Sin City Collectors Boxed Set

Aces Wild, Ante Up, All in

By: Amanda Carlson

Narrated by: Emma Wilder

Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Welcome to Vegas. Home of the Sin City Collectors. The job description is easy: Bring the offending supernatural in to the boss, and don't ask any questions.

The characters in these three installments interact in a way that makes for one fun novel!

Aces Wild, Book One

Nevada Hamilton has learned a few things since becoming a Sin City Collector, and staying away from vampires is one of them. After botching her first Collection, she hasn't been assigned to another one. But when she receives her next playing card, she's in for a surprise. Not only is a vampire her next target, but they've paired her up to make sure she gets the job done right.

Being a hellhound isn't enough to protect Jake Troubadour from Nevada Hamilton, no matter how thick his skin is. Finding out he has to work with the beautiful dhampir after not seeing her for three years is a low blow - but Jake is a professional. He takes his Collections as seriously as he does running his bar. He'll do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Ante Up, Book Two

Diesel Jones is a shifter with moon issues. His dream of becoming a Sin City Collector has lingered in the shadows because of his inability to control himself. But when Louie Fiore decides to test his merit, Diesel jumps at the chance. When he finds he has to come up against an incubus, painful issues from the past resurface, and he has only one thing on his mind: kill.

Sofia Cabrera is the new witch in town, and she's more than anyone bargained for. She finds herself drawn to Diesel, the sexy shifter, the first moment she lays eyes on him. When she finds herself the target of an organization of incubi, Diesel comes to her aid unexpectedly, and they end up fighting the threat together.

All In, Book Three

Ginger Elliot is a succubus on the run. She's in danger of being Collected, but her first priority is to find her brother. Even though she operates the biggest spy network in the supernatural world, it may not be enough to free her from the crimes she's been accused of committing. But keeping her deteriorating condition from the sexy shifter who's accompanying her is getting trickier by the hour.

Luke Jones is on a mission to save the succubus he's fallen for - not only from her brother but from herself. The two have been on the incubus' trail for weeks and finally have him backed into a corner. Luke knows Ginger is in trouble, but he has no idea how to save her.

What's Collected in Vegas stays in Vegas.

©2014 Amanda Carlson (P)2016 Amanda Carlson

review of " Sin City " audio book.

enjoyed this box set can't wait for the next book!!! it is five star material!

Loved this urban fantasy

If you could sum up Sin City Collectors Boxed Set in three words, what would they be?

Captivating, sassy, intelligent

What did you like best about this story?

I really enjoyed the relationships between the characters, and the story kept me interested and wanting to listen.

What about Emma Wilder’s performance did you like?

I liked the way she did the different voices for each character. She really got across Nevada's snarkiness, as well as doing an excellent job on the male voices.

Any additional comments?

I loved this collection and I'm anxiously awaiting more from the author!

Unique characters

Some very well written stories. All characters and couples were very different. They each had their own sets of issues or hang ups. Their relationships worked, the narrator doing a good job in giving them individual voices, especially as the three books run into each other and the cast of characters come up in each other books.

An entertaining listen. I liked it well enough. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

Awesome book! Excellent narration..

ACES WILD: Jake and Neve

Loved this novella and I’m so glad I bought this as a boxed set. With the audible version only being $1.99 you can’t go wrong. AND the hero and heroine, Jake and Neve, was an awesome couple. They were teamed up, though neither of them ever had a partner before, to “collect” a very old vampire. Shoulda’ been easy but it didn’t work out that way: a witch, two nymphs and three shifters got in the way while trying to make the collection. Not to mention how very bad the old vamp was. They should have killed him instead of collecting him. Great little story and I couldn’t wait to start the next one.

ANTE UP: Diesel and Sofia

I think I liked Diesel and Sofia’s story better than Jake and Neve’s. But I do like witchy books a lot. And Sofia going up against a master witch like herself was very exciting. I’m not really into incubus and succubus stories but this one was pretty good. I did like Ginger, the succubus, and Sofia’s BFF, and I can see why Ginger would want to get the brother Damian, the incubus, away from the evil Mason. Overall it was a really good novella from beginning to end.

ALL IN: Luke and Ginger

Wow! Three great novellas. I just loved this hero and heroine. Luke and Ginger were chasing around after her brother Damian, who didn’t really want to be found, and when they did find him, well… No spoilers here. I found it interesting that Ginger hated herself for being a succubus, and never wanting to take what she needed for strength made her weaker every day. And Luke, who hated sex demons, because one of them killed his father, was the perfect one to fall in love with Ginger. I did find it a little odd that neither the hero nor heroine said I love you to the other, ever. Still, a great ending to this trilogy.

There was some great sex in these three stories without it being overdone. That’s why I’m not sure I’ll be reading the other boxed set of Sin City books by Kristen Painter. All her books are G-rated and I don’t really read G-rated books. AND she has a different narrator. We'll see.

There was swearing and the F-bomb was released 12 times.

As to the narrator: She was marvelous. She laughed, cried, yelled, was snarky and sarcastic, she moaned and groaned when she was in pain, she read with such emotion, no matter which of the seven main characters were talking. The New Jersey accent she has for Louie is so real, it’s just perfect. First time I’ve heard Emma Wilder but I hope she has more books. Every woman sounded different and her men sounded just like men, all with a different tone of voice. (OK, I just checked Ms. Wilder’s other narrations and I guess I won’t be listening to her other books. She only has this one and 3 others: 2 are erotic (yuck) and one written in the first person (yuck). Maybe when she has more narrated I’ll get to listen to her again.) She’s such a fantastic narrator.

Fun and entertaining!

Enjoyed the narration! She had a good energy to her voice and the performance was a good quality.

This set has books 1, 3, and 5 of the Sin City Collectors series. Each story is a short fun read with some action and spice! Enjoyed each one!

Book 1 - Aces Wild

Liked the second chance romance between Nevada and Jake, and that she’s a half vamp and he’s a hellhound. I would’ve liked a bit more time with them together, but they have a sweet connection between them! Also, the premise of them teaming up as Collectors to catch supernaturals doing wrong, is an interesting one! Entertaining story!

Book 2 - Ante Up

I wasn’t a fan of Witch Sofia in Aces Wild, but she’s better in this read. Sofia is in danger from an incubus, so she ends up teaming up with shifter and collector, Diesel. Diesel and Sofia have attraction towards each other, but some past issues get in the way. Enjoyed the read!

Book 3 - All In

This fun short read that features succubus Ginger and shifter Luke dealing with some unruly incubi. Incubi and Succubi are my least favorite paranormals to read about, but I liked how the author handled them. I liked Ginger; a bit too trusting, but she’s got a good heart. Luke is a total sweetie. Issues arise from their pasts; an evil incubus killed Luke’s parents, and Ginger’s brother is going down a dark path, so the road to love is a bit difficult for these two. Overall, an entertaining read!

Who knew collections could be sexy?

Would you consider the audio edition of Sin City Collectors Boxed Set to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My Favorite Character is Nevada. She's a bit of a smart ass and speaks her mind, while being genuine enough to tease her friends.

Which character – as performed by Emma Wilder – was your favorite?

Sophia. I feel she got the most out of the character, and portrayed the emotions the best.

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

At places I laughed. At some I cried.

Any additional comments?

As an overall grouping I give the audio books 5 stars (rounded up from 4.5). There were scenes I was not expecting, but being new to Amanda's writing, I wasn't sure what to expect going in. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories and could have wished for off camera sex scenes instead of on camera, but that was my only real complaint about the stories.

Great Series!

Any additional comments?

Ace's Wild
I really enjoyed this new series! I love Amanda Carlson's Jessica McClain series and looked forward to a new book in a new series she was collaborating with other authors to write! I was hooked from word one! I love the characters and the set up of the new world.

I liked Nevada's sassiness and how she's overcome a lot to have the job she has as a Sin City Collector (SCC). I also loved Jake and how he and his Uncle are so unique considering that as far as they know they're the only Hellhounds left on earth! I'd love to learn if that's true or not!

I felt bad for both Jake and Nevada at points in the story considering Nevada has been blaming him for taking advantage of her while under the influence for the last three years only to learn in this novella that she owes him an apology. At the same time while Jake is innocent of the accusations Nevada can be forgiven for her mistake as it turns out to be something related to her paranormal race that she didn't know about cause she's never talked to any Vampires to learn more about that part of her heritage.

They certainly had a twist with the collection they were assigned and the chemistry between them was electric! I love how it turned out at the end and look forward to the stories from the other authors in the series and from Amanda when she writes her next story involving a couple of characters we meet briefly in the story including one who's a friend of Jakes which will hopefully mean we get an update on how Jake and Nevada are doing!

I'd recommend this new series, it's definitely worth picking up!
Ante Up
Another great offering from Amanda Carlson! Our favourite characters Jake and Neve from Ace's Wild return but the main Characters are Diesel (Jakes barman/bouncer at Hellhounds who wants to be a Sin City Collecter) and Sofia (the witch that had been hired by Neve's father) who are fighting of unwanted attentions from a group of sex demons who call themselves 'The Sumerians' the leader of which was responsible for the death of Diesel's father when he was a kid.

I loved the chemistry between Sofia and Diesel, they were so good together! I also loved the banter between Sofia and Neve as Neve is yet to forgive Sofia for her actions in Ace's Wild! Sofia is determined to win her over though!

I also love the characters we get introduced to (who will be the next two to get a book!) Ginger and Luke. Luke we'd heard about in Ace's Wild cause he's Diesel's younger brother but Ginger is a new character and an old friend of Sofia's who really intrigues me! I'll look forward to learning more about her in her and Luke's book!

This book (and series) is really addictive! You won't want to put it down!
All In
Another great instalment in the series! I love Ginger and Luke. Ginger has issues in that she hates being a succubus and of course we are already aware of Luke's issues with incubi and succubi. I love how he rethink's his believes and helps Ginger to accept what she is as well. They make a really good couple! I'd highly recommend this book and this series!

Easy to get lost in

I have read the other Sin City box set and these two seamlessly fit together well. I would have assumed they were written by the same person. It is so easy to get swept up and lost in this series. I loved it so much I had to listen to it twice in a row. The narrator does an awesome job with all three stories! I also really enjoyed the fact that while these stories are part of a series, they can be read individually without the other books. Overall a great series and I hope that we get to see more from The Sin City Collectors!

Great Paranormal Combination

Where does Sin City Collectors Boxed Set rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

4 Stars

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nevada, I loved her confidence and general outlook of life.

What does Emma Wilder bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She was great

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

Not really

Any additional comments?

Sin Collectors Boxed Set: Aces Wild, Ante Up, and All InBy Amanda Carlson Narrated by Emma WilderHot! Hot! Hot! Sin Collectors Boxed Set sizzles. I loved the story and combination of the paranormal characters; the werewolves’, Vampires, and witches blended smoothly to make an action back love story. The only negative is they’re way too many rules! Overall, I enjoyed the books and give them 4 Boundless Stars.

absolutely amazing

I could not stop listening, the book was really really great. The sex scenes are really really intense, and very steamy. I love it.