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Killing Her Softly

By: Beverly Barton
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
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A woman seeks justice for her murdered cousin—but can't resist a seductive suspect—in this romantic thriller by the New York Times bestselling author.

In the courtroom, defense lawyer Quinn Cortez has a reputation as a ruthless predator who always gets what he wants. In the bedroom, it's no different. Quinn is an accomplished seducer with a long list of conquests. But now, someone has brutally slaughtered one of them, and Quinn has no memory of the night he was found in her home . . .

Annabelle Vanderley wants justice for her murdered cousin. If Quinn Cortez swears he can find the true killer, she's willing to give him the benefit of a doubt. But then another body is discovered. Then another. And each victim is an ex-lover of Quinn's. Now, consumed by dread, Annabelle wonders just how close she may be to a twisted psychopath for whom her pain would be the ultimate pleasure . . .

Contains mature themes.

©2005 Beverly Beaver (P)2022 Tantor

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Good story…strange narration.

Great story but the narrator put a weird inflection on some of her phrases. I’m excited to hear more about the other characters in more of her books.

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Sigh

I just found Beverly Barton and have fallen in love with her work. I'm only on chapter 5, but this narrator is driving me crazy. Her inflections, emphasizing and overall narration is driving me nuts, but I keep listening because I'm interested in the story (especially since it is about one of the continuous characters from previous stories). I can usually get past a questionable narrator, but she makes me grind my teeth.

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from Alabama or California

All the character voices sound like surfers. Good book though. I would for sure recommend.

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Loved

Was very good. I enjoyed the suspense and never really guessed who the killer was

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Enjoyed but like the other books in this series better

I enjoyed this book but I enjoyed the other books in the series more. I did like the ending it really did keep me guessing and had a great twist at the end.

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so-so

Not my favorite narrator... sometimes the emphasis is really in the wrong place. or imho, just doesn't make sense.

I also get really tired of everyone being referred to by complete first & last names. legit the book could be an hour shorter it it wasn't always Quinn Cortez and Annabel Vanderlay.

I (mostly) enjoyed the ("free") Cherokee Point books... but not sure I'll spend more credits on this series.

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I loved this book!

I’m a huge fan of Ms. Barton, but I especially enjoyed this book. She introduced us to a number of interesting characters and a promise of more great stories to come!

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Read the book instead…

I have loved Beverly Barton’s books but the narrator did a very poor job, listening to the narrator read the story was annoying and painful.

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Narration distracting

I always love Beverly’s books. That said, the narrator was awful. Half of the time people sounded like valley girls and it was hard to follow story since it was annoying to listen to.

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On story, terrible performance

I do not like this narrator. She detracted from the story and character development. Her tone and attitude was often off from the tone of the story. The story was fine, although early on there were too many characters to try to keep straight!

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