Emphatic

Soul Serenade Series, Book 1

By: Kaylee Ryan

Narrated by: Nelson Hobbs, Jillian Macie

There comes a point in your life where you have to say enough is enough. I wasted my college years on a guy who played with my head, played with my heart. I was blinded by the fairy tale, the one that didn't exist. The day I gave up on the idea of happily ever after, my focus became me. Moving forward and establishing my career. Until one day....

I didn't expect him. My new boss, a six foot two, inked rock god. I believed I was working for the record label - I was wrong. It's impossible for me to keep my distance; believe me, I've tried. He's not who I expected him to be. He's so much more...he's emphatic.

©2015 Kaylee Ryan (P)2017 Tantor

One of my favorites

Logan and Kacen are perfect together. Logan's got the perfect amount of sass, and while Kacen is sweet towards Logan, he's got that sweet / spicy bedroom voice going on. Kaylee Ryan knows how to match up her characters. The narrators are also a perfect match for Kacen and Logan. Could listen to them all day!

great story

The characters were very relatable. They did not flaunt billions of dollars. I liked them.

Sweet

Loved the story line and the characters. The performance didn’t make it shine. Hobbs doesn’t read as much and Macie just doesn’t do the book justice. I’ll listen to the rest because they are “free” and the stories are sweet but do wish they had a different female performer.

Swoonworthy hero

I love Kaylee Ryan's books because she writes basically about men who know that a woman is right for them and they are focused on treating the women right. Kacen embodied this kind of man- since he met Logan, he loved her, even if he didn't know it. She was the "one" and he was unapologetic about it. I swooned a lot. I also loved the other band mates and I am looking forward to reading about the other guys getting their HEA. That said, I wasn't a big fan on Logan. She was written to be a bit weak, emotionally, holding out from Kacen but in such a way that seemed a bit silly. Now, the author has written about hesitant women and I totally get that her past made her hesitant. I just wish her hesitancy wasn't so drawn out to be a little aggravating. That said, overall, I think this is a solid read and I loved them achieving their HEA.

Ah, the audiobook. I haven't listened to many books by either Nelson Hobbs or Jillian Macie but they overall did good. Nelson Hobbs did a very good job playing both male and female characters and he has a beautifully smooth voice with a slight twang. It was a pleasure to listen to him. Jillian Mace has a sweet voice but her male voice falls apart a bit. It sounds forced with a fake raspiness. That said, I know that both are narrators for the other books and they are definitely books I'll be listening to!

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I loved a good rocker romance! narration was great! can't wait for book 2.