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The Trick

Pasts That Haunt, Book 1

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The Trick

By: N.J. Weeks
Narrated by: Daphne Fields, Tommy Aguilar
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Think Sleepy Hollow meets nostalgic 00s slasher vibes but make it sexy with a modern day gothic strip club & revenge plot that will make you scream...

Ah, Halloween…what a delightfully wicked time of year.

But for some people, like Blair Van Tassel, it comes with a haunting reminder of the past she is trying to put behind her.

And this Halloween, it marks the 15th anniversary of when she set up her Instant Messenger friend: Boogeyman_Of_Haddonfield_31to take the fall for a crime she committed.

She thought her plan was fool proof. Lure him to the scene of the crime just in time for him to leave fingerprints on the weapon, leading the murderous trail that she started to him.

But that’s the thing with the internet.

Do you ever really know who is on the other side of the screen?

Can you even fathom what domino effect can begin by simply screwing with the wrong person?

These are things Blair never considered.

She thought she set up Boogeyman_Of_Haddonfield_31 but what she really started was a war with Maddox Crane.

The mad man of Sleepy Hollow. Who has an insatiable taste for blood.

And in a town that thrives on a good fright, Blair better hope that her screams are heard and aren’t buried within the landscape of Halloween night.

That is, if she even survives it.

The Trick is intended for listeners 18+. For a full list of CW please see the beginning of the book or the authors website.

©2023 N.J. Weeks (P)2024 N.J. Weeks
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Tommy Aguilar as Maddox *swoon*. His voice was perfect the grittiness and emotions were fantastic.
Daphne Fields as Blair wow her performance was great.

The spice in this book was spicing and I loved the Halloween elements. The plot was great and kept me wondering what was happening and the twists towards the end I was not expecting.

I highly recommend listening to this audiobook.

Loved it

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I just jumped at the chance to listen to this audio when I saw it was being released! I loved this book so much and couldn’t wait to hear the narrators bring it to life.
 
Daphne Fields and Tommy Aguilar were perfect for the characters of Blair and Maddox. She had the right amount of sass to her tone which you completely expected Blair to have, and Tommy well he sounded like the perfect unhinged psychopath that is Maddox! He made me swoon all over again!
 
I couldn’t stop listening even though I have read the book and know what happens was impatient and finished it in just a couple of days. I’ve only recently got into audio books and this one has not only made me want to listen to more but has made me love the book itself even more.

Amazing audio that fits the book perfectly

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Kinky, smutty, dark, and funny, with Halloween slasher vibes and a masked stalker MMC.

I really enjoyed the banter and tension between the FMC, Blair, and MMC, Maddox, and how their relationship developed throughout the book. I also loved how Maddox wasn’t the only crazy and dark one; Blair was also dark and unhinged.

Their story started fifteen years earlier, and the book jumps between that time and the present. I enjoyed how the past and present were woven together and how everything came together in the end.

The storyline was full of twists and turns, and especially towards the end, there were multiple plot twists and revelations that I didn’t see coming.

I need Daddy Maddox in my life 🥵

I listened to this book as an audiobook, narrated by Daphne Fields and Tommy Aguilar. The dual narration worked well with the plot, and overall, I really enjoyed the audiobook version.

Dark and funny

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The narration was great, I loved the story too. I can’t wait to read the next book.

Love it

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