✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫

I love to finding a new to me author that I enjoy. I really liked this Romantic Suspense story with a strong female lead and a hot but dangerous spy/mercenary. Their love story started out a little angry and very suspicious in the beginning but they still had that immediate attraction and chemistry that I love in any romance book. I also enjoyed the process of them getting to know each other and falling in love. It was a little quick but I feel like that is ok when tensions are high and lives are in danger. This story wasn't very steamy but I think we just get more story that way and I also felt like it was a little light on suspense and excitement until the very end but that didn't affect my enjoyment of the story line. I also really enjoyed the ending and the surprise reveal that I never saw coming. While I did find this story to be a little I will definitely be looking for the next audiobook in this series, I can't wait to see who's book it is!

The narration was great, Joe Arden and Emma Wilder mesh very well together in my opinion.

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Great first book of a series

Black List is the best beginning of a series I've read in a long time. As a fan of Lynn's other Hot series, there was no question I was going to read this book, yet it still exceeded all expectations. Jace and Maddy's story has the exact right mix of sizzle, adventure, and mystery, however, Ian Black is the scene-stealer and what will keep me coming back to this series. I read this book before I listened to it and I have to say that the audio really added to the story. Joe Arden and Emma Wilder are great choices as narrators for this story. I recommend it to anyone who loves a great Action/Adventure romance.

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Black List

I always struggle with book 1 from a series. Usually because there is a lot of world and character building and the storyline can get a little lost. But I have to say I didn’t with this book at all.
The characters were sharp and the world building easy to get right into. I really enjoyed getting to know the men and the women. I was on the edge of my seat for parts of it.
Jace is intriguing I like that he wasn’t the leader. I think that made me like him a little more. Ian just seems like the right fit for the leader role.
Maddy is fierce! I love when the heroine is just as witty and strong as the men maybe even more so. She doesn’t break and she has ample opportunity to but she is a strong one.
The chemistry was perfect. The love story being told along with the suspense I just thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The narration was perfection I am a huge fan of Joe Arden. But I think who stole the show was Emma Wilder she gave such depth to her voice it was awesome to listen to.

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Mercenaries, spies, mistaken identity and love!

This is a good story and kept my interest. This was my first Lynn Rae book and it intrigued me enough to go in search of more of her work. I was able to predict the villain but it didn’t ruin the storyline for me. I wanted to learn more about secondary characters so I plan to continue the series.

Narration:
Emma and Joe did a great job bringing life to these characters. I enjoyed listening to them and hearing the different voices they give each character. Emma had a vulnerability to her voice for Maddy. Joe’s snark for secondary character voices is always fun to hear!

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Sexy, Stubborn Alpha Goodness

Loved this much more than I thought I would at first. Maddie is a great mix of strength, intelligence, and vulnerability. Jace is pure stubborn, bordering on arrogant, alpha hero. The chemistry between them sizzles. It took several chapters for me to adjust to the character voices, but the narrators were consistent, so I eventually got there. This story did a pretty good job of introducing characters who will have future books. I look forward to reading/listening to them all. Not the best I’ve read by Harris, but not the worst either. Heck, even her worst books are still worth reading. Cannot wait to get to Ian’s book!

This series is going to be amazing!

I love listening to an author for the first time, and knowing they are the perfect fit for my tastes! Lynn Raye Harris has romantic suspense nailed! This is the first book in the Black Bandits series and I am hooked. Jace Kaiser is a mercenary. His set of skills is niche as he has the best instincts in the business. But with bad information in, comes bad information out and he captures Maddy, the wrong person. Once cleared though, he knows Maddy is in danger, and he instincts now are telling him to protect her. And our story begins. Twists, turns, romance and excitement all flow bringing on high suspense and unexpected outcomes. Every twist leads to a new path, and each day, the heat between Maddy and Jace grows.It's the best blend of romance and thrills keeping us on the edge and filling our hearts. Jace is complicated. He has a lot of layers and his past is dark. Maddy is average which is what makes her so interesting. Nothing that stands out, just a person doing her job yet has a true heart that shines to Jace. I am invested now and need to start Black Tie to see the next adventure of the Black Bandits!

Joe Arden and Emma Wilder are our storytellers and what story they tell. Jace's many layers are peeled with Arden's voice. He has so many things to work through and Arden lets us into each one with his nuances. Wilder falls into character as Maddy. Indignant, angry, frustrated, scared, loving, she brings it all out and lets us see Maddy for who she is. This is a fabulous pairing for this book and total entertainment.

Love Jace

This is the first book in the Black's Bandits and it was amazing. I fell in love with Jace and Maddy. Suspense, military, alpha male, chemistry, steamy and fantastic

Awesome book

Loved this book! You could feel the way the characters jumped out at you. Superbly written!!!

awesome story

I hadn't heard and read many of Lynn Raye Harris' BDI books, but I love Jace and Maddie!! This couple is great! I really enjoying the narrators also! they did a great job with the story! This story has a lot of twist and turns which is what Makes Lynn Raye Harris' books so amazing! if you are looking for a great story line then pick up this book!!

Secret life

listening is different from reading, I hear the excitement I'm feeling, amazing narration the voices are AMAZING, Jace and Maddie are a great couple, and Ian and his black bandits rock, thank you, Dana Zamora