Betrayed

Covington Security, Book 1

By: Dr. Rebecca Sharp

Narrated by: Nathan Avant, Wendy Zier

A top 10 Amazon best seller in romantic suspense and military romance.

From best-selling romantic suspense author Dr. Rebecca Sharp comes a friends-to-lovers romantic suspense....

Six years ago, in order to save her own life, Addison Williams had to die. Returning home, she started over and never looked back. Until now. After a local interview about her business goes viral, bad things start happening. So, she turns to the only man she trusts—the man who helped fake her death.

Ace Covington knows the situation is serious when independent Addy returns to the doorstep of Covington Security with a plea for help. But it doesn’t take long for her stubborn streak to shine through.

Addy insists on being part of the investigation. Ace knows it’s too dangerous for her to get involved. A testy compromise results in a roommate situation where the only thing they can’t argue over is the attraction burning between them.

When the demons from Addy’s past come looking for the woman who cheated death, Ace will risk everything to protect her and prove her betrayed heart is always safe with him.

©2021 Dr. Rebecca Sharp (P)2022 Dr. Rebecca Sharp

Ehh

I had such a hard time finishing this story. It didn’t hold my attention. The female narrator spoke very quickly. Lots of repetitive lines.

Good story line, iffy narration, bad sound editing

I enjoyed the book and story line but it did have some flaws. What I found most distracting was Wendy Zier's narration; it was too fast. More than once I had to check to see if the playback was at 1.25 x instead of 1.0 x speed. Another reviewer remarked that the female narrator didn't change her voice much to represent the other character's lines and I would agree. She also did not pause between paragraphs where the characters points of view changed which was confusing. This was exacerbated by the poor sound editing which was clipped so tight with no pauses between chapters - there was not even enough pause for a breath between one chapter and the next in the narration - even when the narrators changed. A really bad sound editing style. By contrast, Nathan Avant's narration was great.

Great book

Loved it! Very detailed and kept my interest. The only thing I was not crazy for was the female narrator. Wendy Zier has a great voice for it but she didn't capture the character enough. Being that these narrators have to do both male and female characters, she just didn't meet my expectations. Other than that it was good

narration less than 1 star

I was trying really hard to enjoy the story, but the narration was terrible!!!!

Addison had Self-flagellation tendencies

3.5 stars ⭐️ Addison had the worst with judging a person’s character. Now she is dead according to the state of California. Ace Covington saved her 6 years ago from a burning car, and helped her hide in plain sight from the man who wanted her dead. Addison loves to put herself in danger, a lot. Ace loves to protect her. The suspense plot is plausible, dramatic, and terrifying. The romance was slower because of the complexity that was Addison’s self-flagellation tendencies over something that she couldn’t control and didn’t know. She did leave enough clues for Ace to rescue her at the end.

TW: sex trafficking, attempted murder, mutilation

Good read or listen lol

I liked the story a lot what she had to get through and the fact that she fell for the one guy that made sure she was safe after the worst thing to ever happen to her

Good story line

The story line is good I got pulled in right away. First time hearing both of the narrators, Nathan Avant as Ace was believable, and he changed his voice for the other male and female voices, which in my opinionis a huge plus. Wendy Zier as Ally was good, but she didn't change her voice when reading the males characters. I would get confused, who was supposed to be talking and had to rewind ofter to figure who was saying what. This made Addy's chapters drag. I have listened to a lot of books and there are better female performers. But all in all I liked the book.

Love this series!!

This is a Great book to read, listen to, and love the entire series so much!

Just OK

I really liked the storyline a ton. The ideas here are excellent. I’m not sure if it’s the mediocre narration or if it’s the writing, but I’m just not in love with this book. I typically steer clear of human trafficking stories, but there is not a ton of story time dedicated to the specifics of that. The story is more about the FMC living under the radar (she is presumed dead) while running a nonprofit for women with addictions to get back on their feet. It’s a good story, like I said, but between the lackluster narrator and the not-stellar writing it misses the mark.

TDTL

Addy is the most frustrating FMC! She kept protesting the help of the MMC, Ace, his team, and her brother. She couldn't lay low and was found by her ex-fiance she was hiding from. Big surprise (eye roll)! What did she expect? Ace and the side characters carried this book.