Cruel Money

Cruel Series, Book 1

De: K.A. Linde

Narrado por: Stephen Dexter, Virginia Rose

Get ready to lose yourself to the dark and glamorous underbelly of the Upper East Side with a brand-new romance from USA Today best-selling author K. A. Linde.

She was supposed to be a one-night stand.

A way to sate my sexual appetite.

I let her glimpse the man I am. The face that I hide behind my carefully cultivated life. But she ripped open that divide - and there's no going back.

Now, she's here. In my city.

I don't care that I'm Manhattan royalty and she's the help.

Only that she's living in my summer home. With me.

And I want more.

©2019 K. A. Linde (P)2019 Tantor

Cruel Money

Hmm book#2 of the series it was good but not great, I was really hoping for more loving & less drama! This 🎧book is too long winded and it felt like it dragged on and the worst part it ends with a cliffhanger, really? Is it worth a credit? If you like all of the above mentioned then this 🎧book is for you! Thankfully it was from the free catalog.😘

Amazing!

This book is amazing! So many twist and turns! I can't wait to hear the next book!

Fascinating, alluring and suspenseful! Narration is incredibly well done!

What a fantastic and well written storyline!!! This book is such an intriguing and captivating plot that kept me turning page after page. This book takes place 6 years after “One Cruel Night.” I highly suggest reading that book before this one to understand what happened between Penn and Natalie all those years ago in Paris.

Now 6 years later, Natalie has a job where she house sits for rich people while she works on her novel. She’s now at a beach house in the Hamptons for her next job but it ends up being none other than Penn’s house. He’s the man who she shared a night with all those years ago and now he was there. At the house. With his friends. He didn’t recognize her at first but once he did, he wanted her again.
“I was Manhattan royalty and she was the help. But I wanted her all the same.”
Penn and Natalie’s journey is fascinating, alluring and suspenseful!

Virginia Rose & Stephen Dexter do an exceptional job performing this narration! They act out the dialogue SO WELL and perfectly articulate the tone of the story! Their voices are incredibly appealing and make this book an easy and enjoyable listen!

5 Is It More than a One Night Stand Stars??

I just finished listening to this audiobook even though I read it when it was released earlier this year. I've found with some books, especially those that have a lot of scheming behind the scenes I always find something new to love about the book or little details I may have missed while reading and this one is no different! Ms. Rose and Mr. Dexter bring an entirely new experience to this series. I was able to fully immerse myself in the characters thanks to their outstanding narration. Feeling Natalie's joy, love and agonizing pain. And oh Penn is even more of a you know what now that all his emotions and motives have been brought to life!! Having said all this, let's get to my review of this amazing book...

I’m still relatively new to Ms. Linde’s writing and I can say with all certainty that I’m going to be rectifying that this year. What an amazing book this was!!! I loved Natalie and Penn so much! Their one night together six years ago was something she never got over and to then be thrown back into Penn’s world was not something she wanted nor was she ready to deal with…. her feelings for him all came back in a tidal wave.

And so begins two months of their lives that changes everyone and in some very heartbreaking ways. There’s a group of friends that include Penn and man are they the stereotypical rich crowd that thinks they can do anything with no consequences. Well, I’m not going to reveal too much more because that’d ruin it for you.

I think I’m still in shock how everything played out…there was a two month period where our H/h were living a life that seemed somewhat idyllic…for one of them anyway. Don’t get me wrong, it was all sunshine and roses, but the chemistry between Penn and Natalie is truly combustible and they explored each other in ways neither has experienced previously. Unfortunately, for one of them, it didn’t play out the way they thought it would.

My heart was going double-time when I got to the crucial scene and so many things came to light! I wanted junk-punch someone too…it takes a lot for me to get to that point with a character too!!

This story is so well written and I connected with these characters in ways I wasn’t expecting to and getting pulled into their world for was an experience I won’t soon forget. Ms. Linde has written a book that has such a phenomenal storyline with characters that are richly developed and left me wanting more! Now I’m going to need Cruel Fortune ASAP!!!

A Gossip Girl remake, anyone?

It turns out that adding more characters to their love story made it complicated and boring for me. I know it is not fair to compare it to the abovementioned TV series, especially if I have not seen it, but I feel that they share the same vibe, with our hero and his friends coming from wealthy families. And our MCs treat their budding relationship like any young adult falling in love would--with their short-fused tempers and extremely high libidos. These moments never fail to remind me why I am no longer a fan of hardcore NA romances.

Because this one ended with a cliffhanger, I can't help but feel curious about how things will turn out with these two. Will our hero grovel? Will our heroine easily give in and fall in love all over again? Will the other secondary characters be their nosy selves, especially when these two are concerned? I may have a few questions in mind, but because my interest in this story felt like a wave or a rollercoaster, I may not proceed to the next book soon. I may not miss that much because, like the prequel, the lovely Steven Dexter only narrated a few chapters. I have a bad feeling it will be the same situation in the second book. Either way, this one may be for you if you are a big fan of new adult romance novels.

Amazing

I read this book awhile ago and I loved it then and listening to know. It’s still amazing. Loved the characters, the story line. Cannot wait to listen to the second book

Good Read

I really like this book. It has some dark undertones, but it has some romantic tones and is great for readers and writers alike.

I am her mom so I can relate nicely to the female main character. I love that they talk about the new age, tarot, and palm reading. Then she is a normal person, living this incredible life but there are a lot of twists and turns in the book that keep you on the edge.

The writing is good and paced well. I have not once thought I wanted to shut it off and the different pov helps push the story further. I highly recommend the whole series.

Not bad but the end is a wee bit crazy

This was an okay book for me but the mentality level stops at 17. Everything is taken to the extreme and I ended up skipping a good portion of the last 90 minutes as the freak outs, constant internal dialog and the maniacal attitude of the overly obnoxious girl were driving me insane. I will go back and read the 0.5 as I did not realize that I was out of order. I am on the fence about reading the next book in the series. It almost seems like constant drama just to fill pages. I did like most of the first half but did roll my eyes a few times.

FYI: This is a series which will end with cliffhangers. If you don't like cliffhangers, skip the book.

good book

this series is pretty good. I'm looking forward to the next book in series.

WOW

This is a wonderful series. I can't put it down. .Very good story line. To bad it is probably most of the real life.