Talk to Me

Switchboard Duet, Book 1

By: Heather Long

Narrated by: Brooke Daniels, John Hartley

"Patch online…"

Five years ago, I disappeared from the life I had and built this one. I spend my days and most of my nights on the line, helping my clients achieve their goals. They call me when they are in a jam or are getting ready to move on a target.

I'm their information specialist. The woman in the chair. I'm their switchboard.

Intelligence, electronic eyes, computer hacking—I do it all. My singular goal is to bring my clients home safely. Some clients are more special than others. We all play favorites. I know them, they've never seen me.

No one sees me.

They can hear me. They can talk to me.

I will always answer.

Until the day I don't.

Talk to Me is book one in a duet and is a full-length dark thriller romance with multiple love interests and a heroine they love but have never seen. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main female character does not have to choose. Of course, it also means the guys have to agree, and well, that's part of the journey.

Narrated in duet style.

©2024 Heather Long (P)2024 Podium Audio

So good.

It actually has plot. Love a rh and with plot. 10/10. Off to get the next book!

Excellent Narration

The male narrator had me believing this was a full cast! His accents and style of voice infliction sold so much of the story for me! The female narrator had me believing in the strength of Patch!

Wow! Shadowed & complex

The duet narrators are fantastic! No romance in this first book in the duet. Complete series. Read the trigger warnings. Impossible to predict the plot twists. Building to reverse harem but mostly intriguing espionage / thriller. Must read / listen!

Not a lot of romance and no HEA

Loved the story line and character development which will help with series. Ends terribly, a to be continued, and not any smut, to very little romance.

Dark, Suspense, Full with dangerous yet sweet MMC… and a badass female hacker? Count me in!

The audiobook is narrated in duet by Brook Daniels & John Hartley. Damn, I have to say it first: John Hartley is insanely good with multiple voices. Every character feels distinct, alive, and easy to picture in my head.
What a treat for my ears!

Tropes
Dark romantic suspense
Building reverse harem (no spice)
Dark secret society
Hacker / Assassin - Thief - Mercenary
FMC in danger

Content warnings
Mentions of SA,
Kidnapping,
Torture,
Violence,
Blood and Injuries
Gun violence & War

Fallon is the genius hacker with depth and attitude. The kind of badass FMC I want in my books.
When their operator didn’t answer, three highly skilled and dangerous men decide to seek for her.
Remy is a classy British and lethal assassin, Locke is a flirty thief and sharp, and McQuade is a broody but protective mercenary.
Honestly their dynamic is just perfect: well balanced and somehow sweet no matter how dangerous they are.

The worldbuilding (dark web, secret ops, hidden identities) feels immersive, the tension is strong, and the banter is top-tier.
Honestly I didn’t even needed the spice to totally root for them.

This book ends on a cliffhanger!