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Loved this book.The Characters,the story just Awesome really.I look forward to the rest of this series ? ? ? ?? ?

Ohh my gosh, not my normal style... but I was hooked ... eeeeek!

I love this series. It makes politics look fun. The characters are well developed and find their voices in the other parts of this 5 part trilogy ?

Very well written. I LOVE that the books are so long. Gives enough time to really develop the story and characters without needing to rush. Spicy scenes don't disappoint

Wow, just Wow! Excellent writing and storyline! Highly recommend reading.

I liked it until what can only be perceived & deemed as the betrayal IMO!

The story (author) makes a point of how truth, honesty, consent, trust, acceptance, friendship & love is required for the type of relationship that they're building, only for the author to pull the rug from under ours & Owen's feet.

Suddenly, he's just a plaything to amuse the abusive, duplicitous duo, Carter & Susa (who is also an extremely superfluous character IMO... but an effective beard, I guess ?).

Honestly, IMHO this would've worked better as an MM story rather than MMF, Susa doesn't really bring anything to the story, except hamper it.

A throuple or MMF pairing should be about an equal partnership, even if there are D/s elements... this story, after the Vegas situation simply becomes a story about 2 people taking advantage of an extremely broken boy!

I quit at the point that they broke Owen's trust & took advantage of his abandonment issues, Carter especially...

The trust is completely broken by both Carter AND Susa & it's merely played off as an impetus to get into the MMF dynamics & it completely screws over what the story had been building up until that point...

A real shame!

Great job with this book. It’s a great story, and the voice actor was amazing. Overall, stellar work on this audiobook.

What an amazingly well written book! The character development and flow of the story had me riveted from start to finish! And, Liam Lambert was absolutely awesome in the narration of the story! This was my first time listening to him.. I will definitely search for other books he had done! Thanks Lesli for such a great story… cannot wait to to listen to the next book, Lieutenant…. Looking forward to Chief coming to audio as well!

Loved this. The book is not something I thought I would enjoy, but I could not stop listening even when at work...

This is one of my new favorites. Absolutely loved it. So interesting and gripping. Love the characters and the realness to the emotions. Cant wait to read more.

Oh my…..what did I just read….I swear…this book is beyond sexy. Beyond gritty. Beyond heartbreaking and inspiring. It’s so loving and selfish brushed and beaten against gracious and giving. Battlefields of awkward moments at war with need and temptation. Definitely a must have and must read

Love this series. Signed up for Scribed just to listen to it.

I liked reading this so much.The dynamic in their relationship wasn't always as balanced as I would've preferred it to be. Perhaps it's because I'm not a sub, but I wasn't always thrilled with Carters decision for Owen. However the way the story unfolds, you do end up begrudgingly accepting that, for their world, maybe it wasn't a bad one. I enjoy that this isn't one fk-fest after another. That there is a story line, the characters are somewhat complex, there is progression too. It is exactly the kind of escapism I enjoy glad I picked it up. Highly recommend.

So much to unpack about how I feel about this book. Well written and perfectly narrated. The mind fuck in chapter 34 threw me for a loop… but by the end, I had happy tears in my eyes. Knowing what I know now from the ending, I really want to reread it with this new perspective.

Such a beautiful insight into the emotional dynamic of D/s lifestyle. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of sex but I would honestly say the emotions completely overrode that in a surprisingly perfect way. It also showed poly in a way I had not previously seen exemplified.

Identifying with Owen myself, the mind fuck from chapter 34 gutted me. It almost made it hard to continue reading. Almost. If you feel the same, don’t give up. Finish it. It will all make sense in the end.

Some will look at this and only see emotional manipulation, but there is so much more depth and complexity to it.

Wow. I mean, WOW. I loved this book. I learned a lot. As a former (state) senate staffer, I approve of all the insider shizz Richardson writes. What a fun, engaging, poignant tale. And HOT as all get out. I loved the MM aspect of this MMF. Very satisfying ending.

This was a hard listen for me, as I can't imagine anyone ruling my life completely nor ever being anyone's slave. My favorite character is Susa. She is intelligent, mature past her young years, and like me she is a Switch. But mine is just play and is sexual only. No one will run my entire life. Carter really is a manipulate bastard and Owen is just too friggin f'd up and weak.
What Carter does in order to get Owen sexual goes above and beyond being a bastard extrordinare.

DNF this ends in a cliffhanger, for an eleven plus hour audiobook to need 3 books that’s strike 1, each book is told from a different MC’s POV, the most likable character is lied to and left out of a major decision that was unforgivable, disrespectful betrayal- strike 2, then I went through reviews hoping book 2 or 3 would bring some redemption, but sadly strike 3. Clearly a lot of people love this series but being emotionally manipulated isn’t my thing.