Rip Cord: The Complete Trilogy

A M/M Sports Romance

By: Jeanne St. James

Narrated by: John Solo

The complete Rip Cord trilogy:

The Reunion:

Gil Davis hated high school. Ever the geek, he has no intentions of attending his 10th-year class reunion. The last thing he wants is to relive the taunting and teasing he received during his teenage years. However, there is one thing he misses from high school: the star varsity football player. The one he had a crush on from the first day he laid eyes on him. But the last thing he expects is the now-pro football player to come back to their hometown to attend a lame high school reunion. Known as the bad boy of the NFL, Ripley "Rip" Cord not only shows up, but shows up without a date and an eye for Gil.

The Weekend:

Geek Gil Davis hasn't heard a word from NFL player Rip Cord since hooking up at their class reunion. Then Rip calls him unexpectedly; he's taking Gil to his cabin for a weekend of exploration.

The Ever After:

When Rip Cord is kicked out of the NFL, he shows up unexpectedly at Gil Davis' front door. With his career over, Rip's finally ready for a future with Gil, if Gil's willing to give him another chance.

©2016 Jeanne St. James (P)2018 Jeanne St. James

Rip cord

This is a book story about a closeted jock and an adorable nerd. When the guys l goes to their class reunion he cannot believe that his high school crush is there and alone! Rip Cord is the jock everyone loved, popular and has gone from school to professional football player

Rip Cord: The Complete Trilogy

I read this trilogy a couple months ago and really enjoyed it. Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook and am glad I did. What follows is my original review of the story with added content for the narration.

I love this author and her stories! There hasn't been a single one I haven't devoured. She has a way of taking tough characters and showing their vulnerable sides. I just wish it hadn't taken so long to see Rip's vulnerabilities and learn the why of them. There were times I didn't like the way he treated Gil, especially after their intimate interactions. It made a lot more sense after Rip confided in Gil. The two men had chemistry and I was rooting for them to admit their true feelings for each other. This set of three novellas can be read in a few hours making it a great afternoon read.

Listening will take a little longer to complete but it's worth it. This is the first time I've listened to anything by the narrator, and I really enjoyed it. Not only did he give the characters life, personality, and vibrance when he was talking as them, but he gave the narration itself life. I would definitely listen to something by him again.
*I voluntarily reviewed an audiobook copy provided by the author. This is my honest review.*
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Gil and Rip were Hot!

Gil goes to his 10 yr high school reunion, expecting it to be horrible. It ends up being better than anything Gil could have imagined when Rip showed up. The heat and attraction is instant and explosive. There was a lot of things to work through and I enjoyed this stories flow.

Finding your truth

This M/M sports trilogy captured a story of redemption and love. Meeting Gil the life long “nerd” and Ripley ‘Rip’ Cord the high school jock turned NFL star, in a tale of found hidden love and acceptance. After Rip loses everything he has known, he finds out that the only thing he truly needs is Gil. Loved seeing the unlikely pairing end of a HEA and hearing the narration of this audiobook fit perfectly together!

Progresses Well

At first I wasn't a big fan of the characters. They felt a little off to me. But as the story progresses we understand more of where they are coming from. I really loved the audio narrator's voice! He did such an excellent job with these characters and bringing them to life!

High school crush

Rip Cord is the complete trilogy about Gil who was the school nerd going to his 10 year high school reunion, seeing his school crush Rip the school jock and getting the chance to be with him. I don’t usually read MM but I love this authors writing so I figured I'd give it a try and I wasn't disappointed. The narration was great and each character had a distinct voice. I was given a review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily reviewed it.

Rip

Rip is the all American bad boy athlete. Gil is totally not; with the help of his friend Katie he changes his persona some and goes to his high school reunion. Rip is there and he has been Gil's crush for years. That night changes Gil's life; but is it for the best? Good read and romance!

hot 🔥🔥

a very hot and steamy trilogy the story was good and very steamy I liked it the store itself was easy going and not very complex and it was good and refreshing thumbs up for this one

Liked this narrator

RipCord was a short, sweet, steamy M/M erotica that held my interest until the end. I liked Rip and Gil together. You could feel their chemistry even though Rip was still in the closet. This is 3 books brought together in one complete Trilogy.
This audio version was narrated by John Solo who did an amazing job with the characters most especially Rip. I loved that he was able to give a different voice to each character thereby bringing the story to life. His voice was clear and understandable and he was able to bring the story to life.

Rip Cord, Trilogy

There are three shorter novellas included in this Trilogy bundle. So, let me just say that I was not really a fan of these characters up until the third part of the book. Part 3 (The Ever After) was the tipping point for me. I really liked how the characters finally had some dialogue and meaningful conversations going on between them. And we also finally learned why Rip acts the way he does and why he has such a crappy personality, Which doesn't excuse him but at least we get the reasoning behind it. I really disliked everything about him personally for the first two thirds of this book. It all comes to light in the end which totally redeems this entire trilogy for me. This book was a really interesting mix of second chances, and opposites attract, and coming out, and learning to love. Oh, and I can't forget to mention how much kinky sex there ended up being in this book, that totally surprised me. I was not expecting that at all.

Audio - John does a great job with the narration for this entire audiobook. I really liked his voice for Rip how deep it was compared to Gil's voice and thoughts. I would recommend this one in audiobook just based off the narrator. But, really John's voice for Rip is so on-point with Rip's personality I think that the narration might actually be part of why I disliked Rip as a person so much at the beginning... lol. I might have actually liked Rip a little more if I had read the book, instead of listening to the story. He really brings out the "villain" in Rip's personality with his voice. Which does give the story that added extra you look for in an audiobook.

~The Reunion~
At their High school reunion, geeky Gil meets up with the popular High school football player from his past. Gil always had a Crush on the football star Rip, but didn’t realize that Rip even knew who he was. At the reunion Gil gets a once in a lifetime chance to "hook up" with him. Listening to this part of the story was interesting. Rip is not really a likeable guy, it seems like he was the douchey popular sports stereotype in high school who never stuck up for the geeky guy getting bullied. And even when they meet again several years later, Rips personality doesn’t seem to have progressed much past that same guy he was years before. There’s not much actual conversation between the two guys before they go off into the locker room having sex together. And then there’s no real conversation after that either. This part of the book is just so short it has more of a Hot & Dirty, Wham, Bam, thank you Man sort of feel to it. And while the sex was really hot, there’s a lot more sex than there is dialogue going on so far.
~The Weekend~
After a few weeks without hearing from Rip, Gil gets a call to be ready in an hour for a weekend getaway?!? wth.... Who can get ready for a weekend getaway in an hour with no details or info on where you’re even going. lol. I am not quite sure why Gil just goes along with everything Rip says and does other than the infatuation he has for him. Rip takes them to a place in the middle of nowhere with no phones/internet. Makes them hike in the woods when Gil is very obviously not a fan of the outdoors. They have dirty, hot sex exactly how and when Rip wants them to. Rip comes and goes from Gil’s life as he pleases with no thought of how Gil actually feels. I feel like Rip is just a user (whether he realizes it or not) and Gil deserves so much better than that.
~The Ever After~
Yesss.. Redemption!!
Thank god for best friends.... Gil's bestie Katie is Fierce!! Finally Rip gets taken down a notch and called out on how horrible and selfishly he treats Gil. Honestly, I can’t help but think that Rip got some karmic payback when we find out he's been booted from the football team for his actions. I am so glad that Gil finally found the balls to ask Rip the hard questions about their relationship and where they stand as a couple now that Rip doesn’t have much else going on in life. That Gil didn’t just willingly go back to Rip without thinking about it first made the conclusion of this book so much better for me.