Restore Me

New Haven, Book 1

By: J.L. Seegars

Narrated by: Bianca Drew, Winston James

Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Sloane: Dominic Alexander is my late husband's best friend and the last man that I should want. For the last ten years, he's taken a sick pleasure in making me feel paper thin, like my existence is of no consequence to him at all.

But now, things are different.

After a drunken night, and a surprisingly sexy act of heroism, he's started to be . . . nice. Treating me like something other than the embodiment of his annoyance, which would be nice if it didn't make me feel things I swore to never feel for another man after my husband died.

Dominic: Sloane Kent is going to be my undoing.

What's worse: I think I'm going to enjoy being unraveled by the gold flecks in her hazel eyes and the way she scrunches her nose when we're arguing, which we've done a lot of over the past decade. She thinks it's because I hate her, and I've let her think that because the alternative is . . . untenable.

But something is changing between us, and I don't know how to stop myself from breaking every promise I've ever made to myself regarding my best friend's wife. Promises that include never telling her that there's a long list of things I feel about her, but hate isn't one of them.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Janil Seegars (P)2022 Tantor

Good Book Poor Narrating

I really wanted to like this book more than I do, however the female narrator was VERY distracting, and at times pulled my attention away from the story. Like the other reviewers mentioned she sounds very robotic and like she is reading some sort of manual. No emotion. I thought I could get past it and it was a real struggle. Winston James performance was a great as always. I do hope to read/listen to other books by this author though.

Keep listening, overall story is good.

The author did a great job with this story, however, had it not been for Winston James I would have not finished it. Bianca Drew did not do a good job narrating. Her tone was dry the majority of the book. The story and James performance is why I gave it a 4 overall.

THIS WAS SOO CUTE!

I love me a good love story and anything with my narrator, Bae Winston I'm sold 😍🥰

oh my beating heart🥺💓

this book is one of the BEST books i’ve read. it’s DEFINITELY TOP 3!! the feels, the rawness, the pain, the heartache. it’s just all so real. J.L Seegars did an AMAZING job. i never knew i would root for Sloan’s late husband’s best friend! that’s crazy! they both had a rough past but Dominic NEVER gave up on her🥺. i absolutely loved this book!! i’m definitely getting a hard copy for sure!! this is an easy 5 star read!

I loved how long it was!!!

This book was steamy and really just great to listen to. I enjoyed it. Thank you!

Great content!

Excellent content! Loved the storyline. the female reader sounded robotic. That made it hard to get lost in the story. Other than that, it was worth the read.

SENSATIONAL!!!!

Let me just say, that I was NOT ready for what this book was going to give. I read a brief description about a man falling for his best friends widow and was unsure if I would truly like it. Fortunately, I had heard so many good things that I decided to give it a shot AND BABY.....IM SO GLAD I DID! One thing that makes a good romance, in my opinion, is angst! I want to be taken on a journey of longing, sexual tension, desire. Ms. Seegars definitely did that and was an amazing captain along the way!

Ok, So to briefly describe this enemies to lovers romance, Sloan ends up taking a job with her deceased husbands best friend. The same best friend who she has always assumed hated her. Dominic has definitely had his sparring matches with Sloan but little does she know he has always had a soft spot for her and after an incident where he comes to her aide, he decides to let it be known just how deep his feelings for her go. His revelation jars Sloan but she eventually succumbs to his advances.

I was completely enthralled in this story from beginning to end. I loved the relationship between Sloan and Dominic! It started out kinda rocky but by the end, you were completely routing for them. AND THE SPICE.....10/10!!!!!! J.L really got me out her looking for my real life Dominic Alexander!

If you need a super cute, romantic and spicy read....this is the one. I highly recommend!!

True Love is real

I love the dynamic of Sloan relationship with her in laws. Although her mom is mean she has a great mother in law who loves and understands her dearly. Dom is such a sweet guy, I love how he suprised her with a home and a forever

Good listen.

Dominic is desirable and Sloane was very very annoying but I’m happy love won the battle

Great story

Awful female narrator. James Winston was fabulous as usual but so much of the book was read by her I nearly stopped listening about 6 times. Since she is the female narrator for the reminder of the series I will not listen anymore which is disappointing because I really like the Mallory character.