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Gunnar

The Four X's Group: La Spezia, Book 1

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Gunnar

By: Bella Stone, Annabella Stone
Narrated by: Marcio Catalano, June deBorahae
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War doesn’t forge heroes, it reveals them.

Former SEAL Gunnar McKinley knows better than most that war also reveals the flaws in marriages—leading to divorce. Running a multi-billion-dollar government contracting agency doesn’t exactly lend itself to happily ever after, either. He has his brothers, his business, his teams… more than any man could ask for. He has everything except for someone to love. He also has a target on his back.

Jorja Buchanan loves her life. Searching for antiques and attending rare painting auctions is her jam, and she’s good at it. Especially when it involves hacking into places she shouldn’t be. Auction houses, websites, listings… just give her a name and she’ll get you on the bidder’s list. Her life is going as she wants until she has to dig deeper and finds a list of names that will lead her back to a man from her past—if she can reach him in time.

Gunnar’s been burned before, and Jorja’s not looking for love… but finding each other is exactly what their hearts need. As desire turns to passionate love, the danger grows. Can they survive the fallout from the list that brought them together?

One click to listen to this high-octane military romantic suspense filled with an alpha hero, a strong heroine, twists, danger, banter, and love! Happy Ever After guaranteed!

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I started with the second volume of the series and was therefore very curious about the first volume. First things first: my high expectations were met.
The author has a great writing style that drew me right into the story as a reader. Once I started listening, I couldn't put the audiobook down.
Jorja Buchanan is a likeable, strong, and independent woman who often searches the dark web for rare treasures from the art world. In doing so, she comes across a death list that includes a name she knows. But to warn Gunnar McKinley, she has to travel to Italy, because he can't be found on the internet. Gunnar is a former SEAL and now heads the Four X's Group. He has scars, both physical and emotional, and after the failure of his marriage, he is very skeptical about women.
The story is very entertaining, action-packed, exciting, and romantic, yet full of passion, humor, and heart. The audiobook hours just flew by. This was partly due to the storyline and partly due to the great chemistry between the main characters.
Gunnar and Jorja are two very contrasting but very lovable characters who both hold their shields very high. I thought their verbal sparring was great and their chemistry explosive. They also have an equal connection, because it is based on being able to rely on each other. The story starts off rather leisurely, but the tension increases significantly towards the end.

The audiobook was narrated by Marcio Catalano and June deBorahae, whom I had not heard of before. They both did a great job and brought the story to life. Their narration was varied and they perfectly captured both the voices and the emotions.
And now I need more from the brothers of the Four X's Group.

Great start to the series

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Bella is a new author to me but this will definately not be the last book of hers I read / listen to. This is a high octane action / romance novel. A group of ex military brothers now engaged in black ops missions run alongside the love story of one of the brothers. I literally listened to this whole book in 1 day as I there was no way I was sleeping until I was done. I can't wait to listen to book 2, i'm hooked and read more.

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High Octane Action Romance

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Brilliant narration from Marcio Catalano and June deBorahae


Jorja loves her antiques but she also does a bit of hacking and when she comes across a list of names one being someone she knew and it puts her in danger.
Gunnar is one of the brothers that run the Four Xs. All of the brothers had been in the military and now do private security work.
Gunnar comes across as grumpy and over protective and meeting Jorja gets all his proctor instincts in high gear.
He is sassy and is a strong woman who puts Gunnar in his place.

Excellent action, drama, chemistry and spice.

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Gunnar

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Gunnar is a fantastic series starter, filled with suspense, drama, action, and steamy connection. Hacker Jorja is brilliant at what she does, but when it comes to real world common sense, not so much. Her spitfire determination and compassionate caring side more than compensate fore some the occasional choices she fails to really think through. I love that she stands up for Gunnar no matter what, but also always stands up for herself. Gunnar is a warrior with a heart of gold. After being burned by his ex, he has some serious baggage to work through, and he takes those steps with integrity and honor. His brothers are a hoot, and the banter between all of them is off the chain. There are some fun and creative plot twists, and what I enjoyed the most was the outstanding duet narration.

Gunnar & Jorja are Fire!

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It was a pleasure to listen to this first installment in the Four X’s group series!!

Passion is perfectly woven into this action packed story!

With a strong protagonist this story caught my attention and held it firm!.

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Action packed and passionate!

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