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    Playing the Odds
    Playing the Odds
    Playing the Odds
    Audiobook6 hours

    Playing the Odds

    Written by Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Angela Dawe

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    About this audiobook

    #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nora Roberts enchants again with this beloved classic about the passionate and headstrong MacGregor family.

    Serena MacGregor had been looking for a little independence and some much-needed adventure, but Justin Blade was not what she had in mind. The stakes were high, and Justin was betting on changing Serena's mind about him. But when this fiery heiress upped the ante on the cool Comanche gambler, steamy didn't begin to describe the results.…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 21, 2015
    ISBN9781501245213
    Playing the Odds
    Author

    Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts is the bestselling author of more than two hundred romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Since her first bestseller in 1991, Nora’s books have spent more than two hundred weeks in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print, published in over thirty-four countries.

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    • 2/5
      I can not stand the annoying voice of the narrator.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Voices are awful. She can’t do male voices well. Ruined the story.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Like nails against chalkboard, the reader has a modernized Katherine Helpburn accent, presumably because of the location of the heroine in the book . The studied drawling shriek of her voice makes me wish I had a physical something to beat to death. It's awful, pretentious, and annoying.

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    • 3/5
      As much as I love Nora Roberts books I prefer her longer ones and the later ones over the category romances. Those are generally too short and not enough developed.

      That is why I generally liked Playing the Odds, it is good for category romance. The main characters Serena and Justin are likeable and the plot is interesting with a small suspense part. But I would rather read some longer book from Roberts.

      I've got still some books in this series to read.
    • 5/5
      Just everything it's very easy to finish. And listen to
    • 5/5
      Fast moving fun read. Enjoyed it and would recommend as a fun read
    • 5/5
      Great story. Love romance kidnapping love Family that cares too. I love it.
    • 4/5
      I definitely have a weakness when it comes to reading romance and this book was no exception to my inner girly girl waiting for her knight in shining armor. I loved the characters especially Serena. I’ve never read a romance set based around gambling and it definitely made me laugh.It was a very enjoyable book, one that I will most likely read again if I had the chance. It was a good book that I didn’t put down unless I absolutely had to…and even then I was reluctant to miss anything.