Overflow

Carpino, Book 1

De: Brynne Asher

Narrado por: Lauren Sweet, Aiden Snow

There’s nothing like getting caught in the middle of an FBI raid to change your life....

That’s what happens to Gabrielle Carpino. Just when she forced herself to move on with life after tragedy touched her family, she finds herself thrown into a tailspin so swift, she can’t find her bearings.

Being cuffed and patted down by Special Agent Jude Ortiz is enough to wake anyone up. With his dark chocolate eyes and commanding ways, Gabby can't resist. And between battling criminals, flooded basements, fantasy football drafts, and her crazy Italian family, Jude also finds himself unable to resist her charms.

That doesn’t mean he isn’t wrestling feelings he hasn't allowed in years. Nightmares that are his reality have paralyzed him from living a full life. Yet, he can’t help himself when it comes to her, and Jude moves in to watch over Gabby.

But just when life seems to be settling down, demons surface from the past. Horrific ones that carry a vengeance so evil, no one saw them coming.

©2014 Brynne Asher (P)2020 Podium Audio

Very entertaining book, mixed on performance

I love the main characters, the characters in the extended family, and the flow of this book. The romance and suspense both keep the story entertaining! Some of the performance was very good and some of it was mediocre,

Great performance

I liked everything! The story was awesome and the performance was the best I’ve heard on Audible

Fantastic

I’m not sure if the author wrote this book around these narrators but they brought the story alive. I absolutely love the narrators. I love the storyline. It’s a fantastic book.

Every second of this book is FANTASTIC!

Sweet Baby Jesus. I have never had a thing for cops, but I'm fairly certain Jude Ortiz just made me a fan - a really, really big fan. And Gabby needs to be my bestie - stat. To say these characters are beautifully written is the understatement of the century. And now, we can listen to them on audible? HOLY SCHNIKES. Is it hot in here? No? LIES. Yes it is. I just finished listening to Gabby and Jude fall in love over and over again for hours on end. And it was the best day of my life. (Don't tell my husband and kids lol)

Story Line: Gabby is an interior decorator who has the most unexpectedly humorous first meeting with our hero Jude at her friend's house. It's funny, yet I'm 100 percent certain if I were in her shoes, I would not have been laughing or as adorable. Nope, I would be an embarrassing wreck. Anyways, they meet. They meet again. Next thing you know we are falling in love with every single one of those delicious Carpinos. Then everything hits the fan, and I mean EVERTHING. Then I skip a bunch of stuff that happens because, hi spoilers. And here we are. Me telling you Gabby and Jude are serious couple goals. And Jude is now the man I tell Mr Laundry he needs to be like. Give me alpha Mr. Jude Laundry all day and alllllll night.

Interaction: You know how you have your laminated list of guys who have all the hot qualities you want in a significant other? Oh come on. I know I'm not the only one who reads certain traits about these hot AF alphas and categorize them away in my rolladex for future spank bank material. Okay, awkward. Anywho. Jude is probably the first alpha I ever fell in love with in fictional form. He's bossy, yet melt your insides sweet. He acts so tough on the outside, yet he's adorable with Gabby's dog. Come on. Guys who are good to animals? You literally cannot get an more swoonworthy than that. THEN, listen to his voice on th audio book? Swear to the lord above, I was a giant puddle of goo every single time he spoke. That deep voice left me tingling ALLLLLL over.

Laundry: I'm going to be 110 percent honest here. I knew the laundry in this book was on fire. Like, 4th degree burns on my hands from my kindle bursting into flames hot. I was so scared to listen to it. I shouldn't have been. Because not only did I listen to certain scenes SEVERAL times. I also made Mr Laundry listen too. Which led to things... and now I need write formal thank yous to the author, the narrators, audible, and pretty much anyone else involved in this book.

Depth: Gabby and Jude's story is what romance novel dreams are made of. Hot? Obviously. Great characters? OMG yes and probably the most well rounded characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Story quality: THE FREAKING BEST. I laughed. I cried. I gasped. I bit all of my dang nails off. My insides clenched and sparked. And my faith in love was strengthened beyond all of my wildest dreams. Overflow is the perfect love story, with the best characters and a freaking brilliant story that flowed beautifully. How do you make something perfect even more perfect? Put it on audio with FANTASTIC narration. BOOM. AMAZING.

Loved it!! 💜💜

I absolutely loved this audio book! Listening to the book was an entirely different experience than reading it. Lauren Sweet & Aiden Snow did Jude and Gabby justice.
I can’t wait to get the rest of the series in audio!

5 'Overflowing Heart' Stars

OMG, I never thought I could love this book - the book that made me fall in love with Brynne Asher's writing - more, because yes, it's still one of my all time favorites, but I stand corrected. After listening to the audio version of Gabby and Jude's love story, my heart really is overflowing! Aiden Snow's is PERFECTION for Jude, exactly down to T, how I 'envisioned' Jude to sound. Every time he said 'sugar' I melted on the spot, and I'm in no way a swooning kind of woman, lol, but damn, it really was the perfect vocalization of Jude. Lauren herself represented Gabby perfectly, the sassiness, the sweetness of the 'first' of the Carpino was spot on.

Overflow is such an incredibly rich, emotional, sexy and complex love story, and this audio reflect it and took it to a whole new level of awe for me. Like witnessing my fav characters come to life. ALL THE STARS!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Entertaining

It was entertaining with lots of twists and turns I would highly recommend this book.

Great story

I enjoyed the story line . It kept my interest and moved at a great pace . I was disappointed with the constant use of certain words . I almost stopped listening . As much as I enjoyed the story line , I will not listen to any more of the series . Not everyone uses these words . I understand most of the US has no problem with this and does use them frequently . The story was great and it is sad to me I can’t continue with the series .

not enough details

I love the characters and the plot but the spicy content was lacking details. it was all pretty much glossed over.

The Carpino family is the backbone of this story.

Jude is my favorite character here. I would have liked more from his point of view. Overall I enjoyed the story and hope for more from the next book.
What happened to Lee? How does Jude's father and brother interact with his family? What happened between Tony and Gabby after his surgery?
I just felt that there were many loose ends left untied here. I am looking forward to the following books to answer my questions.