Mystery Man

By: Kristen Ashley

Narrated by: Kate Russell

Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

A headstrong woman and a protective man with an Alpha attitude are sharing passionate nights together . . . but is their relationship beyond physical?

Night time is the right time….

Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away….

Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous, headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore….

©2012 Kristen Ashley (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Fan-Freaking-Tastic!

This was just what I needed! I was stuck in my book club's monthly selection that was slow and not picking up the pace, so I stopped that audio to try and find something adventurous, fun, hot, and juicy...you know something you can sink your teeth into? I found it all right here! Adventurous enough to have my adrenaline still pumping, so much fun my cheeks still hurt from grinning, Hot to the point of beating the heat of this Louisiana summer, and so juicy I can feel it dripping off my chin! Mystery Man makes into my top 10 of contemporary romances, maybe even top 5 but that's to hard to narrow down. This novel has it ALL ladies and gentlemen...you will laugh out loud in the middle of the grocery store, have you crying and with a baffled husband cause he doesn't understand why, make you so mad the kids will wonder what they did wrong, and have you so hot and bothered you wish you hadn't started listening at work! All of that was true by the way, if you couldn't tell, because once I started this audio I COULD NOT STOP! I was not able to with the way the author just tosses you into the story and you are gripped from the dang prologue! I could go into detail as to why I LOVED EVERY SECOND of this book but then I might go on forever so just TRUST ME on this one guys...Our heroine is a total day dreaming girly girl but incredibly lovable, our hero is infuriating yet perfect Alpha Soldier (Don't you just love a good drool worthy soldier?), and all supporting characters were amazingly well rounded bringing a lot of great humor and realistic qualities to help you relate to this sometimes out-of-this world story. This whole novel is well rounded in fact, with high voltage action, comedy, hot romance, and just the right amount of heart break before it wraps up so nicely it makes you sigh because it was wonderful and now its over. I will definitely be re-listening to Mystery Man on a day when I can't make up my mind on what to move onto next, and YOU should get your first listen on RIGHT NOW,credit or no credit, this one is worth your money!

Surprisingly Good

I've never read this author before so did not know what to expect. I got this book based on reviews. I was not disappointed. I must say that the dialogue is a bit different then I am used to but I really enjoyed it in the end. Gwen is a little bit flighty and a little bit kickass. Hawk is all alpha male and I loved that. I think the storyline is surprising and really unique. I also liked that Gwen still looks and is drawn to all the eye candy around her. Really who would not look? There is suspense and romance so a little something for everyone. So I give this a thumbs up. It is a little bit different but in a good way. It is worth the credit.

I absolutely loved this story

Where does Mystery Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's one of my favorites.Perfect story. It didn't end to soon or last to long. I stayed awake until 3:00am listening to it. Hawk was the perfect alpha male and although Gwen acted a bit slutty, immature and stupid sometimes I couldn't help but love her. I also liked the secondary characters.

What other book might you compare Mystery Man to and why?

Not sure.

What about Kate Russell’s performance did you like?

The narrator made it very entertaining. Her voices of the different characters was perfect. Not sure that I would have enjoyed it as much reading the book.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Listen to your man.

Any additional comments?

Perfect book. I would love to see it on the big screen.

Couldn't Finish It

I have read and enjoyed many of Kristen Ashley's books, so I was very excited to see that a select few of her books were offered up as audio books. I snatched this one up real quick!

Then, I couldn't get passed chapter 3. And I tried. The narrator was great as a female voice. But can you at least make an effort to change the voices for the characters?? I had a hard time decifering who was speaking, because all of the voices sound the same. At least make an attempt to give the male characters a masculine voice.

I just couldn't get through it. I guess I'll just have to read the Kindle version, and stick to other audio books.

Oh! My! God!

Any additional comments?

I'm a Kristen Ashley virgin and I am so glad that I got on the bandwagon.

At first I started the book and was like "where's the sex", I was getting a lot of build up and a lot of story and I was like "where's the sex"? But then I was getting really into Hawk and all his damaged, dominant sexiness and I was like "where's the sex" and then just as I was about to explode I got all I needed in this relationship and this book. Ohhhhh Hawk... Mr "4 orgasms in less than 30 mins" Delgado. You were well worth the wait.

I really enjoyed the story and the build up. Unlike others, I loved that the story was far fetched and completely out there. It's a story it's supposed to take you out of yourself and make you swoon because frankly if it doesn't do that why the heck am I reading it!

Thanks you Ms Ashley for allowing me to become addicted to your alpha males because they just "do it for me". Don't get me wrong I am not a girl who will allow a man to tell me what to do all the time but a man who loves you so much and can't live without you, wants to protect you, is able to protect you and is built to protect you... I will be like "Okay" to just about anything he told me. Especially if he gonna come back to drop all that good stuff on me!

Loved the story, loved the man and loved the cargos... who knew! LOL.

Originally read May 2012
Re read June 2014

KA fan

Where does Mystery Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is good. Four out of five stars.

What about Kate Russell’s performance did you like?

I felt like she got the emotions right. So many narrators just read instead of act. All the "oh boys" could have been annoying but they were cute instead.

Any additional comments?

As far as alpha male books go KA writes a good one. I could never deal with an alpha IRL but in fiction I eat it up!

couldn't get past the narrator

I struggled with this book. The story was okay, I felt like something big was going to happen with all the issues Gwen kept having. But, it fizzled out toward the end. Slightly disappointing. But, the worst part about it was the narrator. She whispered the entire book and I cringed everytime she would say baby in a whisper.

Like eavesdropping on a high school lunch table.

It's difficult to tell for whom this book was written. The female banter in this book is decidedly high school/ college freshman style, but the characters are in their thirties!! Anyone old enough to experience the sexism of thirty+ years ago will cringe to meet Gwen, a dippy, spineless airhead who is led around by whichever alpha male is in the vicinity. Strong men are a integral part of this genre, but sheesh, this is caveman era social interaction with guns and state of the art surveillance equipment.

The story is not bad, it's a pretty complex concoction of drug rings, and DEA agents, private security groups etc. The male/female roles are just insulting. As I mentioned, Gwen is an airhead. She says goofy, sarcastic things at the most inappropriate moments and every unattached male character in the book is taken with her. What a message, just be vapid and malleable and the boys will love you. I read on hoping Gwen would grow some ovaries, but alas, no.

The narrator has a nice enough voice, but made some pronunciation errors that were distracting. Editing?

Can't recommend this one, but wouldn't count this writer out completely, because there was a story in there under all that 1960's testosterone.

Great Narrator

I have a love/ hate relationship with KA. I love her characters always. I only get bothered when the star females in her books start having doubts and stuff. Their reasons are so stupid sometimes. However, by the end the females finally surrender to love.
I really love the narrator. KA audibles always have the best female narrators with very sexy male and female voices. KA books sexy scenes are good especially on Audible because of the excellent narrators.

Best narration!

This book was one of the first audible books I ever listened to. I have since listened to it at least 3 times. I love the narrator. She is fun and really draws the listener into her world.