Worth the Shots

Booze & Bad Decisions

By: Heather M Orgeron

Narrated by: Avery Caris, Joe Arden

HE’S COUNTRY MUSIC’S BAD BOY… COULD SHE BE THE GIRL TO FINALLY TAME HIM?

Born into a life of wealth and privilege, Veronica Vanderbilt has never wanted for anything. Aside from a man, that is…

Thanks to her overprotective father, Ronnie’s lovelife is non-existent.

Attending a prestigious music school in Nashville seems like the perfect solution. There, she can pursue her dreams and finally find someone to punch her V-card…

Enter Aiden Addams—a country rock god, whose reputation precedes him both on stage and in the bedroom. It’s hate at first sight, even if she does keep picturing him naked.

On the surface, the pair couldn’t be more different. But as it turns out, they each have something the other needs. She’s got the pristine image required to clean up his playboy rap. And he has the sexpertise to transform her into a temptress no man could resist.

But when the line between lust and love starts to blur, they’ll have to decide if risking their hearts is worth the shot…

©2023 Heather M Orgeron (P)2024 Heather M Orgeron

Such a cute story! 🔥

Ya can never go wrong with a duet narration especially when it invite goes Joe Arden. Avery Caris is also one of few female narrators I truly enjoy!! Great job you two. Heather- I LOVED the story! Love the spice, character build, humor and overall plot. 🫡

Mesmerizing story

I was utterly captivated by this story, brilliantly brought to life by narrators Avery Caris and Joe Arden. Their portrayal of Aiden Addams, the notorious bad boy of the Rhett Taylor Band, and Veronica Vanderbilt, the sheltered music prodigy, was nothing short of mesmerizing. The dynamic between the characters was enhanced by the narrators' ability to convey deep emotions and humor, making their unconventional romance even more compelling. Caris and Arden's performances added depth to the story, making every moment of the fake relationship-turned-real narrative feel authentic and engaging. Their narration was the cherry on top of this satisfying conclusion to the series, making it an unforgettable audiobook experience for any romance lover.

My first Heather M. Orgeron audiobook.

This was my first Heather M. Orgeron audiobook.
I must say, I was so pleasantly pleased by the sexy, fun rocker romance.
Which was completely captivating, and entrancing. The narratortors Avery Caris and Joe Arden took the characters to a whole new level. Making them feel so incredibly real.

Great Storyline

I really liked the storyline and the storytelling. It had a little twist that I wasn’t inspecting and it kept me interested.

Worth the Shots

This is the fourth book in the Booze & Bad Decisions series. Each book can be read as standalone books. This book is about Aiden the last single playboy of the Rhett Taylor band. He plays the keyboard and is the backup singer. One night he goes to his local bar and gets in a head to head competition with Veronica. She blows the crowd and Aiden away with her piano and singing skills. Aiden gets injured and the Rhett Taylor Band needs a replacement for the time being. Veronica gets the gig and agrees to fake date Aiden to help change his bad boy image. This book is spicy! Avery Caris and Joe Arden did a phenomenal job narrating this book in duet style narration.

Love some bad boy Aidan

Joe Arden and Avery Caris did a phenomenal job with Aidan and Ronnie. Joe was perfect for bad boy Aidan who loves some dirty talk. Avery captured Ronnie’s innocence and her kind heart. The two together with the chemistry and banter it was perfection. Aidan is the bad boy rock star that has major commitment issues, but when he has to take the sideline because of an injury he doesn’t expect his replacement to melt that hard heart. Ronnie aka Cherry is everything Aidan didn’t know he needed. I love the banter between the two it made the chemistry off the charts. The book has a lot of of spice. Absolutely loved this audiobook. Thank Heather M. Orgeron and Blue Nose Audio for the ALC for my honest review.

Worth the shots was worth the wait!

This is the final book in the Booze and Bad Decisions (moment of silence for the end of this amazing series *cries*) and we are FINALLY getting Aidens story. Aiden has been around since the first book always in the background. He also is always hanging around with Anika. When Anika surprises the band with her new girlfriend, Aiden is taken aback. While he always knew they played for the same team, it was never real and in front of him. Feeling alone and a little betrayed, he stumbles into a piano bar and meets Ronnie, during a duet dual sparks fly. There was an instant connection between the two, but Aiden already not being in the right headspace and then losing to Ronnie in the duel makes one of the worst decisions a musician can make. He gets mad and punches a wall, breaking his hand and rendering him incapable of playing piano. Guess who the band brings in to play for him while he heals…none other then Ronnie. Ronnie is a student at a fancy music school in Nashville. Coming from money and a loving family, Ronnie could not be more opposite of Aiden if she tried. But you know what they say about opposites attract right? Suddenly thrown into this rock world together, those sparks are growing into a towering inferno. While Aiden gives Ronnie advise on how to be in a rock back, she also wants him to give her lessons on how to seduce and please a man. Deciding he needs to clean up his act after his poor recent behavior, they come up with a plan to play boyfriend girlfriend in the eyes of the public. Behind closed doors they say to themselves it’s an act, but the act soon becomes reality. Can they handle the new and very real feelings?

I very much loved these two, and I was so happy to finally have Aiden get his happily ever after. He was always the one I was curious about during the series because of his relationship with Anika. There were so many times I wanted to reach through the book and just give him a giant hug and tell him it would be alright. This is definitely on the more emotional side. While Aiden is the wild child with no direction, Ronnie is on the straight and narrow with no real life to live. They are the perfect Ying to the others yang. Ronnie was slightly…naive from time to time which kind of made me go “Girl! Come on!” but over all I felt they really needed each other. While this could be considered a slow burn, considering there was no actual intercourse till the end of the book, that doesn’t mean there was plenty of OTHER things going on that made this book spicy. It was a little different than the rest of the series but I think that made it stand out. Overall, I loved this book, and it was the perfect end to the series.

The book brought back Joe Arden to narrate Aiden and Avery Caris as Ronnie. This book was narrated in Duet style, which is a first for the series. They both did such a great job bringing these characters off the pages and into your ears. With Aiden being all in his feelings and a little emotional, Joe really brought it almost to the point it was a little too much. There's a fine line between realistic emotion and over the top, and he likes to ride that line. This was a first for me from Avery Caris and I LOVED her. I really hope to hear more of her in the future. She played Ronnie and her…innocents, so well. Her and Joe made a great duet pair.

so cute and sweet

4/5 ⭐
3/5 🌶️
4/5 🎧

This fake dating romance was so dang cute and sweet. I really loved Aiden and Ronnie's relationship. They went from this hate/rivals relationship to friends with bennies to best friends and then to lovers, it was such a beautiful progression. And full of laughs. Ronnie's naivety was hilarious and Aiden's reactions to it even funnier, I just adored them so much.

I wasn't a big fan of Ana... I was hoping she'd grow on me, but tbh I was really upset Aiden still considered her one of his best friends in the end. I thought the way she dumped Talia on him was uncalled for and the way she treated Ronnie to be unacceptable at times. I just thought he deserved better and this felt like a hang up from his unloved past...

I dived into this story without realizing it's book four and now I'm really excited to go back and listen to the rest and I'm really hoping Josh and Kenzie are next.

The audio was so good. Avery Caris was great and Joe Arden is probably my favorite narrator ever. This was a duet narration which always takes the production up a notch, kudos to Blue Nose for a job well done.

Flirty and Fun…Sweet and Spicy

Worth The Shots by Heather M. Orgeron
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Performance: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Holy mother of all things hot! This story… this audio… From the very first chapter I was hooked and proceeded to devour it like a piece of pie at Thanksgiving.

In the very first chapter, Heather set the tone for what to expect throughout the story. She gave us heart wrenching moments, flirty banter and enough heat to make my bp alert go off on my watch. And this was just the FIRST CHAPTER!

Aiden Addams embodies everything you want in a bad boy rockstar. This playboy piano player oozes sexiness with every word he speaks. He meets Veronica on the night his heart has been broken and unbeknownst to him the events of that night will change his life for ever. Veronica Vanderbilt is everything pure and sweet in this world and decides she needs some “lessons” on how to please a man. Aiden is just the man for the job and oh does he take his job as teacher seriously.

Avery Caris is Veronica “Ronnie” Vanderbilt, aka Cherry Girl, and her performance is next level spectacular. Her portrayal of Ronnie’s innocence and desire is pure perfection. Avery has quickly become one of my favorite female voice actors and this audio performance is further proof why she is one of the masters in her craft.

Joe Arden is Aiden Addams, aka Sugar Balls, and holy hell his voice was made for a character like Aiden. Well, who am I kidding, his voice is made for any character. With his performance as Aiden he delivers the emotional scenes in a way that will leave you in tears, and the rest of it…. Well his voice was smoother than the whiskey that Aiden loves to drink.

Joe and Avery are one of my favorite duos and they did not disappoint with this one. Five star performances all around!

Reformed Badboy

This was spectacular! The reformed playboy is brought to his knees by the innocent new girl in town and the chemistry is off the charts!

I can't remember the last time I giggled so much while reading a book. And then the 3rd act break up had me sobbing!

This HEA was so damn good!