PASS SERIES
Hit&Run
(PASS Series, #1)
by Freya Barker
Narrated by: Tanya Eby, Patrick Zeller
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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Blurb:
Returning home to Grand Junction would not have been Rosie Perkins’ first choice, but with her mother no longer able to take care of herself, it’s the only one she has. As is working the night shift at a local hotel to bring in a much-needed income. Rosie juggles to keep all the pieces of her life together and has no room to add anything more. One morning after a long shift, when she witnesses a hotel guest crash into a dumpster, her careful control starts to unravel. Security specialist, Jake Hutchinson, has his hands full protecting the arrogant lead actor of a movie being filmed in town. Since the production company and crew arrived at the hotel, the entitled star has been nothing but trouble. The only thing that can improve his mood is the occasional nightly glimpse of the redheaded housekeeper. Until he finds himself trapped between desire and duty.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Thoughts from the listen of Audio Life&Limb ... Here we get a new series from Freya Barker. I have loved what I have read thus far from her. She was a new author to me this year. I have been able to dive right in to her romantic suspense with relish. I have loved unraveling the H/h and seeing what comes their way. Up with this one was Rosie and Jake. I love most of all that she deal with real adults that have some life experience under their belts. Each new story gives me character that I feel like I know or want to know more about.
I found once I was introduced to Jake and Rosie. I did not want to put it down. These two brought to the table their past, present and entwined their future together. The element of danger brings two characters together that would otherwise not have truly met. Freya Barker gives you a story to savor and consume all at the same time. There's thoughtfulness, truth, and feeling within the pages. You have more than a wham right in your face romance or one-sided suspense. The blend of the romance and the drama and suspense of who wants to hurt Rosie makes for a good read.
I loved this read, but with what I have gotten from FB in the past few years I have loved them all. I can relate and connect with her characters without it all feeling drawn out.
Tanya Eby & Patrick Zeller were the narrators of this one was just that extra layer that made it more. I really loved the male female dual POV narration. It gave the characters that personality that words alone cannot make by reading. The verbal allowed for a more vivid visualization.
Life&Limb
(PASS Series, #2)
by Freya Barker
Narrated by: Tanya Eby, Tor Thom
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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Blurb:
Growing up a military brat and spending eight years overseas with the Army Medical Corps, clinical social worker, Willa Smith, has had enough of rules and regulations. Still able to work with veterans as she did at the VA Hospital, she is much happier at the new and far more relaxed South Avenue Shelter, until one of its residents is implicated in a murder. Former military turned security operative, Dimas Mazur, has worked for PASS security, his brother’s company, since he returned stateside after a disabling injury. The job keeps him busy, but when a homeless veteran he knows runs into trouble with the law, he doesn’t hesitate to jump in. The strong-headed counselor at the shelter where his friend stayed is an unexpected bonus. Until she puts herself square in the sights of the man he’s trying to take down.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Thoughts from the listen of Audio Life&Limb ... We have seen bits of Dimas throughout the first book in this series and he was someone that I wanted to know more about. Was he the next one to have a book? I was thinking on of the other members of the team, but he, I should say they, maybe saved for a later book. While I get off topic. Dimas was just one hard working man that felt like his disability was going to get in his way. The men and women of PASS come together when they are needed. They find that one of their own is being targeted. Willa finds that same thing but in a different way. She finds that the men she had been helping are being used. And this finds that she becomes a target herself. This was full of what is going to happen, are they going to, will she really do that, where will things go next. I must say a few things I was not anticipating at all. Including a very spoiled over indulge princess that throws a little temper tantrum. This was another well written, well thought out mature adult romance.
Tanya Eby and Tor Thom bring to life a new set of characters from the PASS series. I love reading these stories but there is something extra that comes from listening to them without having to think of much of anything else.
Lock&Load
(PASS Series, #3)
by Freya Barker
Narrated by: Simone Gayuma, Tor Thom
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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Blurb:
Juggling two jobs is nothing new for registered nurse, Hillary Glenwood, she’s been doing it for most of her adult life. She has an objective she intends to meet. But, just months before reaching her goal, she witnesses a violent attack outside her apartment that rattles her determination. However, her carefully controlled life runs completely off the rails when she recognizes the new neighbor coming to the rescue. As a hacker, Radar Jansen hasn’t always used his expertise in the most respectable ways until he came to work for PASS Security. Normally his time is spent behind a computer, but that doesn’t mean his skills end there. When—walking his dog one night—he sees a familiar woman rushing into a dangerous situation, his training kicks in. With Hillary’s safety compromised, the keyboard warrior puts on his real-life armor to shield the woman who is fast becoming his only focus.
SNAPSHOT SERIES
Shutter Speed
(Snapshot, #.5)
by Freya Barker
Narrated by: Marnye Young, Rock Engle
Genre: Romantic Suspense and Contemporary Romance
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Blurb:
She likes picking up her camera because it allows her to see things through a different lens. Like when she lost her job recently and instead of focusing on what she’s forced to leave behind, she zooms in on the new options opening up in front of her. Or when a dangerous looking silver fox comes rolling up her path on a FatBoy, and her digital output shows a deep loneliness, matching her own, in his ice-blue eyes. But when she's working on making her dreams come true, she inadvertently captures something in her viewfinder she can’t un-see. He wasn’t supposed to be here, but he can’t seem to escape his old life. Stuck in an old trailer in the mountains, he walks a fine line between ruse and reality. With the arrival of a young-looking pixie - who turns out to be a full grown, hot-blooded woman - his balance is thrown. He tries to avoid her, but with the little pixel peeper snapping everything in sight, she unintentionally risks his exposure. And his focus needs to be sharp to keep her from danger.
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A new career, a new place, and a new man - you’d think after the rough year she’s had, Isla has finally found her stride. Of course it’s never that simple. Some dreams she is building, some dreams are taken away before they have a chance to form. But she never imagined that the one thing she’s worked so hard to realize could be the cause it all breaks apart.
Ben doesn’t miss his assignments, his life of deceit, or his unsavory associations - but they appear to miss him. Just as he’s beginning to think perhaps there’s redemption for him after all, his dark past casts a long shadow - and not just on him but on the woman who made him believe.
About Freya
USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Driven to make her books about 'real' people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives. Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
About KT
KT Dove grew up, and still lives, in the Midwest. At an early age she developed a love for reading, driving the local small-town librarians crazy, and would plan plot lines and stories for her favorite characters. An eager student, KT received degrees in English, Speech/Drama, and Education. Yet instead of becoming the spinster English teacher as planned, she opted for an unexpected HEA of her own.
Now married and a mother, while still an avid reader, she stumbled upon the Indie author movement and became involved on several levels. Never in her wildest imagination would she have thought she would co-author a book, let alone more than one. With the support of her family, she took the plunge, adding writing to an already busy life and literary existence.
She wouldn't have it any other way!
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