Secrets and Shadows

By: L. T. Marie

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Retired Army Staff Sergeant Lee Winters is trying hard to adjust to civilian life. She was released from duty after a bomb in Ramadi injured her and killed her troops, the only people she ever considered her family. Living day-to-day with the knowledge that she was the only one left alive, she hits rock bottom, and an old army buddy persuades her into taking a bodyguard job. Jolene West is injured in an attack meant to get her famous sister’s attention. She resents her sister Tory’s life and plans to move away once she’s healed. In the meantime, Tory has hired a bodyguard to protect Jolene from further attacks, which is just one more thing she resents. What she hadn’t planned on was an undeniable attraction to the woman protecting her body. Both women will try to fight their growing attraction for each other until one of them gives in or dies.

©2013 L.T. Marie (P)2013 Audible Inc.

great book

I really liked this book. Maybe a little unrealistic, but I don't care. I will recommend it.

Wonderful, exciting, terrifying love story

This is an in depth story of how love can heal the wounds of war. It is realistic as hell. The author did her research. Well done! This is a must read!!!

Good Story

I enjoyed the audiobook overall. I liked the storyline- ex military takes a job as bodyguard to protect the sister of a twin who is in a popular band. The sisters are being stalked by a crazy person and the sexy bodyguard is the only person capable of saving them all. The book got a little weird during their eventual sex scene... ha I'm prerty sure I rolled my eyes and made funny sounds through the corny sex dialogue. sex scene was a bit of let down... but overall the book had action and mystery and I liked the main characters just wanted a bit moreof something. The narration was decent (sometimes her main characters' voices were too similar). if I could, I'd give this audiobook a rating of 4.5.

Good story and excellent narration

I enjoyed the story. But, the plot was average and predictable. However, the narrator did a fantastic job of kicking up the book in a way that held my interest. I would recommend this book if you're looking for a good, although predictable lesbian fiction story. Again, the narration was excellent.

Good story, but I don't know..

It was good, but it gave me a lot of mixed feelings and I think there are a few things that weren't resolved for me. Some being plot points that weren't addressed later in the story. But also some comments that didn't come off right and I wish they talked about it later, but they didn't.

The story does keep you interested though. The characters are unique, but both are kinda dense.

Awesome 👍😎

This was another exciting and intriguing book that kept me captivated the whole time...I absolutely love it!!

Sexy, and passionate!

A good story, contemporary with well defined and credible characters. A wonderfully sexy love story

Great combination of Romance and Mystery

Would've given it 4 stars but 65% into the book I started disliking the actions of Jolene (Jo). It felt like she went out of her way to make Lee jealous it was almost unforgivable, sure they weren't dating but they had moments before kissed and Jo was begging for a dance.
I sometimes couldn't understand Lee's reasons for being fascinated with Jo other than her beauty, because while her personality wasn't plain it wasn't a walk in the park either, Jo made irrational decisions and acted childish. Though I didn't like her sister Torrie I felt like I could relate and understand her more.

The good
Lee's character suffers from PTSD from being in the army and her trauma feels very well researched.
The blending of both genres (romance and mystery) was done stupendously.
There were a ton of action scenes (great)

Where it went bad
Still around chapter 14 the story started to frustrate me. Lee and Jo's relationship became the main focus and I just wasn't into them as a couple anymore due to how Jo treated Lee. (sometimes trying to push her buttons which would sometimes trigger her PTSD) And the reveal of the villain felt unearned and formulaic. The guy is revealed to also have PTSD and be a narcissist who explains his entire backstory to Lee because things wouldn't make sense if they weren't explained. His motivation also felt very cliche. The stalker wanted revenge so he made it his life's mission to stalk Torrie because of his relation to somebody he knows and dislikes.

it is what it states on the tin

It was well read and well written, characters are very engaging. I am definitely gonna look for the author and narrator in the future. One star knocked off for cliches, but I might just read too much fanfic

Narrator should never do a sex scene again.

Book was decent and narrator was fine but the love scene narration was like listening to a old women give the play-by-play. It was terrible.