Always You

The Adair Family Series, Book 3

By: Samantha Young

Narrated by: Stewart Crank, Siobhan Waring

Arrochar Adair has loved her brother's ex-bodyguard and best friend, Mac Galbraith, for years. Once upon a time, she was too young for him, but now that she's a mature woman in her thirties, Arro can see no issue with their difference in age. Yet something deeper is keeping them apart.

Mac Galbraith remembers clearly the night Arro became everything to him, no longer just his best friend and boss's younger sister. Having made many mistakes over the years, there is one Mac is determined not to make: to believe that he is worthy of Arrochar Adair. Allowing them to grow closer during his daughter Robyn's return has proven his undoing. And when Arro forces the subject of their relationship, his response pushes her away. He just never meant for it to destroy them completely.

Devastated by Mac's final rejection, Arro is determined to move on without him in her life, though he seems intent on staying put. And when the Adair family face a new threat, one that may have ties to Mac's past, Arro can't seem to be rid of the man. In fact, Mac will do anything to protect her.

But with so much hurt between them, will Arro let Mac close enough to guard her from their enemy . . . before it's too late?

©2022 Samantha Young (P)2023 Tantor

Fantastic narration

I read some reviews before listening that said the female narrator sounded too d for the part. This is simply NOT TRUE. The narration was SPOT ON and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. The story was beautifully written AND narrated.

Always You

This series is fantastic. I was waiting for the audio for this book because something about Mac called to me. Right from the first book when we meet him how much he holds on his shoulders. I wanted, no needed him to get his HEA.

In this series Arro is that one character you want to know more of. She is strong and yet she has that way about her that you want to protect and I like that she knows it but she doesn’t let many people see it. But she lets Mac, now that isn’t to say he is always protective of that right. And she sure lets him know it. See strong females are the best.

But when in doubt let someone surprise you, because it just might be the best thing that ever happens. Mac really does put the work into being better for himself and for Arro.

If you are a fan of Samantha’s work and you want a book you can fall into this is the book.
The narration is fantastic, it's what I love about this series. Each book is narrated perfectly. Don’t wait, run to get this beauty.

Beautiful story. Stunning narration

I adore all of the Adair Family books and this one is absolutely stunningly narrated. Scottish accents are perfection and easily understandable. A story of age gap, forbidden love, bodyguard and his boss/best friend’s younger sister. . . Plus suspense and danger. It’s everything!

Best dialogues

Samantha creates the best dialogues and her characters are made to be part of our family. I loved this book and the narrators were great!

Fave so far

I knew the payoff for Mac and Arro would be brilliant - and I wasn’t disappointed! I appreciated having a proper dual POV and read and listened, so liked the dual narration. There was so much build-up with these two but once it ignites it definitely pays off. As with the whole series, definitely higher drama but I also cackled out loud multiple times.

Good Story but Flawed Main Character!

Glad to hear that the continuation of this series but the main female characters cluelessness was distractingly annoying.

meh

i have mixed feelings about this book. there is a lot of time changes back and forth and LOTS of introspection which isn't necessarily bad, but then 3/4 of the way through it's decided that it will be a romance novel with a couple of suspense (very light) thrown in. i felt the author, whom I usually enjoy, either had a helper who didn't know what was going on or the author was having other things happening in her life that distracted her from what could have been a great book.

Great story and great narration

Having read the previous books in the series, I was excited to be back in the see Scottish Highlands on the Ardnoch Estate for Arrochar (Arro) Adair and Mac Galbraith’s story. Ms.Young certainly has a way with words. I could easily visualize the Scottish Highlands and I cannot wait to read more in the series.
Arro has been in love with Mac for years but knowing she is to young for him he has done his best to avoid entanglement. Always You was a well written, emotional roller coaster, friends to lovers read that ticked all the boxes for me.
Challenged by Arro to take their relationship to another level, Mac’s rejection devastates her and she is determined to move on. However no matter how hard she tries, Mac is always there.
When danger rears it’s head yet again on the Ardoch Estate, it will be up to Mac to keep Arro safe. I really enjoyed the mix of romance and suspense, it is well balanced with equal amounts.

Will Mac be able to undo the damage to Arro’s heart that his rejection made? Will he be able to keep her safe? Stewart Clarj and Siobhan Waring did a wonderful job with their narration. Their voices are wasy to listen to and they did justice to the story that Ms.Young wove.

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Didn't enjoy this one much - actually I gave up...

I wasn't a fan of the new narrators. The female narrator definitely gave off an 'older vibe' than Arrochar was in the story.

The back-and-forth with the timeline also didn't click for me. It wasn't confusing, as such a plot technique can sometimes be, but I wasn't pulled in to the drama between Arro and Mac. At work she is strong and confident, in her personal life she was...well hopeless.

I quite enjoyed the first two and may not give up on the series.....

Performance Matters...

I liked the story but felt letdown by the performance. The narrators didn't do the characters justice. Mac sounded too young & immature for a 40something. It just seemed that the Scottish accent was more important than actually adding value to the performance -the American characters sounded like a watered down version of the Scottish characters. The narrators also changed how the Adair family's first names were pronounced from the previous two books. This book would have been better served with Charlotte North narrating alone. She was excellent no matter the gender or the nationality of the character. With that said, I will continue to listen to the rest of the series,