Control

Harper Security Ops, Book 18

De: A.K. Evans

Narrado por: Troy Duran, Kit Swann

She was in the right place at the wrong time.

Alana Wolf has never been one to mind her own business. As a reporter, she’s always searching for the truth. But she didn’t anticipate it would lead to people wanting her dead.

He was in the wrong place at the right time.

Ty Weaver didn’t think his day could get any worse. But he knew something bad was going to happen when he saw the car racing down the street.

Unable to get the woman from the crash out of his head, Ty visits Alana in the hospital the next day. That’s when he learns that she hadn’t simply lost control of her car.

Discovering that Alana has gotten herself into a mess, Ty offers his help—she needs a bodyguard; he needs a distraction.

It should have been simple. But where the heart is concerned, it rarely is.

And often, timing is everything.

©2024 A.K. Evans (P)2024 A.K. Evans

Alana And Ty, I love them!!!

Book 18 of the Harper Ops Series by A.K. Evans

Troy Duran and Kit Swann!! I so love hearing these two working together! Kit Swann does a great job with Alana’s character. She shows the wittiness in the character through her voice and Troy, wow, Troy does each and every character justice that he narrates!

Alana is a reporter and begins looking into the attack of a coworker and the death of a community member. She receives a note telling her to stop searching or she will find herself in more trouble that her friend but this doesn’t stop her!

Ty, wanting to surprise his girlfriend with dinner gets a surprise he wasn’t expecting or wanted. When he arrived at her apartment, he finds out why she hasn’t had time for him for months now, she is cheating on him! Leaving, Ty doesn’t have time to reflect on the night because he witnesses a car wreck and goes to help.

Alana and Ty work together to get to the bottom of the assault and murder of members in the community. Ty didn’t push back on Alana from putting herself in danger, he just simply tagged along to be her bodyguard!

A.K. Evans does it again with another wonderful story!

Ty and Alana

Alana takes over a story for her injured best friend and finds herself in a world of trouble. Ty, just finding out his girlfriend for a year had been cheating on him, leaves her apartment as Alanna crashes her car. When he goes to see her and finds out what is going on, he volunteers to help her and be her bodyguard. When you have my favorite trope: forced proximity, I'm going to be hooked at the start. Add a well weaved tale of suspense, as A.K. Evan is great at, and I couldn't stop listening. The narrators did a stellar job.

Slow burn with lots of suspense

#18! I can't believe we are already this far into HSO series. I have loved every one so far, and wow… this was quite an emotional roller coaster from heartbreak, tragedy, and threats to friendship turned love and HEA.

At the very beginning, Ty witnesses two shocking events. Both change his life in very different ways. Sometimes the end of one thing is simply the beginning of another. Meanwhile, Alana has found herself in danger over a case she's working on as a reporter.

Alana is fierce and isn't giving up because of a threat. Ty takes time to understand Alana's intentions with the investigation and despite the threat, never tries to talk her out of moving forward with it. THAT is the first thing that had me falling for Ty. Not every man can handle a headstrong, fierce woman the way he does and I was there for it!!

Watching these two tackle the investigation and threats together was incredible. The twists and turns kept my attention and had me on the edge of my seat guessing at what was unfolding. I never imagined it would unfold the way it did and I love being surprised with a storyline that way. Ty encouraging Alana in branching out with her career and stepping up to help get it going was so great to see. A man that supports an independent, strong woman is everything.

A slow burn romance, friends to lovers romance always gets me in my feels. The best relationships always seem to form from deep friendship and that's exactly what you'll see between Alana and Ty. Alana may have needed protection, but Ty needed Alana just as much.

The audio was phenomenal. I very much appreciate that each and every one of these books have dual female and male narrators. I feel like that really amplifies the audio experiences and makes the story come to life so much more.

Timing is everything...

Timing is everything...I love that saying and finding it just now in the blurb as I was re-reading it to be sure I didn't give any spoilers...I knew I had to repeat it. This story is so much about that timing. Alana and Ty wouldn't have gotten their happy ending if not for the perfect timing. Alana is a spunky reporter who finds herself in deep trouble chasing the truth, and Ty offers his superb bodyguard skills after a chance meeting. Due to personal histories, they dance around the attraction for a bit, which I personally liked about the story. Then their passion ignites through the danger and race to discover and end the threat to Alana's life. Narration brought the journey to life.

Delicious, Entertaining, & Oh the Twists!!!

Control is my new favorite book in this series! Ty is an absolute dream, and Alana is outstanding! I adore Alana’s bravery, courage, determination, and strength. Ty is steadfast in his resolve, and I love that he always patiently allows Alana to think through her options and make her own choices. I found it fascinating how Alana didn’t really register the true danger behind what she was doing, and it never occurred to her that the danger was not limited to a specific set of circumstances until Ty points it out to her. The twists and turns this novel takes are fascinating, and I really enjoyed the plethora of supporting characters who each brought different levels of complexity to the overall mystery of who-dun-it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook—the characters’ emotions and thoughts, and the chemistry between the two, were so palpable and explosive I could taste it. Love, love, love and highly recommend this story!!!