Lock & Key

Lock & Key Series, Book 1

By: Cat Porter

Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Lucy Rivers

I suppose some of us have to get really dirty before we can become truly clean.

I was allegedly South Dakota's most famous Old Lady. Sixteen years ago, I had survived my Old Man's murder.

Never again. Never again will I surrender my heart. Never again will I sacrifice to the Club. But that all changed in one night. I came home and crashed into him, and my past and present blew up in my face. Both of us lonely, running on empty, and unwilling to admit it.

Until now. Now I feel things I'd forgotten about, want things I'd cut out of my insides.

Love not only stings when you lose it, when it's ripped away. When it first sinks its teeth into you, it can cut just as raw and sting just as deep. I'd forgotten that.

Who holds the keys to betrayal? To suspicion? To trust? To brotherhood? To family? To redemption and a bleeding heart? Right now, I just might.

©2014 Cat Porter (P)2016 Tantor

Loved This Audiobook!

I loved this book tremendously. It was a highly emotional book and provoked a produce depth of feeling. Although this book can be listened to as a stand-alone it has way deeper emotions if listened in order of the series. This book is primarily from Grace’s point of view of her love story with Dig. Even though the first two books from this series is the love story of Grace and Locke it also tells of Grace and Dig’s love story. Grace and Dig fell in love and was living their HEA when Dig was murdered. Grace and Dig’s past impacts Grace and Locke in a variety of way. Grace and Locke has so much they had to overcome as individuals and as a couple. The narration was excellent and enhanced the story. They conveyed the deep emotions needed as this audiobook is an intensely emotional book. It is different from any other MC book I have ever read in some ways but still has the core of what makes an excellent MC romance in my opinion. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is a must listen. I am so glad I bought the audio version instead of having read it as it had a deeper impact listening to it. Highly highly recommend you listen to it. If you have already read it this will just enhance the experience but if you are listening to it instead of having read it you won’t be disappointed.

Lock & key

This biker romance book was really good! There were interesting situations and some down right distasteful moments. I really want to read the next book in the series.

Lock & Key

This was probably wildest, craziest ride to go on. There were so many ups, downs, twists, and turns. At times I was a little confused with the back and forth from present to past, but overall it was an entertaining story.
Lucy Rivers and Vikas Adam were wonderful narrators. I enjoyed listening to them.

Lock found his key

After a long time i picked up a biker romance. I'm not big fan cause the terms used to address women, their general degrading role in MC world, the sheer dominance and disregard for their opinions is a huge put off.
But I really enjoyed listening to this audio book.
The plot has all the basic infrastructure of a biker club. There's brash hikers using drugs freely.
There's old ladies and club-hores. There's free sex and orgies. There's obviously illegal activities and the staple stripper club.
Betrayals and double dealingsn are the central point of the story.
Grace has returned to her "old lady" roots in One-Eyed Jacks club because her sister Ruby has cancer and needs bone marrow transplant. Leaving her husband and child in anguish. She indulges in a night of hot sex with Miller who she meets in a bar.
Turns out he's a "brother" and named Lock.

"Real life is messy and strange, and our ride through it left plenty of bruises, slashed hearts, a few lifeless bodies, and blood and smoke in its wake. But it’s our story, this rather mangled tale."

The formulaic stuff happens and I had hard time getting the connection between Miller and Grace. In fact her and her ex husband Digs had more connection, even Butler for that matter
Nice story, Lucy Rivers had narrated wonderfully. So has Vikas Adam, just needs to relax his throat more and be not too clipped at words.
4 stars for Lock found his Key

The story. There was so much emotion in each character. Very well written.

Loved entire book. Story line was different than the majority of MC books. Have read twice.

love this book and author

I've read this story a few times and it's still one of my favorite books

🎧 Grace and Miller 🎧

Second chance, MC romance with mature characters. Well written, enthralling story with excellent narration from Lucy Rivers and Vikas Adam.

Prepare for a book hangover

This one left me so emotional. I literally cried sometimes because I really felt for Grace. I admired her courage, honesty and strength. I also liked that he was in her late 30s/ early 40s and that this was about finding love again after loss. When I finished this one, I immediately went and read the sequel (as the audiobook hadn't been made yet), and then the next book and the next book. I can't wait until they are available on audible. It was so hard for me to let go of these characters because they were so complex. However, I'm going to admit that I liked Dig more than Miller. Miller was great but I was really captivated by Grace's past and her relationship with her deceased husband. This story is really gritty and messy and pretty tragic but it was captivating.

We hear more from Grace than we do Miller. I think that Lucy Rivers was a good choice for Grace, Vikas Adam was okay but maybe Joe Arden or Aiden Snow would have been a better fit.

Enjoyed

What made the experience of listening to Lock & Key the most enjoyable?

Excellent story. I enjoyed Lucy Rivers narration very much. I wish she had more.

Have you listened to any of Vikas Adam and Lucy Rivers ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

One or two parts in this book made me cry.

Unexpected

This is a very unique take on the MC theme. The story goes back and forth from past to now. Grace was the most well known "old lady" in the Dakotas but after her life going terribly wrong, she left for many years. Now she is coming back and has a new tie to the MC that she hasn't expected.

This book is less dirty and raunchy MC and more emotional and angsty and full of real content. I really loved it. Lucy Rivers and Vikas Adams were great together. Although the majority of the book is narrated through Grace's POV so you get way more Lucy out of it.