Hostile Workplace

A Breaking the Rules Novel

By: A. M. Madden

Narrated by: Charley Ongel, Tor Thom

Sam Stanton knows these simple facts:

• He is a great catch - successful, smart, gorgeous...but the wrong woman caught him.
• He has the perfect girl who is madly in love with him.
• He wasted six years of his life by playing it safe.
• He is damn good at his job and intends to keep climbing the ladder.
• He can't get her off his mind or out of his heart - no matter how hard he tries.

But, what he doesn't know is just as important:

• Will he ever really move on and forget how badly she broke his heart?
• Should he settle for a sure thing, even knowing it's the wrong thing?
• Can he give up his career for a chance at happiness?
• Does he correct one mistake with another?
• What would he do if she were to return?

Confused yet? Welcome to Sam Stanton's life.

Hostile Workplace is an emotional contemporary romance with comedic moments peppered in. It is meant for listeners who are 18+ due to mature content.

©2016 A. M. Madden (P)2016 A. M. Madden

Worth it in the end

It took me a little while to figure out what was going on with this story. In fact, the story didn't feel like it really got on track until Sam's long lost love/workplace rival shows up to mess up the life Sam has been building for himself. Once those two start interacting though, my interest became piqued. This isn't a traditional path for a love story, but by the end you want these two to work.
As for this audio version, the narration was fairly well done though the volume seemed to differentiate between the two voices from time to time. This didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story; I just needed to adjust the volume occasionally.

Okay sweet story

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lydia, she felt the most real

What does Ruby Rivers and La Petite Mort bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

They both did a good job

Any additional comments?

Full Review -

This review may be slightly spoilerish. I liked the premise of this story, but I think there were too many unnecessary things in this book that took away from the heart of the story. Plus, it took way, way too long before the heroine was introduced. Most of this book is in Sam's POV, which I didn't mind, but the whole first half of this book is him with someone else besides the heroine, and there's descriptive sex; multiple scenes, of him with a different woman. The whole Judy thing was completely pointless, and muddled the story. When the heroine came into the story, I liked it better, but Sam still acted like a douche at times, so I had a hard time rooting for his happiness, but I still enjoyed reading their story unfold. Lydia was great, she felt more real then any of the other characters, and she's the reason I was rooting for Sam and Lydia. Sam and Lydia have some sweet moments together, and I enjoyed some of the flashback scenes. Sam and Lydia both got a raw deal. There's a bit of mystery to this story that I guessed very early on, and I always think that characters should know a lot sooner what the situation is, but it was interesting. So, I was entertained, but it just took way to long to get the story moving; I would've been totally fine if the whole first half was absent. Oh and the whole Romero's club addition wasn't necessary, and the epilogue wasn't satisfying. I've read A.M. Madden before, and really enjoyed that, so I'll keep reading A.M. Madden. I listened to the audiobook version of this, which had 2 narrators, 1 male and 1 female, and they both did a good job, and I enjoyed listening.

Wow!! What a book!

A.M. Madden is a new author to me, whereas I have listened to several books performed by Ruby Rivers and La Petite Mort and thought they both did an excellent performance. La Petite Mort has a voice that melts. I enjoyed all of the unexpected twists this complicated book had. This story is a second chance at love. The sex is intense, but unrealistic in my opinion. I thought some of the drama in the book was very realistic, and loved the humor. My review is not a synopsis of the book, but rather my opinion of it. I was voluntarily provided with this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher, and/or narrators. Sam's sister Rebecca was my favorite character in this book.

Sexy office romance with HOT narration!

Super sexy romance with great sexual tension and hot sex scenes. Definitely listen with earbuds in because this WHOA. Ruby Rivers does an excellent job of doing all the female characters and La Petite Mort's voice is sinfully hot. I could listen all day. Definitely worth the credit.

Getting over your 1st love

Sam is a driven ad exec, who’s engaged but feeling trapped in his relationship. He has never really gotten over his first love, Lydia. After a huge lie is discovered, Sam breaks up with his fiancée and is moving on...but he keeps ‘seeing’ Lydia. Sam applies for an open position in his firm & comes face to face with Lydia, who’s also applying for the job. Game on!! These two have unresolved issues and then more lies are discovered...yikes! Talk about a roller coaster of emotions! Fantastic book and another great job by the narration team.
I voluntarily accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.