What are Tams and Cat listened to last week.
Dirty Kiss, Book 1
Written by:
Narrated by:
Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
Series: Cole McGinnis, Book 1
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:03-10-14
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC
Buy links: Dreamspinner Press | Amazon Audio | Audible | iTunes
Cat give's this one 5 Purrs!
ColeMcGinnis
is hired by his brother to investigate a suicide of a prominent Korean
Businessmen's son, he gets caught up in shootings, bombings, and learns the
dynamics of Korean life after falling for the man he is trying to save.
I
loved this story. It is well-written, page turning(or you can't stop listening)
The storyline is fabulous there is a lot of action, some hot and steamy sex
scenes and well narrated.
I
will have to say Dirty Kiss has moved to the top of my Audiobook listens. The
story is intriguing the romance steamy and the narration the best I have heard
There
are so many Things I like about this story that it's hard to pick just one. The
entire book is memorable but the end I guess for me since I never figured out
who was doing the killing.
I
listened to the audio version and I adored Greg Tremblay's Narration. I loved
his inflictions of character, it was so easy to tell them apart. I loved the
slight accent of Jae-Min and especially how the performance was more acted out
than read. He got breathy in the sex scenes, If it was said with a slight
chuckle he actually chuckled the words and he even sang one line! I recommend
the audio version.
As
for a favorite character I have to say Cole. I loved Cole, how he still thought
of his past lover, how he was so strong and yet we saw his emotional weakness.
I
also loved Jae-Min as well. He had a mysteriousness to him.
I
highly recommend this to anyone that likes a romantic suspense and I cannot
wait to listen to the next!
Tams gives this one a Solid 5 Star rating as well.
Cole McGinnis is a half Irish, half Asian gay man. The former cop has little to no contact with his mother and father since he came out. His older brother, an attorney, has never turned his back on his brother though regardless. It's Cole's brother Mike that brings him his latest job, digging into the death of Mike's boss's son. It's at the family home that Cole meets the elusive, beautiful and troubled cousin of the victim. The last thing Mike wants is to be attracted to anyone, still in mourning after his long time lover was killed by his former partner on the force. But there is something about Jae that pulls Cole closer and makes the PI want to get to know the closed off Asian a little more intimately.
Kim Jae-Min hides his sexuality, sort of. It's no secret to his late cousin's family, who actually blame him for "turning" their son gay. And that couldn't be further from the truth. Jae is attracted to the large and in charge PI as well, and it confuses him. Cole really aggravates him and pisses him off, pushing his buttons, but he turns him on like no one else ever has as well. Jae is a conundrum, fighting Cole one minute, then rocking his world the next, sometimes the two happen simultaneiously, which is both confusing and entertaining.
As Cole grows closer to uncovering the truth about Yung's death, he and Jae grow closer as well. But the person responsible for Yung's death wants to keep their identity a secret, even if that means one half breed PI and a gay go-go dancer have to be the next casualities in this twisted game of murder and secrecy. Cole struggles to balance his attraction to Jae with his almost utter certainty that he is violating some type of promise to his dead lover to be miserable and alone for all eternity. Jae has his struggles as well. As much as he wants to be with Cole, it confuses him, the wanting the man so much. And he will not tell his family the truth, that he prefers men to woman, and risk being cut off from them. Can the two of them find a happy medium where they can stay true to themselves and manage to be with each other? And if they can, will they be alive to do so?
Ford delves deep into the trenches of Asian society and beliefs with this series, where as in the Sinner's series, she explored the Irish. But this series is no less intense, Ford has definitely found her niche' with murder, mayhem and snarky, sexy, half naked men that can't seem to keep their hands off of each other. Narrated by Greg Trembley, this is my first audio from Trembley but I'm quite taken with his skills. Trembley conveys the accents with precision and grace and manages to differientiate between characters with the slightest change of nuance and tone. The action is pulse pounding and almost non stop, everytime you think that Cole is close to figuring things out there is another curve ball. I loved the phrases and the wording that Ford used while telling this story, describing these characters and Trembley really brought it all to life with his narration.
If you like a story with a mesh up of mystery and suspense with a couple of hard headed fresh new lovers and a pretty accurate detailing of the asian culture in the aspect of this story... this is the perfect book for you!
Kim Jae-Min hides his sexuality, sort of. It's no secret to his late cousin's family, who actually blame him for "turning" their son gay. And that couldn't be further from the truth. Jae is attracted to the large and in charge PI as well, and it confuses him. Cole really aggravates him and pisses him off, pushing his buttons, but he turns him on like no one else ever has as well. Jae is a conundrum, fighting Cole one minute, then rocking his world the next, sometimes the two happen simultaneiously, which is both confusing and entertaining.
As Cole grows closer to uncovering the truth about Yung's death, he and Jae grow closer as well. But the person responsible for Yung's death wants to keep their identity a secret, even if that means one half breed PI and a gay go-go dancer have to be the next casualities in this twisted game of murder and secrecy. Cole struggles to balance his attraction to Jae with his almost utter certainty that he is violating some type of promise to his dead lover to be miserable and alone for all eternity. Jae has his struggles as well. As much as he wants to be with Cole, it confuses him, the wanting the man so much. And he will not tell his family the truth, that he prefers men to woman, and risk being cut off from them. Can the two of them find a happy medium where they can stay true to themselves and manage to be with each other? And if they can, will they be alive to do so?
Ford delves deep into the trenches of Asian society and beliefs with this series, where as in the Sinner's series, she explored the Irish. But this series is no less intense, Ford has definitely found her niche' with murder, mayhem and snarky, sexy, half naked men that can't seem to keep their hands off of each other. Narrated by Greg Trembley, this is my first audio from Trembley but I'm quite taken with his skills. Trembley conveys the accents with precision and grace and manages to differientiate between characters with the slightest change of nuance and tone. The action is pulse pounding and almost non stop, everytime you think that Cole is close to figuring things out there is another curve ball. I loved the phrases and the wording that Ford used while telling this story, describing these characters and Trembley really brought it all to life with his narration.
If you like a story with a mesh up of mystery and suspense with a couple of hard headed fresh new lovers and a pretty accurate detailing of the asian culture in the aspect of this story... this is the perfect book for you!
Thank you for the review! I haven't read the series yet and have been meaning to get to it.
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