Reckless Behavior

Bad Behavior, Book 3

By: L.A. Witt, Cari Z.

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

Book three in the Bad Behavior series

After too many years of putting his job first, Detective Andreas Ruffner is getting his priorities straight. He’s ready to spend some quality time with his adult kids, not to mention come clean about some things he should’ve told them a long time ago. And introduce them to his partner and boyfriend, Darren Corliss.

But in a heartbeat, a family dinner turns into Andreas’ worst nightmare. When the dust settles, one of his kids is hurt, and the other three have been abducted.

Andreas is going to find his kids, and nothing, not even a broken ankle, is going to stop him. Thank God for his sharp, level-headed partner...who has a crisis of his own pulling him away when Andreas needs him the most. As both men try to support - and lean on - each other, they get no closer to finding the kids. And the longer the children are missing, the less likely it is they’ll ever be found.

©2018 L.A. Witt and Cari Z (P)2018 Riptide Publishing

Action, suspense and a great ending!

This series just gets better and better. The action and suspense are intense. The characters go through some serious ups and downs. The romance is just an organic part of their everyday lives, and as such, there is not a huge focus on it, but it is a sweet background nuance to their lives. Very well written!

enjoyed it - solid 4 stars

📖 Story comment: good pace, well developed characters, complex story.

What a rollercoaster ride ... you don't go after a cop's kids without consequences!

I'm loving this series, the characters feel real, their struggles are real, their lives aren't perfect and they make mistakes, but they are stronger together than apart and it works.

🎧 Narrator comment: Michael Ferraiuolo is a master story teller. He suits the characters, has a plethora of accents, wonerful pacing, good cadence, inflections and intonations and pulls all the emotions out of the story. His performance brings life to every scene and i've thoroughly enjoyed myself.

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7.5
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list [4⭐] • 8 kept me up past bed-time [4.5⭐] • 9 recommended to family/friends [4.75⭐] • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]
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It’s okay

The story line was a stretch, I mean how much can anyone take? The narrator hit it out of the park.

awesomeness

I love the narrator The narrator keeps me coming back to all of his books this was a good storyline extremely detailed story I'm just happy for both detectives it's you have a detective that's been married once have three kids and had a girlfriend and had a baby and now he's in a relationship with a guy it's just out of the ordinary crazy but it's life purchase it

Love this

Love this series, so good. And the story and plot is having you spellbound from the start to end.
And amazing narrator, made it very enjoyable and highly recommendable.

Still great!

I have so enjoyed this series. Each story different, interesting, keeping me on edge. Can’t wait to begin book 4!

Michael's holding steady in great detective series

The narrator is getting a little sketchy with his female voices in this book. Paula is a no nonsense cop who lives on caffeine and cat naps. she shouldn't purr quite so much when she talks. I looked the accent for the ex wife, real good touch as her, her daughter, and the girlfriend otherwise sound too close for clarity.
Whatever he was doing for the hyphenated detective was odd, but interesting, and officer Garland was pretty boss.
I have a major nitpick about Officer Garland though, this time with the writers. She was the -only- character described as African American, which took me way out of the story for a moment because I realized that with her described like that, I was meant to assume that -every- -single- -other- character was white. What the heck, y'all?
Assume any race, readers. None of these characters rely on their race anyway.

It keeps getting better!

These guys can't seem to catch a break. The story was gripping, heartbreaking and a hell of a rollercoaster ride! Michael Ferraiuolo was excellent, as usual!

OH wow I held my breath too much!

I absolutely love this series and these men. Unfortunately, you do need to read this series in order as each book intertwines in a way. In this book, Andreas and Darren are in a relationship. Andreas' daughter knows and Andreas is meeting with his sons to tell them about Darren and another secret he has been keeping. A twist happens that sets the story in action.
I love Andreas and Darren. The chemistry is spot on. There is wit and charm and sex appeal. I like all of the characters and of course, Emily and Andreas other grown kids make the story more realistic too. The plot twists are nail-biting and we also have the issue of Darren's brother that is pretty tearjerking.
What can I say? This is an amazing series and book. L.A. Witt and Cari Z never let you down.
Now toss in the narration by Michael Ferraiuolo and the story comes to life. He gives all of the character's voice, you can feel the emotions each man is going through and oh man can he do some good sex scenes. so if you want to spice up chore time and make things go faster or rev up a boring ride get these books!

This was intense - and I loved every second of it!

I was going to jump straight into this story after finishing Suspicious Behavior last night. Then I read the blurb.. and holy hell!! I quickly realised that for my sanity's sake (what little there is of it) I could not start this book at 10pm at night. At least not if I wanted to get any sleep. But let me tell you, waiting to start this book was not easy!

So, almost immediately after waking up this morning I started listening, and listening. I also uttered more than a few curse words when life interrupted and forced me to stop listening for a while. I was not happy about that. Anyway, I loved this book. This book was intense! It was full speed right ahead and I was at the edge of my seat the entire book.

So what is this book about? Well it all starts with Andreas and Darren being out to dinner with Andreas's three grown kids. He's finally sharing a few truths about his HIV status and his true relationship with Darren, about being bisexual. Andreas's ex girlfriend and his four year old daughter arrives to the gloomy dinner, lightens the mood a bit. However, not long after that all hell breaks lose and three of his four children end up kidnapped by masked men. Andreas and Darren are racing against the clock to get them back safely. As they investigate they finds themselves questioning who they can trust and that the enemy might be closer than they think.

In the middle of it all there's Asher, Darren's brother. He'd been moved into a home and is deteriorating before their eyes. The love between them were there in every encounter, and the hurt Darren was feeling when Asher was unwell was real, you felt it in every word, spoken or not. Felt the toll it took on the family, watching but never being able to do anything. Once again, it was heartbreaking to watch. Yet at the same time I feel strangely privileged to have been a part of it.

So you might have already guessed this, but this book is packed. It's fast paced and non-stop. And it was great! I love Darren and Andreas. They feel genuine and real. They have issues and problems, they love and hurt, they feel human, and to me there is nothing better than characters I can believe in.

There wasn't much time for Andreas and Darren and some alone time, there was just too much going on with both sides of their families for that to have been an option. But you still feel the connection between them, the give and take, the unconditional support, and the love. It's there in every encounter - however brief.

Michael Ferraiuolo was perfect for this book. He fit the story, the characters to a T and brought it to life. He truly made you feel with the characters, you heard it all in his voice, He lived this story, he was this story. I can only applause his efforts with this book, because it was spectacular.

Reckless Behavior is my kind of book. Great characters and awesome plot heavy on the suspense and mystery. Personally I can't get enough, so luckily for me I have the next book ready to go. Highly recommended.

A copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review for Love Bytes.

Enjoyable story

The story and characters  are engaging and the narrator has very distinctive voices for each character, always a plus for me.