Anchor

An MC Second Chance Romance

De: Charlotte McGinlay

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Anchor
The moment I saw her, I knew she was mine.
I knew she’d be my life, but so was the club,
And she understood that she understood me.
Growing up, I always wanted to prove myself,
To the brothers, my father.
But with my Angel, she loved me for who I was.
And I took her for granted.
I messed up; she left me, and rightfully so.
She no longer agreed with club life; She no longer agreed with me.
But losing her is not something I’m willing to stick with.
She means everything to me,
And it’s time she understood that.
Yes, I messed up, but I promise my Angel,
I’ll spend a lifetime making it up to you….

Heaven
Having a relationship wasn’t something I planned on,
Especially at such a young age.
But bumping into him changed everything.
He became the reason why I breathed.
I thought I’d spend the rest of my life with him,
I thought he proved my mother wrong about men.
Until he hurt me, and he hurt me good.
I decided to put myself first, and I walked away.
I moved on with my life, or I tried.
He wouldn’t give up and refused to let me live without him.
He wants to try again, to prove himself.
But what is it that people say?
Once a cheat, always a cheat…. Right?

This can be read as a standalone. It is book 4 of 4 of the Huntsmen MC series, with a HEA. Due to mature content and themes, this book is recommended for readers aged 18+; this novel may contain triggers.

Virtual Voice, Why Do You Do Us Like This?

I decided to take a chance and give it a listen, primarily because It was free. I traditionally read this book prior to listening to it in audio format, so I thought I was prepared to listen to it, even if it was in an inferior style. Yeah, it was pretty bad. This book includes an incredible amount of the F-bomb and hearing a virtual voice, lacking in any form of inflection and tone, eventually left me with anxiety-induced mania. I didn’t know whether I should rage at how wrong it sounded or laugh hysterically… at how wrong it sounded. Additionally, I am never comfortable listening to sex scenes, even when performed by proper voice artists. But virtual voice recitations of such scenes are mind-numbingly cringe. The mistaken pronunciation of key words alone makes it all the more uncomfortable. One of the more main characters in this book is named “Micah,” I have always been under the impression that this was pronounced “ME KA.” The virtual voice presents us with multiple forms of the name, none of them even remotely close to the actual name. More often than not, he is referred to as “ME HA,” which makes me think of when my mom calls me “mija” - “daughter” or “my daughter” in her native tongue, so I can’t imagine how odd it must sound to listeners who don’t speak Spanish. I finished it. It was a slog. I suggest traditionally reading the book first so you have a good idea what it’s about before listening to it in this form, if you are feeling as masochistic as I was, and actually choose to do so. On its own, the virtual voice presentation is confusing, choppy, dull, dry, and soul-suckingly bad.

Thumbs Down for Virtual Voice

Virtual voice was horrendous! It ruined the story. No way I would pay for an audiobook narrated with virtual voice. Please hire professional narrators. They make the story come alive. They know how to put the correct emotion into the story.

love love love

I need more books in the series. I really want to hear about Rory. She needs a book hint hint 😆

Emotional Roller Coaster

I have read all the books and enjoyed them. Less than 5 stars because of the Virtual voice takes some getting use to but doable. Definitely reading the books is better or have actual M/F narrators would be the best.
There was action, angst, loss, and drama.
Anchor was immature, selfish and didn’t think about his actions. Heaven was bullied during HS by ow and grew up with a mother who hated men because they always left.
Anchor & Heaven met in HS fell in love, married on her graduation day and two months later found out she was pregnant. The FMC had to quit college, give up on her dreams, made sure she did her domestic duties, raise the baby because he was either prospecting, or at the club or in college. Heaven did everything for Anchor and didn’t mind and in return he forgot his anniversary dinner, got drunk and according to him he had the best sex on the day he was receiving his patch. He wanted her to be there and said some nasty remarks to her about not supporting him. He didn’t care how she was feeling or what she was going through so, he went to the club got drunk and had sex with a club bunny and never went home. The next morning his brother informed him about forgetting his anniversary and the dinner he promised his wife. Heaven went
to the club to resolve their dispute and walked in on him having sex with other woman (the FMC’s HS bully) and hearing him quote “sex hasn’t felt so good”
on their anniversary. Heaven watched, gave her wedding ring to his brother, moved him out of the house and filed for divorce.

Heaven was a strong FMC for staying separated for ten years, didn’t wear her wedding ring, raised her son, tried dating and put herself through college
Anchor groveled for 10 years. The Best! Fantastic epilogue!!!

Gritty and Raw

The story is a bit gritty and raw. The story leans heavily into explicit scenes and graphic drama, which may overwhelm some readers. While the emotional core and chemistry are strong, the excessive sex and violence often steal the spotlight. Best suited for fans who like their romance dark, dirty, and intense.