Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Body and Soul 
SERIES: Twist of Fate
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox, Sloane Kennedy
NARRATOR: Michael Pauley
PUBLISHER: SKLL Books
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2018
LENGTH: 9 hours, 51 minuts
BLURB:
Oz: Escaping the international modeling scene to design my own fashion collection is the first step to shucking my bobble-headed supermodel reputation and proving to the world I’m more than just a pretty face. But the minute I have to accept roadside help from the sexy man next door, I feel like the airhead people think I am. And what’s worse, the man clearly doesn’t think I’m worth the time of day.
But despite trying to ignore my attraction to the mysterious doctor, I can’t help but be drawn to him. With every moment spent together, I begin to realize he’s hiding more than just some details of his past. He has one foot out the door.
As soon as I start to feel like everything might be coming together for me, I realize the man I’m falling in love with isn’t who I thought he was.
Jake: After three years on the run for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, I’ve finally found a seemingly safe place to settle in Haven, Colorado. With friends, a job, and a cabin in the woods, I have everything I need to live a simple life without drawing attention to myself. Everything’s fine. Fine.
Until I meet my new neighbor. The gorgeous man is anything but subtle and brings color to my life that I didn’t know was missing. But I learned years ago that falling in love with someone wasn’t an option anymore when simply being seen with me could have dire consequences. It’s time for me to run again, but I wonder if it’s safe to stick around just long enough for a taste….
Just when I begin to realize Oz is the missing piece to bring me back to life after years of hiding, my past catches up to me and throws everyone around me into danger. I know I should run, but what if it’s time to finally stop running and make a stand, once and for all?
While Body and Soul is the third book in the Twist of Fate series, each novel can easily be enjoyed as a standalone.
REVIEW:
Jake’s story is one I’ve been looking forward to ever since I read the first book. There was just something mysterious about him and I just had to know more. Who was this man that held himself at arm’s length from everyone else? I’m happy that his story delivered and I enjoyed listening to this book immensely.
Oz is tired of being a model and dreams of becoming a fashion designer. He rents a cabin in the middle of nowhere to be able to create his clothing line before the next fashion show. Only problem is, he’s been living in the big city and is having issues with the rural conditions he finds himself in. His first problem being that he can’t find the button for the snow tires on his car….
Jake is returning home when he sees a car stuck in the snow. Meeting Oz for the first time is far from smooth and it goes downhill from there. The two couldn’t be more opposite from each other; Jake – the strong silent type borderline antisocial and Oz – lively and colourful and more of a social butterfly. They are also perfect for each other.
I really enjoyed listening to how these men fell in love. Yes, there was a lot of back and forward between them, but I can totally understand why. My heart ached for Jake’s past and the loneliness he’d have felt before arriving in Haven. And I kept hoping for him to finally find a safe place to call home.
My only issue with this book probably won’t bother most people and I know that, but when Oz and Jake finally got together, they really got together. And that started to bore me after a while, I mean sex scenes in general aren’t my favourite parts in books and when they are on page after page and after page it gets to be too much for me. Nothing makes that more obvious than listening to the audio. The scenes never end, but seem to go on forever. I do however recognise that most romance readers love plenty of hot and steamy sex scenes, so you guys will love these. Don’t let me keep you from loving them!
I love Michael Pauley’s narrations, I love his voice and his ability to take the listener into the book and make them a part of it. He narrates with emotion and passion. He distinguishes between all of the characters and he is definitely one of my favourite narrators out there.
As seem to be the norm with these two authors, the writing is engaging and the characters you can’t help but fall for. I had a great time listening to Body and Soul and I’m looking forward to more books in this series.
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