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Wild Card

By: Lora Leigh
Narrated by: Clarissa Knightly
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It was supposed to be simple. All Navy SEAL Nathan Malone had to do was rescue three young girls from a Colombian drug cartel, then allow himself to be captured just long enough to draw out a government spy. That was before his mission went disastrously wrong… and before his wife, Bella, was told that Nathan was never coming home.

Bella’s mourned her husband’s death for three long years, having no idea that he was still alive. Forced to assume a new identity, the man Nathan was is now dead. If he can get back to his wife, can he keep the secret of who he really is… even as desire threatens to consume them? And as danger threatens to tear Bella from Nathan’s arms once more?

©2008 Lora Leigh (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

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Porn- plain and simple

I thought I was buying an action novel. If I had a dime for everyone she used the words "hot cock" and "wet pussy" I could buy a much better book.

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Excellent!

What did you love best about Wild Card?

Great story, wonderful love story. I enjoyed listening.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sebella and Noah great love.

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

Loved the narration.

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Really enjoyed this book!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Most definitely!

Have you listened to any of Clarissa Knightly’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

She did a very good job. I had no problem disguishing between characters.

Any additional comments?

Entertaining book full of laughs, tears, "hot flashes" and suspense.

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More sex scenes than story.

I enjoy the occasional sex scene within a story, but every other chapter started to get on my nerves. Ended up skipping chapters. Not my main purpose for reading.

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Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

By far this is the best book by Lora Leigh I have read. I really liked the storyline. Well written characters and steamy love sceens. The love sceens were more realistic than fantasy. I have only read one other book in this particular series and I truly hope the remaining are just as good. Warning, be prepared to get hot and bothered with this one. This is a book I will read probably more than once.

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Pornographic

Would you try another book from Lora Leigh and/or Clarissa Knightly?

This was the worst book I have ever chosen

What could Lora Leigh have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

She could have told the story without the extenuating sex scenes. It was definitely not a book about a Navy Seal - it was a book about sex and should have been advertised that way.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Too dramatic

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

disappointment

Any additional comments?

This is the first book I have ever returned!

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Could have been better

I loved the story and the main characters. This could have been sooo good. It may have been the narrator or maybe just the actual writing , but I did not find the sexy parts very sexy. I kept losing interest and wanting to get on with the story. The deep dark awful secrets and desires were pretty tame (which is actually my preference) but Nathan/whatever his other name was was kinda creepy during sex-- again it may have been the narrator. So this was just ok for me.

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Filthy Trash: I'm no prude. False advertizing

What disappointed you about Wild Card?

I read/litsten to about 2 books a week and I found this to be the most trashy, over sexed novel I have ever read. If reading about large di*** and organisms then this is the book for you. This was not in the romance/sex novel section. I thought it was an action oriented ex navy seal story, which I have read many, but this was all about a guy with a big D..... and how he couldn't relieve himself. My library has about 175 in Audible not counting many others and this is the only book that I could not finish.

What was most disappointing about Lora Leigh’s story?

Its description was about a navy seal but the story was about sex. Thank God I use an ear piece to listen. I am used to some interleaving of sex into the story because it is a part of life. But this book was a little bit of story woven around a guys, lusting, throbbing, penetrating ya da ya da.

How could the performance have been better?

I understand the premise and it could have been expressed without all of the graphic detail and it could have stayed in the background. The hero could have overcome and won in the end, I will never know because I couldn't finish.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Wild Card?

OMG - there wouldn't be much of a story left.

Any additional comments?

I have been remiss in ever giving comments. I often don't even read comments, just the story line. I wish I would have read some of the reviews first. Maybe this is a typical romance novel (not that I consider this romance) but wasn't aware. Folks, there are some really good books out there and this is not one. Try DeMille or Baldacci; you can get some romance without the graphic depiction of sex.

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A sizzling read

What did you like best about Wild Card? What did you like least?

I really liked how strong the heroin turned out to be at the end of the novel. The story itself was interesting with plenty of twists and turns to keep you listening. I must say the sex scenes alone made the book worth reading. You could almost say it was excessive but they were so well written they didn't get boring. I didn't like how long it took for the truth to be revealed either. It made a somewhat believable story overly dramatic and irritating at times.

If you’ve listened to books by Lora Leigh before, how does this one compare?

I've read the second book in this series and in my opinion it was even better than this one. It's next to impossible to find an extremely well written erotica novel but Lora's are far from the worst I've encountered.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I've always enjoyed Clarissa's voice. I think she struggles a bit through sex scenes and I did find myself cringe once or twice but I highly doubt I could do any better. Either way I find her pleasant to listen to and she has a way of making a story exciting.

Was Wild Card worth the listening time?

Absolutely.

Any additional comments?

If you're looking for a sexy escape from every day life definitely get this book.

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Yes! Yes! Yes!

If you could sum up Wild Card in three words, what would they be?

HOT, LOVING & PERFECT!

What other book might you compare Wild Card to and why?

I think it's along the likes of the soft erotica that people have made popular but this is way hotter & a better story!

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

I loved her voices. I could tell who she was when she was speaking.

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

Yes & I did! :)

Any additional comments?

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I see that there are more in the series just not yet recorded! They would be automatic downloads!

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