Born to Sin

Sinful, Montana Book 4

De: Rosalind James

Narrado por: Emma Wilder

Being sentenced by a woman in a black robe is not a meet-cute. Quinn Jeffries follows the rules. A judge in small-town Sinful, Montana, doesn’t have much room for missteps, and when you spend your childhood training for the Olympics, you don’t have time for anything but discipline anyway. And, see? It’s worked! Her life is just fine. Of course, it doesn’t include any romance, but her new six-first-dates plan could fix that. She just has to be feminine and beguiling, or maybe marginally less take-charge. Too bad she doesn’t know how.

Beckett Hughes has a few problems, too, but nothing he can’t fix. Yes, he’s an Aussie in small-town Montana, and his kids don’t understand why he’s moved them halfway around the world, but he can do this. He has to. He isn’t counting on rescuing a useless monkey-faced dog from a rubbish bag or on making one of the stupidest decisions of his life bang in front of a cop and ending up standing before a judge he last saw in her swim costume. He doesn’t need any of this. Except that it seems he does.

How do you drag a woman into sin when she doesn’t even recognize the destination?

©2023 Rosalind James (P)2023 Rosalind James

Love the characters

Once again Rosalind James has written relatable characters despite having completely unrelatable (for me) circumstances. She's so good at that. I especially loved the dog since I'm a chug-mom myself. She writes great strong, independent women, but I did get a little annoyed with the assumptions that Quinn makes throughout the story. By the end of the book I loved her though, once her confidence was able to show. I found the first half of the book a little meandering, but the second half hooked me and I sped right through it. Overall a great read.

I am super picky about narrators but as usual, Emma Wilder is fantastic.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.”

Great story

This was a fabulous addition to the Sinful, Montana series. I know when I pick up a book by Rosalind James that her characters are always believable and the way she describes the surroundings, often makes me feel as though I am seeing the places she talks about as I read.

Born To Sin is Judge Quinn Jeffries and single dad (and Australian) Beckett Hughes’ story and it was well written and entertaining. Beckett is swoon worthy and made my heart jump on occasion. Quinn needs romance and puts a plan in motion that had me smiling.

Quinn and Beckett have a history and it was fun watching their relationship develop. Born To Sin was a romantic, sweet, humorous story which had great secondary characters and one I thoroughly enjoyed. Emma Wilder did a wonderful job with her narration. Her voice is easy to listen to and she brought the story to life for me.

Emma Wilder masterfully brings this story to life!

When two accomplished people meet in traffic court, the odds seem against them. The Aussie and Olympic swimming judge seem like an unlikely match, but real life put their paths on an intersection and two small children cemented their connection.

Emma Wilder is a favorite narrator and she just brings so much to the story.

Beckett and Quinn

The audible for this book was narrated by Emma Wilder. She did a remarkable job with the voices and accents, bringing the story to life. I previously read the book and my book review follows:

This is Sinful, Montana: Book 4 by author Rosalind James. She is a master at world-building and depth of character. Family, straight talk, and a bit of a mystery make this story flow in the best possible way. I enjoyed Beckett and Quinn, their lives, their pasts, and their careers. I also enjoyed Janey and Troy, but I especially enjoyed the crows. Get to know them all. You won’t be disappointed.

I received a free copy of this audible in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Enjoyed as always

I enjoyed this but it was a little uneven in places so not my favorite of the series, and I've read and listened to them all. Emma Wilder is the perfect reader for these books. The beginning is so fun, especially the blind dates; paddle boarding was priceless. The breakup scene at the country club made me laugh out loud. The visit to Australia was good but somehow didn't quite work for me. All in all, well done, the characters, as always, are so well done.

Tricky romance with a bit of detective work!

Beckett and Quinn have both been around the block before, but find something new in each other. Both have baggage overflowing into the aisles, but they help each other with it - for her, the abrupt end of a champion swimming career years ago and, for him, the sudden death of his wife that leaves him with their two kids and a lingering cloud of suspicion. For such an accomplished person, Quinn does a lot of negative self-talk, but Beckett can apparently handle anything! He moved his kids from an Australian city to a small Montana town where Quinn has her feet very firmly planted. It's a challenge to see how he and his family can fit - or not. I know some people thought Quinn's restaurant scene was funny, but not me. She was so good as a swimming coach though, teaching people afraid of the water like Beckett's son Troy. Troy was my favorite character - such a sincere, caring, scared and observant little boy with so much love to offer.

So many twists to the story, particularly when Beckett's wife's death and how accidental it was comes back into question. A good story, but not my favorite Rosalind James work. I found the heroine a difficult person to like for big chunks of the story. OTH, the hero was awesome.

I received a free copy of the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

sometimes I wanted to shake my head

"I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.”

wow this book was very cool and sometimes very agonizing and sometimes at the same time lol

I love the character development during the book and how they all seemed to learn lots from each other as well.
man the preteen seemed to stretch my patience to the very end so that shows the excellent work by both the Author and the Narrator that they got it well done if the character makes you want to shake your head and sometimes bang your head on the wall and yell at the character

I having been reading the authors work since her early work and watched her grow as an author and it is good to she her grow and try new things

I look forward to the next work she publishes whether in this series or her others

A knockout!

I have read every book Ms James has written She has an amazing way of putting words together. Giving you a story to sink into as well as making your imagination come alive. And Emma Wilder is absolutely the best at narrating Ms James’s books They are books you can read or listen to over and over and still wish they never ended.

Small town, Single Dad Romance

Rosalind James is a favorite author of mine. She writes heart engaging storylines and complex characters. Beckett and Quinn had heartbreaking pasts to overcome. The way they interacted was heartwarming, especially with the children. I got so emotionally invested and immersed myself into their world.

At the same time, there were some irritations in this book for me. Eleven, almost twelve, year olds should not be having some of the conversations they were having regarding sex. There are always exceptions, I realize. But was this one of those times? Add the way she was speaking to her father!? Unfortunately it brought me out of my book haze thinking about real life. Ugh.

Emma Wilder is an excellent narrator. She has an easy to listen to voice and performs with emotion. It was perfection.

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Wonderful story with great narration

Born to Sin is book four in the Sinful, Montana Series and for me Quinn Jeffries and Beckett Hughes entertaining and steamy journey is a great addition to this series.
Emma Wilder did a great job with the narration bringing the characters and the story to life. Her voice was easy to listen to and she drew me in and captivated from the first few pages.
Quinn lives life by the rules she the judge is Sinful, Montana but the one thing missing from her life is romance so she comes up with a six first dates plan and that’s when the fun begins.
Beckett has moved his kids from the other side of the world to start afresh in Sinful but this Aussie didn’t expect to find himself standing in front of the local judge who he has a history with.
Born to Sin is a beautifully written, entertaining read that left me smiling. It has wonderful characters, it’s witty, it’s funny, it’s steamy and it’s emotional and that all adds up to a great read. If you love small town romance look no further than this book and this series because I’m sure like me you will fall in love with Sinful, Montana and it’s residents.