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  • Five Steps Ahead

  • An Age Gap Forced Proximity Romantic Suspense (Dark Shadows, Book 1)
  • By: Samantha Baca
  • Narrated by: Marcus Barton
  • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Five Steps Ahead

By: Samantha Baca
Narrated by: Marcus Barton
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Publisher's summary

I had one job.

One responsibility.

Lust wasn't a distraction that I had time for, and love was even further off the table. My career was demanding and required my undivided attention which left little time for romance. But when my sister went missing
after meeting a guy from the same dating app as the beautiful way too young for me college student that I had been assigned to protect, everything changed.

Keeping Hannah safe was my top priority, along with finding my sister. But the closer Hannah and I got, the more clouded my vision became. She was as sweet as she was innocent and things needed to stay that way. The only problem was that in order to keep her safe she had to stay with me until the threat was handled.

Living in cramped quarters, I was up close and personal with all of the reasons why I couldnt get involved with Hannah. With chemistry so combustible it could set the world on fire, we knew we had to keep our distance. One wrong move could be fatal with her stalker constantly five steps ahead.

Content Warning:

This book contains language and storylines that may be bothersome for some listeners and is intended for a mature audience. Violence and sexual scenes may be shown in detail as well. The listener is encouraged to reach out to the author directly (authorsamanthabaca@gmail.com) if they would like to further discuss the content warning(s) for this book.
Warnings for Five Steps Ahead:
Stalking
Violence
Murder

©2020 Samantha Baca (P)2024 Samantha Baca

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exciting

This story is exciting, suspensful, full of anticipation. A stalker, a murderer, someone is overly obsessed with Hannah.
this is an age gap, murder mystery , a cat and mouse game. What will the next clue be???
This story had me on the edge of my seat.
Marcus Barton brings the intensity to this suspenseful dramatic story.
very well done.

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great book

this really drew me in and I wanted to keep listening to see what happened next! my great story and characters. I enjoyed the narrator as well.

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Great age gap romance

This story is full of suspense, drama and intrigue all wrapped up in an age gap romance. Marcus Barton did an excellent job narrating this book. I received this audiobook for free upon my request. I am leaving my honest and unbiased review.

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Couldn't turn it off

This is an amazing story with lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend this book. The narration was great he keeps you ingrossed in the story.

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This series is going to be great!

Five Steps Ahead is book #1 in the Dark Shadows series. This story is full of suspense and intrigue, but check the trigger warnings as it deals with some uncomfortable subjects. Hannah is an NYU student that tries a dating app. When things go wrong, she ends up speaking with Detective Max Romano, the sexy Italian that is very protective of her. Sparks fly between them, but her stalker isn't easing up. We get suspense, age-gap, some humor with the side characters, angst, and smexy times! Loved, loved, loved this! Cannot wait for the rest of the series to come to audio!

The narration was fantastic. Marcus Barton is a new narrator to me, but he brought the broody Max, the naive Hannah, and all the other characters to life. Just brilliant. 5/5 stars

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