Nightstalker

Red Team, Book 1

De: Riley Edwards

Narrado por: Carly Robins, Jason Clarke

Lincoln

This may be my toughest mission yet. None of my SEAL training or my time in the CIA has prepared me for this: a prickly, five-foot-nothing hellcat Jasmin Smith.

She was mine. She can fight it all she wanted, but in the end, I would have her every way a man can have his woman. She was a sassy little thing, making me work to bend her to my demands. But I will! I will bend her and tie her to me so tight she would never be able to get free.

Only problem is I had to break her first. I had secrets that she needed to know. I have fought to get back here...two years breathing in filth and scum. All for her - my warrior princess. Now, all I had to do is make her remember.

Jasmin

My entire life was a lie. Just when I thought I could take no more, I am faced with the most important mission of my life. If I fail, it might cost the one man I have ever loved his life: Lincoln Parker.

I was blissfully living my life as a tier one security contractor, shooting guns and killing bad guys. My life was perfect. Almost. I was missing something - a missing piece of time, to be exact. For the last two years, I have tried to remember the details of my capture and torture. Two years willing my brain to remember.

Then, he walked into my life. Actually, he pushed his way in. It was hard not to notice him - tall, bossy, and sexy as hell. He had no respect of personal space. He used every opportunity to get close and breathe me in. He demanded my attention, whispering the filthiest words in my ear. That was all it took to have me yielding to his every demand. One secret after another is revealed, lies are exposed, and the missing pieces of the puzzle are finally put together.

Nightstalker is a high-paced action adventure series. Featuring ex-military bad boys and possessive alpha males who use dirty language! Be advised.

Warning: Suitable for listeners 18 and above owing to explicit and graphic sexual content and language.

©2019 Riley Edwards (P)2020 Riley Edwards

Great voices

This well written suspense held my attention and kept me on edge. I shed tears, and I smiled a lot while listening. The story has nice pacing, great action, and great storytelling. The voices are well done with great animation and separation of dialogue.

LOVED!

I loved this book. These characters are so wonderful. I really enjoyed the way this story flowed and how it all unfolded.
I can't wait to read more from this series.

seductively intriguing

I thoroughly enjoyed this book it was definitely engaging and intriguing. the intimate moments were unexpected but well written. love the Intrigue and the suspense definitely great way to start the series looking forward to the following books.

Excellent

Don't people read the warnings listed with books. When it says extreme sex and language you have to know the f bomb is going to be used literally. If you don't like the language go read Little House on the Prairie.
This audible has really good background on the characters and the situations in the story. I don't normally listen to military stories as they can get really involved, but I totally enjoyed this one. Jasmin is a take no crap from anyone heroine with a drool worthy husband who is very protective of his wife. Especially since he was away for 2 years, and the fact that she had no memory of him shows that patience is always a winner. Love the ending and can't wait to listen to the second book in the Red Team series. If you don't mind bad language and hot sex in, at times, unusual places this book is for you! EXCELLENT FIRST BOOK FOR THIS SERIES!

Both narrators are fantastic as they lead you through the lives of the characters and leave you sitting on the edge of your seat.

I received a free copy of this audible at my request. It is my pleasure to provide my thoughts on this story. *All comments in my review are strictly my own.*

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

* 3.5 Stars *

Is there anything better than a covert ops romantic suspense book? Heck Yeah, how about a covert ops romantic suspense with a bad @$$ female lead! I absolutely love romantic suspense books with alpha military, dark op teams, or even security firms but it is rare when the tough as nails op personnel is a woman… I think I have only read one other book when this was the case. Jasmin was an extremely hard core female who kicked butt and took names, I loved her strength and ability to be an equal in her team of fellow bad@$$es. She did have a habit of repeating “shit and damn,” and “the fuck you say” on such a regular basis that it through me off, it almost made her seem belligerent and whiney (it also could have just been the way the narrator would yell it) when the rest of what she said and acted portrayed the opposite. Lincoln was very mysterious, he joins Jasmin’s op team at the beginning of the story and it’s very obvious that he has a secret that a lot of the men are in on and it involves Jasmin. The secrets involving the team left me a little confused at first, kind of like Nightstalker started in the middle of the story. Luckily, as the story went on more about Jasmin’s past was revealed and I did not see all that coming… needless to say she had a lot of surprises one after another! I loved how everything was fully revealed and the ending was perfect for Jasmin and Linc, I am eager to see what happens next with Leo!

The narration of Nightstalker was great. Jason Clarke is always a favorite and he gave Linc such a commanding voice that suited his role very well… let’s just say he narrated the steamy scenes wonderfully! I really enjoyed Carly Robins voice for Jasmin, but there were moments where it almost seemed like she was constantly shouting to portray Jasmin’s toughness. Once I turned the volume down on the parts Carly narrated it came out much better, so it may just be a case of bad speakers… needless of volume she definitely gave Jasmin the strength her character deserved!

This audiobook was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Good Story

The storyline was great. Riley Edwards did not disappoint. Loved the narration of Jason Clarke. Female narrator voice was sometimes shrilly and her male voice was not that great.

Warrior and her Savior

This book has been on my book queue for a while to listen to and I have been holding off. But I am stubborn and wanted to clear my list out. My first thought when I heard the male narrator was, “I know that voice!” I got really excited and started to explain my excitement to my husband. He just looked at me, blinked, smirked then shook his head and went back to watching anime. I on the other hand continues to listen and have loved Jasmine right away. I am a sucker for a strong female lead who is a bad-ass. I get tired of all the damsels in distress. Jasmine has a past? It doesn’t feel like the right word. Baggage…she is a bad-ass trained warrior but also needs to be loved…love by her true love, Lincoln, who do everything in his power to protect her… the love of his life. It was a wonderful story and I love listening to Jason Clark! Made this story right. Both narrators did beautifully!

I needed this story. Thank you!

Jasmin & Lincoln -- Red Team Book 1

I found Riley Edwards through her Triple Canopy Series in 2023 (because of the narrators: Connor Crais & Mackenzie Cartwright) which I really loved. I've been wanting to go back to the begining -- to Z Corps/Red Team ever since. Finally, 15 months later...

I loved Nightstalker! Love that the series kicks off with a badass female operator! I thoroughly enjoy all the banter and ball-busting amongst the team. There's intrigue, and suspense early on surrounding Lincoln/Ghost, Jasmin's time in Russia (amnesia), and family secrets. Loved the action and the way the story unfolds. Narration was by Jason Clarke and Carly Robins. The acting was very good. I enjoyed it! Great start to the series!

Engaging and worth a listen

This isn't the first covert ops type romance I've listened to, but it is the first where the woman is also on the team, so that angle was interesting and fresh. The writing was pretty good, a few nitpicky things stood out, like repetitive wording. The heroine's catch phrases, "shit and damn," and "the fuck you say," were sort of out of left field when compared with the rest of her speech, but I could get past it.

At first the premise was a little confusing, especially with audio-only because the female character wasn't aware of things the others were and a little more set up would have been nice, though once a few more things were revealed the mystery progressed nicely and made much more sense.

All that being said, the narration, particularly the parts done by Jason Clarke, overshadowed any story issues. Carly Robins' voice fit the character, aside from some awkward dialogue delivery on occasion, but Jason Clarke did an excellent job giving each character a specific voice and he even did convincing female voices. His work made the story incredibly engaging, and those sex scenes where he was reading were swoon worthy. I appreciated that they were also not just run-of-the mill, formulaic love scenes, and I loved the enthusiastic consent.

This audiobook was given to me for free at my request, this review is voluntarily provided.