Good story. Good narration.

Overall a good opposites attract fantasy romance that kept me engaged. The narrator was well suited to the characters. There is definitely room to expand on relationships after this story, which I hope the author does in some fashion.

I am going to make an observation from the perspective of a ballet dancer and distance runner. Spending hours sweating in spandex and/or tights equates to an awful smell that your significant other will not appreciate. You also tend to need food and rehydration immediately after workouts. I cringed everytime Morgan went straight from dancing to anything but a shower and food.

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A decent book ruined by the narration

I had read this book a while ago and enjoyed it for the most part. Unfortunately, the narration ruined the audio for me. The character voices sounded pretty much the same and one of the characters who I assume was Spanish from the name, was particularly bad. Save you money/credit and read the book instead!

Terrific Story & Narration🎧Captivating & Heartfelt

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it is a terrific MM romance with interesting and original storylines. This is my first book written by Rebecca James and it will not be my last, I enjoyed her writing style and how she swept me right into her story, grabbing my attention right from the start and holding it straight to the end. Her character are complex and nicely developed, they are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with. Morgan Wentworth comes from a family of wealth, not exactly a loving family, his parents did not have time for him and sent him off to school. His older brother, Jake, was estranged from the family after the father disowned him for joining a motorcycle club. But he reached out to Morgan after their parents death and they kept in touch, planning to get together whey Morgan finished his studies in Milan. Morgan is a ballet dancer and was accepted to apprentice with the Manhattan Ballet Company, taking him one step closer to his dream, being a principal dancer. Unfortunately Jake died in a bike accident before they could ever get together and his accident caused a riff with a rival MC. Zeke Ivers is a member of the Sentinel’s MC, Jake’s club, he and his fellow club members vowed to protect Jake’s little brother. Zeke is the one assigned to watch over him and he takes his job very seriously, even sleeping outside his door at night. I adored both of these characters, they came from two completely different worlds yet they got along perfectly. Zeke, a straight man was not easy on Morgan at first, his rude comments were either a defense mechanism or something learned. His father was not easy on him or his brother and when he lost his brother he fell out of touch with his father too. Morgan was a good sport when it came to Zeke, he knew he turned him on but did not throw it in his face. He waited for Zeke to be ready, to come to him, make the first move. I loved how their story plays out, the drama, angst, the denial, the coming to terms and then the love. In addition to the romance there are several other storylines, the problem with the rival gang, business drama with Malcolm’s family business, members of he board wanted him to give up his seat and interest in the company and then there is Thomas, whom Malcolm totally misread. These storylines bring in some mystery, thrilling and suspenseful moments. A lot goes on in this book, it is very well plotted and there is never a dull moment. Rebecca James, thank you for this terrific story and the emotional rollercoaster ride. I am looking forward to checking out more of your work, I loved he secondary characters in this book and hope their stories come to Audible too.

Christopher Rain is a terrific narrator and voice artist. He did a great job portraying the characters, bringing them to life, giving each their own voice and personality as well as humanizing them. His Morgan was perfection, he grasped his persona to the tee, his Zeke was great too, he showed us his alpha-tude. You could hear how much heart he puts into his work as he captures the characters emotions and projects them into his performance. He is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this great listen🎧

great story terrible narration

loved the story and the characters and that was the only reason i made it through this book. the narration was terrible. It didn't start put terrible but got progressively worse as the story went on.

Loved it

This has been on my TBR forever, when I got the audio I decided to start it. I was hooked from the very beginning. Morgan’s brother does and he is now in danger, so now he is staying at his brother bikers club u til he is safe. Zeek is the hot biker that has to watch over him. I love how this book is not just about forced proximity and bad biker guarding Ballerino, there is so much story to this book. I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series.

Ok

There was a lot going on in this that made it hard not to roll my eyes. I think if there had been less then I could have been drawn into the plot a lot more and connected to the guy’s. There were some sweet and sexy moments and some parts that I liked though and it was an easy listen

Good deliverance

I was impressed with the narrator only because I have already read the book... so i think this was read just right

Great!!!

I read all the reviews and almost didn’t get this audible but goodness gracious, it was hot! A motorcycle club guy and a ballerino! Lots of twists and turns and tons of fun characters! I’ll be following this author for more!

I Liked It

This story grabbed me from the start and I enjoyed listening to it. I liked both characters, Morgan was down to earth, dedicated, loyal and not overly dramatic diva as ballet dancers often portrayed in some books. Zeke was tough and cute and I loved that he had no drama about his preference discovery and handled it with dignity. The story was sweet with almost no angst, but left some questions unanswered for me. I hope these will be answered in other books since this was just first book in the Hedonist series. Narrator did a good job giving voices to all the characters and I especially liked how he narrated the part in the end of the story with Morgan and his "fan". This was new to me author and narrator and I am looking forward to the next book in the Hedonist series.

Dance is poetic baring of the soul through motion

~Scott Nilsson~
This was a phenomenal book! I was kept on my toes the whole time with the endless twists and suspense, it was brilliant. I loved the way the author developed the characters and really brought the story to life through giving vivid descriptions of the club, dance studio and the overall scene.
If you haven't listened to this yet then all I'm asking is: "What are you waiting for?!"
I adored Morgan and Zeke's relationship, it was a beautiful slow burn bi-awakening. I had a few favourite parts of this book but when Zeke tried to "kidnap" Morgan, the fight they got into was really funny and a great start to their relationship. I also enjoyed the subplot of Zeke's underlying issues with his Father, and how he eventually got his chance to stand up to him. There was so much depth to this book, it really kept me captivated. I can't wait to listen to Swish and Dante's story.
I wish the rest of this series was on audible because I would purchase every single book!!!! Please keep Christopher Rain as the narrator for the rest of the series! He did such an amazing job with every character. I love the way he brought out Morgan's bratty, yet mature down to earth nature and Zeke's rough brooding personality. Also, the way he was able to capture Tomas's slimy, stalker persona was flawless, I got chills and goosebumps from the last part of the book. Amazing!!
I received this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.