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Finally Edward!!!
I knew going in that his story would be heartbreaking and even knew most of it. I hadn’t realized the lengths he would go to “control” his life. Mira was his perfect match and could see through his facade to the awesome man he was and wanted to be. This book had me cursing, laughing, crying in both anger and laughter. This book delivered on all fronts!! Can’t wait to venture into the lives of the Davenport’s and of course to keep up with Tiny!!❤️
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- jb
- 05-22-24
The story how it was told oh my god
The characters, the story the love everything about the story was amazing The peoples voices is everything beautiful.
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- Anivia
- 05-15-24
Outstanding!!
L.Steele you out did your self on this one!!! You had me laughing out loud, crying feeling sad for “Eddie” and breaking my heart all in the same chapter!!! And the sex scenes were off the charts! Edward was worth the wait. Plus I can’t wait for his half siblings stories. Of course I have to mention my favorite narrator Mr. East who never disappoints. 💕😂
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-31-24
love Edwards story
Really been waiting for Edwards story. I felt so bad that him and Ava didn't get together in the last book. He really deserved a story. But the girls characters voice is the most annoying, whining cheerleader voice. Her voice was disgusting. Especially when she was in sex mode. If it wasn't for Edwards story I would have stopped listening.
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- Pedsrn1988
- 03-09-24
My Favourite Book
I can't say enough about this book! Edward was affected the hardest by the childhood event that affected the seven. He had yet to heal and forgive himself. Mira was his beacon to facilitate the healing. Their connection was transcendent. This is my favourite book. In my mind, Shane East is Edward. The description fits this narrator lol. Aure Nash was wonderful. I especially love the duet narration. I even listened to the bonus epilogue available on the author's website.
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- escritora
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HEA for Edward and Mira!
I am torn as to how to review this but not because it isn't well-written. In fact, it is some of the author's best work, but I had a hard time connecting with Edward and Mira. It has everything to do with the Edward I came to know from Billionaire's Sin and what I hoped for his HEA. I'm in the minority because I had hoped for Edward to find his soulmate in Ava and felt slightly sad that she ended up with Baron. With that said, Edward is now a shrewd businessman who has just resigned as the Manager of the London Ice Kings and his grandfather has requested (more like ordered) that he attend a family meeting. When he walks into the office, he's surrounded by five men whom he's never met, but are all his half-brothers. As the eldest grandson, Edward has been chosen by his grandfather to be the next CEO with the requirement that he take a wife. Mirabelle Young comes from a dysfunctional home, emotionally bereft of feeling since her mother's death. Her father remarried, but the stepmother and two stepsisters are beyond evil. Her father isn't home enough to see what she's been enduring because he's still grieving, but he also has to keep the business floating. He has arranged a marriage for Mira but, until then, she can live life the way she wants. Looking for a new job, she lands in Edward's crosshairs and after mutual insults are thrown, he hires her to start tomorrow. She doesn't know much about him, other than what her girlfriends have said about him, but she gets an interesting introduction that shows him at his growly best. This is the woman he's going to ask (again, order) to be his "fake" wife. They are an odd pair, let's make that Edward is an odd husband, to say the very least, since he has declared their marriage a sex-free zone. It's only been 18 hours since they've met, but Edward has his ways of convincing her. It's after they're married that the story slows down and there's quite a bit of repetition of words and subject. Mira is a curvy woman which was made perfectly clear by the numerous descriptions of her body, especially her thick, lucious, fleshy, plump thighs. In this case, less would have been better. As for the "secret" of the incident, that was a frequent argument between them and sometimes it felt like Mira was badgering him. The separation near the ending didn't feel quite believable because Mira lost the ability to understand why Edward did what he did. All in all, I really enjoyed the story, especially that there was minimal angst and very little bad behavior by Edward.
As always, the narration was perfectly done by the duo of Shane East and Aura Ash. They do an amazing job portraying the characters, bringing them to life and humanizing them with their emotions, attitude and personality. They do more than give their characters their voices, they fall into the roles and become the character.
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- Sophie Koufes
- 03-24-24
♥️ Excellent Romance and Narration!
The Pretend Christmas Bride cover is stunning to view and is just the beginning of this beautiful Christmas read. Edward ‘ Priest’ Chase and Mirabelle (Mira) Young were written in the cards. I’m so happy how the story turned out. I adore Mira and her personality is perfect for Edward. I loved Edward since way back when I first met him in the beginning of The Big Bad Billionaires series and I am thrilled he is getting his hea with Mira.
Edward’s character is compelling and very complex. This book digs deep into his character and shows him remodeling himself. Oh, and the angst & spicy is perfect. Mira is sweet yet, not a pushover and I love how she stands up for herself and what she wants.
The writing style is addictive and brings the characters together passionately.
I have read every single book by L. Steele and this one is one of my favourite's. Although, I love every single book by this author this one will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️. I highly recommend listening to this Christmas book, it’s the perfect fireside story.
Shane East and Aure Nash dual narration was phenomenal. Shane East is my favourite British narrator. I love a English accent and his tone is intoxicating to listen to. Aure Nash is a talented narrator who brought Mira's character to life.
Love the story and narration
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