Tex

Hell's Ankhor, Book 5

By: Aiden Bates, Ali Lyda

Narrated by: David Allen Vargo

Jazz: I’m in love with my straight best friend...

Prison changed me, mostly for the better, but it could never erase my love for Tex. Growing up together in foster care he was my one constant, and I hate all the ways I’ve let him down. Now that I’m free my biggest wish is to settle back into our friendship and life in our MC. I know I’ll never have anything more. But the glances Tex keeps shooting me are enough to make me question...is my brother looking at me differently?

Tex: I can’t be checking Jazz out...

Just because my friends are gay, it doesn’t mean I am, no matter how good Jazz looks. Right? I love the guy, but I can’t love him. Except now that I’m thinking about him that way, I can’t stop. He just got out of prison and I can’t risk losing him again because I’m confused. He’s supposed to be my brother.

But when an old enemy shows up, I may end up losing him anyway. Can I trust that Jazz really learned his lesson in prison? Or will old habits get him taken away for good?

Tex is book five in the Hell’s Ankhor m/m MC series. Listen for a slow burn that will singe your heart as two former foster brothers discover just how deep their feelings go...and discover that Tex isn't as straight as he thought he was.

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One of the best of the series

I have read all the books in this series so when I was given the opportunity for a free copy of the audio version from Gay Romance Reviews, I wanted to hear what I was missing. I really enjoy this series. So many diverse personalities. These two Tex and Jazz I really enjoyed because they had such history together before Tex deals with his relationship with Jazz. This is also the story that deals with Crave and I was glad to see that finally happen. I think the extra emotion in this story also comes from the fact Jazz is just getting out of prison. How he deals with the club and issues adds to the story. I think this is one of the best of the series. I think it is best if this series is read in order because the characters and the story carries forward.

great book

I really enjoyed this book. Narrator did a great job keeping my attention. Definitely looking for more like this

Absolutely Amazing!

David Alan Varga is so entertaining with his reading. He puts so much expression in every character making you want to never stop listening to his voice. I hope he is able to narrate more of Aiden Bates’ books. With such an amazing story along with vividly read narrator… you will want to continue to listen.

Great addition to the story line!

I loved Jazz and Tex. Jazz had just returned from prison and was trying to keep on the straight and narrow. Tex was there to great him, they'd been friends since childhood. This was a great best friends to lovers story line. The narration seemed a little off to me personally, it was still well done.

Great Story With Harsh Narration

So this narration was a bit of a chore for me, he sounded like he was trying a little too hard to sound rough, and some of it came off as elderly which didn’t fit with the characters. I know 70 year old men who don’t sound this strained and run down. I wish Tex had had at the very least Jazz’s voice and he’d went them lighter for Jazz. The dialogue at one point says it only took him 28 years to get something so I was like, is that supposed to be their age? They sounded like great grandpas, the laughing was the worst. Sounded like a alcoholic Santa Claus, and then the mix of that twang too made me unable to take it seriously at points. And Logan, Raven and Rebel were all wrong as well. And I get Crave was a madman but the voice for him was cartoon villainous. It made it really difficult to get into the story where as even the first story with the random whistling and random pauses was easier to listen too. The story is very well written and that comes through despite the mismatched voice acting which is a testament to the writers, and though this particular story isn’t my favorite I love the rest of the series. I’m not sure if I’ll continue though as it looks like this particular narrator does the rest of the series which is a bit of a disappointment for me. Narration I give a 2 because there was an effort even if I didn’t particularly enjoy it. The Story I give a 4, maybe it should be a 5 if I could have really got into it but again the narration always kept me somewhat removed.