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Title: Asher Black
Subtitle: The Five Syndicates, Book 1
Author: Parker S. Huntington
Narrator: Lacy Laurel
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-31-17
Publisher: PSH Publishing House
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes
Genres: Romance, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
He was supposed to kill me.
I had done the unthinkable. I called the cops on him, on his family, but he let me live. We became friends, and then...we fell in love.
Lucy Ives is a foster kid, running from her turbulent past. On her first night in New York City, she accidentally calls the cops on the mafia. But when their fixer comes to kill her, he ends up sparing her life in exchange for a favor - be his fake fiancé or die.
Note: This is a full-length novel with sexually mature situations unsuitable for underage audiences. Please, proceed with caution.
Members Reviews:
A Hilarious and Unconventional Romance!
Asher Black is not my typical read/listen. I actually don't think that I have ever read a mafia book/romance. I'm so happy that I took the chance though to discover this new to me author!
This was a really entertaining audiobook and the heroine had me laughing throughout most of the book. Lucy's inner monologue and her back and forth banter with Asher was fantastic. Throw in the whole fake fiance trope and this was an awesome debut novel. Even though there are some heavier and more serious moments in the book, Lucy and Asher's interactions and chemistry kept it more lighthearted and playful. Readers/listeners may find a few parts of the story a little over the top, but for me it just made it more fun. This is my first time listening to the narrator, Lacy Laurel. I thought that she did a great job as Lucy and I felt her performance was perfect for the character.
I didn't find the book to be super mafia heavy and though the overall pacing was fine, I felt like the end was a little rushed/abrupt. I would have loved to have an epilogue as well as Asher's POV, but overall, this was a really enjoyable book and I look forward to reading/listening to more by this author.
Suspension of disbelief is helpful
A hitman has targeted a naïve college student who accidentally called the police? Her only way out is to pretend shes his fiancée?
This is a creative if not slightly implausible plot. There are many Alpha-billionaire-fist fighting-mafia romances these days and, at times, it can be a little much. The question is how can an author and book differentiate themselves from the pack?
Parker S. Huntington certainly tries. Lucy Ives is not a meek heroine. Shes survived a horrific childhood and has done charity work in foreign countries before entering college in New York as a sophomore. Shes living in residence with another sophomore. Amy is tall, beautiful, and loyal.
The women go out to a nightclub and while Amy meets a cute guy, Lucy glimpses the most beautiful man shes ever seen. Cue hot meet-up, misunderstandings galore, and a college co-ed now believing the mafia is going to send a hitman to kill her.
It sounds a little over-the-top, but it isnt written that way. Lucy is a relatable character and Asher Black, the 25-year-old billionaire who is involved in the mafia, has more depth than I might have anticipated.
As I try to summarize both the book and my feelings about it, I am myself conflicted. I enjoyed the book but it was, at time, really over the top. And because I didnt take the book seriously, I enjoyed it. Strange but true.
I like Lucy because shes feisty and refuses to be walked over. She stands up for whats right and is loyal.