Brilliant Story & Listen🎧Mesmerizing & Emotional!

A. Zavarelli never ceases to amaze me with her impressive writing style and ability to create stories that are not only mesmerizing but ones that go straight to my heart. Once I started this book, nothing else mattered except what was going to happen next. The complexity and layers of the story are phenomenal, as are the world building and character growth and development. I went into this book blind, knowing A. Zavarelli wrote it was enough to know it was going to be amazing, and I am glad I did, because it is a romance like no other and she takes you are an emotional rollercoaster ride like no other. Madden “Kodiak” Keller is the black sheep of the family and never did anything right, his half-brother, Adam, is all that matters in his family, popular amongst his peers and the apple of his step-father’s eye. Deemed as troubled, Madden’s family sent him away and that was where he met Bianca, a girl whose family felt she needed therapy. The two bonded while there, but she left early and him, like everyone else in his life. But call it fate, call it his screwed up life, but that is not the last he sees of Bianca, she is Adam’s girlfriend. Except she still claims to want him and not Adam, but refuses to leave Adam putting Madden thru the wringer. He finally had enough and enlisted and when he comes back, he comes back as a wounded and broken man, both physically and mentally. Bianca is still with Adam, and still wants Madden, but not is all as it appears and her life is a mess or maybe she is the mess. I loved how everything played out in this book, also lost the unique telling of the story, alternating from present and past, giving you a glimpse of what went on that lead them to where they are in the present. Madden is a murder suspect and authorities believe he may have murdered Bianca too, but they have not found yet a body. Madden never gave up on finding her, and years later he thinks his mind is playing tricks on him when he sees her. At least he thinks it is her, but she does not know him or Bianca. Was she for real or was she playing him? This whirlwind of a story wowed me completely,  the plotting is fantastic, and it kept me on my toes, guessing what really happened and who was behind it. The story has plenty of drama, angst, mystery, thrilling and suspenseful moment, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. A. Zavarelli, thank you for this exceptional story and emotional rollercoaster ride. 

🎧📚🎧 And for the amazing narration, A. Zavarelli chose the perfect cast to bring her characters andante story to life. Stefanie Kay and James Anderson Foster are superbly talented narrators and versatile voice artists. They did a wonderful job portraying these characters, giving each a voice that suited their persona and was believable in every role they played, from the lead characters to the secondary characters. hey set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling every single one. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their narration enhanced an already brilliant story to another level. Thank you for another exceptional listen.