name, and crystal-blue eyes just like mine.

©2020 A.M. Madden (P)2020 A.M. Madden

Talented author and narrator

I have found that reading a book and then listening to the same book are two different experiences. In the first, my mind and own experience set the dialogue. In the second, I get more of a feel for what the author intended. Both are great entertainment and I have totally enjoyed both reading and listening to Trey: A Lair Novel.
One part of the book I missed in reading but picked up in listening was AM Maddens beautiful analogy describing love like a helium balloon. As I listened I was so grateful to be catching something so special,something that I would have missed if not for the Audible performance. A. M. Madden and T.L. Howell make a great team and I look forward to listening to future collaborations.

A VERY ENJOYABLE SLOW-BURN

I loved this layered rock star romance which had so many feels as the sexy Bass Guitarist with a sad back-story slowly morphed into a happy one. Poor Trey had gone off the rails after loosing the love of his life not once but twice.. but now he’s clean and sober, he‘s finally back with Devil’s Lair and the tight group of friends he calls family. However, Trey’s life is flat - he’s a lost soul and that’s how he wants it to stay because he’s not risking his heart again.. but Fate and Destiny just snigger, rub their meddling hands together, pop some corn and get on the phone to Cupid in gleeful anticipation of what’s to come. Because Trey is just about to meet a hookup from the past and her news will change his world with one word.. daughter.

What I loved about this story was the flow and pace and the push and pull that followed as the disbelief slowly turns to acceptance and joy. But in the first tidal-wave there’s guilt, fear, possibilities, angst, boundaries, lines in the sand, clashes, new excitement, spoiling, reprimands and silly knock knock jokes. The calmer waters follow with acceptance, settlement, contentment, character growth and loyal friend’s support as Trey and Camilla finally let down their walls, merged their worlds and sail into calm waters. Their love grew.. it wasn’t instant, there were various pitfalls they both had to manoeuvre and there were three hearts on the line that had to be protected.. but thankfully hope, healing and unconditional love finally leads to a sweet HEA and a beautiful awww Epilogue. Dual PoV and TLH did the female voices really well.. but I personally have been totally spoilt over the years and would’ve loved a female narrator covering Camilla’s PoV.. nevertheless the narration was great.

Worth a credit? Yup.. emotional, enjoyable, entertaining, heartwarming.. and I’m a sucker for Rockstars. And, even though this is the last book in the Liar series, it can, IMO, stand alone.

True rockstar romance

Trey finally gets his HEA. My favorite parts of the book was the last line. Can’t wait for the next book