Ball & Chain

Cut & Run Series, Book 8

De: Abigail Roux

Narrado por: J. F. Harding

Home from their unexpected deployment, the former members of Marine Force Recon team Sidewinder rejoin their loved ones and try to pick up the pieces of the lives they were forced to leave behind. Ty Grady comes home to Zane Garrett, only to find that everything around him has changed - even the men he went to war with. He barely has time to adjust before his brother, Deuce, asks Ty to be his best man. But that isn't all Deuce asks Ty to do, and Ty must call for backup to deal with the business issues of Deuce's future father-in-law.

Nick O'Flaherty and Kelly Abbott join Ty and Zane at the wedding on an island in Scotland, thinking they're there to assuage Deuce's paranoia. But when bodies start dropping and boats start sinking, the four men get more involved with the festivities than they'd ever planned to. With the clock ticking and the killer just as stuck on the isolated island as they are, Ty and Zane must navigate a veritable minefield of family, friends, and foes to stop the whole island from being destroyed.

©2014 Abigail Roux (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

A little out there

This was a bit more “fantastical” than the previous books in the series. More “Clue” & “And Then There Were None” sorta mystery. I couldn’t quite get into this story, since it was a bit far off and espionagey, or a little more out of character. Still love the series tho. One more left.

Yet again, Harding adds more accents to his arsenal. Scottish this time. While it isn’t a heavy accent, he manages to make a convincing enough attempt to my American ears. The same can be said of Julian’s Irish accent, and Liam’s British accent. Truly enjoyed his narrations.

Excellent

I loved this series in print, and now really enjoy audio. JF Harding does a great job with this one--character voices are especially good.

They will not die in Scotland! LOL

Ty and Zane get invited to be a part of Duce’s (Ty’s brother) wedding. It’s taking place in Scotland and if you’re a fan of the series you know that these guys can’t go on a vacation without murder and mayhem happening.


Zane sighed. “I was so hoping this would be a normal vacation.”
Ty smacked him on the side of the head. “Don’t use bad words.”


Ty and Zane on a rug, in front of a fire, in a castle in Scotland. OH. MY. LAWD!


Once their breathing calmed and the ringing in Zane’s ears faded, he heard the muffled sound of Nick and Kelly in their bedroom, catcalling and applauding. Ty must have heard it as well, because they both began to laugh at the same time.

“Is wrong that I’m turned on by the idea of forcing your friends to listen to us having sex?”, Zane asked with a frown.

Ty laughed harder. “Just don’t tell Nick that. He’ll offer to critique your performance. Or worse, join us.”


I love that Nick and Kelly came along for the ride in Ball & Chain. They are Ty and Zane 2.0. The banter between the group is great. I was laughing so much while I listened. J. F. Harding does a wonderful job with the narration. Having mostly a male cast of characters, Harding has no problem making each of them stand out as individuals.

There was some twisted and turns with some of the characters and more secrets from their pasts come out and I feel like Ty and Zane are heading to a fantastic HEA. I can’t believe I only have one more book left in the series, Crash & Burn is up next. Zane better finally say yes.

Mysteries & Mayhem

If you love Ty/Zane and Nick/Kelly, you’ll love this story. It’s pretty much non-stop with the four of them as they try to solve a mystery on a remote Scottish isle. There is lots of romance, and the characters reconnect and heal from old wounds (sometimes in very rough ways). We see a number of previous characters, which was nice. The only thing I was disappointed by was that there weren’t many Scottish characters; it was a real shame that accents weren’t utilized more than they were. The narration was great except for one spot where the narrator used a Scottish accent for a non-Scottish character in one scene, because it really pulled me out of the story. Still, I’m enjoying JF Harding’s narration much more than the previous two narrators.

Best in series

I love these character, they make me laugh out loud and groan in pain. I have read the whole series but this is my favorite. Glad we got to learn more about Nick and see the evolution of his and Ty's friendship.