Crankshaft
Big Bull Mechanics, Book 1
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Crankshaft
Narrated by:
Tim Paige, Liam DiCosimo
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Narrated by:
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Tim Paige
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Liam DiCosimo
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K.M. Neuhold
About this listen
I don’t have time for a relationship, not even with the adorably dorky vet I can’t seem to stop bumping into… *sigh * pass the oil and lube
Between running a garage full of beefed-up gear-head mechanics and bailing my idiot brother out of trouble every other week, the last thing I have time for is a relationship.
I’ve tried it too many times, and the ridiculous reasons I always find to end it have become a running joke around the garage. But I’ve learned my lesson. No. More. Boyfriends.
I don’t care how many times Porter falls asleep drunk in my bed or how cute he looks covered in oil smears while I teach him how to fix up the vintage car he has rusting away in his garage; I’m not going to fall for him.
Even if I did, what do a mechanic and a veterinarian have in common anyway?
It’s better if we’re only friends…friends who occasionally fiddle with each other’s crankshafts....
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Tim and Liam do a brill job in narrating and bringing the characters to life
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This is a very enjoyable easy listen with two very likeable main characters. Steele owns Big Bull Mechanics and is a big bear of a man with an even bigger heart. He’s extremely busy running the shop whilst helping out neighbours and family whenever required. Porter is a recent veterinarian graduate running his own clinic and running himself into the ground. He’s also super adorable and has a penchant for talking dirty when in the right circumstances.
The clinic initially brings these two together but with their busy lives it takes awhile to act on the chemistry between them. When they do things get very heated as often as they can! As they both learn to juggle a happy work/life balance things fall into place and they get a longed for HEA.
The narration :
Tim Paige and Liam DiCosimo both give a great performance in this dual POV narration. Characters are easy to distinguish from one to another and both narrators providing similar tones for the main characters.
They also kept the tones and cadence throughout the entire book.
An enjoyable easy listen.
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Excellent story 👏👏👏
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Steele owns Big Bull Mechanics, the series’ titular auto repair shop. Steele is “tall, bearded, and beastly” - to quote Porter. But despite his very burly, tattooed, bear-ish appearance, he’s all heart. He’s a guy who protects and fixes. He needs to make things right for the people he cares about, like his prodigal brother Gates, even if that means his own needs and desires take a backseat.
Porter is the town’s veterinarian. He just recently passed the boards and has taken over his childhood next-door-neighbor/mentor/family friend’s veterinary practice, so he’s feeling in over his head. He’s stressed over owning his own business while also feeling the inevitable insecurity that comes from being a new vet. Porter is a study in contrasts. He’s a self-described “average-looking, mildly adorkable man”. But his twinky, slightly nerdy, often frazzled appearance belies his assertiveness in the bedroom.
Steele similarly struggles under the weight of owning a small business, although Big Bull is established and doing well. Nevertheless, he’s pulled in a million directions by work obligations, his brother Gates’ problems, and the general need to protect and take care of his family and friends. Perhaps it’s Steele’s split focus that makes him somewhat oblivious. He doesn't know who Porter is even though they’ve met several times before at gatherings at Miller and Demetri’s. It leaves him vulnerable to the not-too-subtle machinations of the Big Bull guys to get him together with Porter. Thankfully, their maneuvering, Steele’s soft heart, and Denali, Steele’s rambunctious husky puppy/unwitting bunny assailant, combine to bring Steele squarely into Porter’s orbit. The rest, as they say, is history.
In Crankshaft, Neuhold tells a virtually no angst, sweet story of two mature, responsible men falling in love in the real world. Steele and Porter are immediately attracted to each other and they’re forthright about it. There’s nothing difficult about the falling. The character journey for these men involves priorities and balance. They are both self-sacrificing men with too many commitments and responsibilities. They help and support each other and together, find a way to carve out space for a lasting relationship and love. They learn that the ups and downs are all better when shared with a partner who’s got your back as well as your heart.
Crankshaft has lots of laugh-out-loud, sweet, silly moments, and the Big Bull crew are as zany as their Four Bears counterparts. These are a bunch of tough guys with hearts of gold and a healthy amount of naivete that Porter doesn't have the heart to dispel, even when it comes to their willful blindness about cute furry animals and the perils of nature.
Tim Paige and Liam DiCosimo narrate and they do a solid job. Paige’s voice is deeper, and he gives Steele a timbre that’s apropos to his character. I would have liked to have heard his voice sit at a lower pitch, though, but that’s a personal preference. DiCosimo has a higher pitched, lighter voice with a bit of a flair to it that fits Porter’s personality well. The characters are consistently delivered and distinguishable. They take this enjoyable story and translate it into an enjoyable listening experience.
I wholeheartedly recommend Crankshaft. It’s a fun, frisky, easy read that will have you eager the next book in the series.
Fun, frisky, enjoyable audio
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The narrators Tim Paige and LiamDiCosimo had a great dynamic goin. There narration gave just the right vibe: pacing, fun and spice to this book It was an absolute joy to listen to.🎧 5*
I think K.M. Neuhold has another good series in hand, if this first book in the new Big Bull Mechanics series is the standard. The author had no ptoblem to draw me in the storyline and root for, laugh with and cheer on everyone involved.
Porter and Steele are both busy business owners and the right combo for each other. Porter looks prim and proper, but holy dog biscuits, he is a whole different man in private with Steele. Steele is the caring bear he seems to be. They have serious chemistry and are steamy and cuddly and sweet together.
I liked getting reacquinted side characters who have had their own books and known characters who might get their own.
This was a fun, steamy good read with ofcourse another great pet in the mic as well, que Denali the bouncy Husky. 📚 4,5*
Overall 5*
Porter his dream walks into Porter his clinic ....
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