Save Me

Love in the Pacific Northwest, Book 1

De: Beck Grey

Narrado por: Jon Curtis

Danger brought them together. Safety tore them apart. Can one act of recklessness reunite them forever?

Jamie

Against protocol and my best intentions, I fell in love with the key witness I was assigned to protect. I know. Rookie move, Jamie.

I guess I’m just a soft touch for beautiful, scared men who hide behind prickly sass and razor-sharp snark. With a little kindness and a lot of patience, I got to know the generous, caring man underneath all those barbs.

But it took everything I had to keep things professional.

In the end, none of that mattered, because I still had to let him go — and it would have been infinitely worse if he knew how I felt. Not that things are much better now, because a year later, with no hope of ever seeing him again, I still can’t forget Ashley Pandy.

Ash

Testifying against your best friend’s father for conducting illegal drug trials is one thing. Falling for the handsome deputy marshal assigned to protect you? Utter humiliation.

I was a walking cliché, all heart eyes and swooning. As if a decent, honorable man like Jamie MacDougall would have been interested in someone as damaged as me.

Thankfully, before I could mortify myself further by telling him how I feel, the trial ended, and I entered the WITSEC program with a new identity and a new life — far away from the sexy deputy marshal who still holds my heart. But justice has some nasty side effects, and now, twelve months later, guilt and loyalty are forcing me back to the last place I should be — Seattle.

And with my past hot on my heels, there’s only one person I trust to keep me safe…

Save Me is an award-winning, low-medium angst, Forced-Proximity, Second-Chance-at-First-Romance Contemporary MM novel with a bit of snark, a dash of sweet, and a lot of spice. It contains no cheating, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After.

©2021 Beck Grey (P)2021 Beck Grey

A Rose by Any Other Name

WITSEC prepares you for most everything but falling in love. Before Ashley testified, Jamie was a Deputy Marshal protecting him. Attraction was there from the start but both men knew pursuing anything was fruitless. After the trial, Ashley would be whisked away to a new life with a new identity for his protection. Jamie would be assigned another witness to protect or draw some other assignment. Words left unsaid. Feelings left unexplored. But neither man forgot the other and when danger finds Ashley and he’s forced to flee, the only person he knows he can trust is Jamie.

Jamie doesn’t hesitate even a moment when he gets the frantic, panicked call from Ashley. It’s been a year but Jamie still yearns for Ashley and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep Ashley safe. Hiding in a remote cabin, they finally are able to experience all the unresolved emotions they’ve kept buried and it’s hot, steamy, chemical combustion unlike either has ever known before. It’s perfect. They’re in love. They make plans for a future, together. But a phone call in the middle of the night changes everything. Ash has run straight into danger. Can Jamie get to him in time?

Sweet, sexy, romantic, suspenseful. My very first Beck Grey book! I can’t wait to dive deeper into this series!

Story: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Swoon: 😍😍😍😍😍
Angst: 💔💔

Good story, fair narration

Not really a fan of the narrator's voice choice for Ashley, but performance was consistent. The story kept me interested and, while a bit thin, it was worth the listen. The rest of the series isn't on audio, but I'll definitely read them.

The narrator ruined my ability to enjoy

The narrator forced a laugh or chuckle every single time it was mentioned that one of the characters in the book did so. It made things disjointed and got to the point that it detracted from the plot. The storyline was sweet, but I couldn’t get immersed in it with the narrator laughter.

Beautiful Series Beginning

Beck Grey writes with a sense of longing that we feel in each character interaction. With Jon Curtis narrating, there is an even greater dimension to this lovely story of fear and pain, of loss and heartbreak, and finally of romance and love. Jamie and Ash’s story is truly a delight to hold in your heart ♥️

I enjoyed this audiobook

Save Me by Beck Grey was my first go at reading a book by this author. After looking the author up on Amazon, it appears this is the first book they have written—under this pen name, anyway. If that truly is the case, then I see a lot of potential ahead for future stories. If it's not the case, where, pray tell, are the rest of the books? I wouldn't mind reading another one.

This is one of those stories with a lot of inner dialogue, but the actual dialogue between the characters is meaningful. I know some are not fans of internal dialogue, but I don't find it problematic as long as the story flows at a good pace, which this one did. I enjoyed the vocabulary the author used. It made me think, and it gave depth to the characters.

I found the characters to be likable and multidimensional. However, I felt like the narrator didn't do a lot to differentiate between the voices of each character. That said, his narration was pleasant to the ears, and it wasn't hard to tell who was talking. Although, that may have more to do with the fact the book was very clear about it.

Even so, I felt that the narrator did a good job bringing the story to life. He was easy to understand, and while the overall sound of his voice was subdued, it was melodic and kept my attention. I felt he complimented the book nicely.

I would be happy to read a book by this author again and listen to more of the narrator's work. I think others would enjoy this book as well.