A Risk Worth Taking

Falling in Love, Book 2

De: Nikki Ash

Narrado por: Lexi Evans, Gregory Salinas

Ellie

Lincoln Alexander might think he’s too old for me, but he’s wrong. A fourteen-year age gap is nothing when you’re desperate to feel alive again.

The wealthy business owner has only ever seen me as off limits, but he has the power to put me back together—to chase away my demons with just his touch.

So, for one intense night, without him knowing who I am, I put my trust and pleasure in his hands.

My plan is to walk away, ready to move forward with my life, but when the doctor tells me that I’m pregnant, I find myself taking two steps back.

Lincoln

One night isn’t enough with the masked, green-eyed woman who walked into my club and turned my world upside down.

After I gave her what she wanted, again and again, she walked away without a trace.

When I finally discover the identity of the mysterious beauty who stole my heart on Valentine’s Day—and the secret she’s been keeping—my heart stops.

Ellie Bardot is all grown up, but I remember the innocent girl she was, even if she doesn’t. I hate that she lied to me, almost as much as I hate that I still want her.

Now I’m torn between being the man she needs me to be and doing the right thing.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: this story contains subjects that may be sensitive for some listeners. Content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2024 Nikki Ash (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

LOVED!!

After a traumatic event from Ellie's past leaves her with intimacy issues, she turns to the one person she trusts the most, Lincoln. In an attempt to bring some pleasure back into her life, Ellie plans to seduce Lincoln during a masquerade party at his club without him know who she is. Several months later, Ellie finds out she's pregnant.

Lincoln's brother Micah visits Ellie in California and discovers she's pregnant, he brings her back home where she tells him and her sister everything that happened to her when she was 15 and that Lincoln is the baby's father. Furious with Lincoln thinking he took advantage of Ellie, Micah confronts Lincoln and punches him in the face. After Ellie explains what she did and it's not Lincoln's fault, he realizes the woman he can't get out of his head and has been searching for is Ellie and she is carrying his baby.

Lincoln finally realizes the 14 year age difference doesn't matter any more and will do everything possible to show Ellie he's in love with her and their baby. When someone from her past reappears and is out for revenge will it keep her and Lincoln from finding their much deserved HEA.

Great narration by Lexi Evans and Gregory Salinas.

Age gap

I couldn't wait for Ellie and Lincoln’s story when I read the first in the series. The attraction Ellie felt towards Lincoln from the beginning was so sweet. She trusted him since she first met him. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between them. I liked that we got both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

I did this on audio and really enjoyed it. The narration was so well done.

Super addictive

This audio was even better than the book. I was hooked with the book but I was obsessed with this audio. This couples story was addictive as the narrators brought their story to life. Loved it.

Romantic Suspense

A Risk Worth Taking by Nikki Ash is an age gap romantic suspense romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Lexi Evans and Gregory Salinas. This is the second book in the Falling in Love series.

I absolutely love Nikki's books. I can't help but binge them in one sitting. I really enjoyed the relationship that bloomed between Lincoln and Ellie. I liked that we got both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

Gregory and Lexi did an amazing job on the narration. They both really know how to bring a story to life. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would recommend this book if you're looking for an age gap romance, secret pregnancy romance, forbidden romance, or romantic suspense.


The Flock Team

AMAZING!!

Get ready for one AMAZING ride!! Lincoln and Ellie’s story will leave you breathless. Jam packed with some major HAF, addicting chemistry you won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough. ARWT is a love story I will read again and again. The narrators were the perfect t fit for these characters!

A Risk Worth Taking

This is the second book in the Falling in Love series. The first book was about Micah and Sienna. This book is about Sienna’s sister Ellie and Micah’s brother Lincoln. Some may think fourteen years may be too different in a relationship. Ellie has had a hard time being intimate with anyone since she was abducted at fourteen years old, at the end of book one. She never told anyone that she was sexually assaulted. She has been dealing with the memories and flashbacks all on her own. Now she is twenty-two years old and still never willingly been with a man. Lincoln is the only man she has ever felt safe with and been attracted to for years. Lincoln’s club is having a Valentine’s Day masquerade event. She believes this is her one true chance to be with a man that she knows will treat her right. Then their lives change when she finds out she is pregnant. This is an age gap, accidental pregnancy romance with a hint of mafia sprinkled in. Lexi Evans and Gregory Salinas did a fantastic job narrating this book.

Worth the Listen

I have been anxiously awaiting this release after meeting Lincoln and Ellie in The Risk of Falling. I couldn’t get them out of my head for months! And Nikki Ash did not disappoint with their story!!! So freaking good!!

Ellie has been crushing on Lincoln since she was fourteen but Lincoln’s never seen her as more than a “kid sister” that he’ll do anything to protect. After a traumatic event occurs, Ellie runs off to California, leaving her sister and the only man that’s ever made her feel safe, behind.

Ellie can’t move on. Her past is holding her down and she’s needs to break free from it. But every time she gets close to a man, her walls go up higher and higher. Lincoln is the only man that she’s ever trusted but he’ll never give her what she wants; what she needs.

This was such an amazing read. Lincoln is a total good guy. He’s sexy AF, a dirty talker, dominant at the perfect times, but also so giving when he needs to be. When he meets a mystery woman at his club, for the first time he’s feeling a pull he’s never felt before. He can feel something’s off and he gives his mystery woman the control she needs. When their night comes to an end, Lincoln will do anything to find her. But what happens when the woman he’s been searching for has been under his nose the entire time? And she’s off-limits!!

For real, Lincoln and Ellie are HOT!!! You can feel the insane chemistry and the energy between these two. Lincoln is so patient with Ellie and wants to give her everything she’s ever wanted.

The past should stay in the past but for Ellie and Lincoln, the past may have just caught up to them once again.

For fans of a spicy romantic suspense, this is a must read.

Narrators were fantastic!!!

A Risk Worth Taking

what the heck, this book was crazy. but I loved every bit of it. man poor girl at the end of her sister book I was hoping nothing happened to her. but I guess something did, and I felt so bad. then to find out what happen to her that night with her amazing guy friend. but I was so mad at him when he found out, but I'm glad everything worked out. I loved this story.

Sweet with a touch of danger!

If you read book 1, you already know exactly how this book goes from the first few pages, but being 100% predictable didn’t dampen the experience at all. Ash writes worlds and characters that are easy to get hooked into and root for. (If that’s an issue for you, maybe read this one first, then backtrack and read book 1 for the history / her sister’s story.)

Question: is this an intentional fairytale retelling or accidental? Because it definitely has the vibes.

Has a bit of darkness, but I wouldn’t call this a ‘dark read’ by any means. It’s super sweet, overall with a fun dose of danger. If you’re sensitive to SA and non-con, I’d think you’d still be okay with this one but obviously: everyone’s different. 🙂

FMC with a traumatic past.
Masquerade-style Cinderella vibes.
Age gap.
Secret / surprise / accidental pregnancy.
New adult … ish. (female lead. Male is older.)
Dancer FMC.
Forbidden vibes - he’s “too old” for her, she’s his brother’s little sister-in-law, etc.—the phrase “off-limits” is thrown out quite a bit.
Suspense.
Danger.
A male lead who lets his family dictate his life for too long & gradually overcomes that.
Crime and millionaires everywhere.
Revenge.

Notes: The continuity and plausibility were fine, though there was one piece that I questioned. (It didn’t impact the reader experience for me much, as I found I could go with it.) Without spoiling, I’ll share that it involves Lincoln specifically noticing her eyes during a certain encounter.

Continuity-wise: the pregnancy timeline could’ve used a bit of fine-tuning. Micah sees Ellie and the reader is told that it’s obvious she’s pregnant—he takes one look at her and knows, and she knows he knows—it’s this whole scene. Later on, it’s described as having been “months” (by Linc) and he specifically says “she has the slightest bump just starting to show”. So then … what was so “obvious” about her, just by glancing, all those “months” before? I sort of got the impression that the author ended book 1 on a certain note and then … didn’t bother to make book 2’s timeline fit in exactly.

HOWEVER
This is a suspense-y romance novel. For me, the above issues didn’t negatively impact the reader experience, because I was caught up in the danger, the action, and the drama between the leads—which is why I said overall it works and why I’d still rate this book as 4 stars. It was a fun read.


🎧 Audio:
Both narrators were amazing and the overall sound quality is perfect! 🦩
5 stars.
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Book 2 Falling in Love - can be standalone

This is book 2 in Ash's Falling in Love series, and I absolutely loved it! While it can be read as a standalone, I do think you will get the most from these characters and storyline if read in order - but that's just me. I think Ash does a great job of introducing past events in a way that won't have the reader/listener feel overly lost. Our main characters are Ellie and Lincoln who are actually in laws since her sister and his brother are happily married but these two have a past full of friendship and comfort that extends into the now. Only Elle is running for trauma she won't let her family in on in hopes of protecting them. That's the thing with both Elle and Lincoln's characters - both are fiercely protective of those they love. I love Elle's strength and maturity and while Lincoln may be older it takes him a bit to catch up to her in respect to the maturity of taking what he wants and others rather than being controlled by others. A wonderful rollercoaster of a ride full of pain, redemption, healing, danger and of course the romance - both the sweet and the steamy. Wonderfully well done multi point of view and the dual narration was beautifully done. While I don' t know how there could be another in this series since these brothers/sisters have found their forever loves but I am so excited to see what Ash will deliver next!