Shame on You

Fool Me Once

De: Tara Sivec

Narrado por: Amy McFadden

After war veteran Kennedy O’Brien returned home from Afghanistan and caught her husband in bed with the nanny, she lost her faith in all things male. So she started Fool Me Once Investigations to stick it to the man — because there’s no better bounty hunter than a woman scorned.

Her latest job is a wild dog-chase to slap cuffs on a bail jumper turned Chihuahua thief, but thanks to her meddling family, Kennedy will have to put up with a partner. And it’s about the last man she’d ever pick: Her cheating ex-husband’s best friend, Griffin Crawford. As gorgeous as he is unwelcome, Griffin is a pesky (if scorching hot) reminder that Kennedy will need help to catch her man — and to open up her heart again.

©2014 Tara Sivec (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Liked it; despite myself

This is one of the selections I acquiesced to during June's end of the month sale. I didn't expect to enjoy the listening experience; as the headline would suggest I was pleasantly surprised by this mystery/ romance. It is in fact a romance with a slightly more than casual nod to mystery.
Kennedy O'Brien returns from Afghanistan to find her husband in bed with a woman closer to her daughter's age than her own. She starts a detective agency with her two best friends Lorelei and Paige attempting to save women from the experiences they'd had with the men in their lives. She also works occasionally as a bounty hunter going after fugitives who've skipped out on their bond provided by her father's bail bonds business. She's runs into her husband's best friend Griffin Crawford at a fugitive's front door he's just taken a job as a bounty hunter with the same company.
Sparks fly as the attraction between them is strong as is the antipathy; because what the hell it's a romance and couples always begin that way in a romance novel. The interplay between them is sharp and humorous and the language used Kennedy and her family is highly reminiscent of an army barracks.
While it's true that most of the book's characters have at most two dimensions this is a nice little story that I'm glad I was talked into purchasing. Warning; there will not be very many surprises in this book; it's a pretty typical romance novel, but an enjoyable one.

Love Tara

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

I love everything Tara does, but ended up reading the rest of this book cause the narrator annoyed me so much.

Romcom

Pissed and sex deprived with her ex-husbands best friend Griffin Kennedy denies what her body wants. She doesn’t trust him or his Harley driving muscle a$s. Yet she’s immensely attracted to him, always has been.
They served together in the army and became great friends. Her father owns Buddy’s Bail Bonds where she worked until she opened Fool Me Once Investigations with her two girlfriends. Her father hired him to work with her on a case.

Narrator:
Amy McFadden was the solo female narrator who performed all the voices in this audiobook. I wasn’t a fan of this book when I read it, but I’m loving Amy’s performance. It’s performed word perfectly. Amy’s enthusiasm for the storyline and characters is what enhanced my reading experience.
I must confess I wasn’t completely sold on this book when I first read it, but then I took a chance on the audiobook and I’m glad I did. My experience improved ten fold by listening to Amy perform this comfy comedic romance.

Overall:
It’s a flirty horny driven story with Griffin doing the flirting and Kennedy doing the lusting.
The army mom with the teenage girls was kinda funny.
Tara covered a lot in a short amount of time. Between the crazy shenanigans her friends got her into and wild adventures between her and her family this was a fun and laughable read.
Tara did an excellent job writing all the humorous scenes.

main character is a b*tch!

I couldn't even finish, main character is unlikeable in my opinion. story line is also a bit weak.

Narrator was a little distracting

I've had this title in my library for years and finally listened to it. Luckily it was short because I'm not sure I could have listened to the narrator for more than 4 hours. I can't tell if I really didn't like the main character or if the narrator just turned me off but I wasn't rooting for her. In fact, I thought everyone around her was being TOO nice to her - she was mean to the people in her life. If my friend/love interest/mother/daughter talked to me that way, I wouldn't respond 1/2 as well as the people in Kennedy's life did to her. I won't be continuing with the series but maybe you will like it better.