Hold On Tight

De: J. Kenner

Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine

A hard body. A dangerous past. Meet Mr. February.

Reality-TV star and reformed bad boy Spencer Dean doesn’t trust women. Not after his fiancée, Brooke, left him at the altar five years ago, breaking his heart and hardening his soul.

Now, Brooke is close to a deal for her own show that will launch with the remodel of a popular Austin bar. The problem? The network insists that Spencer step in as her partner.

He’s tried to forget her - but he can’t deny that he still wants her. More than that, he wants to punish her. And so he agrees, but only on terms that are provocative, demanding, and wildly sensual.

It’s the perfect set-up for extracting revenge. But he doesn’t expect to fall for Brooke all over again…

Revenge never looked so hot.

Hold On Tight is part of a binge-listen series by New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and number one international best-selling author of the million copy Stark series, J. Kenner.

©2018 Julie Kenner (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

working w an ex because the business depends on it

This is book 2 in the series and focuses on the co-hosts of the reality show that will be renovating the bar, The Fix on Sixth. The kicker...they were once engaged...to each other. Can they work through the hurt and angst to make the show a success? Will Brooke tell Spencer the real reason that she walked away 5 yrs ago? There is quite a bit going on in this story but I did not feel the chemistry between Brooke and Spencer. Brooke's father was a grade A jerk as well and it took her quite a while to get a backbone. That said, it's still worth the listen, if only to follow the man of the month contest and catch up with the other characters from book 1.

second chance at the first love

J. Kenner puts us on the path of a first love gone wrong by deceit, lies, blackmail, and life. Years later their chance has come to find out if what they had was really something worth fighting for. Spencer and Brooke find that what they once believed was not the truth of it all. Sometimes friends are enemies and new friends can be family.

Spencer (Mr February) & Brooke

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Audible Escapes review. Dual unmarked POV. Man of the Month book 2 of 12. Narrator does an ok job. Trigger warnings: rape, bondage & blindfolding

**uncertain of the spelling of character names**

This 12 book series covers 12 male calendar models. The calendar was created as a source of marketing revenue for The Fix on Sixth bar. The bar needed some renovations. Covers the events leading up to the January model calendar event, Reece's proposal to Jenna, Richie's possible parole. Pumpernickel safeword.

Spencer Dean (story starts in the epilogue of book one) remodeling a home in Austin. 15 years old when Richie, his brother, was arrested. Moved back to Austin 6 months ago. Mansion makeover. Met Brooke 7 years ago when he changed her tire, he told her everything about himself over drinks; dropped out his sophomore year of high school when his brother was arrested. Tattoos, beard. Brooke Hamlin (28; aka angel; baby) attorney father, surgeon mother, dropped out of med school after 1 year, interested in her grandfather & uncle's property development business) creating a show called 'The Business Plan.' Spencer's ex-fiancée, broke up 5 years ago when she left him at the alter. Brian shows up, Spencer punched him, Brian's charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault, Richie gets paroled.

Side characters: Richard Dean (aka Richie; 7 years older than Spencer; gone for 15 years, in prison on death row for gun related charges because he drove the getaway car after his friend robbed a convenience store & shot the clerk; in the gang Crimson 8s; mom died when he was 11; joined a gang after his mom died; 2 days before Brooke & Spencer's wedding his last appeal had been denied & his execution date had been set). Gregory (Spencer's agent). Molly & Andy (executives on his former show Spencer's Place). Brian Shole (Spencer's former best friend & financial manager; drugged & raped Brooke & Amy). Jenna Montgomery (partner at TFo6; dating Reece). Amanda (Brooke's friend). Reece (Jenna's boyfriend; TFo6 manager). Eric (25; TFo6 bartender). Cameron Reed (aka Cam; TFo6 bartender; grad student). Shelby Drake (aka Shel; Brooke's accountant). Hanna (Shelby's friend; lawyer). Judge Randall Hamlin (Brooke's dad; former attorney now a district court judge; contacted the governor about Richie & promised Brooke if she broke up with Spencer, never told him why she walked away, he'd have him granted clemency, his sentence reduced to life in prison with the possibility of parole). Nolan Wood (Morninig's with Wood radio host; Brooke's friend; Shelby's interested). Billie (Richie & Spencer's dad; in a gang until he met his wife Corrina died; fell apart after his wife died; stroke when Richie's 1st appeal had been denied, then dementia). Corinna (died when Spencer was 4 from complications do to a 3rd pregnancy). Andrea (Brooke's therapist). Tyree (owner of TFo6; has a son). Easton (Tyree's lawyer). Darryll (aka Dickbreath; Mina's brother; Cam's best friend). Mina Silver (Daryll's sister; Griffin's intern; grad student). Griffin (writer creator & voice actor of a popular podcast that turned into a web series). Taylor (stage manager for the calendar event event at TFo6). Brent Sinclair (daughter Faith; security & 1 of the owners at TFo6; ex-cop). Casper & Nick (cameramen). Parker Manning (Brooke's school friend). Amy Rice (production assistant from Spencer's place; college student; drugged & raped by Brian). Matthew Harrington (gym owner).

Epilogue: Cameron is introduced as the next main character. JP