In Kelly's Corner

Fighting Connollys, Book 1

By: Roxie Rivera

Narrated by: Clementine Cage

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

After a stalker breaks into her home, internet entrepreneur Bee Langston decides Kelly Connolly is the only man who can help her - but seeking help from the former Marine isn't easy, especially after she made a spectacular fool of herself trying to kiss the sinfully sexy bodyguard.

When Kelly spots Bee weaving her way through the Houston nightspot where he's working security, all those feelings he's desperately tried to deny for his best friend's sister come flooding to the surface. He'll do anything to keep her safe, even if it means getting up close and personal with the one woman he simply can't have.

Soon, Bee's stalker isn't his only problem. His gambling addict father is tangled in a mess of debts to two of Houston's toughest loan sharks. With the family gym on the line, there's only one way for Kelly to make everything right. He agrees to fight for the Albanian mob in an underground bare-knuckle tournament.

But winning the tournament and saving his family's legacy comes at a high price - one that just might cost Bee her life.

©2014 Roxie Rivera (P)2014 Roxie Rivera

Great Read

Well written, great characters and storyline. It pulled me in and made me want to keep reading. I loved the brothers and their bond. Alpha strong and still had feelings. Bee is sweet and in trouble. It had trouble on every page, interesting and well thought out. I enjoyed and recommend it to all.

Lena

loved the books, enjoying the audibles, but didn't know why Lena was done with Russian accent when she was not & from Houston

3.5 STARS GOOD BUT JUST NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING

Warning.... don't (as I did) look at the cover mm...mm..mm, read the Summary and think "that sounds like a great book about a hot sexy ex Marine Alpha Fighter and Bodyguard who's going to be a strong character and a demanding lover" (or is it only me that thinks that?) because sorry it's not. Now that's to say it's a bad story because it wasn't but it just wasn't what I was expecting at all from that cover picture.

This is more about Bee, the Heroine, who's a rich successful Entrepreneur but because of the awful narration of her, she sounds more like a sixteen year old girl and she acts and does some stupid things. However, Kelly, his family, the other characters (both good and evil) along with his fellow bodyguards all thankfully make up for her. There's a stalker, blackmail, loan sharks, Russian mobsters, a short glimpse into a few underground fights and a dead brother whose secrets causes problems. Instant love, a little romance, an explicit but sweet sex scene, some 'duh as if' scenes, drama, twists, surprises and some tense situations all added up to a fairly enjoyable listen.

Dual POV's ok narration except for the Heroine's too young awful awful voice.

Worth a credit? I felt like I was missing something during this story because so many of the characters mentioned events from the past and I now see that the author has another series (Her Russian Protector) and so I think I would have enjoyed and gotten more out of this book if I'd listened to them first. However, I didn't so all I can finally say is that it was an ok listen, not what I was expecting, with no Alpha Hero in sight but still just about creditworthy.

Another YOUNG girl & older man. GREAT FIGHTING!

What made the experience of listening to In Kelly's Corner the most enjoyable?

FIGHT scenes.. Interesting mystery & drama!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of In Kelly's Corner?

Fight scenes..

Which character – as performed by Clementine Cage – was your favorite?

All were well done. Great job with accents.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Disappointed that it was not a bwwm story.. Was disappointed that there WASN'T any people of color in the story. brown/ black friends, co workers enemies.. REALLY disappointed that it was ANOTHER YOUNG girl in a relationship with older worldly man.. (sigh) Couldn't they be equal aged?? PLEZ

Any additional comments?

Loved the story that even SMART people could be fooled.. The hero didn't win & they didn't marry while running into the sunset. They had a relationship but, she was free to continue to be who she wanted.. Not all fun relationships end in marriage..

Great story

Great story and narration. Would have liked Bea to be a tad more street smart and trust kelly-there were def a couple of moments that I thought "oh god, you may be a brilliant programmer, but you are so damn stupid". I do look forward to seeing more of Roxie Rivera's books make it to audible ASAP!

EXCELLENT BOOK!

If you could sum up In Kelly's Corner in three words, what would they be?

Sexy, Romantic, Perfect

What other book might you compare In Kelly's Corner to and why?

Loved the connections to the books by Roxie - Ivan, Dimitri, Yuri, and Nikolai - loved the way the characters were intertwined.
Loved the way it kept you guessing on who are Bea's enemies....

Which character – as performed by Clementine Cage – was your favorite?

None really - I did not care too much for her voices

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The tech and her protector - an amazing drama intense love story

Any additional comments?

If you love Roxie Rivera books, then you will love this series. I am looking forward to reading about Finn and Jack.

great book

Good story line, great characters, well written. Kept me interested through the whole book.

very good

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

wrong accent for Lena

enjoyed listening to the book with the exception of Lena's accent. The character is NOT Russian. She is Latino with a slight Spanish accent as in the other audible books by Roxie Rivera the Russian Protector series.

Great Story

Love how the author incorporated the other characters from her previous series into this story...