Tooth and Nail

U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response), Book 1

By: Patricia Logan

Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine, Declan Winters

The very last thing U.S. Marshal Eoghan Sapphire wants is a new partnership. Worse yet, the transfer from Lexington, Kentucky is a civilian. That means it’ll be Eoghan’s responsibility to break him into the I.S.R. and the unique way their particular U.S. Marshals Service unit operates. He decides being a jerk to him and keeping him at arm’s length just might be the way to handle things…until he meets him.

Aristotle Brown isn’t like anyone Eoghan’s ever known before. He’s polite, willing to learn, and most of all, devastatingly handsome. Eoghan’s actually happy they’re thrown into a dangerous situation with a WITSEC protectee the first day his brand-new partner is on the job. Dealing with this particular man will let Eoghan know what Ari Brown’s made of. Will he break under pressure?

Dealing with humans is standard everyday stuff in the U.S. Marshals Service but other non-human species like shifters, other paranormals, and aliens from distant star systems…well, that’s where things promise to get downright interesting. Their second day on the job is no different. And he’s not prepared for Ari’s cool-headed composure when he comes face to face with an example of everything the I.S.R. deals with every day.

To top it all off, the marshal sent to back the two men up when things get dicey in Griffith Park isn’t as reliable as Eoghan had hoped. The impulses of the guy nearly get them all killed but fortunately, Ari performs like a dream, helping extract everyone when things go from bad to worse. Eoghan is sure of a couple of things…acting as this man’s training officer isn’t going to be such a struggle after all, and keeping his hands off him is going to be the hardest part about this assignment.

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Amazing!

I loved Eoghan and Ari! I have read all of the series that came immediately before this so I had to read/listen to this one as well. What a fun story! I love the whole idea of this series and these two characters kept me on the edge of my seat. Perfect amounts of humor and suspense as well as the growing relationship between our two intrepid heroes. I can’t wait to see how this series continues. And the narrators were amazing. I like how this is being set up.

I loved this book

Tooth And Nail is the first book in the new U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response) series. This book is about U.S. Marshals Eoghan Sapphire and Aristotle Brown. I loved the characters and the way they grew in the story. I loved all the twists and turns this story took. It has plenty of action, plot, and steam. I enjoyed all the side characters too. I am so looking forward to the next book in the series. I really want to know what comes next. Patricia Logan is an amazing author and I look forward to the next book in the series. If you get the audio narration, Kevin Earlywine and Declan Winters do a wonderful job of narrating this series. They make the changes in characters seamlessly. I can't wait to listen to the next book. I would definitely recommend this book and series.

This is NOT Duel or Duet narration

This book is read by the narrator Kevin Earlywine upto the last Chapter when the POV changes to the other character which is then read by Declan Winters.

Extracted from the Authors Note on the Audio Version
... While deciding on how I wanted U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response) narrated, I was listening to a few dual narrations and liked the concept which I hadn't done in any past books. The problem was the way the two characters traded off, chapter by chapter. I know a lot of listeners love it but to me, that felt choppy. But, when I met Kevin Earlywine and Declan Winters at GRL last year, I suddenly knew what I wanted to do.

In this series, one narrator will voice a character throughout the whole book in his point of view until the end when the other character and narrator will jump in. The next book will alternate, narrated in the other character's point of view until the end and so on. I thought it might be different and fun for my readers.

I'd now like to introduce you to my narrator partners in this endeavour. Kevin Earlywine will be telling Tooth and Nail as Eoghan Sapphire, and Declan Winters will be joining him in Chapter Twenty-One as Aristotle Brown. ...

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📖 Story comment: Good pace, likeable characters, interesting and entertaining story.
I was delightfully entertained with this new spin on a U.S. Marshals team investigating all things alien. There's a lot going on, so the pace is good, and there are some rather amusing scenes reminiscent of the "Men in Black" type of humor.

🎧 Narrator comment: Despite Kevin Earlywine's significant audio catalog, he's a "new to me" narrator and I enjoyed his performance of Tooth and Nail, he has good cadence, inflections and intonations, a good variety of character voices, and his performance bought the characters to life. I did nudge the speed up to 1.1x (which I hate doing) as I found the 1.0 speed just a little slow for the constant action and "on the go" feel of the story.

Overall an entertaining story and a good performance - I look forward to the rest of the series!

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough [3⭐] • 5 enjoyed it [4⭐] • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list • 8 kept me up past bed-time • 9 recommended to family/friends • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]

Excellent Read

The book is very well written and narrated. The characters in the book were likable and the storyline was interesting and entertaining. I highly recommend and am looking forward to the next in the series.

paranormal law enforcement fun

My first read by this author. I understand it's a spinoff but I never felt like I was missing any back story and reads very well on its own. Tooth and Nail checks many boxes for me- shifters, law enforcement, falling for your partner. The many different shifters and aliens were fascinating to read. Ari and Eoghan have chemistry and work well together. I'm looking forward to containing their story in book 2.

My minor quibble is that Ari was dumped into the deep end of the ocean into his first day on the job with no training or knowledge of the paranormal and expected to have no reactions or questions, simply do as he was told. That felt unrealistic and unfair to him.

The audio was primarily performed by Kevin Earlywine, with chapters near the end by Declan Rhodes. Both did a great job with the story.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy provided by GayRomanceReviews

Interesting start to a series

Interesting and entertaining! There’s a development towards the very end that surprises the hell out if the MCs and, while I had suspected for quite a while that ~something~ was going to be revealed within that situation, I definitely didn’t expect that specific thing!

The world-building was generally interesting, though there was a little bit of info-dumping at times from one of the MCs—but given the plot and the way the other MC is thrust into the world of the ISR, it’s logical for it to happen as such. The background we’re given as to some political happenings gave me a tiny bit of pause, as someone who has family currently living on a reservation in the US, but the supernatural is integrated into the “real world” happenings in a way that doesn’t seem totally out of place. All in all, this book seems to set up the series pretty solidly. And it made me miss living near Los Angeles a bit (but not the traffic) 😆

As a note to the narration, the second narrator’s voice doesn’t come in till the last chapter, but the reason is given in the author’s note, before the story begins. The main narrator has a very distinct (to me) cadence to his speech which was just the tiniest bit distracting at first, but I adjusted to it just fine as the story went on.

a fun and crazy ride!

Alien bats! Vampires! Space faeries! Honeybee shifters!

These are just some of the crazy paranormal and sci-fi characters who feature in this new series of Patricia Logan. As usual, and what I enjoy with Logan’s books is a series that revolves around the same couple so we get to see them deepen their connection as they continue to kick bad guy butt out in the field! Aristotle (Ari) Brown is a familiar face - we were introduced to him in the FBI Files series - and he has transferred from Kentucky to LA and been introduced to a world he had no idea existed before his first day with the ISR.

There is a LOT going on in this book as Logan sets the stage which left me a little whiplashed at times. I feel the book could have done with less or been longer so I had more time to get acquainted with this world. It definitely interested me however and I will be jumping into the next one to enjoy the journey Logan is going to take us on. I love how this carefully concealed paranormal world is set alongside Logan’s other series. I would freak out so badly if Jarrett and Thayne were introduced to the knowledge of all the craziness happening around them they have absolutely zero idea about. I can only imagine what new wild things Jarrett would get himself into.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this audiobook.

Interesting Start

The premise of this one pulled me in and I was not disappointed when i read the story. It was so interesting and very entertaining. The audiobook made it even more entertaining and brought it all to life. I am looking forward to more from this series.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion

interesting story, stiff narration

I liked the book well enough that I listened all the way through and plan to follow the coming books in the series once they come out. the characters seem fine, the lore/world-building is interesting, and there’s enough plot intrigue to keep up pace and momentum as you read

the narrator is stiff in his performance. he has no trouble differentiating character voices, but there is a baseline monotony to everything. like there is some emotion and affect, but it’s very constrained. the reading pace is slow as well. similar to another reviewer, I found 1.1x to be the right speed

while on the whole the writing is ok, the whole “follow orders or else” bit in the middle seemed really shallow and contrived. while ari had the right reaction to the orders, it made no sense why eoghan would be so lackadaisical in his response from his boss to basically give the good guy directly back to the bad guy without a second thought. and then having to sell the boss on doing the right thing. it shouldn’t have needed to be a sell.

it’s possible the narrator’s performance of eoghan’s lines during that part may have diminished the intended effect. I could see doing the lines with a cynical and irritated tone being more believable from eoghan.

anyways give the book a read. it’s good enough and just know to ignore some of the annoying parts to get to the rest

not the best

this was not Patricia Logan's best writing. I have heard all of her Destruction series & ALL of the offshoot series from the Destruction series, & the writing & the narration in this Tooth & Nail book feels & sounds less mature & less developed from all of the others that I've heard from Patricia Logan. However, since I have already purchased the next 2 books in this series, I will continue to listen to this series.