Credence

By: Penelope Douglas

Narrated by: Sofia Willingham, Greg Tremblay, Carson Beck, Michael Pauley

Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author, Penelope Douglas, comes a new stand-alone!

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot winter nights ensue....

Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents’ fame followed her everywhere.

And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she?

Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of 18. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore.

As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them.

And as a part of them.

She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.

One of them has her.

The other one wants her.

But he....

He’s going to keep her.

*Credence is a full length, stand-alone romance suitable for listeners 18+.

©2020 Penelope Douglas (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Not for thinking adults

This story had potential, but was overshadowed by immature unnecessary explicit sex. Don’t waste your credit.

Do I need therapy?

Yes. The answer is yes.

Are any of the relationships in this book healthy? Absolutely not. But did I finish the whole thing? Hell yeah.

Well written, creative plot - morally gray relations

*blush* *blush* *cringe* *laugh* *blush* *cry*

Wow. If you are looking for an erotic novel with taboo-ish topics, a great plot, with wonderful flawed characters this is your book. Loved it from the very start. Which is totally why this book has earned 5 stars. In a story that’s 15 hrs long, Douglas could have dragged out the character or plot (I’ve seen far less quality books take 8hrs to get to the good stuff), but she kicks it off from the beginning.

The story is Interesting, hot, (a little cringy when Tiernan would call Jake “uncle jake” warning: even during sexy times), more hot, hot, and some heartbreak. I liked how the trauma each character is dealing with has nothing to do with sexual dysfunction, but having to do with love and what it looks like when you don’t/can’t love your children. This may be the best Douglas book I’ve read. REALLY awesome ending, exactly what you hope for for all the characters you grow to love.

Meh

The female narrator was kinda monotone and I had a hard time trying to figure out if the MC was thinking or speaking aloud. The male narrators were better.
I didn’t buy Kalebs “redemption”. He was too horrible and never even truly apologized for any of it.

Worth the read or listen

At first I was not about this book. I started and stopped it a couple of times but finally committed because everyone gave it such great reviews. I will say Tiernan’s coming of age is very different than mine but somehow I can still relate. I think everyone feels invisible at some point in their life and with our girl T, it’s just so much more obvious until she moves in with her step uncle and his two boys. Damn! That’s when stuff gets real. Most of us probably wouldn’t have made the same decisions she made but I bet you can relate. If you need a slightly complicated story that will make you cry, make you pant and then make you smile, this one is for you. I also enjoy when there are multiple POV’s in a book and this also has different narrators to handle those POV’s! Download this today and get to listening!

It’s INTERESTING

It’s not that bad the first few chapters are a little off and it’s impossible to get past the whole family thing but if your listening to this book don’t pretend like your not looking for what we all know your looking for the plot is kinda non existent but 🌶🌶🌶

O...M...G

the overall story was great. dark in the right places even though some of Tiernan's promiscuity at times was way over the top. it is a bit edgy but overall, good story. other reviews are correct. the narrator for Jake sounds like he's announcing a horse race. its good most of the talking was Tiernan and Noah.

Totally recommend!!!!

This book really kept me on my toes, I could not stop listening. People always talk about spicy books but this one was something else. Story line was awesome and kept me wanting to not stop listening. Performance was also very good and overall I totally recommend.

Epically entertaining and five alarm 🔥 hot!!

Love love love Penelope Douglas and this book was fantastic. Narrators did an excellent job and I got lost in the story so quickly.

great

I loved it , it was very great story slow at first but then picks up later