The Exception Series Box Set

De: Adriana Locke

Narrado por: Connor Crais, Samantha Brentmoor, Lee Samuels, Stella Bloom

Fall head-over-heels in love with the unforgettable men of The Exception Series from USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke.

The Exception: Jada Stanley is starting over--freeing herself from her past with a set of carefully devised rules to spare her heart. Cane Alexander has his own set of guidelines, a plan to keep his life simple and free of complications. As their lives entwine, they realize one thing—there’s an exception to every rule.

The Connection (a novella): He was the bad boy she didn't need. She was the exception to his rules. When Jada Stanley and Cane Alexander met, it was lust at first sight. As much as they fought it, it became so much more. Now that they've stopped fighting it and made their own rules, a little respite is needed. Las Vegas is the destination of choice. Despite what they say, not everything that happens in Vegas stays there.

The Perception: There is no greater burden than a secret, and Kari Stanley has been carrying one alone for a long time. Max Quinn has secrets of his own. His good deeds aren't just a product of his southern upbringing; they're his atonement. As they struggle to find their path together, their secrets weigh heavier on them. Will they be able to trust one another with the truth, or will their secrets keep them apart forever?

©2024 Adriana Locke (P)2024 Umbrella Publishing INC

Great love story

I really liked the storyline and how it was the women that were so strong. Narration was just ok.

Loved the story's

Each story was very sweet. I like how they all ended . The Narrater were very good.

Beautiful, Exciting and Sizzling Romances!

~ The Exception (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 #1)
I absolutely loved The Exception by Adriana Locke when it debuted and was totally captivated all over again with this fabulous, revitalized audio featuring narrators Connor Crais, and Samantha Brentmoor.
Locke catches our attention right away with a scene with the arrogant, cocky bad boy Cane. You were just rooting for him to be brought down a peg and Jada is just the woman for the job. Jada had just moved home to start over after ending a bad marriage. She is out to dinner with her sister, Kari and they happen to meet Kari's sexy f@*# buddy, Max and his friend Cane. Cane can tell that Jada is attracted to him and since he always gets what he wants he just expects that Jada will be another easy conquest. Jada is not that woman and so the fun and games begin. This book has it all, fun and sexy banter, emotional and painful moments, mystery and suspense, but also love and loyalty. Ms. Locke takes the time to develop strong relationships and makes it interesting and unpredictable. I loved the way Locke slowly uncovers the different layers of Jada and Cane and you find they are both not what they seem and their character growth is very satisfying. I really cared about both of them as well and all the secondary characters who really added depth to this book. Kari and Max are so wonderful together and I am excited to listen to their story next!
I loved listening to the way Connor Crais, and Samantha Brentmoor developed and expressed these characters and their struggles so intimately, making them their own. Crais and Brentmoor made me feel all the turmoil, excitement, and sexual tension that Cane, and Jada felt, keeping me completely engaged, and making me care for them, along with Kari and Max, even more this time around.

~ The Connection (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 #1.5)
I thoroughly enjoyed this novella that 'connected' the time between The Exception and The Perception. I am usually not a fan of novellas but this one was well thought out and executed. The trip to Vegas with Cane, Jada, Max and Kari was filled with fun banter, wonderful bromance, lovely and touching romance and some hot steamy moments as well. You will laugh and maybe shed a tear while reading this totally satisfying Vegas adventure!
Connor Crais, and Samantha Brentmoor continue to narrate this heartwarming and romantic novella. They are so talented, and work so well together as they convey so much emotion in their short performances, that it made my heart completely happy!

~ The Perception (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 #2)
Well, I think I finally am able to breath! This was such a beautiful, captivating and thrilling story that I was fully absorbed in it from beginning to end. We first met and fell in love with Maxwell Quinn and Kari Stanley in The Exception. Max was the charming, handsome, loyal friend who would do anything for Cane and Jada and Kari was the loving, supportive sister who had a cheerful, carefree air. Max and Kari were already together in The Exception so in this book we were treated to how they met and started dating and then move to after The Exception ended. Kari always keeps Max at a distance but Max is undeterred by her attempts, he just needs to figure out why she is so gun shy and fix it. Max is the ultimate loyal, protective, honorable man who wants to do right by everyone. He is the perfect mix of southern gentleman, devoted son, brother & lover, and sexy alpha-man. We see that Kari is intelligent, loving, and kind and is unable to resist Max. I love the witty banter between them and their chemistry is off the charts. But we learn that Kari has a secret tragic event in her past that stifles her from opening up fully to Max for fear he will not love her anymore. But this is not the main focus of this story but part of the story that makes these characters so genuine and believable. We meet new secondary characters who are great additions to their lives but also those that are unscrupulous as well. This is such a well rounded story that flows so naturally from one scene to the next. There are so many sweet moments but so many intense, heart pounding, and thrilling events as well. I wanted to yell at some points but melted in others. We also had more of Cane and Jada which was wonderful and the bromance scenes with Cane and Max were priceless. I loved that Ms. Locke did not create angsty moments to drive her story but created a clever and exquisite adventure that I didn't want to end. Bravo, Ms. Locke, Bravo!
This heart-pounding and steamy romance is brought to life beautifully by talented narrators, Lee Samuels and Stella Bloom. They did a terrific job capturing each characters personality, and expressing their strength's and vulnerabilities. I was totally lost in this world as they made me feel all the doubt, fear, heartache, joy, and passion of this story.

I loved these fun, exciting, and sizzling romances that captivated me and held my heart long after the closing credits!

Loved the characters!!

Definitely listen. Awesome story and realistic. Good looking Bad boys but awesome inside. Wish we could all have one of them.

Childish characters

This one was hard to get through, the leads were just childish, not to the level of Locke’s other books.

Oof. No

The first book was good. Not my fav of Adriana Locke but fine. The second book was painful. 20 (20!!!!) chapters to learn what the female lead’s hang up is and then it is a nothing burger to everyone.

Narration

As with other reviews, the plot line was immature. However the narration almost made it so I couldn’t finish the set. Carrie went from that Car-E. How did no one catch this? And they could constantly pronounce what I only assume is Caesar’s?

Over dramatic and corny

I am forcing myself to finish. It’d pretty bad and could be a DNF. The MFC was extremely annoying

No character development

I wanted to yell at some points because the characters were childish and the book was just not realistic in the ways people act. There was just toxic behavior from the beginning and I rooted against them the whole time.

Why!

Why is it that the female(in the book) person is ALWAYS the smartest!!! And dumbset whn it comes to a guy about her confidence!!!! I barely made it through the first book!!! Thn get to the 2nd one and the name is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT??!!! What happened her insecurities making me cra cra i just cant!!! Sorry waste of credit point…sorry