Undercover

Vino & Veritas Series

By: Eliot Grayson

Narrated by: Cooper North, Tim Paige

Gabe wants Alec between the sheets...too bad Alec's undercover already....

Rich kid. Party boy. Gabe is tired of the labels. He's a smart guy, but ever since he got kicked out of grad school, people are only interested in his no-limit credit card and his pierced ears...and other places.

Tall, dark, and scowling Alec hates Vermont, with its artisanal-freaking-everything and its irritating people. To be fair, most people irritate Alec, including the FBI director who sent him here to investigate a smuggling scheme involving yoga mats.

When one of the cutest twinks Alec's ever seen takes an interest, Alec knows there's an ulterior motive. No one with multi-colored hair, piercings, and an ass like that would want boring, serious Alec. The kid must be up to no good. Either way, Alec can't blow his cover. If only he could keep his hands off of Gabe long enough to find out what he's up to....

Can they ignore their explosive chemistry long enough to foil a smuggling ring? Or will their budding relationship sink faster than a yacht full of contraband?

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Eliot Grayson (P)2021 Tantor

Good story. Good narration.

The story and narration were both entertaining. The chemistry between the characters didn't quite work for me, but I kept getting distracted by the law enforcement details. Well, the lack of law enforcement details. I am a mystery and true crime fan so I am particular about how law enforcement is portrayed. Gabe and Alec were interesting characters. The plot had some potential, but this story will be enjoyed best if you are focusing on the dynamic between Gabe and Alec.

serviceable

story and chemistry are serviceable. sex scenes are bad, but there aren’t many. pretty solid overall.

Nerd and hot cop romance!

For those that enjoy a good cute nerd and the hot cop that falls first, this one is perfect for you! It has all the feels of a great love combined with some suspenseful angst and of course fantastic steamy scenes. Loved it all! Must read/listen!

Pauses

Fun story, perhaps the approach to investigating the crime is more lighthearted than the subject would call for.
The narrator has fun comedic timing. The only stumbling block for me is that there is often NO pause for silence between scenes, so it takes a lot longer for the reader to realize there was a scene change, than it should.

Oldie but Goodie

Though it has been a story I read before, in so many ways, this book left me wanting for more! Romance still alive!

Lovely, heartwarming and steamy

I sincerely don't understand why people were so critical in their reviews. They were so negative I only ended up reading because my OCD won't let me skip a book in a series. I'm glad I did, because the book was great and so was the narration.
It threw me off initially, because there was already a Gabriel in this series and these characters were not tangentially introduced in previous books, but honestly, the only thing I wish was different about this book was its length. I would have liked a deeper look at the characters, more banter, more interactions with family and friends, more sex scenes. Though the scene with the manties was super hot.

Loved this!

This was a really well constructed book and I loved everything about it. I’m looking forward to listening to it again.

Conflict

Liked it. Didn’t think I would. I liked the suspense with hostage taking. I like the narrators. They did very well.

Oh the yearning!

I love when characters have strong chemistry but it still takes a while for them to get together, and Alec and Gabe have this in spades! I enjoyed the voice performances as well—good quality and good editing!

Alec and Gabe…

It’s like one book will be slow and boring then the next is quick and funny…this one was fun! Great narration and kept me tuned in.