Say It Again

First Wives, Book 5

By: Catherine Bybee

Narrated by: Emma Wilder

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

In the final First Wives novel by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee, falling in love could become the most dangerous dare of one woman’s life.

Protector-for-hire Sasha Budanov is accustomed to life as a loner. Always on the move, she’s now reached a crossroads. Looking for answers about her shadowy youth, she’s returned to the strict boarding school in Germany where she was raised. It’s also where she was trained in the stealthy, militarized art of survival. But behind its gleaming gates, Richter is a fortress of secrets, including those buried in Sasha’s mysterious past. To uncover them, she’s clinging to her first rule of defense: stay guarded.

If anyone can challenge Sasha’s rules, it’s devilishly sexy stranger AJ Hofmann. He wants answers, too. And he needs Sasha’s help. The recent deaths of several of Richter’s former students - including AJ’s own sister - have aroused his suspicions. He’s arousing something more in Sasha. Never one to surrender to her emotions, she senses something tempting in AJ. She trusts him. He’s fearless. And he kisses like a demon. Sasha’s found her match.

But treading Richter’s dark halls - and following their hearts - has its risks. As the decades-old secrets of the past are mined, Sasha and AJ are falling deeper in love...and into danger.

©2019 Catherine Bybee (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Bybee’s heart-stopping fifth First Wives novel (after Faking Forever) is a twisty romantic thriller…Steamy, fast-paced, and consistently surprising, with a large cast of feisty supporting characters, this suspenseful roller-coaster ride will keep both series fans and new readers on the edge of their seats.” --Publishers Weekly

Another fabulous book !

Fantastic book and narration!! The whole series by Catherine Bybee was entertaining and enjoyable.

ADDICTED!!!

Each book in the First Wives series was a page Turner; I couldn't stop reading (listening)!!! The characters, the adventures, and how all the characters were in each book until the end made me want more! Adventure, mystery and hot romance... a perfect combination!
I listen to many audio books, and LOVE the narrators of these stories!
I have read all of this Author's series and have truly enjoyed each and every one! I look forward to the future release of more books/series!!!

Learning Sasha's Secrets Plus AJ's Mystery

Say It Again is the fifth and final book in the First Wives Series. While Sasha is mentioned in previous books, this one is able to be enjoyed as a stand-alone book.

Sasha was born to a woman trying to trap and blackmail her Russian lover who is married. All it found her was a fast death. Sasha moved to foster homes but a benefactor eventually placed her in a German boarding school that taught weapons, body combat and other skills in addition to an education. She has used her skills to trace her father and make him pay for killing her mother. After he is dead, she is at a loss for a life direction and returns to her old boarding school.

She runs into AJ at a bar near campus. His sister also attended Ritcher but she was recently killed with three bullets to the back of her head in D.C. Now another of her roommates from school is dead and a third one is missing. AJ wants answers but he isn't getting them from the school headmistress or the police.

Sasha and AJ wind up teaming up together to find out what happened. While they do develop a connection, this book spends more time as a suspense/thriller than as a romance. It has some sweet moments toward the end as Sasha allows her heart to thaw a bit more.

As always a great addition to the series !

Catherine has a way with words . Great intrigue fabulous friendships and love abound. Sasha raised in a boarding school thinking she was an orphan ended up being orphaned after her father tried to have her murdered has trust issues go figure.Aj is trying to find out why his sister was murdered set his sights on Sasha to try to get answers. together with the help of Friends/new family they figure out the mystery behind the boarding school for Sasha was raise.

Another winner!

I’ve been waiting for Sasha’s story and this did not disappoint. What a great look into this complex woman’s background, fully flushing out her character and humanizing her. The narrator did a great job too, adding to the story.
This is not a stand alone novel. Without reading the previous books in the series the reader wouldn’t understand the pain, isolation and abuse that Sasha has endured and overcome
In this book she works WITH the team instead of alone to find the killer of 3 innocent alumni of her boarding school. One of them is the sister of the sexy AJ. He too is a loner. Together can they find the killer and love at the same time?