Restrictions

By: Nicole Dykes

Narrated by: Thurlow Holmes, Dash Coleman

Loss. Guilt. Grief.

Do you ever truly recover from it?

How can you be happy when the person you once looked up to is gone?

Sheltered. Ruled. Shamed.

Do you ever grow after that?

How can you break free from a lifetime of repression?

Vivienne and Asher have been through a lot in their young lives.

Can they use each other to heal and to find their true selves?

They’re about to discover whether they can liberate each other or if their love is only more constricting.

©2020 Nicole Dykes (P)2020 Nicole Dykes

Be prepared for heartbreak

Holy wow! I originally read this book this summer when it was released, but this audio?! I think it made me love it even more! Nicole didn’t mess around when it comes to the feels, if you’re in need of heartbreak, I highly recommend this book. The narration was PERFECT for Viv & Ash!

Overcoming Restrictions

“I’ve done things the right way, being the perfect girl for most of my life. I’m ready for a little wrong.” Review: This is book 2 in the Sterling series. It picks up right where book 1 left off, but now focuses on Asher. It ends on a cliffhanger. Nicole knows just how to pull on your heartstrings in the best way! Vivienne is a quiet single mom trying to go to college. Her life has not turned out the way she thought it would. Especially not the way her uptight parents planned it to be. After one night when she decided to "not be perfect" and live a little, her whole world changed. Asher is the youngest of the Sterlings and the one left to clean up the aftermath of what happened to his family. Finally deciding he has had enough and wants out. He doesn't believe in love or relationships and has no interest in them, only casual hook ups. Vivienne and Asher have gotten to know each other through Sebastian aka Baz. Asher is Baz' uncle and stepped in to be in his life. He absolutely adores Baz. Vivienne is living in a big house her parents bought her closer to the college campus and Asher wants out of his moms house. Asher suggests they become roommates and he'll help out with Baz. It's the perfect arrangement for both. Asher gets more time with Baz, out of his mom's house and closer to college. Vivenne gets help with Sebastian. Win win for the both of them. What could go wrong? There is an undeniable chemistry between these two, but Asher refuses to cross that line. After all, Vivenne was his brother's. Will Asher finally address the chemistry or will he continue to refuse and push Vivenne away. I fell for Asher so hard. It's always the funny and closed off ones that are the most broken and the most beautiful. I loved the relationship between each of the characters. Especially the relationship Asher and Baz have. I am dying to know how their story continues! I got to listen to this book on Audio by Dash Coleman and Thurlow Holmes, and oh my gosh I think I found my new audio boyfriend! Dash Coleman was THE perfect Asher. He gave a phenomenal performance catching the inflections, swearing and seduction. He nailed Asher. He was 100% believable and felt so real! I can't wait to listen to him again. Dash and Thurlow were new to be, but both did a fantastic job. Thurlow was a wonderful Vivenne!

OMG

So to really understand this book, you need to read Regrets first as it is the foundation of the story. Asher has so much healing to do after his brother dies. Vivienne and Asher are there to help each other along the way but not in the way you expected, Nicole does an amazing job developing the characters and relationships. I don't want to give away any of the book but you need to read this book!

Beautifully heart breaking.

There’s something about this story. Something by that just digs in abs breaks you. I cried when I read it the first time. Listening to it only makes me cry harder. I don’t know if it’s the realness of the story line or the magical way Nicole create characters but either way this is a gut wrenching beautifully heartbreaking story. Asher is the baby if the family and took the majority of his moms grief after the death of his brother being the only one left at home. He holds so much anger inside for his mom and brother it gets you in all the feels. When a girl from their past shows up (previous book) with a baby belonging to his brother, Asher steps up and becomes the uncle he needs. So why not move in together while both attending the same college. Seriously what could go wrong. This story stayed with me long after I read it the first time. Nicole’s amazing ability to pick the perfect narrators always elevated the story to another level. This is no different. The emotions they pour into the book only add to depth it will pull at your heart strings. Unlike most of Nicole’s story’s this doesn’t end in a hearts and flowers. These two may be my favorite love story of Nicole’s. I have a few more of her books to read but these two they just get me every time! Great narrators, excellent story and characters you will love!

Vic & Ash

4.5 stars!

Story: This book was so good! I’m not usually big on single parent romances but this one was perfect! I loved the relationship between Ash and Baz. They have such cute banter. Ash has definitely made his way onto my book boyfriend list!
I love that Vivian is a strong independent woman who isn’t afraid to ask for what she wants. She’s struggling to find the balance between being a mom and having her own life. I think she does a great job finding balance.

Performance: 4 stars!
The male narrator sounded perfect for Asher. Although there were a few times I had to check to make sure my speed wasn’t turned up. He tends to read really fast lol The female narrator was good as well.