Sweet Talk: A Novel

Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna, Book 10

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The beautiful, tough young attorney has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and reduced it to chaos. Months of surveillance and careful planning down the drain, Kincaid’s partner is furious and lets Olivia know that she’s ticked off the wrong guy. After all, he’s FBI.

But Olivia isn’t intimidated by his partner’s bullying because she’s something even scarier...she’s IRS.

And working for the IRS is no picnic. She’s on the trail of an elaborate Ponzi scheme, one that threatens to ruin the lives of naive and unsuspecting victims, and one she has personal reasons to be angry about. But after she asks the wrong people questions, her life is suddenly endangered. She’s accustomed to looking out for others who are weak, but being vulnerable herself makes her realize she needs help. In desperation, she calls Grayson Kincaid.

Together they join forces to fight corruption, but Olivia is also fighting the immediate and intense attraction she feels for Agent Kincaid, and that may be a battle she is bound to lose.

©2012 Julie Garwood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"As always, Ms. Garwood creates engaging characters who come alive page after page. The banter and interaction between Ellie and Max is beyond charming. Ellie is a spirited and strong heroine, and Max is charming in a stoic, gruff sort of way." ( New York Journal of Books on The Ideal Man)

"Julie Garwood creates masterpieces every time she writes a book. Indeed, she is the Rembrandt of romance novels." ( The Kansas City Star)

"Julie Garwood has become a trusted brand name in romantic fiction." ( People)

Good Story - Horrible Narration

This is a good book to read but this narrator is horrible and will go on my list of money wasters. She ends all of her sentences in an upward pitch and the men sound like teen boys with a cold.
I would’ve said great book if not for the lack of emotional elements. It’s worth reading but listening to Dawe read it is anxiety inducing.

I avoid anything read by Angela Dawe

I gave up on a book by a different author whose work I enjoy because the monotonous reading that Angela Dawe delivered was intolerable. Because this current book was in the Buchanan-Renard series, and I didn't want to miss any and have limited spare time to read fiction, I slogged through this one. Julie Garwood is a favorite, which leaves me wondering - is there any author that Dawe can't ruin?

Three words I R S.

I really, really like Julie Garwood’s older books, but with that said her newer stuff leaves something to be desired. Both story and narrator was mediocre, it does get better towards the end. I was annoyed with this book mainly because every time you turned around the guy took off with out a word for several weeks, without a word. Then the girl was mad, but then he comes back and everything is hunky dory with out saying a word about it. It did have some quirky moments when the heroine was threatening the bad guys with her IRS job.

outstanding

Would you listen to Sweet Talk: A Novel again? Why?

yes.The book is enough different from all the ones out there that it was a nice change .

Who was your favorite character and why?

no favorite .Liked many for their differences.

Which character – as performed by Angela Dawe – was your favorite?

no favorite

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to it in one and also bought the kindle version and will read it in the future or maybe listen and read .

Any additional comments?

Just a nice book that kept my interest .For hours..I miss it now that I'm finished which means the characters made a connection .

Victims of Circumstance, Friends for Life

Would you consider the audio edition of Sweet Talk: A Novel to be better than the print version?

Not necessarily better, but certainly no worse either.

What did you like best about this story?

The intro grabbed my attention and the relationship between the 4 sisters of circumstance held promise that was fulfilled in this book and, I trust, in 3 more focusing on the remaining "sisters." And the male lead was pretty much irresistible.

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

I enjoyed her interpretations and characterizations.

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

Honor Before Blood

Any additional comments?

It was pretty unbelievable than family members could be so oblivious and ignorant to blame the lead character for the sins of the father. Willful blindness only goes so far. Many of these interactions in the book just didn't ring as true as Garwood's writing normally does.

love her writing

love all her books . I can really get into her story's all ways looking for the next one

Awful Narration

Had I listened to the sample first I would not have bought this! Story was good, but long and predictable but good.

Great!

I LOVE this author! Ms.Dawe did a good job narrating. The story was good. Romance, suspense and some sex scenes. What more could u want?! Any of Julie Garwood's books are definitely worth a credit!

Great listen!

I truly enjoyed the story and the performance. Exactly what I wanted to listen to.

Recommended

Ms Garwood never fails to entrànce me with her tales. This story is just another excellent reason why she is my favorite storyteller.

Wonderful story. Love the Pips and hope there will be follow-up stories with these lovely lady's in the future. Olivia is determined, has a wonderful sense of humor and a caring spirit. It comes through throughout this story.

Really hope to see Olivia's BFF's stories.