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Stacking the Deck

The Kings: Wild Cards, Book 1

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Stacking the Deck

By: Charlie Cochet
Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
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Ex-Special Forces Communications Sergeant Jacopo “Jack” Constantino heads the cybersecurity at Four Kings Security, working with his tech-savvy team to provide clients with state-of-the-art security systems. But life for Jack is pretty uneventful — despite the exploits with his brothers-in-arms — and he finds himself longing for a little more excitement.

Be careful what you wish for.

Two years ago, Fitz Harlow captured Jack’s heart and walked away with it. Now he’s back.

Fitz spent the last two years picking up the pieces of his life after a disastrous relationship. After much therapy, and ice cream, Fitz leaves the fashion world behind and returns home to St. Augustine to open his own high-end salon, Hair Comes Trouble. Now, Fitz finally has the quiet, peaceful life he’s wanted for so long. There’s only one thing missing, or rather, one man missing, but Fitz has his doubts. With Jack, he’s not just gaining a boyfriend — he’s gaining a boyfriend, his family of mischief-magnet ex-Green Berets, and one highly opinionated Belgian Malinois.

Fitz and Jack discover their connection has only grown stronger over time, thanks in part to meddling friends, but just as they start to pick up where they left off, someone takes objection to their reunion. Danger hides in the shadows, one determined to keep Fitz out of Jack’s life, no matter the cost. With the odds stacked against them, can Jack and Fitz win a battle against an unknown enemy, or will Jack lose Fitz forever?

©2020 Charlie Cochet (P)2020 Charlie Cochet
Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense Heartfelt Military

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Awesome book. After 2 yrs apart Fits has given up Fashion and owns his own Hair salon, only thing missing is Jack. Jack has a stalker who plays with Jack and Fitz's lives. Brilliantly written and narrated

Jack and Fitz

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This is a fantastic audiobook and story. Fitz comes home and reconnects with Jack, explaining why he couldn't be with him before, and their connection is as hot as ever. But, a stalker dogs their steps. Is he after Jack or Fitz, and how does he know where they are and what they are doing? Then, Fitz sees a side of Jack he knew was there, but had never experienced before and it almost tears them apart. This story had some drama, suspense, funny and entertaining camaraderie among the guys and their significant others, a *chosen* family of former military men, a charity auction, automobile accident, and explosions. Lots of action, romance, humor, and love. You don't have to have read or listened to the Four Kings novels to understand this one, but you will probably have trouble keeping the characters straight if you haven't. I loved the melodrama between Joker and Gio, and I can't wait to hear more of that story.

Greg Boudreaux' narration was excellent as always. He does such a great job bringing the emotion and humor to these characters' voices. A++!

I received a free copy of this audiobook and listened to it in one sitting - it was that good - and I am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Fantastic!

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Loved it!
Great narration as always. Loved the Four Kings universe. Can wait to hear the rest of the cast's stories.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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So glad we get to learn more about Jack, Joker and some of the other side characters mentioned in Kings series, as well as welcoming back some of the Kings, if in smaller roles.

Also really, really happy to see Greg back narrating Charlie's books. He's one of the best and one of the very few narrators who actually narrates the story, rather than just reading aloud in an overly deep voice. Not only is his narration of the story spot on in pace, tone and intonation but his characterisation is perfect, he literally acts the dialogue and it's like a whole bunch of actors are in the booth, not just one man. Along with Joel Leslie and Nick J Russo, Greg is in my top 3 narrators because they enhance the story and elevate it, giving the listener a new experience even if they already know the story because they've read it.

A Welcome Return

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I loved almost every single thing about this book. Jack, especially, he's the perfect book boyfriend. Sweet, generous, resourceful and so damn lovable. Now, while I liked Fitz, the way he reacted certain times made me want to strangle him. And the fact that he allowed Jack to stew for so long after their first encounter, well, it didn't sit right with me. They had chemistry, but I just felt Jack was too good for Fitz. *shrugs*

I absolutely loved catching up with the Kings, Joker, and their significant others, though! And the stalker case was intriguing. I so didn't see that coming!

Greg Boudreaux is amazing and he can do no wrong in my book. Stacking the Deck wasn't the exception. He has great comedic timing and such a knack to keep voices distinctive, which I'm sure is especially difficult with an ensemble cast book such as this one.

If you can pick this one in audio, do yourself a favor and do so. Only listen to the 4 King's Security books first, or you might feel a little lost. I can't wait for Gio and Joker's book.

Great start to the series!

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