Working It

By: Kendall Ryan

Narrated by: Shayna Thibodeaux, Jason Carpenter

A story of heart-stopping, toe-curling passion by the beloved bestselling author of Hard to Love, Resisting Her, and The Impact of You.

Straight-laced and well-mannered southerner Emmy Clarke is out of her depth in New York City’s fashion world, but when she lands a job as an assistant at a modeling agency it seems like the perfect mix of business and pleasure. Working under the notoriously tyrannical Fiona Stone is a nightmare, but there’s one distinct perk: ogling the ridiculously hot male models who parade through the office—particularly rising star Ben Shaw.

Ben is everything Emmy’s not: exquisitely gorgeous, highly paid, and well traveled. He’s also got more issues than Vogue. Emmy looks after Ben on photo shoots, but she refuses to become another one of his lusting groupies. Ben finds Emmy’s refreshingly real attitude to be surprisingly attractive.

Against a backdrop of the most fashionable cities in the world, casual flirting turns into an illicit affair, but when Ben’s twisted past is revealed, and the bitter Fiona catches wind of their relationship, their careers and hearts are threatened. Here is a story of heart-stopping, toe-curling passion by the beloved bestselling author of Hard to Love, Resisting Her, and The Impact of You.

Working It by Kendall Ryan

I love erotica romance & this book did not disappoint. I love the easy way Ben & Emmy formed their relationship. The story was good. The one thing I did not like was Ben sharing Emmy with his close friend. The narrators were very good. Overall I enjoyed the book & am looking forward to listening to book 2. If you love a good love story with plenty of hot sex, this is the book for you.

A new favorite series!

Where does Working It rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Jason Carpenter is currently one of my favorite male audiobook narrators, so I'd classify this audiobook as another new favorite that I will definitely reread via audiobook again someday.

What did you like best about this story?

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed some of the more explicit elements of Emmy & Ben glamorous romance. Author Kendall Ryan put her unique creative stamp on a common romance trope, and in the process managed to impress me with how well she balanced the plausible plot with lots of steam.

What does Shayna Thibodeaux and Jason Carpenter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I don't talk to any people from TN in person to know how authentic Shayna's interpretation was, but I loved her TN accent for Emmy, her British accent for Fiona, and the fact that Shayna had no trouble doing a believable male voice for Ben. Jason always does a fantastic job with humor and sexual angst, and he delivered here as I've come to expect from him.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! But I have a habit of only listening to audiobooks while I'm doing other things that don't require a lot of concentration.

Any additional comments?

That p-word email scene was fantastic and all of the sexting exchanges were fun and sexy. I wanted to girl slap the perfectly made up British Fiona many times though, grr! And there was a certain sexual practice explored in Working It that blew me away with how well it was done. I'm normally not a fan of that particular practice, so kudos to Author Kendall Ryan for convincing me of its appeal even if it holds none for me in real life.

Better than reviews.

It was better than I thought it was going to be according to some of the reviews. The narrators usually make it or break it for me and I really liked these narrators. The story was a little frustrating but I'm still looking forward to the next book.

Models Drama

Would you consider the audio edition of Working It to be better than the print version?

It was a good companionship for the book, it made it hotter

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the sex! it was hot!

What does Shayna Thibodeaux and Jason Carpenter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

the sex scenes were hotter. Sadly, Ben's chapters were so short, I couldnt experience the magnificence of Jason, but Shayna did great.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Drama in Prada

Any additional comments?

I liked the book. It was interesting and despite I was annoyed at the beginning of it, I kept listening to it and ended up loving Ben.

Disappointing

I could barely finish this story. The main character, Emmy, was so needy and wanted too much from Ben just after a couple of weeks. I felt she acted more like a teenager. I just couldn't get into it. I did enjoy the dual narration.