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Sanctuary
- Wrecked, Book 1
- Narrated by: John Solo
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
What's the first rule of running a gym by and for combat vets? Enjoy the scorching hot scenery, but get your kicks somewhere else.
Never mind that my cousin-slash-business partner ignores that rule every chance he gets. I don't ignore it. Ever. And frankly, between Grindr, and living in one of the gayest cities in America, it's not exactly a hardship.
Hell, it's so easy, I can do it on one leg.
That is, until a pair of blue eyes, swimming with vulnerability, shows up at my door, looking for a job. He's too skinny, too mouthy, and way too young for the likes of me, but he pings that protector instinct in me - hard.
I want to fix whatever put that lost look in his eyes, but to manage that, I'd have to do the one thing I said I'd never do.
Break my own rules.
Sanctuary is an MM military romance, featuring hurt-comfort, found family, and a gym full of ripped men, wearing tight shorts, and lifting heavy objects.
This is the first audiobook in the Wrecked series. The characters - Evie, Scout, Jake and Jean-Pierre - first appear in Scout and the Lavender Girl, written under my pen name, K.C. Littleton.
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- Susie Umphers
- 26-03-22
Perfect match of story and performer
I knew I was going to love this book from the moment I heard Elijah's job interview scene. I laughed out loud and startled my cat. It also showed that Elijah was nobody's fool and could hold his own with all the other guys in the gym as well as masterfully handle the clients. As we come to know Nick and Elijah we learn that neither of them feel they deserve happiness. Nick, because of the guilt he carries from the incident that cost him part of his leg and Elijah because of the way his mother treated him at age 14 when he came out to her. It is heartbreaking when Elijah has a happy moment in the book and immediately stifles it and says to himself, "People like me don't get lives like this." This sums up both his life and Nick's until they start to open up to each other and begin to hope. Elijah, however, is hiding a secret that the reader figures out before Nick does. When Nick does figure out what has been going on with Elijah, he tries to express concern and his wish to help and the words come out all wrong from Elijah's perspective and Elijah runs away.
The secondary characters are amazingly well drawn and all are interesting, Roly, Jake, Jean-Pierre, Scout, Evie, Jules, Leon and the wonderful Mr. Morris who helps Elijah get the job at the gym. All of these get their moments to shine and tell parts of their story. Books about most of them seem to be coming soon or are already out (Scout/Evie). There is one character whose change might just require tissues but no spoiler from me. It is totally unexpected and a lovely surprise.
The other boxes this checked for me are all the details given about running a gym, planning programs for it, helping vets with injuries in their physical therapy and what I'm not sure is a recognized trope but is at least a scene I am coming to love, the one where a homophobic or transphobic character gets their comeuppance. So satisfying. Once Nick and Elijah start getting together the scenes are very hot and very tender at the same time and are beautifully done.
I've both longed for and dreaded this one coming to audio. I've read it so many times I was afraid it wouldn't get the performance it deserved. Thank goodness it was handed over to John Solo. He let me hear all those different characters Kelly Fox gave us and he captured the humor and the hurt Nick and Elijah experienced perfectly. My favorite scenes as described above were done just as I wanted them to be. Perfect mix of story and performer.
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- sarah mitcham
- 24-08-23
The Beginning Of So Much More.
MM, Ex Military, Workplace, Contemporary, Romance. The first book in the series and it's packed full of great characters, steam, angst. humour, wit. tearjerker emotional moments and first glimpses of future main characters. An absolutely fantastic listen that I've constantly listened to now for a week. Guaranteed HEA. This is the book that starts it all and can be enjoyed as a standalone and also as part of the series + multiple spin off series.
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- Elle Kay
- 19-05-22
Amazing book, beautiful audio
Fox’s first book in the Wrecked series, Sanctuary, is a wonderfully layered, emotional love story which takes place in a gym for combat vets.
I’ve long loved the book and the characters of Nick and Elijah. The found family aspect of the novel is dreamy. Fox excels in this area.
The hot times are smoking, the vulnerable times endearing.
John Solo’s performance as he narrates the book is exceptional. The best word for his voice is smooth. It’s an honest delight to listen to.
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- AL
- 28-03-22
Perfect match of story and voice!
Story: A really well written story of two fantastic characters. The Wrecked world is full of great personalities and Kelly Fox delivered a really emotional journey.
Narration: John Solo is an absolutely perfect match for this series. Perfect performance with all the right feels!
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- Vicki Williams
- 21-03-22
Great story perfectly narrated by John Solo
John Solo perfectly captured all the nuances required to give this wonderful cast of main and secondary characters the voices they deserved. The tone between characters was clearly differentiated and the quality of the cadence’s was maintained throughout the entire performance. Solo is the perfect fit for this audiobook and gave an outstanding performance that brought the characters alive.
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- Hemmel M.
- 24-03-22
Bit boring
It just went on and on. I won't listen to the next novel. Narration was good.
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- Luciangal2
- 29-03-22
An OK listen
Not a blown away listen, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Kept me entertained just wanted to explore more of guys background.
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