What I Should Have Said

Anchors and Eagles, Book 1

By: R.L. Atkinson

Narrated by: Laurie West

Where danger dances on the edge of desire and love comes with a price.

Starting over in a small town, in a place Jane's never been, is hard enough without the fact that on her first day in a new gym, she sat on a guy's face. His face.

Jane Barlow's life is upended when her father is killed by the cartel he's chasing. To keep her family safe, the FBI suggests moving somewhere new. Roped into a fake relationship that becomes anything but, she gives everything to Griffin, only for him to rip her heart out and then disappear.

Griffin Marsh, an almost-retired Navy SEAL (almost being the keyword), finds himself absolutely smitten by the strangest woman he's ever met and fumbles the bag at a very crucial moment. Stubborn as always, Jane refuses to give him the time of day, and he knows it's deserved.

When Griffin's military life collides with Jane's personal one, will he be able to make it to her in time to save her life? Will she be able to soften her heart and forgive him—before it's too late? Or will they both be destined to live in what could have been?

©2024 Rianna Atkinson (P)2024 Podium Audio

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I have to say I enjoyed this read. Good storyline; mostly relatable characters. I little on the soft side regarding romance so if you’re into more… booktok style stuff this may not be enough for your liking. Otherwise really great lead into the romance world. Narrator’s voice was kind of off in my opinion regarding the main character but she read it very well. I could feel each expression and feeling the characters had from her inflictions.

Loved this book

What I should have said was a fascinating read that touches on the psychopathy of men in special forces. But wrapped up in a thrilling fake dating storyline.

Gripping plot and intriguing characters… narrator meh

I absolutely love this story, fell in love with Griffin and felt the FMC to be strong …. The narrator however sounded a bit stressed out!!!

Terrible FMC

There was absolutely NOTHING realistically about the way humans act. What grown adult is acting the way the FMC did?? Super disappointed because it was absolutely cringy :(

A dragged out unnecessarily

At first, I absolutely fell in love with this book but as the book kept progressing, I felt like the author was dragging the events out for some reason, it became really hard to finish the last four hours of the book.