Reckless Hope

By: Nyssa Kathryn

Narrated by: Avery Caris, Jason Clarke

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Every man she’s ever known has hurt her…until him.

Life hasn’t been kind to Harper Rain. In fact, so far, it’s only proven the one person she can rely on is herself. But when all her efforts to escape her family fail, she takes the last desperate option—run.

With little more than a few dollars to her name, she ends up in the small town of Misty Peak. The first person she meets is a tall mountain of a man…whose kindness is only outshone by his captivating smile.

As a former Delta Forces soldier, the urge to protect others is in Cody Walker’s genes. So when a woman walks into his bar in the middle of a storm—with only a backpack and a black eye—ignoring her isn’t an option.

Trust doesn’t come easy to Harper, so Cody starts by giving her a job. The more he gets to know the enigmatic woman, the more he’s convinced that slowly working his way behind her shields is well worth the effort.

Unfortunately for them both, time is a luxury they can’t afford. Harper's pursuer is catching up, and if they can’t have her, no one can…least of all Cody.

Reckless Hope is a small-town, stand-alone romantic suspense in the Reckless series by bestselling author Nyssa Kathryn.

©2024 Nyssa Kathryn (P)2024 Blue Nose Publishing

Book 1 of the Reckless Series is perfect!

The Walker brother’s and Mystic Peak have gotten my attention, for sure!
Nobody better than Jason Clarke and Avery Caris to bring us this new series! Jason does an incredible job as Cody and his voice fits perfect. Avery gives us a perfect Harper visual!

We met Cody in Blue Halo when his twin Nylah went to Cradle Mountain and met her partner, Liam with Blue Halo, so I am thrilled that we get his book first!

Harper, running from her past life and her family finds herself low on funds and just plan exhausted, needing a place to stop and rest she pulls into a bar parking lot hoping someone can help her find a hotel for the night. Disheveled, cold, and bruised, Harper goes in looking for assistance, little did she know exactly what she found that night until much later.
Cody could tell she was desperate but he saw the bruising around her eye and knew she was running from something but he didn’t know what. Seeing her vulnerable, and needing help, he offered her the job he has open at the bar in hopes to keep her around. What Cody couldn’t understand was how someone he just met get such a strong hold on him and his heart.

Nyssa Kathryn does it again! She has found not only characters but circumstances that suck us inside her books! I can’t wait to see how Kayden and Tilly work out their situation next in Reckless Trust!

A wonderful start to the series

Once again this author delivers a story that has heart, substance, and wonderful characters in this first audiobook of the new series.
To say that Harper Rain has had a tough life, is putting it mildly. When she finds herself at her wits end, she leaves everything behind and with little money ends up in Misty Peak during a storm.
The only lights on the street are in a bar and she goes there in hopes of finding a referral to a cheap motel.
When she enters and meets a gorgeous and enormous man, she never would have predicted what would come after.
Cody Walker , owner of the bar, was once a Delta Force operator and returned home to help his dying father. He is a protector by nature and when Harper arrives at the bar, with a black eye and in need of help, he doesn’t hesitate to give it.
From that moment on, the attraction intensifies, but so do the attacks and the danger surrounding Harper.
In this engaging plot there was never a dull moment. Lots of guessing whodunit, and wondering what would happen next.
The main characters as well as the secondary ones were well developed.
If you are familiar with the author’s Blue Helo series, Liam makes an appearance and his person, Nylah, is Cody’s sister.
A great start to the series. Can’t wait for the next story .
The narrators Avery Caris and Jason Clarke did an excellent job with the various voices.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Wonderful Story & Narration🎧Gripping & Emotional!

Nyssa Kathryn pens another amazing novel, a small-town romantic suspense that not only captivates your attention the entire time, but tugs at your heartstrings too. It is an original story with multiple layers and complex characters, and the suspenseful elements are intriguing. Harper Rain was not born into the best of families with a father is in prison for assaulting her, a mother who has checked out into many bottles of alcohol and a brother that is a complete loser. She started working when she was a teenager and has been saving up to pursue her goals and dreams, which were all taken away when her mother emptied her bank account. All fed up, Harper fled, taking her car and the bare minimum, leaving everything else behind. Driving for too long, she stops at a small town called Misty Peak. It was late in the evening and the only business open was the bar, Cody Walker’s bar. Cody, former Delta Forces, recognizes that Harper is in some sort of trouble, and being protective in nature, he is careful to not scare her away. He connects her with a friend who has rental cabins, so she has a place to stay. After she left he was not sure he would see her again, but fate had other plans. Changing her mind about putting more distance between her and her family, she stays in Misty Peak, and asks about the job offering in the bar, and despite her lack of experience, he hires her and Harper winds up fitting right in with the locals. Then her past comes back to haunt her, and there has been trouble brewing in Misty Peak before she arrived, trouble that is escalating. I loved how everything played out in this book, and watching Cody and Harper’s budding relationship grow and trying to figure out who was behind everything going on in Misty Peak and the threats made against Harper. The writing, plot and world building are fantastic, as are the character growth and development. The story has the perfect balance of drama, angst, mystery, thrilling suspense, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. Nyssa Kathryn, thank you for another fabulous story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Avery Caris and Jason Clarke were the perfect cast to bring these characters to life, understood who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting. I loved how they took each role and made it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters would sound, Clarke as the swoon worthy Cody and Caris nailed it as Caris, both grasping every side of their character’s personality. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These two are entertaining storytellers and their performance elevates this already fabulous story to another level. Thank you for another fantastic listen.