Cruel Lies

Messina Crime Family, Book 2

By: Lilian Harris

Narrated by: Troy Duran, Brooke Daniels

She’s forbidden. Untouchable. My late wife's little sister. And my kryptonite. Now I'm forced to protect her in a cabin with only one bed.

When Nicolette was 17, she kissed me. And I did the only thing I could do—I pushed her away, even when it was the last thing I wanted.

I’m the son of a crime boss. Too old for her—and much too dangerous.

I only married her sister because I had to, not because I loved her. But Nicolette hates me for it.

She's 21 now, and no longer the girl I remember. She's all woman, right down to her curves. But she's still too innocent for a man like me.

When her life’s in danger, my brother brings her to me for protection.

But when I see her again, protecting her isn’t the only thing on my mind.

©2023 Lilian Harris (P)2023 Lilian Harris

The narrator’s are Perfect!

I have loved this book for a good while, but this audio! Putting a voice to Raphael was genius! Troy Duran really brought him to life! Troy voicing Raphael was a perfect match! Plus that man was able to voice the other males voices in this book with absolute perfection! The Irish voice to Patrick was spot on and caught me surprise! Hearing Troy voice Raphael gave me goosebumps! Both voice actors did an amazing job! Brooke Daniels was a perfect match for how I'd think Nicolette's voice would sound like! Her voicing Bianca was spot on how I'd imagine. Bianca is just so evil, vile and disgusting, Brooke Daniels voiced her perfectly. Troy and Brooke gavea 5 star performance!

Very good…

This is a pretty solid listen for a second book in a series. It keeps the momentum going and offers an alternate perspective to the big events from book one.

10/10 highly recommended

I absolutely enjoyed every bit of this books and this is one you definitely don’t want to sleep on!
Age Gap, Mafia, possessive, forbidden (EXsister-in-law), slow-burn. This is book two in the Messina Crime Family and it is absolutely amazing! The narration by Brooke Daniels and Troy Duran made me feel like I was reading the book again for the very first time. I loved this book narration team, they did it so well, that I listened to this book twice!

Great Story......

The stories themselves are really strong, but my biggest issue so far is with the female narrators in both books I’ve listened to. They’re clearly talented, and the male narrators are top-tier (Troy Duran is just my go-to for every book), but the female performances feel off in comparison. Is Samantha Brentmoor the only one consistently getting it right?

The problem seems to come down to dual narration—there doesn’t appear to be even a basic effort to develop convincing male voices. The narrator fits the female character perfectly, but when she switches to a male voice, it’s jarring—it ends up sounding like Don Corleone, which made it hard to stay immersed.

I also agree with some reviews about when the action picks up. The inner back and forth between both characters for multiple chapters about their feelings really takes away a bit from the book.

Overall, I think the story and series are really good, and I do plan to continue to read all the books.

Cruel Lies

This book is everything!! Great writing and the voice actors make the book even greater. Excited to hear the next book in this series.