Xavier Cold

Hard Knocks Series #2

By: Michelle A. Valentine

Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Alexandria Wilde

One momentary loss of control has now ruined everything Xavier Cold had going for himself. With his world unraveling fast, he's willing to do anything to save not only his job but his relationship with the only woman he's ever loved.

Anna Cortez, still reeling from shock, tries desperately to save the man who's consumed her heart, body, and soul. She'll have to dig deep and find courage she never knew she possessed to help Xavier fight demons from his past - a past that's even more haunted than she ever imagined.

©2016 Michelle A. Valentine Books, LLC (P)2016 Tantor

Entertaining, enjoyable, predictable listen

This is book two in the Phenomenal X duet --- to be clear I LOVED book 1. Book 2 is a good continued story (although I don't know if it was necessary) that could have been wrapped in book 1.

That being said X and Anna continue on their love journey fighting the same nemesis; his former friend turned enemy Rex and her fundamentalist controlling father. Both are addressed satisfactorily in the book and they get their happily ever after.

I knocked it down one star because I thought the drama of the management of wresters -- forcing Anna into a storyline that she did not want so she could be a part of the X team was not quite believable. I also did not feel the anguish Anna was supposed to be feeling.

Overall I used a credit to purchase and would do so again. The narration performance was very good.

Good conclusion!

I liked the way this audiobook wrapped up the romance and the pace was fast moving. I’m not too fond of the pro wrestling world, but this story was entertaining. Narration was well done. I did think the heroine was a bit dumb not to quit when she had to return by herself, but it made for a more interesting story so I think it balanced out fine.

Oh yes great ending to this series.

Hold on to your seat for this book. I enjoyed the narrators and you will love this last part of this series.

Xavier Cold

This is the sequel to Phenomenal X. If you loved Phenomenal X you will love Xavier Cold. I'm not going to give anything away, but I will say this picks up right where the first books leaves off at. You will also learn so much about why Xavier thinks the way he does of himself.

wowza what a story

I have read this book & enjoyed it back then. Now hearing it it was like I was enjoying for the first time all over again. I would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone