Moonlighter

De: Sarina Bowen

Narrado por: Jason Clarke, Lucy Rivers

Only in my family could a professional hockey player earning seven million dollars a year be considered a slacker.

I’m at the height of my athletic career. Yet my arrogant brother is always trying to recruit me into the family business: a global security company so secretive that I don’t even know its name. Pass, thanks. I don’t need a summer job.

But the jerk ambushes me with a damsel in distress. That damsel is Alex, the competitive, sassy girl I knew when we were kids. Now she’s a drop-dead gorgeous woman in deep trouble. So guess who’s on a flight to Hawaii?

It’s going to be a long week in paradise. My job is keeping Alex safe, while her job is torturing me with her tiny bikinis. Or maybe we’re torturing each other. It’s all snark and flirting until the threat against Alex gets serious. And this jock must become her major league protector.

Moonlighter is a stand-alone novel. No cliff-hangers, no prior experience necessary. Contains: hackers, hockey players, and a hotel room with only one bed.

©2019 Sarina Bowen (P)2019 Sarina Bowen

The Swoon Factor is off the charts!!!

I loved reading this book, and listening to it only made it better. If that’s even possible.

Jason Clarke and Lucy Rivers did an amazing job as usual, but they were perfect portraying Eric and Alex.

I mean, who doesn’t love Jason Clarke? His voice suits Eric so well, it’s a dream listening to him. And Lucy Rivers is perfect as Alex.

I would recommend listening to this book to anyone who loves romance, excellent stories, and amazing narration.


I honestly don’t know what to say about this book because “amazing” or “really freaking awesome” don’t make it justice. It’s intense, romantic, steamy, hilarious, and so heartwarming that it literally leaves you breathless. It makes you feel so many different things at once. It’s hockey with a twist of suspense. And the swoon factor is off the charts.

Sarina Bowen has the uncanny ability to outdo herself every single time she writes a new book. In theory, it doesn’t really surprise me because she’s got some very wicked writing skills. But the truth is that it does surprise me. She just leaves me in awe of her talent. Every. Single. Time. I love how gorgeous her writing is. How she develops not only the story, but her characters. I love how real they feel, their hidden depths and flaws, and how they evolve as the story progresses. Her narrative is easy to read and it flows naturally. She makes it look so simple, and that’s her genius on display, because it can’t possibly be easy to do. I especially appreciate how witty she is, how skillfully she weaves humor into her writing without making them comedies. She’s known for making people cry and laugh at the same time, and I really love that about her.

Moonlighter is book one of The Company, a new series that is actually a spin-off of her Brooklyn Bruisers series. It is a complete standalone, so you really don’t need to read any other book to enjoy this one to the fullest. Having said that, if you haven’t read the Brooklyn Bruisers series, trust me on this, you have to. It’s phenomenal. We first met Alex Engels in Brooklynaire, and Eric Bayer has been a member of the Brooklyn Bruisers team since Rookie Move, but he’s been mostly in the background until Overnight Sensation.

Moonlighter is a perfect combination of old and new. We get to hang out with old favorites like Nate, Becca and Bingley, and at the same time we are introduced to a whole new cast of characters that will hopefully get their own stories. I’m crossing all my fingers here. We get introduced Max, Gunnar, Pieter, and Scout. Max Bayer is Eric’s older brother and the director of The Company, a security agency with no known name. The name is need-to-know only, so we’ll hopefully find out more about it soon. I found him to be the most interesting of the new guys. I honestly can’t wait to read more about him and his secret past. It’s so intriguing!

Alex and Eric were childhood friends who lost contact for over twenty-one years, and who due to an awkward reunion, find themselves at odds for a while. But her circumstances and his chivalry put them in close quarters together, sharing a bed in Hawaii and pretending to be a couple. The attraction is mutual and resisting each other turns their interactions into a sort of battle of wills. The fact is that they find themselves at a crossroads in their lives, facing changes they’re not ready for, and that makes their relationship more of a challenge. But when danger seems to keep following Alex, Eric takes the role of her protector again, willingly this time, and makes it his mission to keep her safe and convince her that they belong together.

I loved their interactions since the beginning. The witty banter, the teasing, the heat and sincere affection between them, their chemistry. Everything. I must confess that Eric Bayer caught me off guard. He is without a doubt one of the swooniest, most adorable book boyfriends I have ever come across. OMG! The guy is so smooth and sweet! I wasn’t expecting that level of awesomeness from him. For a growly and grumpy set-on-his-way athlete, he sure knows how to be charming. He’s definitely a keeper.

Moonlighter is basically the same greatness Sarina Bowen usually delivers, but with a different feel. It’s unique and outstanding, a real pleasure to read. I loved it from start to finish, but even though I didn’t want it to ever end, the ending was my favorite part of the story. It brought tears to my eyes. The happiest of tears. It is heart-meltingly beautiful. Five stars fall short with this one.

Great series

This could stand alone but is better ads part of the Brooklyn hockey series. The characters are always interesting and sympathetic and the endings satisfying I suspect there will be more, I hope so.

Yeah, another great read from Sarina Bowen!!!

Ok I will freely admit to loving hockey. This series has a special place in my library and I love how all of the characters are so richly written. Each and every one has such great dialogue and funny moments. This story has a fun start, but an incrediblely sweet ending. I'm talking a candy store full of fudge sweet. I can't wait for the next book. So enjoy your self and get ready to have a great time with the Brooklyn boys and the men from the company.

Great book, great male narrator, did NOT like female narrator

I read reviews beforehand and knew the female narrator would be hard to listen to. Like so many others I loved the book and the male narrator, but the female narrator was really hard to listen to and her “male” voice was awful.

I still recommend the book highly, but if you can’t get over the narrator I recommend reading the book.

Overall I still really liked the audible version.

Stepped away from Brooklynaire

I stepped away from my binge of the Brooklynaire series to grab Eric Bayer’s story. I really wanted his story after Heidi has to take care of him after his first knee surgery and his story did not disappoint. He is every bit of the good guy you want him to be plus he has a side of him that you’d never guess from his role as a hockey player. His dad has long been in the security business and his brother followed in his footsteps. Both were raised with security and mad skills in their blood. So it’s not much of a stretch when you find this out for the hockey player to play bodyguard.

Eric Bayer gets a call from his obnoxiously intelligent brother who owns a super secretive security firm with their dad. Coming for lunch, Eric is ambushed by Max into bodyguard duty during the hockey off season. His mark is a blast from his childhood, a girl who he spent a memorable summer with. Alex (who we met in Brooklynaire) has a problem and needs help. They end up leaving for Hawaii together and sparks fly. But what other secrets does Alex have?

I really liked the romance aspect of this book. It was sweet, steamy, and fit well with the plot. I loved the action and slight suspense of this story. I enjoyed Alex’s stubbornness and how Eric stepped up to help her when she needed it and wouldn’t admit she also needed him too. Their story all came together perfectly in the end, but I feel like I was missing a little bit of the resolution of the issues with Alex’s company. Overall, this was a fun and action filled romance and I loved that Eric had hidden skills. Who can resist a man with skills?!?

Great book

What a great book! A little suspense, some laughs and a lot of romance. I can't wait for the next book in the series.

I hate vocal fry.

I read and loved this book. I was very sad and disappointed to have to return this audiobook.

I read the book yesterday. I loved it so much. and had planned to listen to it to enjoy it more. but that is very hard to do when one of the narrators sounds horrible half of the time.

why do narrators do this? they sound like they are whining or always asking a question. it make listening hard to enjoy.

if it weren't for this bothersome habit, I would have gave a 5 star review for all three.

funnier than expected

Books with babies/pregnancy aren't really my thing. But this book was sweet, intriguing, a little suspenseful and really funny. I laughed out loud multiple times.
The narration was pretty good but every now and then the female narrator sounded really surprised and it didn't make sense.
But a really enjoyable listen overall.

love this author

Heroine and hero are both strong and smart and choose to be together. Excellent

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall