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Cold Hard Cash

A Dark Mafia Romance

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Cold Hard Cash

By: K.L. Hiers
Narrated by: Scott Carousel
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When you owe money to a powerful mafia kingpin, you find a way to pay it back or you get hurt, and the only thing 26-year-old Jimmy Poe has to offer a man like Boss Cold is himself. Cold agrees to give Jimmy a chance to have his debt cancelled, but it will mean surrendering his body to Cold's rough, ruthless demands every night until the very last penny has been repaid.

Over the coming days, Jimmy learns what it means to be truly mastered, and Cold's stern dominance arouses him far more intensely than he would have thought possible. But as their business arrangement grows into a romance, can Cold keep Jimmy safe in his dangerous world?

Publisher's note: Cold Hard Cash includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this audiobook.

©2019 James Strand—Stormy Night Publications (P)2022 Kristin Leigh Hiers
Romance Romantic Suspense Money Suspense

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What a great start to the series by KL Hiers. Jimmy and Cold are super interesting to follow with a unique story and great supporting characters. Scott Carousel did a super job creating a fantastic listening experience.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Fantastic

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This is one of my favourite books so to now have it in audible book is brilliant, Scott’s voice is so good.
A gangster story that grips and thrills you from the start, Cold is a complex yet wonderful character who commands Jimmy's attention and list from their first meeting. I really enjoyed this and will be re- listening to this time and again, while I wait for the second book to come out on Audible.

Good gangsters.

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Is it too soon to listen to this again? Asking for a friend...

Oh, but really! This was some really super fantastic audio right here. The narrator was phenomenal, I loved what he did with the story and the characters, it was so real like and every voice were perfect match. I loved listetning to this and I hope we got to listen to more from this series and from the narrator too.

Highly recommend it.

Loved the narrator and the story too

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This audio book was just wow! The blurb appealed to me directly, but I knew neither the author nor the narrator, so I was very excited.
I was absolutely thrilled and listened to the audio book in just two days. I just couldn't stop listening.
The writing style is great and I was already engrossed in the story after the first chapter. This is written from Jimmy's point of view. At times I would have liked to look inside Cold's head. But overall it fit.
I loved Jimmy Poe. His life turned 180 degrees when his father went to prison for killing his mother. But Jimmy is sure his father is innocent and tries everything to get him out of jail. He runs up debts and gets into trouble as a result. The mafia boss Cold Cash demands payment of the debt. It's important to know that Cold doesn't do anything without a reason and since Jimmy has nothing left, he offers his body.
Boss Cold accepts the deal - the nights are his. The two have hot sex. But what about when feelings come into play?
Both Roddy aka Cold and Jimmy have troubled pasts. Both are very interesting characters, with Jimmy being a bit naive, but everything he does, he does with abandon. I liked his relationship with his father and that he tries to stand up for himself.
And Cold I grew to love over the course of the book as well. Looking behind his facade as a mob boss reveals a likable man.
The story scores with great main protagonists, but also has equally terrific secondary characters. Jimmy's friend Maury is my favorite, but Cold's sister was totally cute too.
The story captivated me from the beginning. I loved the relationship that developed between Cold and Jimmy.
The story has everything it takes to hook the reader: interesting and layered characters, lots of suspense and drama. It's about crime with all the facets that go with it, about injustice and grief, but equally about the fight for justice. And in the background, you're always lurking for the murder of Jimmy's mother to be solved. The story was dark and gritty in places, but always lightened by endearing moments.

Scott Carousel did a perfect job voicing this audiobook. He got into the different characters and did a great job portraying each one with lots of emotion. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to this audiobook - it was exciting and entertaining and I want more!!
Thank you for this great story.

I requested a free copy of the audiobook and this is my honest opinion that I am volunteering

Wow!! A fantastic and exciting story

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I wasn't sure I liked Boss Cold or Jimmy when I first met them, but little by little they won me over. Their story may have started out as a bada** mobster extracting payment for his debts, but it didn't take long for me to see that deeper feelings were lurking just under the surface. Jimmy definitely played into the helpless hero dynamic, but he sure wasn't protesting when Cold had his dirty way with him. Their nights together set the sheets on fire--even before they admitted they might actually have feelings for each other--and no matter what happened during this story, their chemistry never waned. I think the turning point was when Cold introduced Jimmy to his sister, and from then on this audio was much more about solving the mystery of who really killed Jimmy's mom while Cold fought to keep everyone safe from exterior threats. I don't know why mafia books always seem to have more drama than a trashy reality show, but boy did I love the ups and downs. Scott Carousel wasn't my favorite narrator, but I liked the way he played into the character drama and added a touch of extra flair to the story. I certainly found myself captivated by what was going on between Cold and Jimmy, both in the bedroom and throughout the main storyline, and by the time I reached the end I was desperate for the two of them to have some peace and quiet at last. Their love was hard-fought, messily won, and undoubtedly sincere, and I'm happy I got to go along for the ride.

**I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.

Mafias and a mystery

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