Sam's Creed

Hell's Eight Series, Book 2

By: Sarah McCarty

Narrated by: Jason Adams

Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Known for making up his own rules of right and wrong, Texas Ranger Sam "Wildcard" MacGregor takes what he wants when he wants it, especially when it comes to women. But seduction is the last thing on his mind the moment he stumbles across an Hispanic beauty crouching in fear beside a burned-out wagon. And it doesn't take long before he realizes the woman the townsfolk call "cursed" is hiding secrets too dangerous to face alone.

Isabella may look feminine and unassuming, but she's hell in a bodice with gunslinging skills to match any man's. But though she knows not to give Sam her heart as readily as she offers him her lush body, Isabella is certain she sees in Sam what he can barely glimpse in himself - a virtuous man dropped deep into a hard country bent on breaking him. A man who, under it all, craves a passionate woman willing to risk everything.

©2008 Sarah McCarty (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

The book is HOT

This story is well developed, the characters are interesting and the sex is HOT! There are a few flaws but they are minor compared to the story as a whole.

The narrator is the main reason I liked this book more than Caine's Reckoning. Jason Adams' talent is amazing - I had to remind myself several times that all of the voices were done by one man. I look forward to more of his performances. He certainly did an award winning job with this book.

Sam Fan

I read the previous reviews because I brought the book up to look for more by the same narrator and was curious about what others thought. Now I have to join the discussion!
I obviously thought the narrator was masterful - but that's probably the problem - he goes (successfully, I thought) for more of a performance than most and you either enjoy the artistry, or you don't. I also enjoy the novelty of a male narrator, and as long as you're going for a sexy book, you might as well bring a sexy voice along for the ride (pun intended - sorry.)

I also differ from others, in that I didn't like Caine's Reckoning (I don't like romances with sexually abused heroines - serial rape spoils my mood for love.) and so I could only be pleasantly surprised by the sequel. I thought Sam's Creed was far more enjoyable. I'm not sure what the objection is, in fact. It's a 'thrown together' romance with a teasing (rather than angry or anguished) tone that builds to a satisfying, Dirty Harry on the range, climax. As for the pacing of the sexual relationship, I thought it was fairly typical of the genre and perhaps even more believable than many - He and she all alone in a cave with no t.v.... What would you do?

These books are really good Westerns

with Erotic content. They are definitely hot. However, if you don't care to hear about intercourse in an alternate orifice, I wouldn't suggest this book.

There was no way to get past

The narrator's monotonous and droning voice was impossible to get beyond. I've never heard a worse audio book in my life. I'm sight impaired and while I can read with difficulty, I depend on recorded books a LOT, and have heard rank amateur volunteers who do a better job by far than this person!

I see by the other reviews that some people enjoyed the narrator, and that's fine but I VERY strongly suggest that anyone considering this book listen to the sample before they purchase it!

My OH My!

Sexy man! Great narrorator with a sexy deep voice. Plot could be better, but the rest makes up for it.

Narrators voice hot

I don't think Jason Adams did a great job of Isabella's voice, however, I needed a cold shower after listening to him read every other part. I listened to this book first, then found out about the 1st book. I did like her voice, but I hope Jason reads the rest of them.

Erotica at its best

If you are embarrassed by heavy sexual themes you should not read/listen to Sarah McCarty's novels.

The imagery is fabulous, the descriptions of the locale makes you want to visit the West.

Personally, I love her writing and wish she would publish more.

I enjoy listening to Jason Adams and consider myself a fan.

U Are Putting me to Sleep Narrator!

I think this book would have probably been good if the narrator didn't drag so much. If he was trying to have a southern drawl it didn't work. He sounds more like he is narrating this right out of bed in the morning as soon as he woke up with no energy or morning coffee.(His other characters sounded better than his Sam one).
I found myself skipping through the story just so that it could be overwith. ( I wanted to get some of my monies worth. I probaly gipped myself out of hearing a great story, but it was either that or fall asleep at the wheel since I listen to my stories on my 2.5 hour commute both ways,so that I can kill some of the commute time listening to a good book. I will defenitley make sure not to get this narrator again.

What Happened???????

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was a disappointment. After Caine's Reckoning I was expecting another fantastic book and this one is just average. At times I was wondering if it was by the same author.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Just the continuation of the story of the Hell's Eight men. It was not as passionate as I expected it to be.

What three words best describe Jason Adams’s performance?

Sexy deep voice.

Was Sam's Creed worth the listening time?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

It's not what I expected after listening to Caine's Reckoning. I want to finish out the story of the Hell's Eight men and I can only hope that the other books in the series are better and are up to the same quality of the first book.

Good book, but bad audio!

The book would have been better if they would have used the same narrator from Caine's Reckoning. Books narrated by men are not good at doing female voices, but most female narrators are good at the male voices. That's why I gave this audiobook 2 stars, because of narrator you really couldn't feel the story.