First and Only

Callaghan Brothers Series, Book 2

De: Abbie Zanders

Narrado por: Aiden Snow

Lexi O'Connell has secretly been in love with Ian Callaghan for more than 10 years. So when she returns to Pine Ridge and he turns those sexy crystal blue eyes her way, she doesn't have a hope of resisting, even if she knows it can only be for one night. Even if it will break her heart. Because while she would know him anywhere, he doesn't even recognize her. Ian Callaghan is mischievous, playful, and irresistible to women. When he sets his sights on the attractive young woman who has been discreetly staring at him, he doesn't think twice about seducing her. It wasn't supposed to be more than one night. And falling in love with her was definitely not part of the plan. A few days is all Ian needs to know that Lexi is The One. His soul mate. And he doesn't understand how she can just walk away. But what Ian doesn't understand might just kill her. Contains mature themes.

©2016 Abbie Zanders (P)2017 Tantor

awesome

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

First & Only

I loved the story. Book one was also amazing. Creative story not what I was expecting but it was definitely a good listen 👂 I enjoyed that it felt so real. I really love these brothers!! Great Characters

First and Only

First and Only is the second book in the Callaghan Brothers series by Abbie Zanders. Another great book. The love and passion between Lexi and Ian is so powerful it grips you and never lets go. I had this pre-ordered as soon as it was listed and can't wait for the next book. HEA and no cliffhanger.

Narration by Aiden Snow was perfection. I absolutely love his deep sexy voice. He also captures every aspect of the characters and story line so completely it feels like you are living it. If I could give more than 5 stars for the narration I would!!!

Liked 1st Book Better

I found the story a bit long and not as exciting as the first book. Aiden Snow wonderful as always!

Great storytelling

I enjoyed this audiobook very much. The story was original and well written with great characters. As a nurse, there were a few things I found wrong with the medical portion of the story, but overall it was a fine story in this series. Aiden Snow did a great narration!

These brothers are HOT 🔥.

The Callaghan brothers are men you dream about. Aiden Snow's voice has you melting. Wonderful to listen to. Highly recommend this series.

Love 💘

I have fallen in love with the Callaghan brothers. Abbie is an awesome author. These books have everything I want in a romance. Love, honor, adventure, family, understanding, forgiveness etc...and especially very steamy sex scenes. I have always enjoyed aiden snow as a narrator!

YES

10 18 2019
this lady is so creative!! i smiled and giggled my way through the entire book. thank you. Aiden, you are breathtaking.


4 2 2020
came back for another listen
still smiles scattered throughout but probably fewer than before
that said, still 5 stars
it's a Callaghan romance read by aiden hard to get better than that
spoilers!!!
this is book 2 but they are all stand alone
lexie is the h
she is the head chef at a very high end group of restaurants - the celtic goddess
she has been in love with Ian since she was a freshman
she comes home for her father's funeral and runs into him on the bus
he doesn't recognize her and they have a passionate night that turns into a week
she has a very rare blood disease and, after a run in with her wicked step sister at the fair, ends up on the brink of death
he is then afraid to touch her in case he hurts her again
lots of pain and loneliness later they get it together and have a HEA
still love these stories

great story

I have enjoyed this second installment for the Callaghan Brothers. I love Aiden Snow and I wish to listen to all of his narrations. I didn't expect to love this series bit I do! I know Kayla will have her own story but I don't think I will be listening to that. I just want her disappear.

Sick secrets!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 🙃😊😉🥰😘
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Solo Narration

The heroine: Lexi O’Connell - she is the master chef of the Celtic Goddess restaurant in Georgia and is on vacation, returning to Pine Ridge Pennsylvania, to her roots for a two-day trip. She loved to people watch, crafting a scenario for the people she sees. She already did that for most of the other passengers on the bus, when she sees a handsome man that reminds her of someone from her past, a man named Ian whom she had been in love with for all of her adult life.

The Hero: Ian Callaghan - he is former military and works special ops for the government along with his brothers from time to time. In between missions, he works at the family’s Irish pub and is quite the ladies' man. He is happy-go-lucky and full of charisma. Whenever he sees a beautiful woman, he immediately turns on the charm and tries to get her into bed.

The Story: Ian was one of the best characters in Dangerous Secrets, he was a big flirt and had such a devil-may-care attitude, that you couldn’t help but love him. On the bus, Ian sits down next to Lexi after a trip to the bathroom and she realizes that he is actually Ian Callaghan, and he doesn’t even know who she is. Lexi knew that Ian was never interested in her, she considered herself plain and never wanted to go out of her way to attract him, she had been saving herself for the ‘one’ at the time.

Ian was intrigued by Lexi from the start, he liked that she was the shy, quiet type and even liked that she seemed to have limited sexual experience, which was odd because he usually ran from someone like that. He hadn’t been close to innocence like that for a while and she smelled like sunshine. Lexi has some secrets though, and Ian wants to learn all of them.

I liked how attracted to Lexi that Ian was from the very start, how he noticed everything about her. He had been feeling especially restless since his brother Jake had found someone to love. Plus, he just returned from a dangerous mission, so he seemed more in tune with his emotions. The story was good and like the first book, the character building was great. The Callaghan family are terrific, they are a bunch of crazy brothers and an awesome father.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via solo narration. It was narrated by Aiden Snow who is one of my all-time favorite male narrators. He has a soft yet very deep voice which is so sexy. I could listen to him for days. He does a great job with this book (and with everything he narrates).