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False Start

By: Meli Raine
Narrated by: Sebastian York,Andi Arndt
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Publisher's Summary

This isn't how my life is supposed to end.

Then again, a case of mistaken identity got me here. No one is ever who we think they are. Especially my kidnapper, a man whose entire life is designed to deceive.

Powerful people want my rescuer to die. I'm just a lure. A pawn. An object.

But objects hold meaning. Emotions attach themselves without logic.

Like love.

I now know that Duff will do everything to protect me.

If he gets here in time. And if I can hold on long enough.

Because my body can only handle so much. Pushed to the limits, it's finally giving out. Giving way.

Giving up.

I know Duff, though.

He never will.

Blink.

Listen to the stunning conclusion to USA Today best-selling author Meli Raine’s False series, told from both Lily and Duff’s points of view.

©2018 Meli Raine (P)2019 Meli Raine

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This Author never fails.

I loved this book. The Narrators were phenomenal. I ended up sitting in my car several times because I couldn't wait to finish a chapter.

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The best ending and a new beginning

Lilly and Duff have endured all the tragedies life and enemies have thrown at them. It was heart shattering and intense to find themselves and each other. Now I have to continue the journey that Wyatt will share!

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False Start Bk 3

In this final trilogy Lily and Duff learn more about each other and themselves. Personal survival is constantly tested and new realities come to light as Lily and Shawn become more attracted to each other and learn to trust each other more.

The question that is posed is Lily's life or Shawn's life the primary one in danger. Which one is the actual target and why is the other a secondary target?

Always a pleasure listening to Sebastian York and Andi Arndt. Their obvious team work in narrating over time has created a well synchronized machine that works flawlessly together.

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GREAT FINISH !!!

I only wished their story kept going! This was a fun and thrilling story and very different from what I'd listened to before.

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Superb

I can’t describe how good these books are. I have finished 9 this week and I’m starting the next. Narration is beautiful, writing is superb, and the story is insanely good.

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Thrilling Series

We finally get to see Lili and Duff find one another and get more answers to Stateless and why Lili was shot. There are still questions and those go into the next series of Stateless. This was a thrilling series that I really enjoyed. Its full of who is the good guy and who is bad and who can you trust and who should you fear. The characters are well thought out and the narrations was great.

Andi Arndt and Sebastian York were great as Lili and Duff and I enjoyed listening to both of them.

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All Secrets Exposed!

This 3rd and final book exposes all the secrets which go to the highest levels of the government and includes a very clandestine organization with nefarious goals. Again, Lily and Duff are voiced by female and male narrators, respectively, and they do an excellent job of bringing authenticity to the story. The conclusion is dramatic as leaves room for these characters to reappear in the spin-off series which starts with Stateless and deals with Duff's mysterious brother, a Stateless agent.

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  • 12-26-20

Wow, so much suspense

This series had a growing romance along with horrible crimes committed or ordered by people in very high power. The big political crimes keep adding up with each new set of trilogies. Great narration by Arndt & York.

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what a waste of time! 9 bks could have been 3

9 books and 56+hrs . 36 of it was wasted boring repetitive inner monologs

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Well written!!

Enthralled is one way to describe this trilogy. Duff and Lilly’s story will leave you wanting more as you wind your way through False Hope, False Memory and False Start. There is plenty of suspense, lol moments and swoon to make you fall in love with the characters. I recommend this book if you are looking for a well paced romance thriller. This a a well written book that really got my imaginary juices flowing. Not to mention, having two of the best audible narrators give life to each character made the trilogy even better. 5 brilliant 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 s.

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  • For Old Times' Sake
  • 06-19-22

Contemporary Conspiracy Thriller

The 3rd and final part of the 'False' trilogy, False Start, is a contemporary conspiracy suspense thriller.

This audiobook picked up immediately from where part 2 finished from a cliffhanger ending, with Lily again in peril. As the story builds to its conclusion, we begin to understand more about 'stateless' and its operatives, and how this has influenced the lives of Duff and Lily.

There was plenty of angst throughout this audiobook as the story came to its conclusion. The final installment was a dual narration which I really enjoyed.

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  • Debbie
  • 01-02-22

DNF

I think I got to the stage around halfway through we I realised it was enough already. I mean how much are you going to throw at a character?? Didn’t feel the connection between Lily and Duff and didn’t really care what happened to them

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  • Vanessa Leighton
  • 12-20-20
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Wow

This one, the ending just wow. It was intense and fast paced and one that I could not put down. This is a series that I would love to revisit in the near future as I think i might find little things that i missed in the first one. Definitely a fantastic series

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  • joyly55
  • 05-23-20
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A thrilling finale

What a rollercoaster finale for Lily and Duff. Excellent narration all the way through the series and well worth far more than 5 stars. Can't wait to listen to the follow up series dealing with Wyatt's story in Stateless.

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  • T I Wood
  • 10-13-19

Such an excellent book!

Fantastic story, dream team narrators of Andi Arndt and Sebastian York... Love this story for it's unique take on the difficulties related to head injuries, Wonderful series.