Untamed: A Three Book Box Set

By: Ciana Stone

Narrated by: Eric Dove

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

The men of the Marsh family have spent their lives riding hard, in and out of the saddle. None of them has any plans on settling down. Falling in love just isn't for them. Or so they thought.

Book one: Feels Like the First Time

When Clint Marsh pulls a woman from an overturned semi on a county road in Florida, he expects only to do a good deed then get back on his motorcycle and head home.

The woman turns out to be Lily Ridenger, his first love, and the one woman who has the ability to turn his thoughts to sin with a single look. She's in need of a place to stay and he has room to spare. So what if there are still unresolved feelings? Chances are they'll hook up, have sex hot enough to start a fire, and go their separate ways. At least that's what Clint thought....

He thought wrong.

Book two: When You Least Expect It

Cam Marsh figured he was following in his older brother Colton's footsteps. A confirmed bachelor. Not that he had anything against settling down. He'd just never met a woman he wanted to settle down with.

Then out of the blue the first girl he ever loved shows up next door. Ellie Whitehorse has inherited her father's ranch, such as it is, and seeing her brings back feelings he'd all but forgotten, along with inspiring some new ones.

Book three: Colton's Memory

When Colton Marsh gets a call about a classic car that's broken down near the belly dancing school run by his best friend's mother, he figures he'll get the car up and running, collect his pay, and then head on back to his ranch.

Wrong. Memory Wells lights a fire of lust inside him stronger than anything he’s ever experienced, and she makes it quite clear that she’s as hot for him as he is for her.

©2014 Ciana Stone (P)2015 Ciana Stone

Weekend entertainment!

--I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Ciana Stone again gives a very enjoyable listen. I love these 3-story romances. The Marsh brothers bring us a variety of personalities with good looks, interesting women and hot sex. Beginning with Clint and Lily, second chance romance is alive and well. Little,did we know that Lily's estranged husband was crazy! And Lily has fire power...literally. This story was fun, fast paced and just enough suspense. Bringing us to Cam and Ellie, another second chance romance. Who would have thought after so many years, these two would come back together. I loved the puzzle Ellie put together and finding out her heritage. Again, a little paranormal, and just enough suspense. Lastly, Colton and Memory bring them all together. Memory had the most interesting of the powers, and I loved her immediate chemistry with Colton.

I especially loved the cross reference of the Nash family from The Whisperers trilogy. It is always fun to bring old "friends" back in.

Eric G Dove is an amazing narrator with any book he does. He as usual brings it all to the table and makes for an wondeful listen.

what a surprise

never did I think the books would take a turn like that. disnt even see it coming

Wonderful

I loved this series. They were all great, smooth, interesting. The narrator did a great job, made the story come to life. I received it as a gift and this is my voluntary review.

... a thriller of a time.

Untamed is a cacophony of genres. Stone mixes tempting romance, alpha heroes and hints of paranormal with an eerie backdrop of suspense. Though the recipe has a tendency to falter at times, narrator, Eric Dove keeps hearts invested in the unpredictability of it all. Add in the fact that the adventure never wavers and you have a thriller of a time.

no need to stop

In this with it being my first one in audible but love the writer I decided to try because I sometimes am running. Listening provided me with her rich stories starting with the first one that brings about a second chance. Clint and Lily begin again in a different way and different time having us follow them closely. Wanting to know if they can get it this time I stayed right with it. In rolling right into the next one was a delight with Cam and Ellie giving us their story. There seems to be that this one will be a second chance also. Seems first love can brand the deepest with rivers of feeling that we experience as they find a new path. And then Last but not least Colton will give us partial intrigue since it is his memory but not that kind lol. Memory that heat can be burned with a spark and us seeing the fuel that is used we race through this one not wanting to turn it off. The only draw back is I do wish that instead of voice changing that different people would be used for different characters but I suppose that would be a cost issue.

No focus

This is NOT a hot and steamy romance. I would have rated it maybe sizzling and that is generous. The stories are short, no real romance as they jump right in bed, some bad guys cause trouble, some miscommunication, then a grand reunion. The paranormal element was understated but I lived in Florida for years and couldn't imagine the scenes or settings as described in the book. I would classify this as a series of cute novellas but nothing more.

loved it

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBlast dot com."

love books like this. will read more by this author

I apologize to the State of Florida

Any additional comments?

Points for making me curious enough to research Florida Ranching.
Yep, that's how I'm starting out my review. I totally had to look it up because I've always imagined Florida as 95% swamp & alligators, and 5% Mickey Mouse.
*(I know. I'm sorry Florida!)

That said. This book was different. I read the reviews beforehand, so I walked into this one expecting hot cowboys with a paranormal theme.

Silly me, I read "paranormal" and was expecting werewolves.

There were no werewolves (this is fine, I get my shifter fixes aplenty) BUT there were semi truck wrecks, explosions, fires, vindictive loan sharks, bad exes, dead exes, cows, dreams, horses, bizarre deaths involving planes and hot air balloons and then there were treasure maps and deadly billionaires and fae and cowboy & cowgirl sex all narrated by the super smooth voice of Eric Dove.

If you're tired of... whatever the heck you were reading previously, this book won't be anything like it, I'm pretty certain. Was it super hot? Nope, for those who prefer their romance to be lite on showing bedroom action, you'll feel comfortable with this one.

Overall was it a good listen? It was okay. The storylines certainly strove to be different and interesting, but I never quite reached emotional investment in the characters or their relationships.

Let's talk narration. Eric Dove has a nice voice. Perfectly fit my mental image for a cowboy's voice. His delivery reminded me a bit of Jim Frangione, but imagine a more relaxed, natural cadence to the reading. Nice.

As a side note. Rating narrators is difficult. Is the audio quality good? Yes. Is the voice good? Easy to listen to? Paced well? Yes, yes, yep. What's the hang up then?? Well, I am simultaneously listening to an audio with Sebastian York and I've got to rehaul the way I rank narrators because Eric Dove has a perfectly nice voice, but when you compare to York... see? Those of you who've listened to him know what the problem is: Unfair to compare to other narrators. So! Heretofore, Sebastian gets his own category, and I'm going to say great job Dove, full stars for a beautifully done audio. (And even though I haven't written a review for it yet, I can tell you Reasonable Doubt by Whitney G voiced by York and the fabulous Erin Mallon is AWESOME, I fuhreakin' LOVED listening to it)



***Courtesy of Audioblast/the publisher/the narrator, I received this Audiobook free in return for my honest review***

Wonderful, delightful and thrilling

This was an exciting listen of a family, their hardships, passion, thrills, danger and the women they vale to keep safe. Each story is a delight and faces many dangers, the author brings supernatural that really gets your blood pumping. The story is hot filled with passion, with some pretty sexy scenes. It is a touching listen but can also make your heart jump from the danger and all it comes with it. I totally enjoyed this story and plan on buying more from this author.

The narrator has for a few years become one of my favorite, I know when I see his name it is going to be an exciting listen filled with emotion, passion, he knows how to bring the stories to life as he puts his self into the role of the characters. There are no background noise, no volume change, if any breaks were taken I could not tell, it was a very clear audio that is filled with true emotion, energy, compaction, angry and so much more. His male voice are just as good as his female one, he really makes you feel what the characters fill. He never lets me down, I know when I pick up one of his audios I am in for a thrilling ride that I won’t be able to put down.

This is a story about finding yourself and the power you have, it is about finding lost love, the one that got away, it is about doing a right that was wronged, about growing, learning, healing and loving as you find your place in the world. Six people who in many ways were lost but as they come together they find family, healing and a place to call their own. I really enjoyed their story, I smiled, laughed and at times I thought OH NO, there was even a time I laughed out loud at one of the persons last names, it took me awhile to get over that, so funny. I think the author and narrator put out a wonderful, delightful, fun listen that I wish had not ended.

Typical Ciana Stone

If you are at all familiar with Ciana Stone’s stories you won’t be surprised to hear that these stories are filled with the paranormal. Along with hot cowboys there is a fire starter and faes in the stories, well along with the usual bad guys of course. There is plenty of romance and action to keep your interest and Eric Dove does an exceptional job with the narration. I did receive a free copy of this audiobook however have voluntarily provided an unbiased review.