Friendly Fire

By: Cari Z.

Narrated by: Nick J. Russo

In a battle of wills, stubbornness could cost you your life.

Elliot McKenzie is the king of reinvention. Five years after losing his job, his lover, and almost going to prison, his self-help program, Charmed Life, is more successful than he'd ever dreamed. He thinks he's put his sordid past firmly behind him, until he starts receiving cryptic threats, and realizes it might not be as over as he'd hoped.

Security expert Lennox West has been lost since a deadly skirmish in Afghanistan led to his forced retirement from the Army. His PTSD makes helping his ex raise their daughter a challenge. When his ex's sister asks him to set her boss up with a security system, Lennox isn't expecting anyone like Elliot McKenzie - a man who captures his attention, and makes him feel relaxed for the first time since leaving the service.

But Elliot is dangerously stubborn. Even as the threats against him escalate, he refuses to involve the police, and Lennox fears that stubbornness could kill him. A battle of wills ensues that brings them closer to each other than either man expected. But if the threats turn real, they might not live long enough to get their future together.

©2016 Cari Z (P)2017 Riptide Publishing

Fun, Exciting, and Sexy - Nick J. Russo is great

Listening to this one just makes me want more Cari Z.! Creative characters and a great story - this was just a bunch of fun all the way through. There's an interesting mystery with a great twist at the end, fast moving action, and super hot sex. Winner for me... and Nick J. Russo is excellent.

Enjoyed it - better than I expected.

📖 Story comment: I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. The characters were engaging, the story was interesting and the pace was good. I liked that Lennox's PTSD wasn't just glossed over, that it had affected his family and that he was working on it and getting help - and that the mistakes of Elliott's past were still affecting his present.
I enjoyed Lennox's daughters character ... such a teenager😆

🎧 Narrator comment: I enjoy Nick Russo as a narrator, he suited the characters, has good cadence, inflections and intonations and it's easy to distinguish the characters from each other. Overall an enjoyable performance and he bought the characters of Friendly Fire to life.

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7.5
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list [4⭐] • 8 kept me up past bed-time [4.5⭐] • 9 recommended to family/friends [4.75⭐] • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]

Excellent story

This is the second story I've listened to by Cari Z. I was not disappointed! Great story and fantastic narration by Nick J Russo. Highly recommended!

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It’s wonderfully written: the sex is hot without being cliche, the characters are well rounded and it passes the bechdel test. 100% will listen to again

Friendly Fire

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

Yes. It's an interesting story, with sexy men and an interesting storyline and I love Nick J Russo

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the characters. Both men are intriguing, broken and I liked the cockiness of Elliott.

What does Nick J. Russo bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He gives each character more personality and gives the story some great pacing. I love the way he lifts his voice in just the right time or drops it in sexy times.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, not really.

Any additional comments?

I liked friendly fire. It was an interesting story with two very interesting broken men. I loved Elliots business that made the story quite unique and the mystery was intriguing and kept you on your toes.

If you like a second chance at life, broken men, reinvention, mystery, suspense and some hot man-sex you will like this.