• Essential Beginnings

  • By: Kennedy Layne
  • Narrated by: Rock Engle
  • Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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Essential Beginnings

By: Kennedy Layne
Narrated by: Rock Engle
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Publisher's summary

Change is coming....

Maverick Beckett took his much needed annual vacation up to Washington State to relax with his old friends from his years in the Corps. He also had every intention of extinguishing the fires that arose between him and a certain local woman he couldn't get out of his mind until the unthinkable happened.

Nothing is as it seems....

Henley Varano loved the simple anonymous life that her remote hometown provided. She'd had the wealthy existence of a fashion model and the fame that came with it only to find it lonelier than she could have ever imagined. Unfortunately, men only saw the fictitious person she appeared to be in the magazines and not the real woman she was - even the one man she's wanted for years.

Surviving is just the beginning....

An apocalyptic event changes the course of their lives when the massive Yellowstone Caldera erupts. Panic ensues among the small town, causing Mav and Henley to witness the best and worst of humanity. They must work as a team to create a new existence before the fallout of harsh and fiery elements overtakes their safe haven. Along the way, they might just find that they need each other more than ever.

©2015 Kennedy Layne (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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Engrossing!!!

I read this series in its entirety a while ago and loved it. Tried this first one on Audible and it’s AWESOME! Great narration - I just bought the remaining 4 books for only 1.99 ea since I already owned the kindle version, but I would have spent 4 credits if I had to - totally worth it. Fast paced story with great character development. Excellent!!!

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And Yellowstone blew

Such a well written disaster book, and thank the lord it was something beside Zombies or EMP. Well researched, characters brought real by the writing and narrator.

The story draws you in, the characters become like family. I was unable to put the book down, and have already bought all the following books in the series that are currently available.

First time have run into a successfully combined disaster and adult content romance - neither side gets lost in the story line and both are extremely well knitted into a compelling story.'

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A Real Hit for Kennedy Layne

Kennedy did a great job with this kick-off novel to this series. Maverick, Henley, and Ernie are the main characters and I have to say, when the SHTF I hope there's someone on my team as put together and prepared as they are. Looking forward to Owen's adventure in the second novel of the series.

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Yellowstone erupts & they find love...

This post-apocalyptic romance story was a pretty good listen, though at times I felt it was just a tad slow to get on with the plot. The heroine was a former model/actress who returned home to her tiny town after having a breakdown. The hero is a military guy who is vacationing at a fishing resort where his old service buddy is the owner. They know each other but she’s been kind of standoffish toward him. When a natural disaster of untold proportions arrives it’s up to them to pull everyone together and plan for survival. But there are outside forces that are affecting that outcome. Narration was well done, but this isn’t my favorite narrator.

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excellent

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

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Loved this book!

I got really engrossed in the book as the story line was excellent and the narrator did a superb job. I could envision everything that was happening.

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Can’t finish

I just can’t stand the narrator. He reminds me of Casey Kasem. Like too cheesy with a breathy voice. He also doesn’t say “didn’t “ correctly and it drives me nuts. I’m going to see if I can read the book instead and trade this audio for another

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Great Book - Highly Recommend!!

This book is a great start to the series and the others are just as great. The only downside to this entire series is the narrator. I do not feel that he captures emptions correctly, and can't do female voices to save his life. He makes the female voice in every intimate moment sound like a dying animal which really takes away from the story. If you can ignore that, you will really enjoy this book.

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Great book! Glad I got it.

This was a great start to this series and I plan to listen to the other books too. Rock Engle was great as a narrator.

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