Night Hawk

By: Beverly Jenkins

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Award-winning and best-selling author Beverly Jenkins delivers another satisfying and deeply emotional historical romance set during the Revolutionary War. Jenkins continues to win readers with her adventurous tales - where love and high stakes go hand in hand.

©2011 Beverly Jenkins (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC

Great read

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This was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Not predictable. Strong characters and ensemble cast. While I am not necessarily a western reader, I loved this story and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good book. The narration was superb.

Not my favorite

I love Beverly Jenkins. I think her books are amazing. This book didn’t touch me like the others. I kind of feel like it was because of the narrator. I don’t know that the story line was weak so much as the narrator did not do a good job of portraying the characters. I was disappointed because normally I can’t get enough and I found myself wanting this one to be over so I could move on to the next.

Interesting story

Night Hawk was a very well rounded and complete story. I really liked Preacher. He was in The Taming of Jessie Rose, and I had no idea that he had his own story. It was a pleasant surprise. Maggie was an okay heroine, though far from being one of my favorites. I think my subtle dislike for her has a lot to do with the narration.

The narrator, Kevin Free, was horrible with the female voices. They all, especially Maggie, sounded like a man trying to sound like a woman, which was creepy. The voices were jarring and continually pulled me out of the story. The whispered voice of Preacher was much better, though I kept expecting to hear him say, “I’m Batman,” in that Michael Keaton way. Other than Preacher, the narrator did not do a good job at varying the voices. At times I wasn’t sure who was speaking.

That being said, I enjoyed the book overall.

Great listen

Beverly Jenkins is a GOAT when it comes to African American historical fiction! This was another great story line with so many twist and turns!

The set of the story in the 1800’s about biracial characters

I like how the meeting of the two main characters developed a wonderful life. Each learning how to love each other.