Fusion

Velvet Series, Book 1

By: Diana Kane

Narrated by: Emily Beresford, Felicity Munroe

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Alexis thought her life contained everything she wanted, until her partner of five years drops a bombshell on her.

Catherine is an accomplished neurosurgeon looking for a fresh start in a new city.

A chance meeting between the two imprints the doctor in Alexis's mind, with thoughts of Catherine pushing to the forefront months after they meet. When life places the pair in the same city, Alexis is unable to deny her attraction to Catherine. As the pair become closer, Alexis finds herself falling for Catherine, despite knowing that her feelings will never be reciprocated. Can the pair navigate through life and maintain their friendship, or does fate have something else in store?

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Diana Kane (P)2018 Tantor

Don't know

Overall I really enjoyed the story although the characters annoyed me at times. The main issue is Emily Beresfords voice who does Katherines character. I dont think I have ever heard such a horrible voice in all the audible books I have listened to. Katherine is supposed to be beautiful and sexy and it was not portrayed properly with the narrator. It was like listening to a detective from an old 40s movie. Her pitch, cadence, delivery, and tone were absolutely horrible which almost made the book intolerable. The narrator that did Alexis voice was all that was needed and had the perfect voice for Katherine.

Enjoyable erotic scenes:)

The storyline was refreshing but I didn’t enjoy the epilogue. I was hoping for a slightly different ending, but I enjoyed the book greatly. The erotic scenes were hot and wish more couples were as open to experiencing pleasure as in the book. In the audible version, I don’t prefer having two people read, I prefer just one person, especially since Felicity Munroe creates great voices for each character.

Overall, good book!!

I'm a first time reader of Diane Kane, so I was pleasantly surprised by this book! The character were likeable and pretty decently splashed with depth. I wasn't expecting the level of explicitly, but quickly began to enjoy the scenes... Good add with the light BDSM theme! The narration was saved by FM because EB's voice really does a number on the senses. I feel like she is out of breath and running through every scene Overall, I did enjoy the book and look forward to the next!

Not A Fan of Having 2 Narrators

I really loved this book. loved the story, loved the characters and it tugged on my heart strings.
I was not a fan of having 2 narrators. Catherine's character didnt have much consistency of personality between the two and it throws things off a bit. I preferred the way Alex's narrator portrayed Catherine's character. It was a softer more emotional Catherine.
Other than that, it's an amazing book. Happy listening!

can't get enough

great book 📖
the book has a lot to
I've read part 2 and I know there is a part 3 yet from the two this is the one I like the most
the way their story develops makes makes me feel as if I am with them

Loved th story

Took me time to get used to the 2 narrators,especially that I didn’t feel that felicity Monroe is suitable to narrate Katherine.
once i got used to the sounds, I got into the story and loved it. Soft porn at the last hour of the book was not really necessary but ....

Awesome story, not so great on the narration

I really loved the story and how it just pulls you back and forth between the 2 main characters and was looking forward the book 2. I was a little upset to see the same person narrating the book however. She just does not have the soft caressing voice that some of the scenes in that book required. She reads great don't get me wrong but she does not acclimate well to the story. There was another narrator as well in this book who had a very nice voice and very calm and smooth. Love the book!

Narrator issues

Not a fan of how Emily Beresford narrates and it does not at all mix well with Felicity. At some points I actually wanted to skip over Emily's parts.

Worth the wait!

Cathy’s heart wasn’t ready for all the feelings coming it’s way. This book was a cliff hanger right up to the end, but it deserves to be heard. Off to my next adventure.

Torn

Overall I enjoyed the story. I read this first a while back and wanted to listen to it. I really hate to badmouth someone’s work, but I just can’t get through this review without saying that Emily Beresford should NOT narrate romance novels. Just no!!! Maybe she would be good for a thriller/suspense novel or something. She reads everything like it’s a chase scene. A couple of times I was able to tolerate her narration when she actually slowed down and softened her voice but that was rare.
Fortunately this novel is not only narrated by her. Felicity Munroe’s reading as Alexis was well done. The only criticism I have there is that when I read the book I heard Alexis with a less feminine voice. To me anyway, the author gave the impression Alex was more towards the butch side than femme but I guess that is mostly up to the reader’s interpretation.
So if you like Emily Beresford’s style, absolutely get this one. If you are more like me…see her name and cringe…maybe try the third book in this series or just read them instead. I love Diana Kane’s work and highly recommend.