Tough Luck

A-List Security, Book 1

De: Annabeth Albert

Narrado por: Kirt Graves

My best friend’s little brother needs a bodyguard. Now I’m the one in danger...

I’m a SEAL. Or rather, I was. Retired at the grand old age of 38, I’m at loose ends. My best friend wants me to join his security team. I’m not sure I’m bodyguard material, but he needs someone to protect his kid brother. How hard can spoiled brat duty be?

Somehow, I missed the part where former child star Danny Love went from dorky TV darling to all grown up and disturbingly attractive. All the gossip about his wild ways fails to mention that he’s trying hard to clean up his act. But now he’s got a stalker.

Hiding out together in a remote mountain cabin alone, the temptation keeps building. I’m feeling things I never have before. Secrets I’ve kept even from myself bubble to the surface every time Danny looks my way with those puppy dog eyes.

I’m a SEAL. We leap into danger. So why is it so terrifying when that danger comes with the softest pair of lips I’ve ever known? At some point we’re going to have to return to Hollywood and our vastly different lives. Will Danny still want me around when he doesn’t need me for protection? Can I be brave enough to give him a reason to?

Tough Luck is book one in a brand-new SEAL bodyguard series. It features an age gap, steamy first times, and all the high heat, big emotions, and found family feels listeners expect from this fan-favorite military romance author.

Join A-List security for this lower-angst series featuring former SEALs and the celebrity clients who win their hearts.

Happy endings and no cliff-hangers guaranteed!

©2022 Annabeth Albert (P)2022 Annabeth Albert

Slow start

I picked up and dropped this book a couple times before actually being locked in. The reason being Danny’s demeanor at first. The change of place and reason for it is what hooks me back in. It was a great story.

Connection never thought of

As a retired Seal, Cash is used to loads of action and tons of danger, so when he is asked to help the younger brother of his good friend and fellow Seal, the last thing he expected was to go from babysitting to so much more. But as Danny gets more threats and as the need to escape his house, Cash finds himself looking after Danny, not for the job but for his heart. But when the danger is over will the romance fizzle out? The listener will instantly fall in love with Cash and just want to give Danny a hug. Perfectly combined opposites attract characters in a story that will keep you entertained as the audiobook progresses. Kirt Graves performance was spot on and he brought both characters to life..

Be still my heart 💜

Danny and Cash are the best. Danny’s older brother asks his best friend, Cash, to look after Danny until they figure out who is stalking him. A few weeks away at a recluse cabin and neither man stand a chance against the other.

Kirt Graves is a master story teller and one of my all time favorite narrators! He just brings the stories to life!!

JUST OK

This book seemed to be following a predictable formula... strong older stud protecting helpless twink culminating in a happy ending despite the odds. Just ok.

Love it

It did warm my heart. 2 men, polar opposite falling in love, hot spicy moments but the author describe the emotions so well that you forgot the sex and feel the love. Cash voice is sooo sexy … love it !!!

Fun, steamy "The Bodyguard" vibes

I like this book a lot and I think it dealt with some pretty important topics I was happy to see in a book of This genre.
Cash is just a very lovable character; you immediately want to be taken care of by him and give him a hug. And even if he and Danny started off kind of fast, it worked well in this story for me.
This book had a very good balance between romance and action. it actually had a bit more action then I was expecting but not too overpowering where every scene there's a new something going on with the characters. It was really nice I enjoyed it a lot.
The narrator was good but I like other narrators this author used in the past and would have been happier is they had narrated this book.

How did she come to understand ME so deeply?

There are a group of women authors who write gay romances and who make me pump my fist when one paragraph or another reveals a depth to her character that mirrors a depth within myself that I didn't understand until I was decades older than her character. Annabeth Albert is one of those authors. When I write myself, I'm aware that I'm writing for male readers, even if female readers may enjoy what I've written, but I've also seen that some female reviewers may not have seen the deep connections that Ms. Albert's characters make with male readers. I'm astonished at how deeply she understands how men feel, even if they can't express those feelings as well as she does.
The only shortcoming in the performance is that the reader's voice doesn't take on the voice of the principal character of a chapter when he announces the next chapter, and that confused me. Otherwise, he's great.

Love these characters, can't wait for book 2

I read this book first and when I received the opportunity to review the audio version, I jumped on it. Kirt Graves did an amazing job and these guy's voices were spot on. I love how the audio just brings the story to life. I gave the ebook 4 stars but I'm giving the audio book 5.

Danny is a 25 year old ex-Hollywood child star, recovering addict, and half brother to retired Navy SEAL Duncan.

Cash is a 38 year old recently retired Navy SEAL and Duncan, Danny's half brother, was his Navy SEAL lieutenant.

Danny has a stalker, Duncan owns a security company named A-list Security (the series name) and Cash is currently unemployed. Duncan talks Cash into being Danny's bodyguard and Cash reluctantly agrees. Danny and Cash go off the grid and in to hiding while the police work on trapping the stalker. During this time together they bond and fall in love

Can't wait for book 2 in the series!!!

Age gap, best friend's brother, gay/bi awakening, forced proximity

Romantic to a Fault

I enjoyed it immensely, the story was one of true love. The narrator's voice I didn't care for that much, Danny's voice seemed too high pitched and almost had the same cadence as Cash. I tried altering the playback speed but it didn't help. But I couldn't stop listening and was very turned on by the story.

So so sweet

This was a perfect mix of sweetness and the right amount of intensity! I’m excited to see what else A-List has!