Too Tough to Tame

A Wild Hearts Romance, Book 1

De: Deborah Camp

Narrado por: Barbara Edelman

Tess Summar dares to defy the white man’s rules and goes alone to give medical aid to a Blackfoot with a price on his head. Storm-In-His-Eyes was shot by the Marshall after being framed for a murder he didn’t commit. Hidden in a mountain cave, Storm lies burning with fever, barely awake as Tess tends to him. Lost in a hazy dream, he makes love to a beautiful stranger whose body yields to him in a magical cloud of beauty. Yet it is Tess who awakens in the dark cave to a shivering awareness of a powerful body resting intimately upon her...and a shameless desire that leaves her in disgrace. As he recovers, Storm, too, surrenders to an unrelenting passion that may destroy them...or capture them forever in a forbidden love.

©1996 Deborah Camp (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

author is frustrating

I like the stories, but it seems the narrator can't stop doing stereotypical accents or voices. 2nd book that this is happened and I'm getting irritated. I love accents, but this gets bad

Who knew Indians talked like robots...

Narrator could not capture genuine characters. Montana woman sounds like sultry southerner talking to robots.

My Thoughts

Enjoyed the book for the most part.
Will be continuing the series soon as possible.

I thought the reviewer was making a joke...

... until I heard the narrator's rendition of the Native Americans' voices. It was so robotic that it was laughable except it wasn't a joke. Then there was the doll-like, high pitched imitation of the children's voices like nails down chalkboard. Camilla (Tess's sister-in-law) sounded like Marilyn Monroe. Tess herself sounded too sophisticated and deeply slow speaking even though she was supposed to be a country girl originally from Tennessee. Really none of the voices seemed right as though the narrator was trying too hard on all of them. Narration rarely bothers me and I usually only comment in the positive if they are good. Even if they aren't adequate, I can usually adjust to them in interest to the story. The reason for the reluctance to criticize narrators is because I think it must be a difficult job which I know I would not be particularly gifted. But when it detracts so drastically from the tale I feel I have to comment.

This brings me to the other failing of the publication for me. That is the writing itself. I didn't feel that there was anything new or different in the novel. The plot seemed tired with little character development. Maybe if the story had grabbed my attention and I had been less bored then possibly the flaws in narration wouldn't have been as noticeable.

In conclusion, I feel that 2 stars is a generous review. I really can't recommend this book. And even though I love Western romances I do not plan to follow any of the author's writings in the future.