Rook (Unabridged‪)‬

Excellent Story & Narration🎧 Gripping & Twisted!

Consider me wowed, it is great to see another side of L. Ann’s brilliant mind with this amazing romantic suspense. It seems like she masters every genre she writes, from her paranormal shifters to her contemporary romance with her angsty rock stars and now there is “Rook” the hitman for hire, except Magdalena “Dally” McCarthy hired him for the wrong thing. She needed a pretend boyfriend to attend her own birthday celebration with her family. Magdalena spent her whole life trying to appease her mother, but she could do nothing right in her eyes and she had gotten used to her wrath and just goes with the flow. But she does not want her mother to set her up on any dates or arrange a marriage for her, so her roommate suggested hiring a fake boyfriend. She helped with the arrangements and met him at the local diner and when she gets there, she approaches him with the instructions and payment. Rook is not the person she thinks he is but goes with it. He is recently retired, and he finds her entertaining. He takes his role as a fake boyfriend seriously and once he gets to her parents’ home, it surprised him at how they treat her, her family members are terrible people. And to make matters worse, the evening ends in a kidnapping. At first he thought they were after him but that was not the case, this girl is in big trouble and how could he not help her. Rook is a trained killer, but he has other skills too and those help in the situation they find themselves in, but he needs to get Dally to put her trust in him. This cleverly plotted story has plenty of drama, angst, mystery, twists and turns, thrilling suspense, heartfelt emotions, and some steamy romance. I loved the chemistry between Rook and Dally, two people from different worlds who just work. L. Ann, thank you for another amazing story and the wild and thrilling emotional roller aster ride. I am looking forward to hearing the next chess piece of a Chambers’ brother’s story.

🎧 📚🎧 And for the amazing narration, Thomas Locklear is a master behind the mike, joining him is Elise Hoffman, who was just as fabulous as her partner in crime, I mean narration. They had a complete understanding of the characters they were portraying, gave each a voice that fit that character’s persona, sounding believable in every role they played. Hoffman nails it as Magdalena, grasps every side of her personality, grows with her as she transforms from a meek and obedient daughter to the strong and confident women she became in the end. Locklear plays Rook’s role with perfection, a swoon-worthy alpha with an underlying fierceness and dangerous side which comes out when necessary. They set the perfect tone for the story, capture all the characters’ emotions and project them into their performance, having you feel every single one. These versatile voice artists are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to, their narration enhances an already amazing story to another level. Thank you for another exceptional listen.