Rose

Thorn Tattoo Studio, Book 1

De: Leslie North

Narrado por: E. M. Carberry

“A man like him could never be tamed....”

Giovanni DeRose only came back to Las Vegas to work with his brothers in the legendary family tattoo studio. Instead, he’s found himself the leader of a sinking ship, thrown together with a gorgeous woman who won’t back down. But with the threat of closure if he doesn’t turn a profit ASAP, working alongside her may be his only option. Gio can do just about anything with his talented hands and bare skin, but this bad boy will need something different if he’s going to save Thorn....

Riley Bryne is an Irish lass that’s as smooth as whiskey - if you don’t mind the burn that comes along with it. As Thorn’s new co-manager she’s desperate to pull it back into the green to clear her own debt, but her numbers-focused tactics throws her up against her Gio’s art-centered direction.

Challenging the tattooed hunk is easy, but stopping herself falling for his smoldering touch? The odds don't look good.

Riley is business savvy and a little bit bossy - something Giovanni finds frustrating in the studio and hot as hell when he’s got her pinned to their office desk. But if Thorn Tattoo is going to survive they’ll need to combine not just their bodies, but their talents outside the bedroom, too.

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An immovable force meets a force of nature.

An immovable force meets a force of nature. Sparks fly in this battle of the tattoo artist and the headstrong temptress. Ms. North picked a super title for this prickly couple. From the most stubborn of thorns Riley and Gio created something beautiful. Animosity bloomed like the most sensuous of buds and became as breathtaking as a rose.

An Incredible Book

Geo and Riley are incredible. The sparks fly and dialogue snaps. Perfect book to settle in with. I enjoyed every minute (minus one nasty fall, I could have lived without) Highly recommend! I can't wait to look for other books in the series.

Gread story! I love tattoo shop stories!

This is the first book in the Thorn Tattoo Studio. I love tattoo shop stories. Besides the love story, Leslie North added a lot of information about this Art. It's really interesting and well written! I love the two main characters, Riley Bryne and Giovanni DeRose, they are great together. It was my first E.M. Carberry's listen and the narration was great. I'm looking forward to read/listen the second book in the Series.

Tattoos, Art and Business

Good manages the tattoo shop he father founded in Las Vegas. Art and emotion rule his life. Riley is a woman brought into help manage the shop by Gio’s brother as it is in danger of closing
The personalities of Gio and Riley are in ways
similar and in ways very different
The attraction and the friction make for an entertaining story. Lots of interesting information regarding the art of tattoos
Great narration
I received a free audiobook for an honest and voluntary review

Love Leslie North

Love her work!! Love this narrator! The story is great and sexy! I can’t wait for the next one! Bring on the inked men!

This is an unbiased review with a credit from audiobookboom

Perfect steamy story

Loved the storyline, loved the narration and fell in love with Gio and Rylee! It’s steamy, it’s intelligent and great escape.

tattoos

Great book! love story with hot sexy men!! gio comes back to vegas for his family and the tatoo shop that is way behind on profits! his brother hires riley whos sexy, funny, vibrant, talented and very smart to help bring the tattoo shop back ! gio and riley fight their chemistry which makes it even hotter! i was given a copy of this audiobook for free by my request and voluntarily left this review!

Good Story, Ok Narration

The narrators voice wasn't really believable to me as a female voice. That being said by the end I had gotten around it.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

It Drew Me In and Kept Me Hooked

Giovanni DeRose, what can I say about him, he's a walking talking turn on! He's covered in tattoos but wears a business suit in a tattoo parlour. He's a walking talking contradiction to what I would expect to find in a tattoo parlour. He's also stubborn, arrogant and refuses to listen to anyone about the best way to save Thorn Studios. Riley Bryne has been hired by Giovanni's older brother Antonio, who is the owner of Thorn, to help turn around the fortunes of Thorn Studios. Gio is an artist and hasn't got a head for figures, but then that's Riley's forte, she's a graduate from Princeton, she's brilliant with figures and business plans. She's also small, delicate looking and has skin as pure as the day she was born. Not what Gio expects to see in 'his' studio.

When the two of them meet the attraction is instant, but neither of them acts on it, Gio because he wants her gone and Riley because she doesn't want to put her job at risk. They clash over everything, Gio refuses to listen to her ideas, and it looks like Thorn has no future. Then Riley comes up with an idea which may save them but will Gio take it on board and if he does will it work?

I can't say anymore about the plot of the story without giving too many spoilers which will totally ruin your enjoyment of the story but what I can say is this story has hidden depths, there is much more to Riley than we are told at the start of the story. Why is such a talented financial expert willing to take a pay cut, move all the way across the country to work in a struggling tattoo parlour? What secrets is she keeping?

I loved this book, I really enjoyed the storyline and look forward to finding out more about the three DeRose brothers. The other members of staff at Thorn also were well developed and fleshed out. I also enjoyed immensely the narration given by E. M. Carberry, I could listen to his voice for hours!

I am writing this review voluntarily and it is my own personal opinion.

Good Story

I listened to the other books in the series before this one but that did not take away from the story. Gio is one of the brothers who owns the tattoo parlor that this story is centered around. The hero and heroine hate each other out loud but are attracted to each other in their thoughts. Well, guess what happened? Not sure, take a listen to find out what really happened. The story was intriguing and funny. I got this story via audiobook boom and this is my voluntary review.