I love this book and read/listen to it multiple times each year. It brings me out of reading slumps. I have the original single narrator version and bought this newer dual version, The male narrator captured Aaron’s personality. The female narrator was good but her performance too muted for Patience. I found her emotional scenes flat most of the time. This is a passionate couple and Patience isn’t a pushover.
Aaron can be described as a bully, controlling, mean, over the top alpha male. All of which are true but behind all that is a man who went through a lot as a child. He’s guarded for good reasons. Enter Patience Thiers and it turns his emotions into something he doesn’t seem to be able to fully control. This is a second chance romance with flawed characters. Aaron’s issues caused him to lose Patience the first time and current missteps threaten his second chance at happiness.
Patience is the calm to Aaron’s conflicted soul. She naively fell in love, got burned and toughened up. Reunited by accident, she doesn’t readily forgive him for the past. Even when forced into a marriage she didn’t want, she stood her ground. She sees through all of Aaron’s arrogance and knows his methods may be questionable, but his love is undeniable.
To fully understand his love for her, please read/listen to Aaron’s gift. To better understand their connection/bond, please read Until My Last Breath.