Cold Pursuit

Cold Justice, Book 2

De: Toni Anderson

Narrado por: Eric G. Dove

Single mom Vivi Vincent is thrust into her worst nightmare when she's trapped inside a mall during a terror attack along with her eight-year-old son. With the help of Jed Brennan, an FBI special agent on enforced leave, Vivi and her son survive the assault. But the danger is far from over.

Vivi's son may have witnessed critical details of the terrorists' future plans and is targeted for death, but he's mute, and he's traumatized. Still someone launches a strike against the FBI's safe house, and Jed fears the bad guys have an inside man. No longer knowing who to trust, he hides mother and son in a log cabin deep in the heart of the Wisconsin Northwoods. There Jed and Vivi try to figure out how to unlock the information inside her son's head. What they don't bargain for is the red-hot attraction that flares between them, or the extent of the sinister plot that threatens to rip apart not only any chance of happiness they might have together, but also the very fabric of American society.

©2014 Toni Anderson (P)2015 Toni Anderson

Cold Justice Book Two

Cold Justice Book Two.

On a shopping trip with her son, Vivi Vincent is stuck in the middle of a mall shooting. She hides Michael in a cabinet and tries to find a way out. Meanwhile, Special Agent Jed Brennan is trying to get as many people out as he can. When the dust clears, they find out that Michael may have heard names or plans significant to the terrorists' plots. However, he is a mute, eight year-old boy.

Audio Review:
Eric Dove narrates this series. He utilizes multiple accents to accomplish character voices. It is always clear who is speaking and how they are feeling.

If you're looking for a fast-paced, thrilling mystery this is the book for you!

Good Story, Great Narration!

This was a good story. I did like the first story better. I felt like the romance in this story was more prevalent, but seemed more forced than than in the previous story. Sometimes the romance part of the story was repetitive. There is a sex scene, nicely written, not erotica.

I liked the hero, Jed (the name, not so much) he was handsome, smart and strong. I thought the heroine Vivi was okay too but she was kind of annoying sometimes.
Vivi's son, Michael's father was a total douche bag. I would have liked something to knock him down a peg or two.

The story line and plot were good. The beginning of the story did grab you right away with the terrorist mall shooting.

There is lots of dialogue throughout the book and the story did flow nicely and it was easy to follow along.

The plot is worth 4 stars but the romance part is only worth 2 stars. So the book gets 3 stars.

As for the narration, it was great! Eric Dove did a great job, I really like listening to him. He does a very good job giving everyone their own distinct voice and the women sound like women, He has a very nice reading voice too.

I LOVED IT!!!

I found this book to be thought provoking and full of action, suspense and romance. The theme of a mother's love for her child was so well done in this story too. This book is full of some very endearing characters and others who are despicable. The book is a standalone listen. I thought the narrator added so much enjoyment to the book with his distinguishable voices for the various characters. The imagery in this book was well done that I could envision so many scenes and locations.

Partially disappointed in the ending

What did you love best about Cold Pursuit?

Love the characters

Any additional comments?

Very disappointed Jed and Vivi didn't get another well deserved hot and steamy chapter together at the end and no update on Micheal's progress regaining his speech.

Cold Pursuit

Any additional comments?

What was supposed to be a relaxing afternoon at the mall with her boy after a stressful morning, turned out to be a nightmare when terrorists attack.
Murder and mayhem, and in the middle of it all Vivi gets help from an off duty FBI agent.
Jed was supposed to be on leave when he finds himself in the middle of a fight for his life. Trying to save as many as he can, he connects with a young boy.
When the threat against Vivi and Michael's life doesn't end at the mall, Jed steps up as protector, no matter what costs to his profession.
Contemporary romance, action, suspense and smutty fluff in a great combo. Love this series, it will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for what'll happen next =)

The Plot thickens....

This time around the author chose a terrorist attack as the plot. Jed is an overworked agent on a forced vacation & just happens to be at the mall shopping when the attack occurs and ends up getting personally attached to single mom, Vivi & her special 8 year old son. It's a very interesting tangled web of blackmail, deception, secrecy & even a shocking Gateway revelation of the true enemy. In the end this couple realizes they can handle it all with each other to lean on. This story wasn't quite as romantic as previous, (A Cold Dark Place) it's still a great read & it was also great to get an update on Alex & Mallory.

Strong Male Hero

I really enjoyed the main male character Jeb, a genuinely strong and caring man who wasn't an alpha jerk. Jeb was protective without being overbearing, sexy without being aggressive and appreciative of Vivi's many good qualities.

I loved when Jeb offered to shoot Vivi's ex-husband David who was an arrogant, violent asshole. My only complaint: Vivi should have had David arrested for domestic abuse, after hitting both her and their son.

I appreciate the author for making the romantic hero gentle and respectful of Vivi. In too many recent novels, characters like David (abusive and violent) are portrayed as sexy, commanding and good husband material.

A thrilling read

Where does Cold Pursuit rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'm really enjoying this series. It ranks quite high in the audios that I've listened to.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The hero Jed because he's intelligent sexy and exciting and Eric's narration of him made him come to life. Also the heroine Vivi was interesting.

What does Eric G. Dove bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His natural easy style of narration makes listening a pleasure, which enhances Toni Anderson's marvellous series.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Adventurous romantic suspense

Any additional comments?

I liked the way that Toni Anderson always gives you an exciting twist to the story

Thrilling read I totally loved

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes Toni is an outstanding author as this audio shows with a wonderful narrator who holds your interests from the first page to the last. This book as an outstanding plot with wonderful characters that you fall in love with. It has today issues which makes it a book you can relate to.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There are a lot of wonderful characters here but I liked Vivi's son even though he is afraid and has a learning disability he pushes ahead and saves the day.

What does Eric G. Dove bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

For me Eric gave me site when I would not have had any, he painted pictures in my head that made the scene seem more real. His voice is easy to listen to and brings out the toughness of the characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes it sure was I had trouble putting it down.

Any additional comments?

Toni is a wonderful author her writing style is outstanding, she pulls you in from page one and never lets you go. You know when you pick up one of her books it is going to be a ride of your life as grabs your attention why spinning tales and twists that you never see coming. Her books are easy to relate to as she shows us with Vivi's son and his disabilities that he overcomes to help fight the bad men and save so many.

There are so many characters to love and a few you won't. The father should be shot for his treatment of his son and ex wife. Vivi loves her son and puts him first always, she knows he can be more and pushes him to his limits but is a little over protective. Jed at first I thought he was wonderful than I didn't care to much for him but he turned out to be an amazing man who stood up for what he believed in no matter the cost. His family was just to much (in a good way) I just adored his father which had me laughing.

This is an action packed, intense, thrilling suspense that grips your heart and makes you hold your breath. There are times when you wish you could grab the characters and pull them to safety. Even a few of the bad guys I felt their pain and wish I could have saved them. I felt their loss and wish things could have been different. Which made the story more real to me.

Eric G. Dove was the voice behind the action that Toni gave us. He is just outstanding with his many voices you forget you are listening to a book. He put the humor right in the read I loved to hear his chuckles and his many tones as he bought the book to life for me. He has a very smooth voice with the correct tones and the roughness when it needed. He has a voice I could listen to all day. Toni gives an outstanding plot and story which pulls you in and Eric closes the deal for me.

Toni is one of my favorite authors if you haven't read or listen to any of her books you should. She writes about today issues you can relate to throws in a few punches along the way. Grips your heart and soul as she tells a compelling thrilling suspense. When I see her name I know I have to have the book. I love her audio's she has the best narrators as she shows us again Cold Pursuit. I can't wait to read or listen to the rest of the Cold Justice series.

Awesome read..

Any additional comments?

WOW! This had so much excitement from the very beginning. As good as the first book, A Cold Dark Place, was, this one was better.

I really liked Jed. He was kind and sweet and considerate, except when it came to doing his job and then was deadly. My kind of hero. Vivi was ok. She spent too much time trying to figure out if Jed was “real’ or if he was like her ex: a liar and an abuser. Really, how many times does he have to save your life, and Michael’s, before you KNOW he’s not like the ex. That went on so long it became irritating.

LOL.. I liked Killion but, good grief, he was a total ass when it came to getting on Jed’s nerves. I wanted to knock him out once or twice but mostly I just laughed at him. And I loved it when David showed up and after just a few minutes Jed’s Dad wanted to know if Jed wanted him to kill David for him. David was that big of a jerk.

Overall, I really, really liked this book and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next, no skimming in this book because you could miss something really important. I loved that the author had you seeing different POV’s, and I liked the other players in the story: Michael, Frazer, Killion. The bad guys: Sargon Al Sahad, Pilah and Elan. The creepy-jerk David, Vivi’s ex.

There was some serious wanting in this book but only one explicit love scene.

As to the narrator: Again Mr. Dove did a wonderful job. Not enough emotion but still a really good job.