Cold-Hearted

Enemies-to-Lovers Mafia Romance, Book 1

De: Eliana Salome

Narrado por: Pepper Laramie, Lance Greenfield

Gabriella
My future had always been set. Like a road paved by skilled builders, without bends or intersections, I walked the path my parents laid for me. My marriage to the future of The Outfit was all that mattered. I didn’t have a choice. Belonging to the world’s largest criminal organization wasn’t easy but belonging to him was. With Jacob, I’d got lucky and as a mafia princess, I couldn’t have asked for more. Jacob was beautiful and kind and the road to him was bright with sunlight and sweet with the fragrance of flowers. Until it wasn’t. Until it became dark with shadows. Until the day he broke my heart. He was a dream that turned into a nightmare. And now, I’d do anything to get away.

Jacob
She was a job like any other job. Marry her. Have an heir. And in between all that, keep the world under my heel by any means necessary. I’d count myself lucky if I wasn’t covered in blood on our wedding day. As a girl, Gabrielle was as bright eyed and bushy tailed. That was until I took off the rose-colored glasses, broke them, and revealed who I truly was. Now, the woman is as vicious as a cobra, but when she forgets her place, like a benevolent king, I remind her. Her resistance goads me. Her words bite. She never counted on me biting her back. And I never counted on her tasting so good.... Rage became foreplay. Sex became life. And somehow, my job, she became an obsession. Gabriella made me lose control. She never should have stepped out of line, because now, I see her, and like everything else in my life, I won’t be satisfied until she’s mine in every way.

©2021 Eliana Salome (P)2021 Recorded Books

I really tried🤷‍♀️

The best thing about this book is Lance Greenfield!!! But he female lead is sooooooooo bad, it takes her 3 min to say 1 word. Even on fast speed.
The story is week and the female lead is way too childish…. Gotta get a refund😢

Arranged Marriage

Reading/Listening is an escape and the book wasn’t the worst it just needed more substance and depth. There was groveling, no angst or cheating just them reconnecting before her arranged marriage. There was some growth in the characters. I am glad that it was included with the audible subscription. Male narrator did a good job.

Awesome

Great story kept me glued all the way to the end. Want more, lot more from wroter


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Wrong female narrator...

The female narrator is absolutely wrong for this book. It takes away from the story & is more of a distraction than anything. Just goes to show that the narrator's can make or break your book & it broke this one. To the point I'm going to stop listening at book 1 instead of finishing the series, despite the fact they're free.
Male narrator did a great job & this book could've been a totally different listen with the right female lead. Just listening to her annoyed me to no end, almost didn't finish the book bc of the whining tone.

Annoying

So many time o wanted to just stop listening to this book. Female narrative was not right for the character. The female character in general was pathetic. In beginning was describing her as a strong willed woman then just ended up weak. Specially with the test so easily was over it🙄. I’m just annoyed

Enjoyable easy listen

Little bit of angst, nice amount of spice and some funny bites. I feel like this should classified as a “lovers” to enemies to lovers.

I just couldn’t stop reading!!

Just read it you won’t regret it and the other books are just as amazing 🤩

Pleasantly surprised

I tried this audiobook from the plus catalog on a whim, because Amazon recommended it based on my other listens. I didn’t expect to like it, or to finish it. But I did both!

The FMC is strong, feisty, intelligent, levelheaded, compassionate and determined. Her man had to earn his way back into her heart with actions, not just words. I love a good grovel!

I don’t understand the negative feedback about the female narrator. I think they both did a good job. I will say, the entire audiobook was recorded at a perplexingly slow speaking rate. But I sped the entire thing up to 1.5, and it was perfect.

vanilla

This was completely vanilla and light gray. Not sure why it would recommend this to me when I'm heavy dark romance.

I won't follow the rest.

M/F, V-card , new adult, audible , Mafia, forced marriage

Female lead is awful

Female lead is the main narrator and it is painful. Her attempt at sexy male is ANNOYING and the way she draws out her words is even more annoying. not the best audiobook maybe people would enjoy it more if they just read it.