Thirteen Hours

By: Meghan O’ Brien

Narrated by: Alicyn Aimes

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Can you fall in love in thirteen hours?

It's her birthday but lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late, drafting a proposal. The very last interruption she expects comes in the form of the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen. These belong to an incredibly hot woman, who is standing in front of her, stripping to music. Laurel Stanley performs strip-o-grams to pay her way through school. She has never encountered a more ungrateful recipient than Dana. The uptight project manager makes it clear that she is furious to be distracted from her work by the "gift" a colleague sent and equally appalled by Laurel's occupation. After Dana is rude and insulting, and insists on escorting Laurel from the building, the two women take an elevator ride that changes everything.

Stuck with each other for thirteen long hours after the elevator breaks down, they discover how wrong first impressions can be and how right two strangers can feel together. Can everything change in less than a day? Dana and Laurel set out to discover if their passionate elevator encounter can mean more in this fast-paced, erotic story of lust, loneliness, fantasy, and desire.

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Hot story horrible reading

The story was pretty hot but I just felt like Siri was reading me a book it took me about 15 minutes to realize that the narrator was actually a real person very offputting and kind of annoying

Hot Damn!

Aside for the copious amounts of hotter than lava sex scenes, it was such a pleasure to listen to a story where the other shoe never dropped. The only thing disappointing about this story, is that it ended.

Suprisingly Great!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Thirteen Hours to be better than the print version?

I loved the audio version and I just purchased the book to add to my collection.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Loved both the protagonists, such different personalities but they fit together so well.

Any additional comments?

This is an engaging book that has some extremely HOT scenes. The narrator has a great voice and did a fantastic job reading the book! Didn't expect a great deal from the book but loved it and going to buy more by this author.

Hot and sexy

Love it! I’ve read the book and loved it, but now the story really comes to life and OMG some hot sex scenes. The narrator really brings the story to life and makes it even better. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Delicious

Wow very hot this was my first book by this author and I have to say it blew me away I already bought another from her

Holy f**k, that’s hot!

They spent 13 hours stuck in an elevator. I spent half that simmering along with them!

This is erotica with enough writing and storytelling skill to be a lesbian romance too. As implausible as the premise is, it feels like yes, in this unlikely situation, with these particular people, these events could really happen.

It is not PG. It is not vanilla.
It is unapologetic, unashamed female sexuality and a sweet love story.

Alicyn Aimes does such a good job with the dialogue and emotion, it is a bit odd how flat the storytelling in between comes across. Almost seems like it was done deliberately. Before the end I wondered if she was an alter ego of another audible narrator. This recording is nearly a decade old. I could see this voice evolving into that one. But that’s just my idle speculation.

Others have complained about her narration, but I enjoyed her voice. I enjoyed the characters she created from Meghan O’Brien’s words.

I know I will be adding this to my favorites and listening again.

Great book

I love the story and the characters please keep up the good work the book got me hook in am doing read more books like this

Steamy

Love it! First impressions are not the whole of one's story. Loved the elevator scene where they set their differences aside and get to know each other. Narrator did an excellent job of bringing the story and characters alive.

Enjoyable story and exceptional narration

Would you listen to Thirteen Hours again? Why?

Yes, already listened to it repeatedly. Fun story, feel good romance, plenty of sexy times, and lots of humor. Appreciated the author's wink at the reader by having the characters poke fun at the absurdity of their "meet cute" situation. Acknowledging the contrived elevator setting allowed me to just accept and enjoy the unfolding character development. I also enjoyed how the characters talked through their fears rather than going through the standard falling out and reconnecting at the climatic end. Instead this story had a nice evolution throughout and a satisfying conclusion. Would enjoy a sequel to see how the characters continue to grow and handle middle age, etc.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Thirteen Hours?

During the elevator scene, when Dana decided to be brave and honest with herself and Laurel.

Which character – as performed by Alicyn Aimes – was your favorite?

Alicyn Aimes did a wonderful job narrating both main characters. I would like to hear more narration from her but could not find her on Audible or elsewhere.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Dana acknowledging her sexuality.

Love in an elevator

The initial portion of selection; the part where the two ladies were in the elevator was both touching and entertaining. Afterwards the story drifted into the same basic cliches that all romance novels seem to devolve into. The promise that Meghan O'Brien displayed in the initial section of this book offers the potential of better works ahead. All that being said the beginning is enough for me to recommend this audio.