Hearts Held by Barbed Wire

Hearts Held by Barbed Wire, Book 1

De: D.E. Dietz

Narrado por: Allie Rose, James Joseph

Brielle Holberry finds herself in a complicated mess when she moves to a new city to scrub herself of her past. Though she becomes the nurse to the notorious Afton 'Adders'. The family has earned their name throughout Lockham, England, for being ruthless Peaky Blinders. Her circumstances turn grave as she falls into the crosshairs of Everett Afton, and he refuses to let his newfound obsession go. Once he learns of her dark secret, will she be struck by the top Adder himself?

©2024 D.E. Dietz (P)2024 Blue Nose Publishing

Historical Dark Romance!!!! Hot 🤯

Historical romance has never pulled me in like this. It is dark and twisted with the sharp, intoxicating pull of a Peaky Blinders world mixed with the forbidden tension of a Draco and Hermione love story. The relationship burns with intensity, pulling you in even when you know it could break you. The twist at the end was nothing short of brutal brilliance, and the way it all came together left me reeling.
The glimpse into the second book through the side characters was so well done! I will be listening to the next one on audio again because the narration breathed life and danger into every word in a way I could not imagine from a page. I am all in. I want every story this author creates.

amazing

amazing loved this book so much the author is amazing and all her books are amazing

AMAZING!!!!!!

Omg the way she write is so good the twist towards the end had me on my toes and I was in shock.. I ate this book up!! It was good from beginning to end!! The character growth was good!!! It is a must read!!!!

AMAZING!!!

I really loved how descriptive this book was. The author really made me feel like i was there and i could picture everything. This book makes an excellent audio book!
I have been obsessed with the Peaky Blinders since the show began running. This book is full Peaky Blinders vibes which wad all i needed to begin devouring it and i gotta say i was NOT disappointed. The fact i have another book and an arc to read is perfection! Cant wait yo continue to dive into this series. The audible for this is PERFECTION, my very own peaky blinders in my ears while i worked or cleaned. 100/100 recommend!
The story turns from soft romance to dark romance which was very entertaining. The 2 spicy scenes were *chefs kiss*. The plot twists in this story i saw one of them slightly coming but the other caught me completely by surprise and thats hard to do for me!! I was completely mind blown and i don’t know how to feel about it tbh ! Lol but let me just say this i LOVE Baba!!!

hello James Joseph - it's duet nar

I couldn't pass this up and oh my dark fantasy Thomas Shelby did I adore this production.
Female narrator was new to me but I have to say.
.. she's a new favorite. I loved it. you'll love it. happy listening

New favorite Indie Author alert!!!!

First let me say, if Deanne Dietz has a word written in her book, I'm reading & listening to every single world, from 1st page to the very last. I did the audio with the ebook and now I must have the physical book for shelf trophies. The author touches your heart & grabs your heart from the very beginning. The plot is exciting & fun. The twists are shocking, but still fun. You immediately love the characters she wants you to & the ending is chefs kiss. This book sets you up perfectly for the next in The Afton Adders series. The audio performances were absolutely outstanding and I'm incredibly picky with my audiobooks!

Outstanding

This book kept me on the edge of my seat. It starts of slow burn, like a rollercoaster heading up the track then it takes off 75% into it.
The healing. The journey. It was beautiful. I loved the peaky blinders and dramoine vibes, that is why I listened. the narrators did an amazing job especially with all the different accents! This is a bad ass series.

I Loved This!!

I've never watched Peaky Blinders - the British drama series, but after spending time with this book it sure makes me interested - especially since a lot of reviewers referenced it. I think I superimposed Cillian Murphy's features when I envisioned Everette so my immersion into this title was enthusiastic at best! I loved the world building and character introductions...I think one issue I have is that there were a couple of scenes where Brielle was in danger - plus the one with Tilly - there wasn't a build up and the rescue was so fast I felt a bit...robbed. I also wish there had been more bonding time between Everette and Brielle after the rescues...it just felt like mafia buisness as usual - life goes on! I loved Louisa's punishment, but I am not sold on her epiphany at the end. I loved that this was performed in duet style! James Joseph and Allie Rose were amazing. This title was my introduction to D.E. Dietz...looking forward to more!

4 Starz - worthy of a repeat listen