The Truth as He Knows It

Perspectives, Book 1

De: A. M. Arthur

Narrado por: Guy Locke

Officer Noel Carlson isn't out to anyone in small-town Stratton, Pennsylvania, so a relationship is out of the question. That doesn't stop him from wanting one, though.

When a night-shift call brings him face-to-thonged-butt with a hired stripper whose girl-party gig went terribly wrong, Noel takes pity on the guy and lets him go. But he can't get the encounter out of his mind.

Shane has big-time debts to repay, especially to the brother who sacrificed nearly everything for him. His two jobs, in a deli and as a stripper, leave him no time for a social life. But a non-date of hot sex and takeout food with Noel? He can squeeze that in.

The bond they form is stronger than either expected or wanted. Especially since the step Shane's about to take to put his brother - and his soul - back in the black isn't quite legal. And he never calculated just how much his determination to make things right will cost him in the end.

Contains mature themes.

©2015 A. M. Arthur (P)2016 Tantor

Wonderful

This book made me laugh and cry I absolutely love it. I recommend it to everyone

Review for Audible Edition

I really enjoyed the narration. Guy Locke has a really nice voice. My issue is the way he pronounced Noel. He pronounces it like the feminine name No-el, instead of the masculine Nole (knoll). Through. the. entire. book. It really got on my nerves and prevented me from being able to get into the story. Also, there were other words that were incorrect (ie: lose instead of loose), I don't know if it's acceptable for a narrator to make this kind of correction as they read, but it seems strange that he wouldn't. Or maybe he misspoke as he read?

great story, not so great narration

I loved this story so much. I laughed and cried along with the characters. my one critique, the narration sounded so forced and uninspired. I wish Guy's voice sounded more natural and had a better flow.

Yet another story ruined by negative stigmas...

Use of the derogatory term "Clean" to denote HIV status is demoralizing to people living with HIV and further perpetuates a ignorant stigma.

Other than that, the story was good and delved into some pretty tough subject matter and situations. I was hoping more would happen to the woman who assaulted Jody, but that story arc was left unfinished. Hopefully, she'll get what's coming to her in Book 2...

Brought me to tears

It's been a hundred books or more since I've cried over a story in a book. I'm not going to give it away but it was shocking and so well written I felt like I was in the scene.

The characters were written in depth, even a couple that aren't MC's and I like that. The book is all about emotions and relationships, doesn't go into a lot about surroundings and or stuff that create visual pictures. It creates emotional ones and AM Arthur did that well.

I am so looking forward to a HEA for Tristan in the next book.

Wasn't impressed with narrator but he didn't ruin the book either. Average.