Overkill

By: Sandra Brown

Narrated by: Kyf Brewer

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller where a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives.

Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger hasn’t seen his ex-wife, Rebecca Pratt, for some time—not since their volatile marriage imploded—so he’s shocked to receive a life-altering call about her. Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent assault, and he—despite their divorce—has medical power-of-attorney. Zach is asked to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or take her off of it. Buckling under the weight of the responsibility and the glare of public scrutiny, Zach ultimately walks away, letting Rebecca's parents have the final say.

Four years later, Rebecca's attacker, Eban—the scion of a wealthy family in Atlanta—gets an early release from prison. The ludicrous miscarriage of justice reeks of favoritism, and Kate Lennon, a brilliant state prosecutor, is determined to put him back behind bars. Rebecca’s parents have kept her alive all these years, but if her condition were to change—if she were to die—Eban could be retried on a new charge: murder.

It isn’t lost on Zach that in order for Eban to be charged with Rebecca’s murder, Zach must actually be the one to kill her. He rejects Kate’s legal standpoint but can’t resist their ill-timed attraction to each other. Eban, having realized the jeopardy he’s in, plots to make certain that neither Zach nor Kate lives to see the death of Rebecca—and the end of his freedom.

©2022 Sandra Brown (P)2022 Grand Central Publishing

Uhhg!

I hate sappy love stories that give you a blow by blow of their love making. The story was just okay.

Another Hit!!!

Sandra Brown never disappoints. This book was no exception. Can’t wait till her next book comes out!

it is what it is

I hadn't listened to any Sandra Brown books for some time although I had a positive vibe about her books. I admit I'd forgotten her genre is romantic thrillers and, yes, there is some steamy sex in the book. Still, it was a nice story, a fun listen. I don't know about having the protagonist be a former Super Bowl MVP but, hey, it's the author's choice and she can do what she wants.

Story was good but…

It would have been better without the gratuitous sexual descriptions. Leave this to the imagination of the reader.

A great ride!

I am actually not sure how I decided on this book but very glad I did! It was fun & I couldn't wait to get reading!

Narrator sucked!

The book was just ok. The narrator ruined it for me. His inability to do female voices really distracted me from enjoying the book. At times I had to stop and back up to see who was talking. The male voices were fine but not extinguished enough to know who was who.

as always sandra brown at het best!!

i realy enjoy listening her books! it's one of my favorite
i only wish she will write at least 2 or 3 books a year

book just okay.

narrator was very good. the story was okay. probably better to read it than listen.

A bit of a let down

I have read or listen to all of Sandra Brown’s books just about other than the earlier ones. This was a huge disappointment. The narration was annoying I felt like it made me dislike the female lead making her sound like a ditz and fragile woman when I felt like she should’ve been portrayed more strongly. The gruffness of the Male lead characters voiceover was way too over-the-top. No one talks like that and it was annoying throughout the book. I felt like the storyline was really lacking. There wasn’t much shock at all you pretty much knew who the villain was from the beginning and the intimate scenes were extremely corny. I did manage to finish the book but I just wasn’t impressed. The ending was probably the corny ass part of all literally the very last sentence of the book.

Meh

I finished it, but quite disappointed on all counts. Narration of main characters annoying, esp the male lead. Story predictable and villain over the top.