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Sweet Damage

By: Rebecca James
Narrated by: Craig Baldwin
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An intense psychological drama about love, friendship and betrayal from the internationally best-selling author of Beautiful Malice. When Tim Ellison finds a cheap room to rent in his dream location, it seems nothing more than a wonderful stroke of luck. Despite the fact that the owner of the house, the mysterious Anna London, is unfriendly and withdrawn, he takes it. But when strange and terrifying things start happening in the house at night, Tim wonders if renting the room has been a terrible mistake - until his feelings for Anna start to change. But as Tim falls for Anna, her past comes back with a vengeance - and he finds himself caught in the middle of the storm.

©2014 Rebecca James (P)2014 Recorded Books

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Reversed Gothic with a modern, Aussie touch

A recent piece in the New York Times Book Review crime section led me to this book. Who could resist an Aussie modern Gothic Suspense/Romance with a reversal of characters?

It's all there - the old mansion, dark hallways with locked doors; there's even an attic full of secrets! But, in "Sweet Damage", the brooding resident is a young woman, and the 'innocent' who happens into situation is a surfer dude!

The setting is modern-day Sydney, the characters have updated issues and phobias, and the romance is a bit hotter than in most traditional Gothic novels. The twists and turns of plot and the surprises keep you listening and are a lot of fun to follow. Dense characters are revealed slowly, and that old sense of suspense, menace, and unanswered questions remains until the end.

Craig Baldwin has a slight accent - the American reader can easily understand him, but there's an appropriate hint of Australia in his voice.

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Too much romance. Not for me but great writing.

This is not a bad review… just a “not for me” review. The writing is really well done. I wanted to read a spooky book and there’s just too much romance and not enough spooky for me. I read the woman in the mirror by the same author, and I loved it! But this one feels more sexually focused then that one. I’m not a romance book person so if you are I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Also the Australian accents are so much fun to listen to.

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