Control

Harper Security Ops, Book 18

De: A.K. Evans

Narrado por: Troy Duran, Kit Swann

She was in the right place at the wrong time.

Alana Wolf has never been one to mind her own business. As a reporter, she’s always searching for the truth. But she didn’t anticipate it would lead to people wanting her dead.

He was in the wrong place at the right time.

Ty Weaver didn’t think his day could get any worse. But he knew something bad was going to happen when he saw the car racing down the street.

Unable to get the woman from the crash out of his head, Ty visits Alana in the hospital the next day. That’s when he learns that she hadn’t simply lost control of her car.

Discovering that Alana has gotten herself into a mess, Ty offers his help—she needs a bodyguard; he needs a distraction.

It should have been simple. But where the heart is concerned, it rarely is.

And often, timing is everything.

©2024 A.K. Evans (P)2024 A.K. Evans

Alana And Ty, I love them!!!

Book 18 of the Harper Ops Series by A.K. Evans

Troy Duran and Kit Swann!! I so love hearing these two working together! Kit Swann does a great job with Alana’s character. She shows the wittiness in the character through her voice and Troy, wow, Troy does each and every character justice that he narrates!

Alana is a reporter and begins looking into the attack of a coworker and the death of a community member. She receives a note telling her to stop searching or she will find herself in more trouble that her friend but this doesn’t stop her!

Ty, wanting to surprise his girlfriend with dinner gets a surprise he wasn’t expecting or wanted. When he arrived at her apartment, he finds out why she hasn’t had time for him for months now, she is cheating on him! Leaving, Ty doesn’t have time to reflect on the night because he witnesses a car wreck and goes to help.

Alana and Ty work together to get to the bottom of the assault and murder of members in the community. Ty didn’t push back on Alana from putting herself in danger, he just simply tagged along to be her bodyguard!

A.K. Evans does it again with another wonderful story!

Ty and Alana

Alana takes over a story for her injured best friend and finds herself in a world of trouble. Ty, just finding out his girlfriend for a year had been cheating on him, leaves her apartment as Alanna crashes her car. When he goes to see her and finds out what is going on, he volunteers to help her and be her bodyguard. When you have my favorite trope: forced proximity, I'm going to be hooked at the start. Add a well weaved tale of suspense, as A.K. Evan is great at, and I couldn't stop listening. The narrators did a stellar job.

Slow burn with lots of suspense

#18! I can't believe we are already this far into HSO series. I have loved every one so far, and wow… this was quite an emotional roller coaster from heartbreak, tragedy, and threats to friendship turned love and HEA.

At the very beginning, Ty witnesses two shocking events. Both change his life in very different ways. Sometimes the end of one thing is simply the beginning of another. Meanwhile, Alana has found herself in danger over a case she's working on as a reporter.

Alana is fierce and isn't giving up because of a threat. Ty takes time to understand Alana's intentions with the investigation and despite the threat, never tries to talk her out of moving forward with it. THAT is the first thing that had me falling for Ty. Not every man can handle a headstrong, fierce woman the way he does and I was there for it!!

Watching these two tackle the investigation and threats together was incredible. The twists and turns kept my attention and had me on the edge of my seat guessing at what was unfolding. I never imagined it would unfold the way it did and I love being surprised with a storyline that way. Ty encouraging Alana in branching out with her career and stepping up to help get it going was so great to see. A man that supports an independent, strong woman is everything.

A slow burn romance, friends to lovers romance always gets me in my feels. The best relationships always seem to form from deep friendship and that's exactly what you'll see between Alana and Ty. Alana may have needed protection, but Ty needed Alana just as much.

The audio was phenomenal. I very much appreciate that each and every one of these books have dual female and male narrators. I feel like that really amplifies the audio experiences and makes the story come to life so much more.

Timing is everything...

Timing is everything...I love that saying and finding it just now in the blurb as I was re-reading it to be sure I didn't give any spoilers...I knew I had to repeat it. This story is so much about that timing. Alana and Ty wouldn't have gotten their happy ending if not for the perfect timing. Alana is a spunky reporter who finds herself in deep trouble chasing the truth, and Ty offers his superb bodyguard skills after a chance meeting. Due to personal histories, they dance around the attraction for a bit, which I personally liked about the story. Then their passion ignites through the danger and race to discover and end the threat to Alana's life. Narration brought the journey to life.

Great addition to the series

If you are new to the series, Harper Security Ops is not only a security firm, but also a tactical and self defense training center. As with other audiobooks in the series, this is a stand alone. That said, your experience would be enriched by listening /reading to all the previous stories of the series .
This story belongs to operative Ty Weaver and reporter Alana Wolf.
Ty’s day has not gone well and is trying to deal with it when he witnesses an accident. One that sends Alana to the hospital.
Determined to find out how she’s doing, Ty goes to the hospital. When he learns that the accident likely was not what it seemed, Ty offers his help as her bodyguard. It appears that the investigation that Alana digging into, has people nervous. Enough that they are willing to kill in order to keep their secrets.
From the start to the end, the story is filled with action, whodunit, and of course, romance. But the road to the discovery and the romance is not going to be a smooth one as the author delivers another “edge of your seats” plot with complex and wonderful main characters.
Bringing the story to life are narrators Troy Duran, whom we have previously enjoy listening to and Kit Swann.
Another winner in the series.
I was entrusted a copy of this audiobook. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Ty and Alana

Ty Weaver broke up with his cheating girlfriend and then witnesses an accident. He jumps right in to help. There's something about Alana Wolf that makes him feel protective of her. When she visits Harper Security Ops to hire a bodyguard, he does it pro bono. He's intrigued by Alana's story, but also feels compelled to help her for other reasons. Their go from strangers to friends to lovers. They worked well together, had many sweet moments, confessed their deepest secrets and desires to each other, and just made sense together. I would have thought that it was too soon after his breakup, but when you know you know, right?

Kit Swann and Troy Duran brought this beautiful couple and their story to life. Narrators have the distinct privilege of bringing characters to life with their voices and these two did not dissapoint. Kudos to this duo for an enjoyable audiobook experience.

I received an complimentary copy of the audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this review.

Delicious, Entertaining, & Oh the Twists!!!

Control is my new favorite book in this series! Ty is an absolute dream, and Alana is outstanding! I adore Alana’s bravery, courage, determination, and strength. Ty is steadfast in his resolve, and I love that he always patiently allows Alana to think through her options and make her own choices. I found it fascinating how Alana didn’t really register the true danger behind what she was doing, and it never occurred to her that the danger was not limited to a specific set of circumstances until Ty points it out to her. The twists and turns this novel takes are fascinating, and I really enjoyed the plethora of supporting characters who each brought different levels of complexity to the overall mystery of who-dun-it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook—the characters’ emotions and thoughts, and the chemistry between the two, were so palpable and explosive I could taste it. Love, love, love and highly recommend this story!!!

Female narrator ruined the book for me

What is it with female narrators that feel the need to say every line with angst or unnecessary added emotion?!?! I made it through about half the book and just couldn’t stand listening to her. Story progression was slow but I think some of that was just the pain of listening to her. I wish authors would be more selective about the voice actors they choose. Poor narraration kills a book faster than bad editing in my opinion.

This series just keeps getting better!

Ty and Alana were both such sweethearts and I truly enjoyed the slow build of their relationship. They formed a genuine friendship and trust in one another through him helping her with her investigation into the death of a beloved community figure, and the brutal attack of her co worker. The suspense and keep me guessing until the end was on point and I did not see the culprit being who it was. I really thought it was several different people at different points of the story and was wrong every single time.

I will forever love how hard and fast our men of HSO fall for their ladies. When they know, they know and there's no wasting a second of time.

Troy Duran and Kit Swann were an amazing duo to narrate Ty and Alana. When the narrator's make me get so engrossed in the story and characters it a win for me.

I Love, love the performance

Really enjoyed this book and can’t believe this is book 18 in the series. The books are standalone and don’t have to be read in order. This one has Ty, a bodyguard and Alana, a reporter in in it. Both meet in a unconventional way. It is a slow burn romance, it has a lot of suspenseful moments in it, but I love they are friends first. Ty, needed that after what happened in the beginning I believe.