Hopeless

By: P. Rose

Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy, Paul Brion

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

"What's a safe call?"

Hope Pendleton is a prude – a straight, by-the-book investigative reporter. Then her best friend, Callie, goes on a date and doesn't come back.

Gone. Totally off the grid.

Hope's instincts kick in. The only clue is her friend's alternative lifestyle, and Hope finds herself faced with uncomfortable choices. Partnering with the stand-offish but enigmatic FBI agent investigating her friend's disappearance, Hope retraces Callie's path, following her trail through the underbelly of the Nashville BDSM scene.

The scene in Nashville, though, isn't just a bunch of consenting adults playing sex games. Before Hope realizes it, she has gone from investigative reporter … to bait.

©2017 Patricia Rose (P)2017 Patricia Rose

Enraptured

Suspenseful mystery with a side of bdsm. How far would you go to find your best friend. That’s the question Hope has to answer. For Hope that means wading into the world of bdsm. I loved this and didn’t want to stop listening. It has a great dual narration.

great book

This was a fast paced, well written, steamy, heart palpitation inducing story that made me both laugh and cry.

I listened to it at 1.8x speed.

An ARC of this audiobook was given to me in exchange for my review, but that did not affect my opinion.

Fantastic!

This is a dynamite story of BDSM with the tale of the sex traffic scene that goes on everywhere. The narrators were wonderful! They will keep your interest with their voices.

Moving!

There is so much to say about this book I’m not sure where to start. What I thought was going to be a story about friendship and experimentation quickly became something much darker a much more important to talk about. I commend Ms. Rose on taking on such a tragedy in our country and providing awareness of how it can happen. I live in a location where we are told the possibility is very high, but incidents of raids similar to that in the book are very infrequent. I would encourage readers to research how to identify the those that might be in danger so that we can stop these atrocities.

I’d also like to say that I appreciated the additional information provided by the author’s notes. I’m not one who typically reads the notes or pays that much attention when they are playing, but I would encourage anyone who reads this book, or even starts and decides its not for them to listen to Chapter 33 and keep it handy.

This book is so much more than just the story it provides, but it was certainly entertaining and a definite page turner. I wanted, no needed, to know what happened. It is certainly a story I will read again, because once you finish, you almost have to read it again.

Ms. Murphy and Mr. Brion did a great job with the dual narration. I do not recall reading very many books with dual narration that are more novel than romance. I really enjoyed it and felt it added even more depth to the characters. Mr. Brion did a great job with the accents and keeping them consistent for the many characters he played.

This book not only left me with a book hangover, it also makes me want to take action. Great job!

I was provided with a free copy of this audio book for my honest review. The views expressed here are entirely my own.

Wow!

I loved this book! It had an excellent storyline and truly kept me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning of the story all the way until the end. I love BDSM books as well as romantic suspense books, and this was the perfect combination of both. It also dealt with the issue of human trafficking and shows how easily women can get forced into the horrors of the sex trade. I loved Hope and how she would do anything to save her best friend, but what I really loved about her was she did what FBI agent, Eric, told her to do and didn't go off and do stupid stuff to put herself in danger like most heroines do in the stories I read. Eric was the perfect alpha male with his dominant side and his gentle side. This book was full of suspense with lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a great story!

Stephanie Murphy and Paul Brion did an amazing job bringing the characters and this story to life. I received this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review.

different but really good

This was a great book. Books about BDSM are not really something I would normally listen to but this one wasn't too detailed. The narrators did a great job giving each character personality. Although some parts were a bit predictable overall this book keep my interest and wanting to listen more. I received this book for free for an honest review.

What’s your safe word?

Great thriller with a sexy twist
Not knowing anything about BDSM the author was very good at making it understandable
I like the dual narrators feels more natural
A pleasant surprise and possibly more books to com highly recommended
I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review

Worth a credit? 🤷‍♀️

This book is full of mystery and a darker side of romance. Straight-laced Hope Pendleton is an investigative reporter and likes her “vanilla” sex life, thank you very much. Her best friend, Callie, is into the BDSM scene and goes missing after hooking up with a partner she meets on the internet. Hope is determined to do whatever it takes to save Callie, even if it means using herself as bait.

The author does a good job setting the scene and introducing the characters. Also, the narrators do an excellent job, especially Paul Brion with his dual rolls. His portrait of Gerard and Eric is so different yet so well done that I would have sworn there were two male narrators.

I would definitely encourage you to use a credit or purchase this audiobook!

great suspense

great book. loved the suspense and mystery mixed with some steamy scenes. addresses real life problems of sex trafficking.

Love Love Love it!

Erotica isn't my normal genre, although this is more suspense/mystery. This is definitely erotic, but still leaves a bit to the imagination. I loved it! I really don't know much about the BDSM lifestyle, but it seems Patricia Rose does or at least did her research!

This book not only deals with BDSM, but human trafficking as well. Hope's friend Callie is into the BDSM lifestyle. Callie is a sub. She's been talking to a guy online and plans to go on a "play date" with him and asks Hope to be her safe call. When Hope doesn't receive the last scheduled call she starts to worry until she finally is able to reach Callie. Callie mentioned a key work that lets Hope know something is very wrong! It's up to Hope and Agent Eric to find her. Hope has to emerse herself into the BDSM lifestyle to go undercover to find her friend.

Stephanie​ Murphy and Paul Brion do an excellent job with the narration! Each of them take on multiple characters and accents. Both of these narrators are new to me but I enjoyed both and plan to check out more of their work. Stephanie has a very seductive voice for her character and Paul's voice is very confident and commanding.

Patricia Rose is my favorite author! I was first introduced to her work in 2015 with her first book, Iron Mike. Another great book worth checking out! Patricia is one of only 2 authors I'd buy a book without even looking at the description! I love her work.

On a side note, I love Agent Todd Vogel! lol Seems like am awesome guy! Thank you Patricia!

~The real Todd Vogel