Shake It Up

De: J. Kenner

Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine

The eighth installment of J. Kenner's seductive Man of the Month series introduces a fresh new heartthrob brought to life by the smooth baritone of Noah Michael Levine. (Romance fans may recognize his smoky, commanding voice from Loving Doctor Vincent by Renea Mason, the 2016 Audie Award winner for Best Erotica Audiobook.)

When Detective Landon Ware is assigned to Taylor D'Angelo's stalker case, he loses all semblance of his calm, collected demeanor. Landon's certainly taken notice of Taylor before, but now that she's his job, he tries to prioritize her protection over his steadily growing attraction to her. She's too young for him, after all, and she's in danger. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny the building tension between them. And while their relationship has the potential to draw Taylor's stalker out and catch him for good, there's also a possibility their passion could destroy them both….

©2018 Julie Kenner (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Landon (Mr August) & Taylor

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Audible Escapes review. Dual unmarked POV. Man of the Month book 8 of 12. Interracial couple. Narrator does an ok job. Trigger warnings: domestic violence, murder, kidnapping, stalking.

**uncertain of the spelling of character names**

This 12 book series covers 12 male calendar models. The calendar was created as a source of marketing revenue for The Fix on Sixth bar. Landon Ware (36; black; aka Detective Hottie) is a police detective, former marine, put in foster care when he was 9 after his dad disappeared & his mom was murdered, & has been divorced 5 years. Taylor D'Angelo (24; white; aka Baby, sweetheart, E, Eulalie Tucker) is in a work study program with Texas Performance Arts, close to graduating with her master's degree, stage manager for TFo6, & financially broke. She just replaced her windshield after Jenna's accident, has been receiving weird notes & texts, goes to Brent for help. She's originally from Arkansas, her mom left when she was 15 because her dad beat her, she'd saved over $9,000 & gave it to Taylor. When Taylor was 16 she took $127,000 from her dad and ran away; she still has $117,000 left. Taylor's car is vandalized. Landon's home is vandalized. During the July contest Beau was captured, a car accident lead to Beau's escape, Beau captured Taylor at her apartment, beat her, broke her arm & put her in his trunk. Landon got to Taylor as Beau was about to close the trunk, Taylor kicked out at him, Landon shot Beau & killed him. Taylor spent 2 days in the hospital. They profess their love to each other. They're HFN.

Side characters: Dale Tucker (Taylor's dad; drug & arms dealer; traded his debt to Beau for Taylor; in prison for murder). Jenna (TFo6 co-owner, calendar contest creator; pregnant). Cameron (aka Cam; TFo6 bartender; Mina's boyfriend). Mina (Cam's girlfriend; recently graduated with her master's in film; Taylor's friend). Reece (Jenna's boyfriend; TFo6 manager). Tyree (TFo6 original owner). Eric Shay (TFo6 bartender). Reginald Carter (aka Reggie Jones; senior student; asked Taylor out but she turned him down). Dr Bishop (Taylor's graduate advisor). Megan Clark (make-up artist; TFo6; Taylor's friend; dating Parker). Brent Sunclair (TFo6 security; former cop; daughter Faith). Parker (Megan's boyfriend). Faith (Brent's 5 year old daughter). Derek Winston (Mr July; Amanda's boyfriend). Terrance Weems (Landon had arrested him a year ago; he was released on parole & beat his ex-wife; re-arrested). Matthew Herrington (gym chain owner; high school dropout; met Landon in high school). Amanda (Jenna's best friend; dating Derek). Selma (Matthew's sister; runs a local distillery).Lawyer Matthew is interested in (unnamed). Vanessa (Landon's ex-wife; divorced 5 years ago after 18 months of marriage). Beverly Martin (contest emcee; rising Indie star). Beauregard Clement Harkness (aka Beau; crush on Taylor 8 years ago in AR; Taylor's dad's partner; warrant in LA for murder & in AR for drugs; stalking Taylor). Harvey Bartlett (white; Landon's foster dad). Buddy Hall (interviewed Reggie about Taylor). Landon's dad disappeared before he was 9; believed to be a gang killing (unnamed). Landon's mom; murdered in a drive by when he was 9 (unnamed). Gayle Bartlett (black; Landon's foster mom). Landon's partner (unnamed; retired & moved to New Mexico). Martin (Taylor's building manager). Dominic (assisting Taylor with a new identity). Taylor's mom (unnamed; left Taylor with Dale). Easton Wallace (Taylor's lawyer). Easton's secretary (unnamed).

Epilogue: Easton & Selma Harrington are introduced as the next couple. JP