Inevitable Detour

Inevitability, Book 1

By: S.R. Grey

Narrated by: Keira Stevens

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

If you're looking for a pause-resisting listen, don't miss this action-packed Amazon best-selling romantic suspense novel.

The day my life took an inevitable detour things got a little crazy.

My name is Essalin Brant, but everyone calls me Essa. I attend a small college in a tiny town, and in my 22 years of life I've never even traveled outside the state of Pennsylvania. You could say my life is pretty boring. I live by the rules. I'm a good girl and nothing exciting ever happens.

But that's all about to change.

Enter Farren Shaw. Not only is he older and intimidating, but he's more sure of himself than any 29-year-old man has a right to be. Did I mention that he's drop-dead gorgeous? Well, he is. He also happens to be my best friend Haven's brother. And I would be content with just fantasizing about Farren from afar, but when Haven suddenly goes missing, her gorgeous brother is the only one who believes me when I say she was abducted, even though all signs seem to suggest Haven left town willingly.

I know better, though. As does Farren. So when he asks me to accompany him to search for his sister, I accept.

That's when the real adventure begins.

Our quest to find Haven takes us across the country. And throughout the time we spend together, I find myself falling for Farren...falling hard. He's everything I've ever wanted. But is he really someone I should fear?

Because aside from making me feel things I've never felt before, Farren is hiding something. Something big. What could this stunning man be keeping from me? And why? Is Haven's disappearance somehow connected to his mysterious job?

All I know is that things are about to get real.

Welcome to the Inevitable Detour that has become my life.

New adult/romantic suspense.

Book one of the Inevitability duology.

©2014 S.R. Grey (P)2019 S.R. Grey

A perfect blend of story and character!

I LOVED listening to this story! It is full of suspense and action! That is right up my alley! Then add in delicious, intriguing and animated characters and I am sold!

The characters really drew me in. Not just Farren (the mysterious, hot older brother) but the innocence and vivaciousness of Haven and Essalin (cool name BTW). They all are full fledged characters that change and grow as the story unfolds. I don’t want to forget to mention the evil guys because without them there would be no story.

Overall I am overly pleased with this story and cant wait to dig in to the next one! I did listen to this on audio. Keira Stevens did a wonderful job being all the different characters. That Epilogue!!! OMG its exactly what should be in there...especially with a second book coming out.

Great romantic suspense!

3rd yr college student, Essa Brant, is the ultimate good girl. As an only child to overachieving parents, Essa does what her parents want, including giving up spending her summer in NYC with her bff. That all changes when Essa’s bff, Haven, is kidnapped. Essa teams up with Haven’s hunky older brother...the mysterious Farren...to find Haven. As Essa and Farren spend time together, feelings grow but will this couple have an HEA or will the bad guys win? This ends in a cliffy, but book 2 is out and queued up!!!

Inevitable Detour

Essa is struggling with how her life is going. Her roommate and best friend Haven goes missing after a night of celebrating. No ones believes Haven has been taken except Farren. Farren and Essa go across the country searching for Haven.

🎧 audio obsession

Wanted to like it

I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately I found the exchanges between the two main characters immature for adults and the main woman character to be incredibly naive. Some of the exchanges felt like high school/ middle school. The narrator did a good job but I got through a couple hours and I couldn’t take the confusion of the story line/ plot or the character’s total disregard that their loved one is missing but yet the main woman character is more concerned with what the male character does and if they are going to have a romp in the sack. I couldn’t finish the book and I hate doing that. This is a good author but for whatever reason I couldn’t get into this story.

Exciting and on Edge

I received this audiobook free, as an Audiobook Obsession Reviewer, for an honest review. This book kept me on the edge. I couldn't stop listening. Looking forward to more in this series. The author mixed suspense, romance and angst all in one book. There were twists and turns you didn't expect. The narrator did a great job with the individual characters.

Great start!

Great start to this new series, the narration was excellent. I really enjoyed listening to this story!
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Loved it!

OMG this story was full suspense, love and turmoil. Farren is one hot Alpha who protects with all he has I can’t wait to start the next book because the cliffhanger was twist is didn’t see coming.

Nnoooo there is A cliffhanger!!!!

I really don’t want to like this book because I hate books with cliffhangers.:.: But I do like this book. It was a good book with drama, love and cruel characters. And narration by Keira Stevens is phenomenal. She was sooo good that I have to look for more books narrated by her. She is the reason this book gets 5stars.
Now I guess I have to wait until 2. Book get to be on audio. That’s why I hate cliffhangers

High energy and sweet

This; was high energy and sweet. It did include human trafficking and sexual assault, and wasn't the most sophisticated in the handling of the emotional or psychological ramifications of either. With some serious trigger warnings, this was a fun and lively ride.

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Interesting premise with very weak female

Firstly, I thought Keira Stevens did a good job with the narration. In general, she told the story well, with good pacing and emotion, and she was easy to listen to.

While the premise of the story was interesting, I couldn't get over how weak the female character was. The premise is that Essa's friend disappeared after they went out one night. Her friend's brother comes to try to find her and he has many enemies so the search for her was dangerous. Essa is so attracted to him that at any moment, she completely forgets about her friend's disappearance, the danger and everything else in order to get it on with Farren. After happening multiple times, I just shook my head. My preference is to have a stronger female character and slightly more realistic mindsets.

I've read other books by this author and most of the time, have enjoyed the books. So, this is a detour for me as well! :)

I requested and received this audiobook and this is my unbiased review.