A Worthy Love

Rise & Fall Series, Book 4

De: A.E. Valdez

Narrado por: Winston James, Nikko Austen Smith

Publicly humiliated, Marisa Banks is blindsided by the news that the man she's been dating for months is married.

Being called names she wouldn't wish on anyone in front of a room full of people by her boyfriend's wife is enough to shake her identity to its foundations. In an attempt to rebuild, she makes a few questionable decisions.

Asher Blaine is one of them. He's intelligent and sexy, but the pedestal he's got himself up on is unshakeable. Or so he thinks. Marisa asks for the one thing he can't deny her, even if it's the craziest thing he's ever done.

She wants one night, his best eight hours. And damn if he doesn't deliver. The next morning, her bubble is shattered by his loud mouth, and Marisa retaliates with a stiletto and a remote. The best night of her life is over, and she's more than happy to walk away a free woman.

Asher's job sends him to Marisa's city, and when they cross paths again, it's Asher's turn to make an offer. And just like him, she can't refuse.

Will her worst nightmare and his complicated past ruin what they're building, or can they lean on one another to make it through?

©2022 A.E. Valdez (P)2024 Podium Audio

The story was great but the female narrator didn’t give me black girl

I LOVED the story. However, the female narrator didn’t portray a black girl well at all. She didn’t embody the sound, tone, feel, & attitude of a black woman. I couldn’t get lost in the story because of it. I had to keep reminding myself the female character wasn’t Caucasian.
Other than that it was great.

the story was beautifully written

I loved how things developed and the way the two main characters grew together. there was a beautiful depth there. I loathed the overuse of exasperated sigh in all of the books this series contained. the female readers voice was good until she voiced other characters then it was cringe and took away from the story a bit.

The life dropping talks they have

This was a really good book for life letting go people stuff and thangs that people done to you

Voice

I really wanted to love the final book in this series like I did the others. Unfortunately the female narrator didn’t bring Marisa’s story to life like the previous female narrator. Overall the story line was ok. Harlow and Acyn we remain by favorite love story.

The audio. The story. Perfect.

Every single page was magical. The first series where I gave every book 5 stars. I thought AE did her big one with All I’ve Wanted, All I’ve Needed because the way i fell in love with that story blew my socks off. However, every book after got better and better. Like how the hell do you do that ma’am? Talk about almost a 500 page book and not one single word, sentence, or paragraph went to waste. AE has the ability to make you smile from within while reading her books. I don’t know which couple i like the most but i for sure love them all. Risa Belle and Asher’s connection/bond might put them a little over the others.

Asher just like Ace and Kyrell are BDE. When they love you best believe it is with every ounce of them. Asher handled her with so much care and tentativeness that he had me smitten. He spoke affirmations to our girl. That man that man that man. Asher and Risa both have stories from their up bringing that makes one understand why love to them is a touchy topic. Neither should have to go through any of that. On the upside they both made something of themselves and one can say when the right person came they both would know it. Love that they both were successful. AE is going to write some bomb ass friend groups that have amazing careers. Anyways, the banter between them was so damn good to the point how could they not be ment for each other. They accepted one another as they are and that’s beautiful. Proud that we get to see both mcs use their voice to let people in their family know how they’ve hurt them. There’s no growth and moving forward if y’all can’t discuss how you’ve got there in the first place. Asher was big on family. I would love to visit Little Slice of Heaven.

Reese was a piece of work! Straight trash to the 100th power. Then you got thirsty Francesca that can’t take a clue. It was funny to see her get upset when she had no room too. When Asher go buddy all the way together outside of the yoga business LOL. Matter of fact the agent part Asher did had me rolling. That man is a true gem. The very end of the book was perfect. Full circle moment.

Highlights:
-“Give me your fucking worst and I’ll give you my best.”
-Them on the horses, him playing in her hair, and the kisses on the head.
-“Would the regret be more bearable than the outcome of the risk?”
-“There’s a difference between what i allow people to see and what i allow them to know.”
-“Risa, you could be with a million other people, and you’ll always think of me.”
-“I was in the dark not realizing I’d need someone to turn on the light.”
-“I don’t want your peace. Give me your chaos.”
-“You can fall apart with me. I’ll keep you safe.”
-THE SPICE IS TOP NOTCH BABY!

This Book has my heart !

Where do I start? This book gave me everything and more of what I needed. From beginning to end, I could not put it down. I finished in less than 24 hours. The man that Asher was is a dream come true. Mirissa Humble's heart and quirky ways made me love her. Friends, family, love, and healing all wrapped up in one.
If only I could reread it for the first time again!! This book is now one of my comfort reads. (A.E. Valdez thank you for your work and can not thank you enough for this master piece, I look forward to anything you put out and will support i now have a new favorite author ❤️

Nice Story but...

The female narrator though... she mispronounces many words (barely is barley, for example) but what made it difficult to deal with her was her voices! They didn't match the people... everybody had a "I'm a high hippy from California" voice and accent... even the people from Galveston, TX?! Asher's voice is described as a deep baritone but she gives him a nasally feminine vibe. She did give every character a distinct voice of their own but the voices were... annoying and disappointing. This only highlighted all her pronunciation mistakes. The story was still good and kept you engaged the entire time.

Swooning all throughout!! Asher!!

Wow!! If this book was food then I devoured every delicious bite! I adore Lotus and her fire! I wept for her, got chills when she yelled hopscotch, and audibly cheered when Reese was finally handled. I want to go to her yoga studio and hang out with her. Asher has ruined me! He’s number ONE of my book boyfriends! He was so well written that I was hooked on every word. I nodded when he spoke because I understood him and his love for Lotus. The book cover is what a girl likes. I’d glance at him here and there. I wish there were 119 more chapters. Ending it, I miss the characters. I’m reading out of order as I’ve learned there are companion books. I am having a hard time believing that there’s any male character as delicious as Asher but we’ll see.
Bravo and Encore!!!

Best

This book was the best of the entire series. I kept you locked in from the beginning to the end. Great job author and narrators.

Really good book

I enjoyed this love story and loved the characters and there was some comedy! The male narrator Winston James was great as always. He brings emotion to his characters, he does a good female voice and he does a good kid voice. His one negative is you hear him swallow. You think he has alot of spit in his mouth but his speech is always clear and on point when he reads. Other than that he is a favorite narrator for me. Now the female narrators voice did not fit this book. When she did the male voice or voice of her female friends it was terrible but she does read well I juar didnt like her for this book.