Flash

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

Narrated by: Kate Fleming

A self-made millionaire. A sassy entrepreneur. Their corporate merger might just set the night on fire in this electrifying thriller from perennial bestseller Jayne Ann Krentz.

Olivia Chantry may leave her desk in disarray, but she’s a business dynamo—and the success of her Seattle-based company, Light Fantastic, keeps her from dwelling on her crumbled marriage. When Olivia inherits 49 percent of Glow, Inc., her uncle’s high-tech lighting firm, she butts heads with the interloper who bagged the other 51 percent: Jasper Sloan, a venture capitalist known as an orderly man with all his ducks in a row.

Right from the start, the so-called partners nearly crash and burn—and can barely contain the sexual energy crackling between them. But when they discover a blackmailer uncovering secrets inside Glow, Olivia and Jasper’s steamy joint venture faces the acid test of truth…and a need for absolute trust. For when extortion turns to murder, a union of their minds—and hearts—might be their only chance to stay alive.

“Equal parts romance and suspense” (Publishers Weekly), Flash is yet another exhilarating and steamy thriller from the “queen of the genre” (Kirkus Reviews).

The narration

Excellent narration as always from Kate Fleming. What a huge loss.
I enjoyed the plot, the main characters and the conclusion. I didn’t see that coming until near the end. I like that Ms Krentz’s stories almost never are based on some misunderstanding due to the characters keeping secrets from each other.

An 0ldie/1998 & Temporary Escape from World Issues

I’ve read FLASH before; this was my 1st time with the audio (which was okay but not great). I read a variety of genres and like reading lighter fiction between my more intense reads. FLASH fit the bill. It’s not deep (by any means) but is perfect for pulling me out of a funk or a book hangover. I enjoy Krentz novels & her character type - solid, loyal, independent, ethical, focused & the men appreciate spunky women. FLASH is one of her “Oldie” novels (pub 1998) - simple romance, light suspense & humor. One I’ll read again.

good Krentz story

What did you like best about Flash? What did you like least?
light hearted spirit of our heroine

Have you listened to any of Kate Fleming’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the late great Ms Anna Fields, who does Susan E. Phillips reads. She could read a phone book

What would have made this romance irresistible?
you have to be a fan of Krentz, so this was good

Narration adds another enjoyable dimension to the novel

At first I was not sure about the voice used by the narrator for Jasper, the hero. However it grew on me with each passing chapter. It changed my image of Jasper from the one I had from reading the novel to a different one, one that made listening to the novel this time, more enjoyable. It's a good voice for the deadpan jokes Jasper makes. I ended up really enjoying this narration.

The heroine voice did not sound like a teenage girl. It sounded like an adult woman, another positive. The hero voice ended up being perfect for Jasper's character who is definitely well over 30 years old. So because this narration increased my enjoyment of a book that I had only read as text before ( and enjoyed it), I decided it was worthy of a separate review.

I have to read less and listen more due to strange retinal problems, one of which has no cure at this time (a political plug for others to support and vote for candidates who support increased federal grants for medical research instead of the current Scrooge-like Congress which has cut federal medical research to almost non existence). Due to my strange incurable medical retina problem, I am becoming a discriminating Audible buyer and listener.

Excellent Book

Loved this book. A good love story with a lot of twists. The story takes place in the current day, and is very realistic. A fun one!