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Absolution

The Protectors, Book 1

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Absolution

By: Sloane Kennedy
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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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
Literature & Fiction Romance

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***This story may contain triggers for some listeners***

This audio book was gifted to me by the author. I'm sorry to say that although the story is OK, the narration IMHO is not. Joel Leslie's interpretation of Jonas was fine, cos that must be within his normal range of voice. His narration of Mace however...well, it sounded exactly like his attempt to voice Law Castille in Jez Morrow's 'Force of Law'...poor. Mr Leslie obviously can't narrate the imagined voices of deep, commanding 'alpha' men as he adopts a raspy, wavering, barely there tone which irritates...so why does he bother?? I didn't listen far enough into the audio book to hear what his narration of Cole was like I'm afraid.

As for the story....my Goodreads review April 2016. Have you heard the one about the gay guy, the bisexual and the straight ex Navy Seal?? No?? Well, I suggest you read this story, and prepare to suspend disbelief AND accept a humongous amount of sometimes eye-rolling drama. What could be included in the story was...insta-love, drunken parents, teen abuse, a vigilante squad, death, human trafficking...you name it, it was there BUT for all that, it was a decent enough read and I was happy that there was a HEA for the 3 stars of the story - Jonas, Mace and Cole.

Have to say this series has improved as it's progressed, but if Joel Leslie is the series narrator, I won't be listening to any more.

Sorry Joel, no more audio from you...

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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.

fabulous

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I loved this audio the narrator really brought the story to life.I loved the book but this was even better you get to feel all the emotions of each character..I listened to it all in one sitting I just couldn't turn it off.

Brilliant!!

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Wow these 3 men had been through the ringer before knowing each other. The heartbreakingly sweet book that brings these 3 men together is beautifully done. Perfect narration

Jonas, Mase and Cole

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

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