Always Have

The Always Series, Book 1

By: Claire Kingsley

Narrated by: James Cavenaugh, Stephanie Wyles

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Kylie's best friend Braxton is the hottest man she's ever known, with a rock hard body and a smile that melts the panties off every woman he meets.

Except Kylie. Mostly.

Kylie is anxious to get off the dating carousel and find something real. Despite the way Braxton tends to suck the air from her lungs, she knows he's trouble. He's just another player, and she's tired of the game.

But Braxton isn't the man she thinks.

The real reason he's sh*t with women is simple. None of the women he's with are the one he wants. None of them are Kylie.

He wants to love her in every way imaginable, but there's always something in the way. So he stays her friend, watching her date men who are too stupid to realize how special she is. Always worried the next one won't be. The next one will be the man who takes her from him forever.

Loving Kylie risks every fiber of their friendship, but losing her might be more than Braxton can take.

©2016 Claire Kingsley (P)2019 Tantor

Loved the story and characters!

Loved the story and characters! A little more spicy in some areas than I’m used to. Didn’t love narrators man voice but it was fine. I looked forward to reading this book daily!

Character development and story line were great

Loved the characters from the start, even when they did dumb things. Definitely worth the listen.

Loved Kylie and Braxton

Kylie and Braxton have been best friends since they were kids and Braxton had always had a thing for her but put their friendship over their feelings. They had a long journey of finding their way to each other and the story was good. Stephanie Wyles and James Cavenaugh were both new narrators to me and I enjoyed both of their narrations.

Perfect Introduction to romance novels!

Absolutely love this book! I got to meet the Author in Chicago recently at a convention. She is great and I will be reading everything she writes!

Could Not Finish with Audiobook Version

I may finish reading the book, but cannot listen to the female voice any longer. Every sentence she reads has the same inflection and I can’t get through it. Five hours in, but I just can’t anymore. Male voice was good though. Story to this point was good.

The female narrator is AWFUL!

This is a great book. I love the story line. However, I found myself fast forwarding a lot when the female narrator was talking and then just piecing the story together later on. Her voice is beyond annoying! It’s nails on a chalkboard annoying! Only other thing I disliked was how short it is compared to other authors. Kinda wish I wouldn’t have wasted a credit on it.

Loved it

I'm in love with the performance, I loved everything, the narrators, the story, all the love. It was perfect.

Repetitive

"I say" was in about every paragraph and drove me crazy. Overall it was a cute story, but some parts were annoying. for example, the way Braxton spoke to her at the beginning of mature scenes. It did fit the story all that well.

The female narrator’s nasal and emotionless performance.

I enjoyed the story. I enjoyed the male narrative. The male narrator did a good job. I found the female narrator to be difficult to listen to. The way that she read was distracting from the story line. Her voice was emotionless and did not match what was happening in the story. It would have been better with someone else reading the female lead.

I really enjoyed Braxton

I enjoyed the male narrator all right, but the female not as much. It wasn’t as bad after I sped up the voices to 1.2.
Braxton has been in love with Kylie since he was a child. He didn't think anyone knew. He his it so well. You know, with all the women. Kylie never dreamed he would ever be interested in her. The two of them along with Braxton's twin sister are inseparable. No one wants to do anything to rock the boat. Especially when his sister is adamant he leaves her alone. What if you can't stay away.