The Professional: Part 1

The Game Maker, Book 1

By: Kresley Cole

Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

From number-one New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole comes The Professional - the first scorching installment in her Game Maker series, an erotica collection that has listeners asking: How hot is too hot?

He makes the rules….

Mafiya enforcer Aleksandr "The Siberian" Sevastyan's loyalty to his boss is unwavering, until he meets the boss's long-lost daughter, a curvy, tantalizing redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Sevastyan will do anything to possess her as well - on his own wicked terms.

Rules are made to be broken….

PhD student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the breathtakingly gorgeous Sevastyan before the professional hit man whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. With every day she spends under his protection, she falls deeper under his masterful spell.

Are you ready to play?

Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy's reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest - and most forbidden - fantasies can come true...

©2013 Kresley Cole (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

I want a Russian body guard!

This is incredible, it left me screaming at the end for more. Kresley Cole books is by far my favorite author, all her books continue to be intriguing and interesting and you will always want more.

Porn not steam - too bad

Would you listen to The Professional: Part 1 again? Why?

There was a great storyline to this book that was drowned out by pornographic sex scenes. Steamy scenes add and enhance a good romance book - but the writer took it way too far. I got the feeling she was trying to capitalize on the success of the Shades of Grey series - but as a reader I was prepared for what I got with those books. This was poorly disguised xxx rated novel being marketed as an engaging story.

This is a hot book!

I really love Kresley Cole books, but this series is awesome! I love her take on the BDSM genre.

Loving this series!!! Great story!

I love Kresley Cole books, they are very well written and always intriguing. I can not wait to get to the next story.

Would have given it 5 Stars but I HATE CLIFFHANGER

One of the many reason's I adore Kresely is that she doesn't really do cliffhangers…..until now. Waiting a year for poison princess series is bad enough and now this? 4 hours is no way near long enough once you dive into a world of money and the mob that is lead by your newly found father. And then start a hot and heavy relationship with the untouchable body guard?……..Well all I can say is Please Hurry With the Next Book!

One of my favorites

I re-read this series over and over again. I think I’ve listened to it at least 8 times

Really liking The Professional so far...

I really like how the book is starting .. now I just wish I didn't have to navigate buying the different parts separately and spending 3 times the money if listening to it through audible unlike how it's printed .. as 1 book and how it should be on audible too :(

I feel Professionally Hit in the Hart by Sebastian

Any additional comments?

The Professional is a scrumptious, scandalous and scorching Sexed Up Erotic novella. Packed with adventure, cheek and salacious encounters – it’s impossible to put down! I was completely enthralled and overheated.

Savory Sevastyan is an ultra alpha-male fantasy- dark, gruff, chiseled, commanding and barely restrained. As a protector and enforcer he is a battle scarred and imposing powerhouse of will and strength. As a lover, enslaved by desire and temptation, he is devastating. Sevastyan unleashed is a dirty talking storm of passion, kink and raw need whose wicked talents are unrivaled. His barely checked hunger colliding with Natalie’s eagerness, enthusiasm, brass and insatiable lust- is a euphoric erotic masterpiece. (When did NOT having sex ever get so crazy hot?) Their gloriously descriptive and deliciously detailed stolen and wildly illicit moments demanded an immediate re-read.

I highly recommend this sinfully delectable, entertaining- and did I mention SEXY! – experience. I’m hooked and simply ravenous in wait for the release of parts 2 & 3. ))

Surprisingly good story and Great narration.

A narrator can make or break a book. I really appreciated Kimberly Alexis's performance in particular her Russian accents. She brought the story to life.

And what a story! I was really impressed with the balance of plot and character development with enough romance to keep me blushing!

I can't wait for the next book in the series.

Could not put it down

Where does The Professional: Part 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of my FAVORITES!

What did you like best about this story?

The steamy hot characters and how humor was throughout story. I love Kresley's writing style with sarcasm infused throughout!

What about Kimberly Alexis’s performance did you like?

She did a great male Russian and didn't over do the dramatics in the "naughty" scenes.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! I literally would not answer the phone or turn on the tv just so I could listen! I usually only listen during my long drives for work. But I could not put this down and got through all 3 in 2 days.

Any additional comments?

HOT AND STEAMY!!! I can't wait for more stories including these characters. I have read all of Kresley's sci-fi books from the Immortals series, and this one is right up there as one of my favorites! I don't even care I had to buy 3 little books. WELL WORTH IT!!