Eastern Nights

The Compass Series, Book 3

By: Lise Gold

Narrated by: Addison Barnes

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Eastern Nights is part of the Compass Series but can also be listened to as a stand-alone. 

Felicia Perez, a carefree, hopeless flirt from Miami, is working a second job as a fitting model in Bangkok while saving up to expand her own clothing line. She loves women and her freedom and never shies away from going after what she wants.

Kate Simmons is a passionate interior designer who is married to her job. Her love for beauty is universal; she can’t imagine tying herself down to anything that might limit her enjoyment of it, and that includes the shackles of a relationship.

When they meet in a hotel bar in Bangkok, they are instantly drawn to each other, but with both being used to having the upper hand, the situation is confusing to say the least. When two hunters cross paths, will one end up being the prey?

Together, they embark on a journey of self-discovery in the beautiful surroundings of exotic and mystical Thailand. Is the irresistible attraction between them merely the excitement of finally meeting their match or is the universe trying to steer them in the right direction?

©2019 Lise Gold Books (P)2019 Lise Gold Books

Ugh!

I like this series. In fact, I like it so much I gritted my teeth through the first two books even though the narrator grates my nerves. I was really, REALLY hoping the 3rd book had a different narrator. It does not. She’s...not good. Her accents have been painful since book one, she pauses in awkward places and her intonation is odd to say the least. It’s like she recorded the books as she was reading them for the very first time. Ugh!!! She really ruined some very enjoyable books for me. Save yourself and just read the books.

Great series! Perfect installment for Kate’s story

This could act as a stand alone perfectly as the setting was fabulous and the characters perfectly developed. I’ve loved this series and am happy that Kate got her own HEA!! Plus the narrator, Addison Barnes has done an amazing job of maintaining voices throughout all the stories and makes it incredibly easy to hear the dialogue exchanges.

Love and sightseeing in Bangkok

I found it a really enjoyable read, but more for the discovery of Bangkok and other spots in Thailand than the romance. At least in the beginning. As the story and the characters developed I became more attached and felt more and more for them. I finished the listen with a satisfied sigh - It's been a pleasant travel company during some long and otherwise boring drives.

Terrible accents and doesn't fit into series.

I don't know if it's the annoying accents but I just can't get into this book. I'm on chapter 32 and wouldn't be able to say much of anything if describing this book. Lacks depth and interesting characters. This narrator needs to work on pauses and inflection and no more accents. I enjoyed the first 2, but this one isn't worth finishing.

What is happening to me?

I’ve never been into the romance genre but somehow I’ve fallen in love with Lise Gold’s stories. After trying Scent of Rome , I thought I’d try the Compass series. Clearly, I’m all in.
I’ve been alternating between my typical types of reads & Ms Gold’s books, but lately, the alternating has fallen off & I’ve primarily been sticking to Ms Gold & Ms Barnes. I’m a sucker for HEA.
And Addison Barnes does a great job, despite some of the naysayers. I’d be disappointed with a narrator change.

The compass series never disappoints

Lise Gold’s first book really captured the spirit of travel and long distance relationships. So far I’ve enjoyed every book in the compass series. In this book Hannah & Christine have supporting roles. The book focuses on play girl Kaye and how a sexy travel fling sometimes grows into so much more. Set in Thailand and Louisiana it’s full of a wide range of charming narration. I can’t wait to start the next book!

Third Book in the Compass Series

Felicia Perez is working in Thailand as a model while developing her own clothing line. She loves women and enjoys one night encounters with lovely ladies. Kate Simmons is an ambitious interior designer and work alcoholic who travels extensively for her business. After a chance encounter in a Bangkok bar they start a relationship that breaks all their rules about no repeats and no relationships. A journey of discovery in the beautiful setting of Thailand, a country that I love after living there for two years. A marvelous addition to the series by a favourite author. Recommend.

I feel brand new..

How great that all the books in this series are about different characters. These two were awesome apart, but the Awesomest together. Off to my next Adventure.

Now for something different

I understand the idea of giving the best friend from the last book her own story, but this felt so different I wouldn’t consider it part of a series. It’s a nice story. I like the detail you get about Thailand and commercial design and being a fitting model. As a stand alone book I likely would have rated it higher. Just don’t think you are staying in the same world as the last one as those characters are really insignificant in this tale.

Three out of Four Ain't Bad

Take a travelogue, mix in a few lesbian erotica short stories with a smattering from the first two books of the series and you end up with a mediocre novel, easily the worst book in the four book series. I didn't mind the narrator as much as others did, but it could have been better. If this is the first toe you've dipped into the Compass Series, don't judge too harshly, the other three are much better.

Two of a kind

I loved Kate from the start in the „Northern Lights and Southern Roots“ Books.
It is really nice that she now get her own love story.
Her match Felicia is absolutely lovely described and written! The chemistry and energy of the two, in the beginning playful, riotous and later so full of feelings has developed really nicely!
I loved Felicia as fast as I loved Kate. The challenge of the two with their commitment issues is also excitingly written.
It‘s not easy to overcome this and the distance...
Addison Barnes did again a really great job with all accents. I love listen to her!
I can't wait for Western Shores to appear as an audiobook.

Great story, rubbish narration

I really enjoy reading Lise Gold's stories and as I drive for my profession I decided to invest in the audio books. The idea is great, with my kindle, kindle phone app and the audible app all syncing so I can bob between them. However the narration made Falicia sound like a preditor and Kate sounded pathetic. I much preferred reading rather than listening. I didn't relate to the characters whilst listening. Hannah also is from London. That English accent makes her sound like she is a part of the Royal family! No! I'm British and we don't sound like that., 😂

Another excellent book in this excellent series

Another excellent book in this excellent series. While Hannah and Kristine were sweet and easy-going, Kate and Felicia are both players. Both are happy with their life, neither wants or expects a relationship and both are taken by surprise when they realize their chemistry goes far beyond the sexual realm .

Born to an American father and a Jamaican mother, Kate is a successful interior designer in New Orleans. We’ve met her in book 2, Southern Roots, as she’s Kristine’s best friend, and Hannah’s boss. At the beginning of Eastern Nights, she’s in Bangkok, working on a new hotel. With women, she’s a hunter, used to being in charge. Then she meets Felicia, a fitting model working on her own clothing line. The attraction is undeniable, despite their tendency to both want to be the dominant one. Their one night stand turns into way more and the two women

Two small details, if I may: smoking is not sexy and while silk, on the other hand, is sexy, it might not be the best material to tie someone down for the first time as it tends to tighten unexpectedly.

Kristine and Hannah are one of my favorite couples ever, so my expectations were really high for this, and I wasn’t disappointed. Once again the narration by Addison Barnes is really good and enhances the characters in just the right way. And Lise Gold has this way of describing places, the sounds, the impressions, that makes you feel like you’re there. Her books really make me want to visit the places she sets them in, whether it’s Norway, Louisiana or, in this one, Thailand.