Deceived

The Corrupted, Book 1

By: Jessica Wayne

Narrated by: Vicki Pierce

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Norah McNamara thought she had found the perfect man.

Sure, he had his anger issues, but given his charity work, she believed Clayton Matthews's good qualities far outweighed the bad.

What she didn't count on, however, was the secret life he lived behind the scenes of his generous organization.

Harley Andrews is damn good at his job.

An ex-cop turned private enforcer, Harley is brought in to investigate Clayton Matthews; instead, Harley finds himself putting everything on the line to protect the bastard's beautiful fiancé. After an unforeseen attack during one of Clayton's charity banquets, Harley throws himself into a spray of bullets to protect Norah.

And as Norah finds herself thrown into Clayton's dark world, she discovers she has only one man to count on, and it's not her fiancé. Because as it turns out, Clayton Matthews was quite the charitable bastard.

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The plot thickens!

I could not put this book down. I began listening on audible but couldn't listen fast enough so I bought the book and devoured it in one sitting. I loved it, it is filled with plot twists, suspense, murder, love, and surprise. You will not be disappointed. I can't wait to start the next one, Concealed!

Good read

I thought it was a good read. I really like that it was full of suspense that kept me intrigued. The narrator did a good job with this story.

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Exciting

A life built on lies will always shatter.

From the outside, Norah has the perfect life. She spends her time volunteering in shelters, her nights wrapped in the arms of Seattle's most eligible bachelor.

Every day since they met, Norah has tried to ignore the way pieces of her perfect are falling apart, still clinging to the notion that deep down the man she'd promised to marry was good.

When a stranger rescues her, Norah is shoved head first into the dark underbelly of the world her fiancé helped build. And as the pieces of her life begin crumbling around her at a terrifying pace, Norah learns she has only one man she can trust. And he is not her fiancé.

This book has it all murder, suspense. mystery, steamy scene and betrayal. This book was well written and the characters were well developed. I was so into this book. Vicki Pierce did an excellent job of bringing this great book to life! This is the first book I've read/listen to by Jessica Wayne but it definitely won't be the last! I can't to get my hands on book two!

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Misophonia trigger

***The narration triggered my misophonia several times.*** I had to turn the book off due to her mouth noises.

Even with that issue I still enjoyed this book and did finish. I think this one has a lot of action and intrigue. I am looking forward to book 2.

The charitable b@stard

A really solid suspenseful romance. Plenty of action to keep the story flowing nicely.

Don’t go into this one hungry because you will lust after pancakes covered in peanut butter.

I would recommend this to fans of security/lone-wolf cop romance.

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Entertaining, fun premise

I love this type of premise. Norah is on the run after finding out her fiancé is a truly horrible person. Along for the adventure is sexy ex-cop Harley to bring the steamy romance factor. Love the suspense that comes with this type of story; the dangerous situations the characters find themselves in, lots fun to be had. I wanted to love this, but it didn’t quite get there for me. Still an entertaining read though. Norah is a very gullible woman that just makes horrible choices; she calls herself an idiot multiple times in this books, so I really wanted to see her kick some butt. She didn’t quite get there for me. She has a big heart, but it leads her to most of her bad decisions; it blinded her to the obvious signs her fiancé was not a good guy. I wanted more growth from her. Luckily for her, Harley is the type that likes to save the clueless damsel. They have a good connection with sweet moments. Overall, I enjoyed the whole story; some of the actions by the characters didn’t make sense and the writing can be basic at times, but I liked it. I’d say this is a 3.5 rating, but I’m a sucker for premises like this, so it get a 4.

I listened on Audible; it was good listening experience. The narrator didn’t fit the feel of the story or the characters fully for me, but she did an okay job.

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Awesome Twists!

Deceived by Jessica Wayne really pulled me in with its twists. Norah is a very likable character while her fiancé, Clayton, came across as a pretentious bastard. I had mixed feelings about Harley in the beginning. The author wrote some great imagery in the book, but I still am uncertain about pancakes and peanut butter. The supporting characters in this book also really added to the story. Who to trust, what is real, why are all some of the questions I had. Vicki Pierce did a great job bringing the characters to life. I could hear who was speaking. Thank you Audiobook Obsession for this review copy audiobook. I loved it! I will definitely listen to more books by this author and narrator.

Deceived

This was a pretty good listen. There was lots of suspense and action. Norah is on the run from her fiance Clayton, who isn't as good as she thought. She meets ex-cop Harley. This is a good start to the series. Vicki Pierce did a good job with the narration. I received this free copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Action packed romance!!

Norah is an innocent young woman that finds herself trapped in one of the largest criminal operations on the west coast. She unknowingly has been dating one of the head bosses. When an assassination attempt takes place, Harley rescues her. He has been trying to take down this crime organization.

Through this story we see Norah mature from an innocent naive woman to a warrior willing to defend those whom she loves. Harley is her defender and her lover. With the help of a strong group of friends this develops into a story filled with mystery, drama, crime, friendship, disloyalty, loyalty, revelations, and love.

I enjoyed listening to this narrator. I received this Audible book in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this Audible book. It will keep you guessing as to what will happen next. This is one epic love story.

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4 stars

This is a stand alone story, though the epilogue is entirely a lead in to what is I assume the second book. When Harley was introduced, his thoughts were very dark (not very likable), but that wasn't an issue for the rest of the story. Overall, I liked it and I would like to read/listen to more of this series.

The narrator's voice sounded very mature and it took me awhile to figure out how old the characters were, since I tend to think of the narrator's voice as a character's voice and, in this case, the voice didn't seem to match the characters' ages. She did have a pleasant voice though and was nice to listen to.

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