Jake Plus Conner

Second Chances, Book 3

By: Ann-Katrin Byrde

Narrated by: John Solo

Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's Summary

Conner

Jake was my best friend. My first crush. The love of my life. Until he screwed up. We both did, really. Now I tell everyone that I’m over him. I tell them that it doesn’t matter, because I’m an independent omega, out to change the world. The truth is that I miss him. The bigger truth is that I want to lose myself in him, but I’m afraid to lose myself in the process.

Jake

I’ve done a lot of stupid things in my life, but breaking up with Conner has got to top the list. I was mad and I was an idiot, and now I regret it all. Now I would give up anything to get him back. Even myself. 

Conner complains that I’m overprotective. Too alpha. Can’t he see that he’s my other half and if anything happened to him, how could I go on with only half a heart? How do I convince him to give me another chance? I’m a paramedic. Every day, I swoop in like a superhero to help mend broken arms, legs, bodies. Why can’t I mend this broken heart?

©2019 Ann-Katrin Byrde (P)2019 Ann-Katrin Byrde

Delightful CAKE

If you’ve read the Oceansport series before this, you have met both Jake and Connor and read about their childhood stories here and there in the series. Jake is from a wealthy family but you wouldn’t know it from how he acts and lives. He’s fun-loving, down to earth, caring, and helpful. Connor is serious, introverted, and caring but with a core of fire and steel and his focus has always been on Omega rights and helping people esp. omegas.

They’ve been best friends since childhood but we know from earlier books that something happened between them and they have broken up. This is the story of how they find their second chance with each other and discover that there’s so much more to their relationship than they thought.

John Solo’s narration is as always delightful. I love how he imbued the characters with live and unique voices. The story becomes more vivid because he’s narrating it. I love the story and the excellent narration just make this a wonderful addition to my library.

If you are in for a very sweet and romantic story that’s filled with friendship and love, this one perfectly fits the bill. And Connor + Jake is perfectly well-baked CAKE that’s a delight for both heart and ear.

Cake

Been waiting on this book for a long time and I'm so happy to see how everything turned out! This book was definitely a feel good book despite then coming back from a separation!

Finally getting Jake and Conner's story

I've been waiting for this story and wasn't disappointed. We get little bits of their history throughout the prior stories so I'm so glad this book is out. Jake is still over-protective and Conner is still strong and independent but they finally manage to work out their issues.

I waited to listen to this instead of reading it and I wasn't disappointed. John Solo does such a great job bringing the characters to life.

It Has Always Been Jake and Connor

Jake and Connor is the third book in the Second Chances series and follows the rekindling romance between Jake and Connor. These two young men have been growing up before our eyes since the Oceanport Omega series. To see them as young men in love and rebuilding their romantic relationship is lovely and heartwarming. I adored this quiet and sweet romance between two of my favorite characters.

Sweet and low-angst

This is a sweet, low-angst story about an Alpha and his Omega, lots of misunderstandings, some secrets and a second chance for an HEA. The story itself was entertaining and kept me going. And it was perfect for listening to while making dinner etc. But John Solo, the narrator, really did a fantastic job bringing all the characters to life, especially during some of the more emotional parts. I really enjoyed it.

Fun listen!

loved this one from Ann-Katrin Byrde! I adore friends to lovers stories and this one was great! Charming characters and spicy romance, I really enjoyed it! John Solo did a great job narrating!

Wonderful Job

I loved this as a story but hearing it come to life brought it to a new level. This is one of my favorite narrators.

enjoyed it

Would I listen to it again: yes --- Did the story keep me engaged: yes --- Was I invested in the characters: yes -- this was good for a lazy Sunday listen. The characters were likeable, the pace was good and the story entertaining. --- John Solo did a good job on the narration, bringing the characters and story to life, however, there were times the narration sounded (i don't know ..) stilted (?), where. every. word. felt. like. a. new. sentence. and I found it distracting.

Enjoyable Story

Jake Plus Connor is book 3 in the Second Chances series. This is a sweet second chance story as Jake, an alpha, and Connor, an omega, work through their issues and realize just what they mean to each other. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it.
Narrator John Solo does a marvelous job.

Perfect Listen

I read this story last year. I listened to it last night and fell in love with Jake and Conner once again. It is the story of two boys who meet as children, date as teenagers, separate over a misunderstanding and reunite. The story is focused on them unraveling the miscommunication between them. There are cute babies, alphas and omegas and some sweet loving. It was great to see two characters that have grown up over the series get their happily ever after.

Jake plus Connor

I’m a fan of second chance stories and that’s why I really liked this book.
Connor is an unusual Omga who represents his opinions. Jake, on the other hand, is an Alpha who ended the relationship with Connor.
But then the two see each other again. Do they have a second chance?

I really liked the characters of Jake and Connor. The story has a feel-good character and was told emotionally.
John’s solo did a fantastic job and it was a pleasure to listen to him.

A great series - highly recommend!

Great relaxing listen.

Jake and Connor is a lovely sweet gentle mpreg romance. There a few hiccups in their relationship not least of all that they are not together at the start. There are few flashbacks to explain what happened and happening. An alpha paramedic and an omega counsellor is not a unique pairing but it works very well. This book is comfortable, extremely well narrated and perfectly paced. It won’t set the world on fire but it was great for quiet relaxation.

Fantastic series

Ann-Katrin Byrde did a super job with the story. So glad to finally get Jake & Conner story and happy that they get the spotlight. This story that we were teased with throughout the Oceanport series. John Solo did a fantastic job with the narration.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

= Cake

Another good story in the he 2nd chances series. Connor and Jake find their way back together. They find their way back together after admitting they are strong alone but even better together. They narration was as usual spot on.

Jake Plus Conner Equals Happiness

This story about childhood sweethearts who have broken up but might not be finished with each other was a feel-good gem. Conner is an independent omega with strong opinions, and Jake is the gentle caretaker alpha who loves him but broke up with him. Circumstances cause them to meet again, and they have to decide if they want a second chance to be together... I loved these characters and this low angst story, with enough heat and feels to warm you all the way through! Narration by John Solo is wonderful.

A prickly but sweet pair!

Connor is the Germaine Greer of omegas’ rights, working with omega teens in trouble. Jake is a paramedic. Boyhood sweethearts with a bumpy history, mostly due to Connor’s bolshie personality and health issues, their relationship broke down in recent times. The authors’ books often explore omega rights and the parallels with women’s rights are clear and thoughtful. I’ve seen reviewers’ dislike of Connor, but the world needs firebrands that help push social change even if they’re touchy in their personal relationships. 🎧 John Solo gives another strong performance, he is comfortable being playful or sorrowful as needed.

Charming As Usual!

As usual, another great audiobook from this charming series from Oceanport.

Looking forward to hearing the rest of the series being released soon!

If you like this series from AKB, you’ll definitely like this.

5🌟’s as usual 😁👍👍

Jake Plus Conner = CAKE

LOL this book was a crack up, thanks Ann-Katrin. Really enjoyed, brilliantly narrated by John Solo.

as good as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook. I can't listen to an audiobook without knowing the book, that's not possible for me.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B

Ahh, young love

Poor Connor and Jake. They've loved each other in various forms throughout their lives and are absolutely perfect for each other.
Young love, though, can be all encompassing to the exclusion of rational thought.
It's fraught with emotions and hormones and outside forces preying upon it.
Jake is very much an Alpha, all-knowing and possessive and Connor is very independent.
They're both still growing though, learning and settling into themselves when Jake makes an enormous mistake, saying things he instantly regrets, causing Connor to break things off.
His pride holds him back until he realizes that neither one of them will ever be truly happy until he learns how to give Connor his independence without smothering and controlling him.
I really appreciated Connor making Jake work for their reconciliation, up until I actually feared him not forgiving him.
Their journey on the path to happiness was rocky but so well worth the heartache for their richly deserved HEA.
John Solo's narration was spot on as his voice carried over the changes for the characters from childhood to teens and then as men.