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Beloved

By: Corinne Michaels
Narrated by: Andi Arndt,Ryan Hudson
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Men suck.

They break you. Leave you. Take everything until there's nothing left. And frankly, I'm done allowing them to make me feel insignificant. So, forget men. I'll just throw myself into my job, because at least that never fails me.

Jackson has other plans, though. I refuse to be impressed by his perfect body, the cute dimple on his cheek, or the rugged stubble on his face. Jackson Cole can be resisted.

But, I'm only fooling myself.

He's going to wear me down. I can feel it. In the end he'll prove that once again, I'm no one's beloved.

©2014 Corinne Michaels (P)2020 Corinne Michaels

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Beloved

I am currently on book 5, this is one of the best series I have read in a very long time! Each book is full of laughter, tears, twists and love. The characters all have funny banter, emotional angst and exceptional character development. I cant say enough great things about them. Once you start, you cant put them down, and you find yourself downloading the next one as soon as the credits roll on the one you listening to.

As always, the Andi Arndts narration has knocked these out of the park. I have also enjoyed the male narrators (even though i agree with other reviewers that I would have liked a little more screen time with the male POV.)

This Author has fast tracked her way onto my "must read" author list, if any of her other books or series are as good as this one, I absolutely cant wait to get my hands on them!

Take a chance, download the first book and see where it leads you, my bet is that you will soon find yourself staying up late and spending a little too much time justifying how "just 30 more mins" of missed sleep to listen to these books are worth it!

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Love!!!

I loved Catherine and Jackson and all of their friends! There is a lot of pulling back and not just instant love, angst and emotion. So looking forward to the next book!

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Great book!!

I absolutely love this author of this book is definitely not a disappointment I cannot wait to listen to the second one!!

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excellent

This storyline was heartfelt. there was a lot of sadness and happiness too. I can't wait to listen to the nextvbook.

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Narration

Very disappointing when there is misleading information about the narration.

The book sounded good. However, I did not read it because the majority of the narration is read by a female despite listing male/female in the book details.

I now flip through the chapters BEFORE I read the book.

Please, authors...it is so much more interesting with male and female narrators!
Thanks

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One of the best!

This is one of the best books I have listened to from Audible. I love this book!!

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Hooked!

Of course I loved this book as I have the others... the only thing I couldn’t get past was how Katherine wouldn’t fight for herself. Piper and Neil deserved to have their behinds handed to them and she was just way too reserved. With that said, on to Beholden to see if she gets it together.

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Beloved

This was a good start for the series. Although I loved listening to Andi, I just didn’t like that this one was not dual POV. This was told from heroine POV except the last chapter. I had a hard time connecting with the hero since there was no POV from him. I would’ve given five stars but I cannot stand when there’s only one POV.

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Cat!!!!

struggled with some of it. Cat was too emotional, sometimes it did not make sense. overall Jackson was strong and patient

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Jackson❣️

Jackson Cole is an awesome alpha (muffin too & all😉) with a heart of gold. He & Cat are perfect for each other😍 can’t wait to listen to Beholden to see where their story ends:)

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  • Nmills
  • 06-08-20

Hooked

Having stumbled upon this author and listening to two of her other books back to back in a 24 hour period, I couldn’t wait to find more! This didn’t disappoint, perfect story telling to get lost and fall in love with! Now excuse me while I go get the follow up .....

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  • GLJ
  • 07-05-23

Grrrrr an incomplete story…

An absolutely charming book, great characters and then ‘you can find out more about their story in the next book’ SERIOUSLY? Now I’m torn. Do I buy another book or do I buy a complete story from someone else?!

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  • Noelle Lane
  • 10-23-23

Didn’t really like the instant-love

I’m more for the slow burn romances and this was a whole heap of insta-love for a main character that swore off men. So it definitely wasn’t my cup of tea, which was a shame because I loved how it started with a bang.

Also, couldn’t disagree more when she said the name Jackson was sexy, lol – that name hasn’t been sexy since high school. Finished it solely because I needed something in the background but I really couldn’t find it in me to try to concentrate when I found the MC pretty annoying.

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  • Alysha Crooke
  • 10-12-23

Unfortunately a miss

I had very high hopes for this and really wanted to love this book and binge the series but unfortunately it was a miss for me.

I found the book moved very very fast and didnt give any time for any good character development which really ruined the book for me and made it seem super unrealistic

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  • Marie-Claude Chapman
  • 10-06-23

Brilliant

Enjoyed every minute and hooked to find out more. Thanks for a great surprising indulgence!

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  • Hayley
  • 09-28-23

A bingeable book!

Well this sucked me in, didn’t it? The book starts with a literal bang when Catherine finds her fiancé cheating on her with a friend. Then he tries to steal her PR pitch! But Catherine wins the account… and the CEO! Jackson was charming and honest and I loved him. The ending had me staring at a wall but I’m glad I can dive right into Beholden. Andi Arndt is also perfect, as per usual.

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  • Sienasummerrreads
  • 08-08-23

Fantastic Listen & Story

“I told you I’ll always find you, but you have to want to be found. Let me find you.”

Just read this book if you have not and go in blind. I didn’t know what to expect and it was brilliant. It hits on the emotions in this book but I was in shock more or my heart did hurt for the characters. I did not cry but I felt for these characters. Cathrine and Jackson have chemistry and with so much going on in their lives they fall hard and fast and meet accidentally. But the characters even the side ones were great and the plot kept me engaged. I finished this within 24 hours. The cliffhanger has me on edge now and I will be starting the next one immediately.
I listened to this on Audible and read along on my Kindle. The audiobook was fantastic I love Andi’s work. In this book, there is only single narration until the final epilogue then the final chapter/scene the other narrator Ryan comes in.

If you love:

🔹Meet Cute
🔹Saves Her
🔹Family Issues
🔹Past Memories & Guilt
🔹Falls Hard & Fast
🔹Perfect Spice

Genre/Type: Contemporary Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook - Audible
Audio Length: 9hrs 3mins
Narrators: Andi Arndt & Ryan Hudson
POV Single Narration Epilogue Other Narrator
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Book 1 In The Belonging Duet
Tropes or Themes: Meet Cute, Workplace, Love At First Sight, Contract, Cheater, Billionaire, OW Drama, CEO, Publicist, Ex-Navy, Chemistry, Flirty, Funny, Banter, Competitive, Self Doubt, Work Trip, Letters, Emotional, Abandonment, Family Drama, Third Act Breakup, Alcohol, Cursing, Guns, Cliff Hanger, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Manhattan, America. Mentions: Death, Grief and Guilt
Check Triggers ⚠️ 💫

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  • Belinda Richardson
  • 02-04-23

WHAT!

Jackson. My new favourite book boyfriend. Love when a guy falls hard for the fmc and is super protective. Loving the first half of the story and can’t wait to start the 2nd book

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  • Jamedd
  • 11-25-22

What a story!

I’m in love with Jackson. I want one!
And what an ending. starting Beholden immediately

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  • Racheeann
  • 11-08-22

Sooooo good!

Can’t wait to find out what happens with Katherine & Jackson in the next book! I don’t want this story to end!!!!

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  • Linda D.
  • 10-15-22

Awesome

Great storyline the characters are so true to life. I am ready for next book in this series Beholden

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  • Trubs
  • 09-23-22

a long winded romance

Cat dealing with getting over an arsehole ex, a new client and discovering a new love interest.
Jackson/muffin ex navy and big business man who is dealing with survivors/commander guilt.
This is the first half of a long winded romance.
LOTS of internal dialogue and repeated phrases..
and just when you think your getting somewhere in the story you get MORE self depreciating internal dialogue. Then you think your at the end, but it's only half the story!!!
it was good for an Audible freebie... and I listened to it at a quicker speed.

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