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  • The Protectors, Book 1
  • By: Sloane Kennedy
  • Narrated by: Joel Leslie
  • Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (89 ratings)
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Absolution

By: Sloane Kennedy
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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Summary

After four years abroad, artist Jonas Davenport has come home to start building his dream of owning his own art studio and gallery. But just as he's ready to put the darkness of his past behind him forever, it comes roaring back with a vengeance.

The only thing keeping ex-cop Mace Calhoun from eating his own gun after an unthinkable loss is his role in an underground syndicate that seeks to get justice for the innocent by taking the lives of the guilty. Ending the life of the young artist who committed unspeakable crimes against the most vulnerable of victims should have been the easiest thing in the world. So why can't he bring himself to pull the trigger?

After years of fighting in an endless, soul-sucking war, Navy SEAL Cole Bridgerton has come home to fight another battle - dealing with the discovery that the younger sister who ran away from home eight years earlier is lost to him forever. He needs answers and the only person who can give them to him is a young man struggling to put his life back together. But he never expected to feel something more for the haunted artist.

Cole and Mace. One lives by the rules, the other makes his own. One seeks justice through the law while the other seeks it with his gun. Two men, one light, one dark, will find themselves and each other when they're forced to stand side by side to protect Jonas from an unseen evil that will stop at nothing to silence the young artist forever.

But each man's scars run deep and even the strength of three may not be enough to save them.

Note: Contains m/m/m scenes and is intended for mature audiences.

©2016 Sloane Kennedy (P)2016 Sloane Kennedy

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Great story, great performance

What made the experience of listening to Absolution the most enjoyable?

I'd already read the book but when I saw that this was available on audio I couldn't resist. I'd really enjoyed the book, but as an audio addict I knew I'd enjoy having it narrated to me as I commute to and from work.

Having the characters brought to life by audio doubled my enjoyment of what is already a wonderful story.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the characters - they're all messed up in their own way but together they make sense.

Which character – as performed by Joel Leslie – was your favourite?

Mace. Oh God, that voice sent shivers through me. So perfect.

I've searched out and purchased another audio by him I loved his performance that much. The only other narrator I did that for was Sean Crisden and that opened up a load of doors to author's I'd not read before so I hope this does the same!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I wish that I could - no time for that sort of luxury - but I found I couldn't wait for my next trip in the car so I could listen for 45 minutes or so.

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Buy this book!

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Love Sloane Kennedy books

Where does Absolution rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It has to be up in single figures. I really enjoyed the whole book, I've read and listen too.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Absolution?

Sloane Kennedy books, grab you, I cried laugh, feel like I've been in the spinner. How can I pick memorable moments? This was a entertaining, enjoyable book.

What about Joel Leslie’s performance did you like?

Joel Leslie is a true star with outstanding understanding of the characters, truly a outstanding Narrared

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I couldn't do this book in one sitting. Because it's very emotional. But if I really have to, yes I could.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend wonderful written, by an azaming author. Listening to this was breathtaking.

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fabulous

I think this was my first book by this author and my first MMM book. Loved the suspense part of the story. Great character development. Loved all 3 of them together. I have since gone and read most of her books but still reread this one and I would relisten to it again now as well. I enjoyed that they are all broken in some way but not so over the top like in all this author's later books in this series.

Audio was great - enjoyed this narrator.

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Entertaining and Diverting

I loved this story. The building relationships between Jonas, Mace and Cole is well developed. Their past haunts all of them and this pulls them together. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the speed they fell in love, but as the story went on I felt it worked well.

For me the amazing narration by Joel Leslie really pulled me into the various emotions that Jonas, Mace and Cole go through and raised it to 5 stars.

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brilliant book , brilliant audio

Absolutely fantastic. Loved this series and just started listening to the audios. Joel was perfect for this book .
A rollercoaster ride with Mace, Jonas and Cole. All three men have been through so much but managed but manage to come through together.

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Absolutely Amazing ❤️

OH...WOW........I've been waiting to listen to protectors series by Sloane Kennedy been collecting them one by one and what an amazing start I do love the books and listening to Joel Leslie bring Mace, Jonas and Cole to life was outstanding what these three men have been through is heartbreaking you're pulled through the ringer and taken on a rollercoaster of a ride it's so emotional, dark and dangerous but so fantastic recommend so much. ❤️

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Great book

Fantastic but very intense story. Love the whole series. Definitely a keeper you don’t want to miss

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Raw, emotive, powerful

I've loved Sloane's stories for ages and this one is a great series opener. such honesty and raw emotion is packed into this story. I liked the idea of a beyond the law group who seeks justice and as you can expect there is darkness and danger outside the law. this story is confronting and powerful but you can't really deny that this lust to love trio opens their hearts to love healing each of their wounds 💖

Great performance by Joel. I love his voice 😍

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Absolution

Fantastic start to the series narration only added to the overall enjoyment of the story.

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as good as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook. I can't listen to an audiobook without knowing the book, that's not possible for me.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, I’m over the half, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B

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