Piecing It Together

Sterling Protectors, Book 1

By: Mackenzie Madden

Narrated by: Austin Stone, Marie Hawkins

One love. One betrayal. One last chance to put the pieces back together.

Gracie learned early on that love never comes easy, but Braxton challenges that truth when he stumbles into her life. He carefully dismantles the walls she's built around her heart, and she lets him, convinced he is worth the risk.

Braxton knows at first glance that Gracie is his—the person who will become his everything. They begin building a life together, based on trust, loyalty, and love.

Until the past rears its head. Gracie watches on as Braxton makes a choice that throws their life into turmoil, leaving her devastated by the betrayal. She walks away, and he is faced with one last decision.

Fight for the woman he still loves, or let his past win?

Narrated in duet style.

©2026 Mackenzie Madden (P)2026 Podium Audio

I loved the book before listening to the audiobook! This made it even better!

SPOILER…….




Only wish FMC didn’t hookup with her ex - BUT….I appreciate that the MMC was the one to stay celibate (for once)!!
I LOVE the mmc’s family and friend Nick! They were so awesome & didn’t hesitate to call him on his issues & mistakes AND they didn’t sugarcoat it!
Love the FMC, she’s strong & knows she deserves better. She took a long time to open up to the MMC and his family (and friends) so she wasn’t gonna act like he didn’t already know her needs & even spelled out what she needed from him. Instead he acted like an immature a$$ & saw her request for transparency & not to be alone with OW (not saying never see her), he just made excuses to justify why he let the OW cross those lines.
It’s amazing how people can be possessive of their partners yet can’t see how that might be an issue for their partner when they cross the line.
I love finding a book that just ticks all the boxes for what I like to read. It’s so hard to find, so I’ve reread this countless times now lol!

Great story!

Loved the story. It had all the emotions. The female narrator was fantastic, but I wasn’t a fan of the male narrator. He sounded like he was trying to impersonate the Godfather.

It was ok but could have been better.

I really love Mackenzie Madden books and was looking forward to this book coming out on audible. I have never heard of these narrators before and I can happily say that the woman narrator is great. The male narrator is not good at all. Im sure people will love him but it was a no from me. He was really really bad. This will be the first and last book I will listen to from him. The story was good and I enjoyed it for the most part.