Morgan

The Swift Brothers, Book 1

By: Riley Hart

Narrated by: Gregory Salinas

Morgan

When I left Birchbark angry and heartbroken, I vowed never to return.

Fate had other plans.

The father I hate had a stroke, so now I'm back in the Upper Peninsula to take care of him. The locals treat Dad like royalty, while Dad vacillates between open anger and flat-out ignoring me. Throw in my messy relationship with my brothers, and being in Birchbark becomes unbearable.

The only saving grace is Dusty, my childhood best friend. He's always had my back, save for one night ten years ago that changed everything. Despite my endless family drama, Dusty becomes my solace, and it's not long before our emotional connection becomes more. Dusty worships my body in ways no man has before, but more importantly, he's stolen my heart. Except Dusty's home is here, and mine is in Santa Monica, as far away as I can get.

While I'm battling it out with Dad and trying to hold the family together, my every impulse is to leave the first chance I get. But I can't leave Dusty behind. Not again. If I want a chance at real happiness, I've got to work through this anger and grief—even if the hits keep coming.

Morgan is a small-town, friends-to-lovers romance with all the feels, heat, and character development you expect from a Riley Hart novel. It deals with themes of grief, loss of a parent/sibling (off-page), and toxic family relationships.

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A surprisingly captivating book

I usually go for romcoms and sports related books. However, I like this author and decided to give this book a go. It was phenomenal. The characters, the narration, the story were so beautifully written and expressed. Though this book contained heavy themes, the author managed to portray them realistically. It wasn't just a flashback or stray thought discussed in passing. The characters go through grief and pain, spanning years, where it has become an integral part of who they have become. The focus on relationships in this book truly told the story. The ending also leaves the readers with a lot of hope for the characters. So, the MC's romance was passionate and heartwarming, and Dusty was the heart of the book. But the real theme of the story was finding family again amongst grief, guilt and painful love. I cannot wait for Easton's book.

Outstanding

This audiobook was fantastic. Highly recommend it. It's gutwrenchjng and I can't for Easton and Rhets stories!!!!

Just alright

I had high hopes for this book, I listen to Easton first and I loved Easton & Archer's story, so I backtrack and got this book, but I was pretty disappointed. The biggest con for me in this book was Rhett's character. He's horribly annoying & stubborn. I found Dusty & Rhett's friendship to be irritating, if I was Morgan I'd be pissed off too, especially after coming back. I'm glad Easton got his happily ever after, but I'm not rooting for Rhett to get an HEA.

new favorite narrator, another heart wrenchingly good story from Riley Hart

Loved the narrator! he has the best natural sounding chuckle I've yet heard in an audiobook and did a nice job of creating distinct character voices without sounding forced or over the top.

As I expect from the author, the story was a heart wrenchingly good romance with plenty of aches but without drawing things out too much.

I did think Dusty forgave Rhett too easily, and Dusty and Morgan got together with a lot less angst than I expected. I think ultimately it felt right though, their pull together was just that strong and inevitable. I can't wait for the next two stories!

my biggest criticism was the natural/scent k1nk. it just wasn't for me, and no offense to those into it, but it's one that I'm squeamish too, so none of the spicy scenes were enjoyable for me. I sometimes wish these 7 book a year authors didn't feel the need to make every book some kind of k1nk, because it's off putting when it isn't your k1nk, but that's just me. definitely still worth the listen!

really love this one.. like alot

the story is gripping and emotional. liking all the characters specially the 3 brothers. damn I just wanna hug them and comfort them. Narration is pretty awesome. new fave narrator added. looking forward to the other brother's story ( East and Rhett)