Born to Sin

Sinful, Montana Book 4

De: Rosalind James

Narrado por: Emma Wilder

Being sentenced by a woman in a black robe is not a meet-cute. Quinn Jeffries follows the rules. A judge in small-town Sinful, Montana, doesn’t have much room for missteps, and when you spend your childhood training for the Olympics, you don’t have time for anything but discipline anyway. And, see? It’s worked! Her life is just fine. Of course, it doesn’t include any romance, but her new six-first-dates plan could fix that. She just has to be feminine and beguiling, or maybe marginally less take-charge. Too bad she doesn’t know how.

Beckett Hughes has a few problems, too, but nothing he can’t fix. Yes, he’s an Aussie in small-town Montana, and his kids don’t understand why he’s moved them halfway around the world, but he can do this. He has to. He isn’t counting on rescuing a useless monkey-faced dog from a rubbish bag or on making one of the stupidest decisions of his life bang in front of a cop and ending up standing before a judge he last saw in her swim costume. He doesn’t need any of this. Except that it seems he does.

How do you drag a woman into sin when she doesn’t even recognize the destination?

©2023 Rosalind James (P)2023 Rosalind James

Love the characters

Once again Rosalind James has written relatable characters despite having completely unrelatable (for me) circumstances. She's so good at that. I especially loved the dog since I'm a chug-mom myself. She writes great strong, independent women, but I did get a little annoyed with the assumptions that Quinn makes throughout the story. By the end of the book I loved her though, once her confidence was able to show. I found the first half of the book a little meandering, but the second half hooked me and I sped right through it. Overall a great read.

I am super picky about narrators but as usual, Emma Wilder is fantastic.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.”

Great story

This was a fabulous addition to the Sinful, Montana series. I know when I pick up a book by Rosalind James that her characters are always believable and the way she describes the surroundings, often makes me feel as though I am seeing the places she talks about as I read.

Born To Sin is Judge Quinn Jeffries and single dad (and Australian) Beckett Hughes’ story and it was well written and entertaining. Beckett is swoon worthy and made my heart jump on occasion. Quinn needs romance and puts a plan in motion that had me smiling.

Quinn and Beckett have a history and it was fun watching their relationship develop. Born To Sin was a romantic, sweet, humorous story which had great secondary characters and one I thoroughly enjoyed. Emma Wilder did a wonderful job with her narration. Her voice is easy to listen to and she brought the story to life for me.

Emma Wilder masterfully brings this story to life!

When two accomplished people meet in traffic court, the odds seem against them. The Aussie and Olympic swimming judge seem like an unlikely match, but real life put their paths on an intersection and two small children cemented their connection.

Emma Wilder is a favorite narrator and she just brings so much to the story.

Beckett and Quinn

The audible for this book was narrated by Emma Wilder. She did a remarkable job with the voices and accents, bringing the story to life. I previously read the book and my book review follows:

This is Sinful, Montana: Book 4 by author Rosalind James. She is a master at world-building and depth of character. Family, straight talk, and a bit of a mystery make this story flow in the best possible way. I enjoyed Beckett and Quinn, their lives, their pasts, and their careers. I also enjoyed Janey and Troy, but I especially enjoyed the crows. Get to know them all. You won’t be disappointed.

I received a free copy of this audible in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Enjoyed as always

I enjoyed this but it was a little uneven in places so not my favorite of the series, and I've read and listened to them all. Emma Wilder is the perfect reader for these books. The beginning is so fun, especially the blind dates; paddle boarding was priceless. The breakup scene at the country club made me laugh out loud. The visit to Australia was good but somehow didn't quite work for me. All in all, well done, the characters, as always, are so well done.

Tricky romance with a bit of detective work!

Beckett and Quinn have both been around the block before, but find something new in each other. Both have baggage overflowing into the aisles, but they help each other with it - for her, the abrupt end of a champion swimming career years ago and, for him, the sudden death of his wife that leaves him with their two kids and a lingering cloud of suspicion. For such an accomplished person, Quinn does a lot of negative self-talk, but Beckett can apparently handle anything! He moved his kids from an Australian city to a small Montana town where Quinn has her feet very firmly planted. It's a challenge to see how he and his family can fit - or not. I know some people thought Quinn's restaurant scene was funny, but not me. She was so good as a swimming coach though, teaching people afraid of the water like Beckett's son Troy. Troy was my favorite character - such a sincere, caring, scared and observant little boy with so much love to offer.

So many twists to the story, particularly when Beckett's wife's death and how accidental it was comes back into question. A good story, but not my favorite Rosalind James work. I found the heroine a difficult person to like for big chunks of the story. OTH, the hero was awesome.

I received a free copy of the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

sometimes I wanted to shake my head

"I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.”

wow this book was very cool and sometimes very agonizing and sometimes at the same time lol

I love the character development during the book and how they all seemed to learn lots from each other as well.
man the preteen seemed to stretch my patience to the very end so that shows the excellent work by both the Author and the Narrator that they got it well done if the character makes you want to shake your head and sometimes bang your head on the wall and yell at the character

I having been reading the authors work since her early work and watched her grow as an author and it is good to she her grow and try new things

I look forward to the next work she publishes whether in this series or her others

A knockout!

I have read every book Ms James has written She has an amazing way of putting words together. Giving you a story to sink into as well as making your imagination come alive. And Emma Wilder is absolutely the best at narrating Ms James’s books They are books you can read or listen to over and over and still wish they never ended.

another great book

Beckett and his two children have moved from Australia to Montana. His wife died two years previously and he’s trying to start new for him and his kids. His kids don’t understand the move. Janey is 12, which can be a difficult age in normal times. Troy is about 5 and adorable. Beckett is taking one day, one problem at a time.
Quinn is a former Olympian gold medalist in swimming. She is now a judge in small town Sinful, Montana. She’s a rule follower and very disciplined from training for the Olympics as a child and into her early 20s. She has been so focused romance has taken a back seat. She has a six date plan that will hopefully change that.
Beckett is in charge of major construction projects, Quinn is a judge, they are both take-charge people. How they learn to give and take makes a great story. There is also a mystery as new facts have been found regarding Beckett’s wife’s death.
You don’t have to read the previous books in this series to enjoy this one but there are characters from those books and it’s a fun series.I especially enjoy Martin every time he appears.
Emma Wilder again does a great job with all the voices and accents. I love this series both to read and to listen!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated other than receiving a great book to listen to! I honestly love this series and all of Rosalind's books and very much enjoy Emma Wilder's narrations.

Another great addition to the series

This is a great addition to the Sinful series. I love how the characters are a very competent judge, but romantically awkward, Olympic gold medalist woman and a general contractor, single father of 2 from Australia find a way to become friends then more. There's lots of different angles this book brings in as well as some characters from previous books. I love that Martin is a big presence. He such a great character. I always look forward to her next book no matter what series it is.
Emma Wilder also did amazing job again. She's 1 of my favorite narrators!!!
Although i received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.”