Severed Threads

De: Kaylin McFarren

Narrado por: John Jaret

A hidden treasure under the sea reunites ex-lovers desperate to save the ones they value most in Kaylin McFarren's award-winning romantic suspense novel, Severed Threads. Believing herself responsible for her father's fatal diving accident, Rachel Lyons has withdrawn from the world and assumed a safe position at a foundation office. When called upon by a museum director to assist Trident Ventures with the recovery of a priceless relic from a sunken Chinese merchant ship, she has no intention of cooperating - especially after discovering her former love interest is involved. But Rachel soon realizes she has no choice when a drug-dealing gangster kidnaps her brother and demands two million dollars for his safe return.

In order to rescue him and gain control over her life, she must not only overcome her greatest fears, but also steal the Heart of the Dragon out from under Chase Cohen - the same cursed relic that is holding the museum director's life in peril. With three lives now on the line, including her own, Rachel must relive the circumstances that lead to her father's death. Will she gain Chase's trust and recover the Mai Le treasure in time, or will they both die trying?

©2012 Linda Yoshida (P)2014 Linda Yoshida

Enjoyable Listen

Plenty of action and a mystery of whodunit. Enjoyable read or listen !

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Dive into this thrilling mystery

This book was narrated really well by the male narrator, John Jaret, but I did not like the parts where Rachel was narrated. It seems like there was another female narrator for Rachel, and I know according to the audiobook info that he is the only narrator (unlike the next books n the series that have two narrators). Her parts sounded pasted in, in both voice and in the general flow of the audio itself. Whether he used something to manipulate his voice to make it sound completely female and unlike his own I do not know but other female characters narrated by him did not sound the same. Furthermore, her dialogs sounded disconnected, which is what I believe made her stand out so much and disrupt the flow of the book. It’s the only “bad” thing I can say about the narration because Jaret really is a great narrator with a wide range of character voices and I think he did a great job all in all.


The treasure hunting was thrilling, fast paced and exiting, the touches of history interesting and the diving well researched and incredibly realistic. I enjoyed the different characters and the plot thickening with many twists and turns to keep you guessing what will happen next. The book itself I written well, I liked the story very much and am more then happy to move on to the next!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

All in all, pretty good

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

So, for an action/romance novel, I really enjoyed this audio book. I thought it was well written and had an interesting story line. It had plenty of action and even mixed in some history. The narration was a bit odd for me. John Jaret's narration was inconsistent. When just describing a scene, he had good pacing and tone, but in the more tense scenes, he started reading faster and sounded breathless with his own excitement. The major oddity for me was the voicing of Rachel's character. It seemed like he used something to manipulate his voice to a more feminine sound, but only for Rachel. The other females he voiced in a normal affectation of a female voice. This just... seemed unnecessary and I found it distracting. Not distracting enough that I didn't finish and enjoy the book, though. I will definitely move on to book 2.

An Excellent Romantic Suspense Novel

"Severed Threads" is book one of four in a romantic suspense series. The basic premise is a hidden treasure under the sea reunites desperate ex-lovers. Add in a drug-dealing gangster and a cursed relic and you have the ingredients for a great story. While not perfect, "Severed Threads" sits squarely at the top of its genre. If you like romance novels, this one has an above average suspense story to it. If you like suspense stories this one has an above average romance element that won't bother you at all. Also, the narrator completes the audio experience by doing a good job with the material. I will definitely be picking up book two.

Finally, This audiobook was provided by the author at no cost in exchange for an honest review, courtesy of Audio Book Boom.

Adventure awaits!

This books started out grabbing me immediately. Packed with adventure, treasure, drug dealers, pirates, sharks, and mystical fairy tales of lost treasures it provides a great mix of fun and a bit of romance. The main characters are not morons like many other stories where they lie way too much to get into unrealistic situations. I look forward to getting the next books in the series. The narration was stellar! I received a free review copy of this book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.