Hers to Keep

The Quintessence Collection, Book 1

By: Serena Akeroyd

Narrated by: Hollie Jackson, Shane East

Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

They're everything she never knew she needed. Good thing they're hers to keep....

When Sascha heads for a job interview, she has no idea that her life is about to change. There's more at stake than just a job here. With five sexy geniuses as her new bosses, she has two choices. Keep things platonic, or make things a bit more interesting.

But when she does decide to be more than just a housekeeper to her sexy new employers, she triggers events she could never have foreseen. With five men to protect her, she should be safe, but there's an outside threat that has the potential to destroy them.

But can Sascha's men protect her?

©2021 Serena Akeroyd (P)2021 Podium Audio

A BEAUTIFUL & BLISSFUL LISTEN

When you send 50+ delicious hours with a tight-knit polyamorous family it’s so hard to say goodbye after the emotional beautiful highs and devastating lows.. after the triumphs and tragedies.. after the sensual, the passionate and the scorching hot.. and after this wonderful family get their happy ever afters. Sascha was a very very lucky woman feeling the love and devotion from her cherished men Devon, Kurt, Sean, Sawyer and Andrei.. not to mention their different character quirks and sexual appetites (only M/F). This author did a wonderful job with the pacing, plotting and personalities of her very different characters who end up stealing your heart too. The only two things I didn’t really like was the 4 year jump from Book 1 to 2 and also the fairly abrupt ending of their story in Book 3 to their son’s happy ever after. However, it’s still a five star story.. and this is definitely a ten star audiobook thanks to Hollie and Shane whose narration flowed from English, American, Scottish, Russian and American in a smooth transition and they brought the wealth of feels to life.

Worth a credit? We’re talking 3.. and yes absolutely worth each and every one of them.

PHENOMENAL

Hollie Jackson and Shane East are Phenomenal Narrators. The way they changed accents and captured each scene in the book was amazing. The actual story....don't get me started. I absolutely LOVE this RH and characters. I loved the chemistry and passion between the 5 Sexy Geniuses and Sascha. I couldn't ask for a better Contemporary RH as a book but as an audio, it makes it 1000xs better. Definitely worth the purchase or credit!

hate cliffhanger!!!

the story was very good. the narrators did a great job! there was some re-explanation through out the story that really did not belong there. I would have liked more sex scenes and group sex scenes but I guess the relationships were to new. it will hold your attention and keep you guessing. but if you to hate cliffhangers wait for book 2 before you read book 1.

Don't dismiss a story because it's a reverse harem

I wasn't into RH until I read my first Yasmine Galenorn book (urban fantasy/romance). Even then it took me a bit to warm up to it. BUT, when it's presented in a way that shows the mutual love, respect, and boundaries between all of the characters in the relationship? It's absolutely beautiful. What Sasha gets from each of the men and how they care for each other, which was long before she entered the picture, is a true love story, IMHO. It's incredibly moving to see that non-romantic love and how it drives them. ❤️

The perfect storm!

A perfectly constructed friendship/relationship ecosystem where 1 woman loves 5 men who love her...and it works! Throw in some intrigue, mystery, and have Shane East narrating in multiple accents and you get the perfect storm! Now, we need book 2.

I want this life!

How can you be any luckier than 5 hunks & there all yours! Great story, great sex described & the story continues. This is a gotta read/hear book. Thank you

Only thing I miss is steam!

I love a reverse harem story but two things bothered me a bit.
1: 5 guys was too much (who’d have known, riight?) it was difficult to follow their individual stories and I kept having to repeat their names to remember who’s who…
2: For a reverse harem book there’s little steaminess. Hours and hours of great (sometimes repetitive) stories with so little actual descriptions, well. It wasn’t what I expected.
Still, the story is great. The performance is great and it’s definitely worth a credit.

Drawn out

I liked the story line of one woman and five different men. I liked how the relationship worked and even though one might think a book with five guys and one woman might be all about sex, threesomes and so on, it wasn’t. There was a lot going on in this book and felt like it was drawn out. I was ready for it to end. I’m curious what happens next but I don’t know if I’m curious enough to get the next book.

Beautiful characters with some odd moments

The characters were wonderful and the story of found family is always heart warming.

There was some odd misogyny in reference to feminists and an unnecessary use of the r-slur that took me out of the moment. There were also a few times where it felt like the same convo was repeated back to back and that was odd- probably could’ve just used an editor to cut down. Wish there would’ve been more spice and less fade to black.

SPOILERS BELOW





There is an unplanned pregnancy trope and cliff hanger so proceed with caution.

sascha and her men

I have been wanting to read/listen to this book for a long time. I like to read reverse harems and this is a series I have yet to see on there and I am definitely hoping people will start finding out about it. This book was funny. Devon had me dying laughing so many times. All the men were funny and respectful of her and of each other. It was a nice thing to see and experience. This book doesn’t have a lot of spice but the spice that is in here was really good. Overall, the book is worth it. It is definitely a long one so expect to reading it for a long time.

The audiobook is amazing. Shane East will always be a top tier male narrator for me. The book was highly enjoyable. I love this book and I looking forward to the next 2 books!

Awsom breath taking story

Love love love.... This was just made for me...
Laught, cried and all emotions Came...

Need More More this Kind of storys!!!!!

Amazing!!

I absolutely loved reading this book but it is even better in audio!! The story is fantastic and the narrators Hollie Jackson and Shane East are both perfect for Sasha and her five gorgeous men. I would listen to this audible over and over again ❤️

Everything i didnt no i needed

WOW i loved the books but the audio was just perfect, shane and hollie totally blew away there performances they were amazing i cannot wait for the next october is to far away ❤

Bored..... Story did grasp me

I loved the idea of the story and the characters. This story had so much potential but lacked in the chemistry department. The story is so long-winded. I love reverse harem stories but not this one. Five hours in and I'm so bored. The male characters are interesting but the way the story is put-together just makes it drawn out. I won't continue with books 2 and 3.

The narrators are fantastic and do a good job of making each character distinguishable.