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Brady Garrett needs to go home. He's a conscripted recruit on Defender Three, one of a network of stations designed to protect the Earth from alien attack. He's also angry, homesick, and afraid. If he doesn't get home he'll lose his family, but there's no way back except in a body bag. Cameron Rushton needs a heartbeat. Four years ago Cam was taken by the Faceless - the alien race that almost destroyed Earth.
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When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life. Things only get more complicated when a very familiar cop asks Parker for his help on a case involving murdered magic users. With the victims completely drained of their magic, the San Amaro Police Department needs Parker’s special skill set to track down a killer.
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Cole Kenjiro McGinnis, ex-cop and PI, is trying to get over the shooting death of his lover when a supposedly routine investigation lands in his lap. Investigating the apparent suicide of a prominent Korean businessman's son proves to be anything but ordinary, especially when it introduces Cole to the dead man's handsome cousin, Kim Jae-Min.
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Almost better than the book!!! And I love the book
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A Husband for Hartwell
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The whole of London society has long assumed Lord William Hartwell will marry his childhood best friend, Lady Rebecca Warrington. After two seasons, Hartwell remains quite content with bachelorhood - his parents do not. When Hartwell learns they intend to cut his purse strings unless he makes a match this season, he resigns himself to a marriage of convenience with Becca, and yet he can’t help but be drawn to her younger brother, Warry.
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Excellent Narration
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Victor Lang had everything—looks, money, fame. A chance to become the greatest swimmer in history. Until a failed dope test brought him crashing down. According to the rumors, he turned into a recluse, a drug addict, a whore. Broken beyond repair. Incapable of love.
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Brady Garrett needs to go home. He's a conscripted recruit on Defender Three, one of a network of stations designed to protect the Earth from alien attack. He's also angry, homesick, and afraid. If he doesn't get home he'll lose his family, but there's no way back except in a body bag. Cameron Rushton needs a heartbeat. Four years ago Cam was taken by the Faceless - the alien race that almost destroyed Earth.
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An Intense Sci-Fi Story and Amazing Narrator!
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Wormwood Summer
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When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life. Things only get more complicated when a very familiar cop asks Parker for his help on a case involving murdered magic users. With the victims completely drained of their magic, the San Amaro Police Department needs Parker’s special skill set to track down a killer.
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15 hours of content crunched into 11 hours
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Pictures of You
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Peter Mandel is an 18-year-old private school senior who’s passionate about photography and bent on keeping his attractions secret. Enter Adam Algedi, a charming, worldly guy who doesn't do labels, but does want to do Peter.
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Excellent coming of age story.
- By Mel B on 09-09-23
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Dirty Kiss, Book 1
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Cole Kenjiro McGinnis, ex-cop and PI, is trying to get over the shooting death of his lover when a supposedly routine investigation lands in his lap. Investigating the apparent suicide of a prominent Korean businessman's son proves to be anything but ordinary, especially when it introduces Cole to the dead man's handsome cousin, Kim Jae-Min.
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Almost better than the book!!! And I love the book
- By Kindle Customer on 03-21-14
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A Husband for Hartwell
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The whole of London society has long assumed Lord William Hartwell will marry his childhood best friend, Lady Rebecca Warrington. After two seasons, Hartwell remains quite content with bachelorhood - his parents do not. When Hartwell learns they intend to cut his purse strings unless he makes a match this season, he resigns himself to a marriage of convenience with Becca, and yet he can’t help but be drawn to her younger brother, Warry.
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Excellent Narration
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Victor Lang had everything—looks, money, fame. A chance to become the greatest swimmer in history. Until a failed dope test brought him crashing down. According to the rumors, he turned into a recluse, a drug addict, a whore. Broken beyond repair. Incapable of love.
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- By Amazon Customer on 01-04-23
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Matter of Time: Vol. 1
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Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody - he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw. While dealing with attempts on his life, well-meaning friends who want to see him happy, an overly protective boss, and a slowly unfolding mystery that is much more sinister than he could ever imagine, the young gay man finds himself getting involved with Sam, the conflicted and closeted detective....
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I enjoyed this book
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GOOD LISTEN !! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- By Ron Gorton on 10-03-23
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William Lyon's past forced him to become someone he isn't. Conflicted and unable to maintain the charade, he separates from his wife and takes a job as caretaker at a former mental hospital. Jelley's Valley State Insane Asylum was the largest mental hospital in California for well over a century, but it now stands empty. William thinks the decrepit institution is the perfect place to finish his dissertation and wait for his divorce to become final. In town, William meets Colby Anderson, who minds the local store and post office.
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The best book I have listed to in a long time
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Auctioned
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Gray Nolan's biggest problem in life was the torch he carried for his closeted coach. He was just another happy-go-lucky dude, a college student and hockey player, when his ordinary existence was interrupted, and he became a human trafficking statistic. He and seven other young men were taken aboard a luxurious yacht, where they were to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Gray was beaten, shattered, and almost defeated by the time his buyer stepped out of the shadows in a swirl of his own cigarette smoke.
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Dan Calley's voice could pull me out of a coma
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Take Me Apart
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I have only one goal in life: become a detective. It’s there, just out of reach, so close I can taste it. When I find out the Vitale family is about to be investigated again, I do what I do best. Jump in head first. There’s just one problem; Enzo Vitale. The man is red hot danger, every word a dare from his lips. And I never was one to turn away from a challenge….
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Sweet adorable psychopath
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NHL love
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sweet surprize
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Exiled Heir
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Miles Castillo has spent his entire life running from the crime his parents committed. He’s an alpha without a pack, and a son whose very name is poisoned. When two werewolf hunters catch him, he has to choose between a man who wants his head mounted on a wall and Cade Bartlett, the mage prince who doesn’t realize who Miles is.
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More than I'd expected
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- Belen
- 01-20-17
Brilliantly narrated
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It’s no secret that I love Greg Tremblay’s voice acting skills. I make no bones about being a fangirl of his talent.
When All the World Sleeps is wonderfully and beautifully narrated by Mr. Tremblay. I kind of felt like he was holding my hand throughout this story. He navigates the different POV between Bel and Daniel brilliantly.
I honestly don’t think I would have made it through “reading” this, so huge, HUGE kudos to Greg for getting me through. Because this story is dark, y’all. Dark and depressing and weighted. Yes, it’s also a hot D/s story but mostly, I found it filled with pain and hurt, and sometimes brutal in its depiction of Daniel and Bel’s prejudiced small Southern town.
I like hurt/comfort stories – but this took me outside my comfort zone many times. It was worth it in the end, especially with Greg Tremblay there to guide me through, but I found myself drained at the end. Thankfully there’s a little light at the end of it, but the HFN (HEA if you squint really hard) is hard won.
It’s well written, as expected from the duo of Henry and Rock, but damn I need a nap and some super fluff to read after this one.
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- whatcha.listening.to
- 04-15-19
Different in a good way.
Very different, Daniel sleepwalks and not like you would assume someone to sleepwalk it kind of reminded me of D.I.D Disassociation Identity Disorder, where they become someone else in a way.
The bond that Daniel and Bel grow to have is unique and I think it not only teaches Bel new things but also Daniel. That you might think one way but if you’re just open your mind and your heart you will see something else.
I enjoyed the story but I am going to be completely honest it was too long; it seemed to take way too long to get to the point. Like nothing happens for a long time and your thinking ok so this happened and why and then this happens but then nothing for a good chunk then things start to pick up. If it had been a bit of a faster-paced book I think I would have been singing this book’ praises but as of right now I am just thinking great characters sad the story lingered too long.
Loved the narration 100% enjoyed it and will listen to more by this narrator.
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- Angela S Goodrich
- 02-04-17
5 stars = I freaking LOVED this audiobook!!!
I reviewed my personal copy of this audiobook for Wicked Reads.
While I’ve only been listening to audiobooks for about a year, When All the World Sleeps might be my first ever impulse buy, as well as the first audiobook I’ve purchased within days of its release. But when I was clearing out our blog’s inbox and happened to open up the email from Riptide, something about the cover caught my eye, then the blurb sounded interesting, but what sold it for me, what made me use my monthly audiobook credit without hesitation was the author/narrator combination. Lisa Henry has scared the bejeezus out of me on more than one occasion. J.A. Rock’s The Subs Club series held me captive, waiting with baited breath for each installment. Both authors have made me laugh, fall in love, enthralled and entertained me. But the clincher… Greg Tremblay was the narrator. I quickly fell in love Tremblay’s vocal talents in Romanus by Mary Calmes and haven’t looked back since. Heck, over the holidays I bought six audiobooks largely because he was the narrator. So to recap, the combination of the authors, the narrator, and an intriguing plot led me to make my first ever impulse buy and I am beyond thrilled that I did.
Daniel Whitlock is a convicted murder whose sentence was mitigated due to a medical defense – that he was sleepwalking when he murdered the man who nearly beat him to death. Joe “Bel” Belman is a local cop who is dismayed that Daniel got away with such a ridiculous defense, disturbed by the fact that Daniel was released early, and disgusted that he is attracted to a murderer. Bel is annoyed when he must intercede to prevent Daniel getting beat up, but as an officer of the law he can’t choose who he protects – even if he thinks Daniel deserves the beating. However, when someone tries to kill Daniel, Bel finds himself thrust into Daniel’s life, learning that there is more to the man than what he and the rest of the town have assumed about him and that Daniel’s sleep walking might not be the line of bull he thought it was. The relationship that develops is… intense. Daniel is needy, but not in the way often seen in romances. He needs someone who can control him, someone who has the patience to restrain him while he sleeps so that he doesn’t hurt anyone else. It just so happens that Bel might be capable of fulfilling Daniel’s needs because his own protective streak makes him ideal for the job – protecting the town from Daniel and protecting Daniel from the town, especially when the arsonist seems intent on finishing the job of ridding the world of Daniel Whitlock.
When All the World Sleeps was a fascinating story. From what I remember from my neurological psychology class in college, the premise behind the storyline is not impossible and the authors do a wonderful job of crafting a plot around the improbable. Even though I began listening to the audiobook immediately after reading the blurb, with the combination of the authors’ writing skills and Tremblay’s performance, I found myself falling into the trap of the judgmental – accepting what those around Daniel said about him as fact. Tremblay conveys such conviction in Bel’s thoughts and interactions with Daniel, that it was so easy to paint Daniel as a lying, murdering tweaker. Yet with the simple change in the point of view from Bel’s to Daniel’s, Tremblay’s portrayal of Daniel exudes fear, frustration, self-loathing, helplessness, hopelessness, and longing – all with the added difficulty of performing both the awake Daniel and the sleep-walking Daniel. Henry and Rock’s words are superb and Tremblay’s performance is stunning, and combined they made When All the World Sleeps an audiobook I was captivated by and look forward to enjoying again.
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- camalice
- 02-10-17
Two words-Greg Tremblay!!!!
As soon as this audio book was finished I went to the beginning and started again. First off it was a great story-I loved the development of the relationship between Bel and Daniel and while I felt sympathy for Daniel it was Bel's protective instinct and actions that really moved me. And Mr Tremblay's narration was out of this world. The man can do accents like no other. I never knew the southern American accent could sound so sexy!!!!! He had me rewinding just to hear some of Bel's statements over and over again. I hope these authors write together again I really hope they use Mr Tremblay.
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- Lord_Theoden
- 02-08-17
very sad but heartwarming
This book was perfect didn't even feel like 12 hrs, the narrator oh my that narrator Greg tremblay is now officially my favorite narrator his voice for bell 😍 fantastic!!! I could not stop listening and when I had to stop I got aggravated because I had to, I had to see what was going to happen next. I felt so bad for Daniel he was so pitiful and bell was an angel, I need a bell in life! buy this book use a credit this is a must have an anyone's library.
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- Donald
- 04-13-17
The trouble with sleeping...
What an interesting premise for a story. Without giving too much away, the things one can do when the unconscious mind takes over. The story of Daniel Whitlock and Joe Belman is one in which the concept of acceptance and unconditional love are explored and illustrated in the words and story of Henry and Rock. Greg Tremblay is an excellent narrator and he adds so much to the characters with his inflections and tone. A little dark at times but that is life. A good listen and I really liked it. I would recommend.
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- Troy
- 03-27-17
thank you. a great performance
Great for me a gay guy with dissociative identity disorder.
love the southern accent.
hope to find sequel
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- Sophia Rose
- 02-05-17
Deep, Dark, Erotic, and Complex
What to say, what to say... At least what to say without writing a novel-length review. This book just defies concise categories and description. It explores so much within the pages of this story. It delves so deep you need a flashlight when you hit bottom. Yes, this is a romance, but its a story of two separate men, their pasts, their town's attitude, guilt and redemption, exploring a unique relationship, and establishing ways to help a man deal with a rare disorder that leave him feeling like a monster. It's breath-stealing in its scope and there are small triumphs, but also set backs. There is no light fairytale ending, but yet I was well satisfied with how things were left.
Daniel Whitlock creeps in the shadows around his small southern town. He's worse than a disgusting disease in the eyes of the whole town. He killed one of their own. Oh, he was sentenced and did his time, but the courts reduced the sentence because it was proved that he had a rare sleep disorder that allowed him to walk in his sleep so that nobody could tell he wasn't awake. And one night, he set a fire in the house of the man who nearly beat him to death for being gay. Everyone knows that, but not one person can forgive burning a man alive.
Daniel is another person in his sleep so he spends his awake time terrified of falling asleep and devising ways to restrain himself when he goes to bed. And if it hurts, then that's alright since he deserves to be punished for what he did. He deserves the slurs and threats. He deserves his family shunning him and leaving him alone. But then one night, Officer Belman steps in before he can be beat up again. Belman was the nice kid who worked at the store and didn't treat him like he was a freak though now he is cautious and stern making Daniel wonder just what in the heck he did the night the man found him.
Bel, like the rest of the town, didn't have much use for Daniel Whitlock or the explanation that he killed a guy while sleepwalking, but he does have a great respect for the law and as a gay man who isn't out, he also is sensitive to the fact that Whitlock's victim was a man who nearly beat him to death and would have if a stranger hadn't come up on the group beating. Then one night when he thinks the guy is on drugs and causing trouble down at the local bar, he realizes that it isn't drugs or alcohol causing his behavior. Later, Bel is the one to rescue Daniel from his bed restraints when his cabin is set on fire, he starts to believe that Whitlock just might be telling the truth and the man's fear of sleep is no lie. Daniel desperately needs help and Bel is conflicted, but decides that he really does want to take care of Daniel.
From then on these two men begin a journey together figuring out how to help Daniel stay safely in bed, stay safe from harm, and figure out Daniel's need for pain, for someone to give him rules and enforce them, and someone just to believe him and care about him. Bel knows that by supporting Daniel, there will be consequences and he isn't sure that it is worth it because Daniel's condition wears on them both. Meanwhile, there are some who want to exact their own revenge for murder.
Alright, this story told from alternating points of view is never easy to read. It's dark and torturous in ways because of what Daniel goes through and how he and Bel struggle through making mistakes and slow forward progress. The vitriol and hatred from many is palpable and yet it's not out of the blue because Daniel really did kill the guy. But it broke my heart that a whole town would turn away when a guy gets beat nearly to death and then endures ongoing torment from the same group.
The relationship is a tough one because there are so many nuances. Bel was a fantastic and truly heroic hero for Daniel. He stood pat and was so loyal. Daniel never made it easy on him and because he was screwed up even played games so that Bel was never on solid footing with him. Daniel would strike out in bitter anger against the one guy who had his back, but fortunately, he would also know he did wrong and say so. I forgot most of the time that Bel's only twenty-three and younger than Daniel because he might be out of his depth, but he was poised and mature and probably the perfect match for a man like Daniel.
And Daniel, I just can't imagine. Whew boy! All his life, he thinks he's crazy, others think he's a freak, he's an out gay man in a community that isn't open to him, and then he is a murderer. He is terrified of what he is capable of and desperate to either not sleep or not get out of his bonds when he is sleeping. The murdered man's friends who were all part of the group who beat up Daniel are still after him. Then there is too good to be true Bel. Daniel has been abandoned by family and his ex-boyfriend so he is waiting for Bel to leave him like everyone else. He knows that nobody can handle his issues long term and he knows that Bel will destroy his career and his place in the community for being with Daniel. But he hopes and dreams for the first time and agrees to trust Bel and get counseling. Bel's support gave him courage and strength to not give in.
There is BDSM in the romance, but I wouldn't say this is a BDSM story. Yes, Daniel needed to have someone control him and they both got off on that and their 'play' time, but it's more complicated than that. Bel wisely researched on the lifestyle and tried to understand where Daniel's mind was. He liked control and liked rough sex and play so decided he didn't have to put labels on what they were doing or following what he thought of as the cookie cutter version of the lifestyle that made no sense to him. He would put the brakes on when he and Daniel were not on the same page. Bel was not a sadist to Daniel's masochism and Daniel wasn't a true masochist because he didn't get off on pain- he only thought he needed pain to keep him awake or when he felt he should be punished for his guilt.
There was also the element of family for both guys. Daniel's parents, ugh. I wanted to hate them, but I also get it. Daniel is coherent when he is asleep though he does crazy and freaky things and they lived with it for years. But I would have loved to have seen them have some shred of care or pity for a child even if unconditional love wasn't in them. Bel's family is so different-warm and supportive- and I held my breath as he not only came out to them, but with the town freak and murderer as his new partner. He knew he was asking a lot of them, but he had faith that they would come through for him.
I experienced this book in the audio format and had the pleasure of listening to new to me narrator, Greg Tremblay. I thought he had great command of all the voices, accents, and tone of the book. He didn't over dramatize what was already dramatic, but let the story reveal itself. I thought he was a perfect match and a fantastic narrator. Would definitely listen to more of his work.
In summary, this was another incredible outing with this pair of writers. They aren't afraid to go inside the darkness of the mind and write it with a tough fought and passionately erotic m/m romance.
I rec'd this book free.
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Gritty, sexy thriller
This is a really dark read, so brace yourself for that. Daniel is the town pariah, despised by virtually everyone in his small town after he killed the man who brutally gay bashed him by burning his house down. The twist is that Daniel is a sleepwalker, so he wasn't responsible for his action. He received a light sentence in jail and struggles to live a life of quiet desperation, hiding in a remote cabin, working as a janitor while serving his probation and coming up with a system with frozen locks to restrain himself when he sleeps - which isn't often.
He was raised by his small minded parents to feel like a freak because of his sleepwalking. His self loathing, his guilt over the murder and his persecution by the townspeople, all of it is pretty oppressive. Daniel self harms, including through sex, as a way of coping.
Local cop Joe Belman has had a crush on Daniel since they were teenagers, but he's still living a closeted life, and has learned to look down on Daniel, following the attitudes of everyone around him. There's an unfairnes there that did bother me, not only is Daniel not responsible for what he does when sleepwalking, the man he killed had gay bashed him, and the system had made justice for that difficult to impossible to achive, but this is an issue that Bel has to grow on. He's strong and compelling, but he has a lot of growing to do. When the persecution against Daniel begins to escalate, Bel agrees to stay with him overnight to protect him. He becomes drawn into Daniel's problems, guarding him so he could sleep as well as protecting him from another potential gay basher.
Bel is a tough, no nonsense man of few words and made a really compelling romantic lead. Even as he's taking the role of hero he learns to let go of his own internal homophobia.
There's a really gritty tone to the series that I found a welcome change from more wholesome romance. There's a gritty sexual underbelly in their two bit Mayberry, and Bel and Daniel's sexual connection is hot and kinky, but the romance is still heartfelt.
I found the issue of sleepwalking really interesting, it's something everyone knows about, but something that's not well understood.
I really loved this one and look forward to reading more books by Henry and Rock in the future. Tremblay's rich voice enhanced the story and his voice for Bel was especially sexy.
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Great Mystery with an unusual medical condition
What made the experience of listening to When All the World Sleeps the most enjoyable?
I really enjoyed the performance of the narrator. Greg Tremblay is top notch! The story is well written and well paced. The way the authors presented Daniel while he was sleep walking was captivating. My only issue and why I gave a 4 star for story is that the authors kept alluding to a past childhood trauma that may have been the trigger for Daniel's sleep walking / physiological problems but unfortunately did not go down that road. Because of this I thought we were going to get a past mystery other than the fire. Yes we had a HEA but was left with unanswered questions especially about his parents. But still worth the listen. Will listen to again in future
What was one of the most memorable moments of When All the World Sleeps?
Each time Daniel was sleep walking and his strange behaviors.
What does Greg Tremblay bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Individuality of each character. The right amount of emotions for the individual scenes. Greg is always a delight.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The title " When All the World Sleep"
Any additional comments?
Love Lisa Henry and JA Rock. Hope more of their books come to audio.
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