Wicked Ties

Wicked Lovers Series, Book 1

By: Shayla Black

Narrated by: Lexi Maynard

Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

When a stalker ratchets up his attempts to get to her, cable sex-talk-show host Morgan O'Malley turns to Jack Cole - a self-proclaimed dominant - for help. Though Jack is a bodyguard, Morgan feels anything but safe in his presence. Because slowly and seductively, Jack is bringing her deepest fantasies to the surface. And when he bends her to his will, what's more shocking than her surrender is how much she enjoys it and how she starts to crave his masterful touch. A willing player in Jack's games, Morgan knows that his motives aren't pure. But she has no idea how personal they are.

©2007 Shelby Bradley, LLC (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"A wicked, sensual thrill from first page to last. I loved it!" (Lora Leigh, author of the Breeds series)

4.5 Stars over all!

Love the story line, choice of narator could have been better. Morgan's POV sounded like a teenager.

Ugh.... I wanted to like it but...

I’m a few hours deep into the book and it surely could be a decent plot, but the narration of the hero is worthy of an eye roll or two and testing my patience.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure the southern drawl from Louisiana might be sexy to some, but having a female actress giving a shitty impression of an accent I don’t find attractive in the first place is making it difficult to pay attention, but the AWFUL impersonation of said hero with said accent trying to speak nonsensical French is BEYOND CRINGEY! ...To the point where I was embarrassed for the actress!

I’m not sure how much more of this I can take, since almost 3 hours in, all I’m getting is ADD inducing cringe.

Good

I thought that this was a really good book my first time reading Shayla Black I can't wait to read the next one.

Listened til it was done

Absolutely loved this book. You get totally wrapped up in these characters, and their inner thoughts, that you can't quit listening. Luckily, I had the time away from work, that I didn't have to give it a break. If you liked "Fifty Shades of Grey", you will like this book. It's full of suspense, mystery, and sexual self exploration. Is well worth the listen.

WOW! I love Shayla Black!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely worth the credit for me. This book has everything I look for in an audiobook and more. I like romance with a touch of hot sex in the mix and this book has that in spades. This audiobook is also long enough to let the reader get to know both main characters and give a believable and interesting storyline along with the hot sex. It's a delicate balancing act, something a lot of books I've listened to have failed to achieve.

Too much internal dialogue

The story progressed too slowly for me. There was too much internal dialogue. It lingered too much on the Dom/sub relationship...I would've liked a more balanced flow to the story with the Dom/sub relationship interjected with a more natural development. It felt forced into the characters.

loved it

gut wrenching, & full filling . this had my mind racing & looking into some things.

Jack cole was everything you want in a dom

great guy, good sex , annoyed with the leading lady. Morgan fought him at every, turn which when your reading a story for the unrealistic sex and situations, can get very tiring.

Great story/Bad narrator

Loved this read but the accent for the lead male character was almost enough for me to stop listening mid way through the book! A Cajun accent is one thing but a BAD Cajun accent is another!

Entertaining and definitely a hot story

The storylines were intriguing although one was fairly easy to figure out. I think that some of the implausible points could have been handled a bit differently without impacting the story... especially when a shooting occurs and no one calls the Police. The only other 'drive me insane' portion of the story is the constant angsty dialog running through both main characters heads. No one is that whacked out all of the time and even during certain strenuous activities. I am; however, looking forward to Deke's story.