Don't Let Go

By: Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings

Narrated by: Lu Banks

An Awakening

Rose Wu’s ordinary life as a concierge clerk was only meant to be a means to a financial end. Yet there is one resident in her high-rise luxury building who makes coming to work worth it.

Cindy Ling, the enigmatic businesswoman who always has a lady on her arm, also has a wink to spare the mild-mannered clerk looking her way.

When chance brings Rose up to Cindy’s penthouse suite, her life isn’t simply changed forever. It’s transformed.

A Reckoning

From the moment she first sees her, Cindy knows that Rose is a font of endless potential. For a woman who has spent her whole life running away from a core part of her identity, taking Rose as a lover is not only the greatest escape, but Cindy’s best chance at reformatting her image as Taiwan’s foremost playgirl.

Except whenever Cindy makes such drastic changes to her life, she discovers that the old ghosts she attempts to lock away come hurtling back. Falling in love with Rose is a blessing and a curse from the very deity Cindy has held a grudge against since the tragic death of her father.

But Cindy knows they’re a match made in the stars. This time, she’ll overcome her inner demons.

A Bargaining

Yet when Cindy is inevitably consumed, Rose persists. She’ll overcome her traditional family, her sheltered upbringing, and her insecurities if it means not only bringing Cindy out of the darkness, but reclaiming the world Rose knows they deserve to inhabit.

No matter how hard Cindy pushes her away, their carnal connection and fairy-tale romance are too pure to spoil. Rose has nothing to fear.

She won’t let go.

Don't Let Go contains no-holds-barred references to mental illness and features non-Western beliefs and settings. It introduces brand-new characters and clubs to the Dane-Billings universe of billionaire girlfriends and the women who are transformed by loving them.

©2019 Barachou Press (P)2021 Barachou Press

This one's worth the 17+ hours!

I'm definitely not an expert on these authors, Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings, as others seem to be. I've only listened to a couple other books by them. I would have to say this is by far the best one I've heard of their work. Let me say right up front I am not Chinese in anyway shape or form, I do not have any ability to speak to those aspects of this book. Having said that, I did find that this book captured me and held my interest for the full 17 hours. The characters came across as being real characters with true human problems and not caricatures as sometimes happens. I found myself being truly interested and in Rose's journey and not sure what the outcome might be.

The power dynamics both between Rose and Cindy as the main couple is interesting in itself. But the book takes us deeper and we get to see the dynamics within the businesses and the families behind both women I definitely found the book interesting and worth a listen.

I would like to spend a moment talking about the narrator, as I understand it this was her first book. I think she did an and admirable job on it. It would've been amazing job just been a 17 hour book about an American subject, but the fact that she also had to deal with the Chinese terms and names would make it a formidable job for anyone. I think it's worth a listen just for her outstanding performance.

I liked it so much

its so sweet when starting to read it, but it hurts almost at the end. I don't think I can survive a break up like that, not with my own mental problems.

A consuming love

This is a a story with many layers. Cindy has a health issue that is culturally not spoken about. Rose is realizing her sexuality and her kinky side. They are a match in many ways. However Cindy is too scared to tell Rose everything about herself. It is a long journey that is honestly written and very well narrated. I truly enjoyed listening to this audiobook.

Let it go

Slow overly dramatic and boring. I usually finish a good audio book in two days, this took over a week. If I hadn’t paid for it, never would have finished it.