Brilliant Story & Narration🎧Gripping & Heartfelt

Sometimes I am late to the party because not all authors get to bring their books to audio right away, but how have I not heard of this author before, Eve Marian, so not only did this book impress me, but so did her wonderful writing style and creative mind. She puts her own unique spin on an office/work place romance and the story not only captivated my attention the entire time, but it tugged at my heartstrings, too. You could feel the emotions pour off the pages into your heart. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with, they are easy to like and root for too. Frances “Frannie” Netto works in the mailroom at Crawford Corporation, despite having a college degree in business. She lacks confidence and prefers to remain in the background, a nobody that no one sees, and while the pay is not the best, she likes her job. The CEO of the company, Colton Crawford, is a tough person to work for and goes through personal assistants because no one wants to put up with his grumpy attitude. Frannie’s friend Erika tells her she should apply for the position, but she declines. While dropping off a package in this office, she picks up an applicant’s resume to check out, and the boss catches her red-handed demands to know what she was doing. He took her by surprise and everything just happens so quickly and she is his hired as his new personal assistant, except she is not who he thinks she is. She goes along with it and thinks the salary will really help and she’ll make it work for two weeks before coming clean. She turns out to be a resourceful P.A. and impresses him with how she handles her work, and has been less grumpy, too. There is an undeniable chemistry between them, and they could only deny each other for so long. I loved how everything played out in this book, as well as all the layers of the story. The complexity of the characters is absolutely amazing, and it was great to watch them get to know each other and the character growth is also amazing, and I loved how they grow into their own by the end, especially Frannie, who became the person she was meant to be, strong, confident and not afraid to go after what she wants. This wonderfully plotted story has the perfect balance of drama, angst, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. Eve Marian, thank you for this amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride, I hope to hear more of your books soon.

🎧📚🎧Allie Martina and Gideon Frost are exceptional at what they do, bringing these characters to life from the pages to your ears. Humanizing them with their emotions and personality and understand the characters they are portraying, giving each a voice that is fitting. I loved how they took each role and owned it, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters to sound. Martina nailed it as Frannie, grasping all aspects of who she was, building up her characters and transforming her from the insecure wallflower to the confident woman she became. Frost nailed it as Colton and he, too, grasped all sides of his personality, from a grumpy boss alpha-hole to his vulnerable side, to his caring side, and all in between. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling each one. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their performance elevates this already fantastic story to another level. Thank you for another amazing listen.

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Heartwarming

Lovely story and listened non stop, complete this audio book in less than a day I was gripped! Wasn’t very keen on the male voice, sorry. The story was good. Looking forward to listening to the second one.

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Definitely watching this new to me author!

There is something about a grumpy billionaire that I just love. Eve Marian brings this story, the first in her Billionaire Romance series to my ears, and not only is Colton a bit on the grumpy side, but the premise of this story is original and fun! Colton's attitude has made it difficult to keep a personal assistant. When Frances walks in his office from the mail room where she works, holding a resume for someone else. Being mistaken for that person, Colton offers her a salary and position Frances cannot pass up! If she only stays for a couple of weeks, the money could change her life. But pose as someone else? Could she get away with it? Not only could she, but the immediate attraction between these two may just be a problem that is going to cause a bigger mess involving their hearts. What will happen when the truth is revealed? Colton is a fantastic character. Yes, a bit broody, he has some baggage that clearly makes it understandable. But can his mood be changed? Not only did I love the man, but Frannie is phenomenal. A business major hiding out in the mailroom, she proves that with beauty comes brains! She is smart and compassionate, knowing how to reach the hardest of people's hearts. Marian is a new to me author, but now that has changed and I hope she continues to put her amazing stories on audio!

Allie Martina and Gideon Frost. The narration team for this book is as if Marian had heard their voices while she was writing. Perfectly cast, they understand their characters and brought me into that office romance heart first! Martina falls into character as Frannie, conflicted and passionate, and though her fear of being caught it felt, Martina keeps her feelings for Colton on her sleeve. Frost uses that sensual voice as Colton, and as easy as he wins me over with passion he can use the voice of steel as the master business man. These two compliment each other and make the story fly by!

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The mix up fit together

Audio book review.
My first audio by the author. Hope the rest of the series is with the same narrators.
This was an office romance but not your typical office romance. It had drama , light funny scenes with Colton and Frances’s .
Colton is a grumpy boss but Frances doesn’t think so . She’s had her eye on Colton drooling over him for a while. Colton loves women a use them and leave them.
Frances Ed’s money for her brother school. Working in the company mailroom she knows that won’t be enough. Colton also needs a company PA , none of then stay with his attitude.
Unlikely circumstances brings them together but under false pretences. The sparks fly but they both have issues. Something happened in both of their pasts.
Grab it and see do they resolve the issue and what was it

Love the voice of Alie Martinez and Gideon Frost they have become one of my favourite people together. Both Gideon and Allie both made the characters come alive with their voices

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Captivating

A very well written story, captivating plot & fascinating characters. Highlighted by the great narration.
Thanks for the complimentary copy.

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Grumpy/Sunshine Office Romance

This is the first book in the Billionaire Romance series. Colton and Frances/Frannie's story is passionate, emotional, sweet, and heartwarming, filled with secrets, and twists and turns. Colton, a grumpy CEO, is enigmatic, and caring. Frances is smart, strong, sunshine, and determined. I liked the family ties in the story. I can't wait to know more about Colton's brothers. This is a good office romance. Allie Martina and Gideon Frost did a great job bringing this story to life. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to more in the series.

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Good

Overall i enjoyed this but for me starfed out a bit slow i thought it picked up towards the middle

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Not for me

I should have checked the type of book this was, I love a bit of romance but not a chapter goes by without constant explicit sex, it wasnt as if the story itself was interesting.

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Disappointing

It had the bones of an interesting story, but the characters are not likeable and are shoehorned into the story. Would return if I could

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