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Deacon

Written by: Kristen Ashley
Narrated by: Stella Bloom
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Deacon has an ugly history, a history that broke him, leaving him a ghost of a man. Out of necessity he left the normal world to descend into the criminal world and found he fit. So he stayed. Cold as ice and living off the grid, Deacon has no intention to connect, not with anyone. Then he returns to some remote cabins in the Colorado Mountains and finds they have new owners. One of them is Cassidy Swallow, a young woman willing to work hard to live her quiet dream in a house by a river surrounded by aspen and pine.

Suddenly Deacon finds he's at war. Cassidy's pull for him to connect is strong. He fights it, but he loses, always coming back for more. But when he does, he gives her nothing. From the first time she sees him, Cassidy knows Deacon is dead inside. She knows he’s the kind of man who could destroy a woman. But one night when Deacon's control slips, Cassidy takes a chance. He might break her. He also might be her dream come true.

©2014 Kristen Ashley (P)2015 Audible Inc. Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Dream War
About the Creator - Kristen Ashley

About the Creator

Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over 80 romance novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally. Her books have been translated in 14 languages and she’s sold millions of books. In March, she released the The Girl in The Woods, the second in her romantic thriller series, Misted Pines. And her latest audiobook is Perfect Together, a second chance romance that will break your heart and then put it back together stronger than before. She also published Too Good To be True, her first-ever murder mystery romance in an episodic format on Kindle Vella. Kristen, born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, and was a fourth-generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for 18 years prior to beginning her independent publishing career. She now writes full-time. Although romance is her genre, the prevailing themes running through all of Kristen’s novels are friendship, family and a strong sisterhood. To this end, and as a way to thank her readers for their support, Kristen has created the Rock Chick Nation, a series of programs that are designed to give back to her readers and promote a strong female community. You can learn more about Kristen and the Rock Chick Nation on her website: www.KristenAshley.net
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I couldn't say enough about Kristen Ashley. She's an amazing storyteller and you cannot help but get invested in the characters. I especially love how she brings forward other characters from other series. I love the story so much. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed. T Richards

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I listened to this one like a maniac, in way too little time for it to be healthy! :)

Liked the hero

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I love this book but I couldn't listen to this narrator. I should have listened to the full preview before purchasing.

Great story, terrible narrator

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I’ll be honest, I only listened to this bc I heard there was pegging (and it wasn’t even that good, so that was disappointing) so I really shouldn’t haven been expecting much but this wasn’t that great.

My 22 year-old self probably would’ve liked this back in 2014 when it was released but there was so much that irked me about this.

The female main character (FMC) wanted to come across as hugely fierce and independent and granted she kinda was but every chance she got she simped for “hEr mAn”. He could’ve blown his nose and she’d be like “the way he blew his nose was sooo amazing, ugh that’s MY man”. Like girl relax.

I did like the male main character (MMC); he was damaged, moody and broody but little too cave man like, right down to his dialogue (he always referred to the FMC as “woman” and spoke in weird broken sentences, like everything was a statement ..I can’t really explain it [maybe it’s a Midwest US thing???]).

There’s also talk of drug abuse and the way the FMC has very little sympathy for the person struggling with addiction really bothered me. The person wasn’t behaving the way they were to purposely hurt anyone, they’re literally an addict and addiction is a disease. Saying you’d kill the person for how they treated someone while they were battling addiction is just tactless (to put it extremely lightly) and I was really irked that the author wrote the character that way. I’m owing this to the time that the book was written (2014, and 6 years really does make a world of difference) and the lack of open dialogue and education surrounding how to sensitively write about addiction.

Lastly, the narration wasn’t bad but didn’t feel like the right fit for this FMC.

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