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  • By: Sophie Jordan
  • Narrator: Christian Fox
  • Category: Fiction, Romance, Western
  • Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: October 30, 2018
  • Language: English
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Beautiful Sinner Audiobook Summary

Locked in with the town bad boy . . .

Most women would be scared, but Gabriella’s only worried about resisting Cruz Walsh, who’s even hotter than he was back in high school. Cruz was wrongly accused of the high-profile crime for which he was imprisoned; Gabriella’s desperate for the scoop that will get her career off the ground and get her out of Sweet Hill, where everyone still remembers her as “Flabby Gabby.” Being stuck in a supply closet with Cruz is the perfect opportunity to land an interview. What Bri doesn’t count on is Cruz taking “up-close and personal” to a whole new level.

If there’s a silver lining to the hell Cruz went through, it’s that losing his freedom put everything in perspective. Maybe starting over someplace new would be easier, but after years locked up, Cruz values his family–and his true friends–more than ever. So he’s back home, facing the gossip, dodging reporters . . . and face-to-face with Gabriella Rossi. They’ve both changed: Bri wants a story and Cruz just wants her. Another thing he’s learned? Don’t let a good thing slip away.

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Beautiful Sinner Audiobook Narrator

Christian Fox is the narrator of Beautiful Sinner audiobook that was written by Sophie Jordan

Sophie Jordan grew up in the Texas hill country where she wove fantasies of dragons, warriors, and princesses. A former high school English teacher, she’s the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She now lives in Houston with her family. When she’s not writing, she spends her time overloading on caffeine (lattes preferred), talking plotlines with anyone who will listen (including her kids), and cramming her DVR with anything that has a happily ever after.  

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Narrator Christian Fox
Length 7 hours 13 minutes
Author Sophie Jordan
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date October 30, 2018
ISBN 9780062666611

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The publisher of the Beautiful Sinner is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Romance, Western

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The publisher of the Beautiful Sinner is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062666611.

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Goodreads Reviews

Alyssa

November 30, 2018

OMG I read a book, alert the presses...***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***Beautiful Sinner by Sophie JordanBook Five of the Devil's Rock seriesPublisher: Avon BooksPublication Date: October 30, 2018Rating: 4 starsSource: eARC from EdelweissSummary (from Goodreads):Locked in with the town bad boy . . .Most women would be scared, but Gabriella’s only worried about resisting Cruz Walsh, who’s even hotter than he was back in high school. Cruz was wrongly accused of the high-profile crime for which he was imprisoned; Gabriella’s desperate for the scoop that will get her career off the ground and get her out of Sweet Hill, where everyone still remembers her as “Flabby Gabby.” Being stuck in a supply closet with Cruz is the perfect opportunity to land an interview. What Bri doesn’t count on is Cruz taking “up-close and personal” to a whole new level.If there’s a silver lining to the hell Cruz went through, it’s that losing his freedom put everything in perspective. Maybe starting over someplace new would be easier, but after years locked up, Cruz values his family—and his true friends—more than ever. So he’s back home, facing the gossip, dodging reporters . . . and face-to-face with Gabriella Rossi. They’ve both changed: Bri wants a story and Cruz just wants her. Another thing he’s learned? Don’t let a good thing slip away.What I Liked:I've been in a bit of a reading slump, and I decided to pick up this book even though it doesn't publish for another month and a half. I love this series - books one and four are my favorite, but all four are great - and I had a feeling that this fifth book would be excellent. I believe this is the final book in the series, and it's a great concluding story.This is Cruz's story; Cruz is the older brother of Piper (heroine of Beautiful Lawman). He is a good friend of Knox and North (they went to high school together, and went to jail for the same incident, though with varying offenses). This book is set approximately six months after the ending of Beautiful Lawman - so Cruz has been free for six months. He's living in Sweet Hill, he owns his own home, and he opened a gym in the town. He's doing well, except most citizens of Sweet Hill still treat him like he was the one who killed Shelley Rae, seven years ago. Enter Gabriella Rossi, who went to high school with Cruz. She has always had a crush on him, and never believed that he killed Shelley Rae. She has been living in Austin, but moved back to Sweet Hill to live next door to her grandmother and take care of her, post-surgery. Gabriella doesn't expect to run into Cruz, or to feel the immense attraction she used to feel when she was in high school. What she doesn't know is that Cruz also crushed on her in high school, and years later, he hasn't gotten her out of his mind.This was a unique love story. We have two people who never dated, were never friends, never interacted much, but went to high school together, and crushed on each other. Cruz was always the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Gabriella was always the smart, good girl who was going places. Twelve years later, life has stalled for both of them, in different ways. But life has a way of surprising everyone. Imagine Gabriella and Cruz's surprise when they get locked into a closet together, the night of a high school function. (Cruz's youngest sister is in high school, and Gabriella's niece is in the same high school.)When Cruz and Gabriella run into each other in the high school event, the chemistry is electric. When they get stuck in the closet after the event, the chemistry ignites. I love how good Sophie Jordan is at building chemistry! There is explosive chemistry from the start, and it doesn't let up. I liked seeing Cruz and Gabriella's progression, in terms of their relationship and the mushy gushy feelings. It was the cutest thing - Cruz decided he wanted to spend more time with her, so he started bringing her food and "chasing" her. Don't get me wrong - Gabriella is not opposed to this! I would be mildly worried about consent and creepy behavior, but Cruz and Gabriella are both interested in each other, and Cruz makes a move. The romance is as sweet as the chemistry is steamy.This book is steamyyyyy, as per Jordan's usual when it comes to her contemporary romance novels. There are closet scenes. There are backed-into-a-car scenes. There are gym scenes. So many steamy sexy times, and a great buildup to the bigger moments!I should talk a little bit about Cruz and Gabriella individually - I adored them both. Cruz is a sweetheart. He seems like a block of marble, a hardened individual whom the town has not accepted since he was exonerated. But he's a good guy who wants to make a difference in the town. Gabriella was never a popular kid in high school, and she always wanted to get out of Sweet Hill. She has self-esteem issues, and she was bullied, and so Sweet Hill doesn't hold good memories for her. She's a kind and hard-working person, very smart and sweet and a tough on the innocent side. She and Cruz are a great match!The climax of the book came quickly - I couldn't stop reading! This book has the usual conflict in which there is drama that could separate the couple. In this case, Gabriella's job as a reporter directly conflicts with Cruz's privacy. So it's understandable when he feels like she has stepped over a line. But I LOVE how Gabriella fights for him and holds her ground. (Side note, she did nothing wrong, and was never using him to boost anything at her job.)Obviously I loved this book. I highly recommend it, and the entire series. Book four is probably my favorite, and then book one, but the whole series is worth reading!What I Did Not Like:The only complaint I have is that this book felt too short! Which is absurd because it's like 350 pages long! I think I breezed through it - I was totally engrossed. I didn't realize I was almost at the end until the big drama came along. I wouldn't have minded more pages, but I'm not unhappy with what is presented!Would I Recommend It:I highly recommend this book and the series in general. I've not read too many books involving ex-cons, or those exonerated, so this series was a little different. Jordan doesn't romanticize the felon aspect - I thought she did a great job with this. She isn't just looking for big, bad heroes. (Though they definitely are big and bad, no complaints there.) There is so much depth and backstory to each hero in this series. Start from the beginning, with Knox and Briar! They'll sway you.Rating:4 stars. I love this book! I think it's the final book in the series which makes me a little sad, but now I have a good excuse to reread the entire series. I have reread most of the books anyway, no excuse needed. I can't wait to read more adult contemporary romance by Sophie Jordan!

Sabrina

October 30, 2018

NOW LIVE!Amazon US * Amazon UKBeautiful Sinner was my first book from Sophie Jordan, and my introduction tot he Devil's Rock series. I seem to have a habit of jumping into series without reading them in order, but this blurb really caught my attention and couldn't wait to catch up with the series to read it. Which I'm happy I didn't because I really enjoyed this book. Gabby and Cruz both have a past that still haunts them, Gabby's from her High School days and Cruz's from his being sentenced for a crime he didn't commit. Back in the town they grew up in they're looking for a chance to redeem themselves and move forward. And what better way to do that than together. I loved the slow burn type of romance that Cruze and Gabby had, and it brought all the sexual tension to their story. There was so much to learn about them and it had me captivated and excited to dig deeper into their characters. There were some flashbacks to their High School days that I actually really enjoyed. I felt like the characters were very well developed and those extra parts from their past helped with that. And in the present I was rooting them on and sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for them to finally give in to the chemistry between them. Overall, I found this book to be very enjoyable and it's one I would recommend. I didn't have a problem reading it before the previous books in the series so I'd say it could be read as a standalone. Though I do plan on going back and reading more of this author since I liked this books so much.ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.

Maria Rose

December 28, 2018

The Devil’s Rock series deals with inmates of the federal prison system or their family members on the outside, and is now on its fifth instalment. Each can be read as a standalone romance though there are connections between the characters across the different books. In the previous novel, Beautiful Lawman, Piper Walsh and Sheriff Hale Walters got their happy ending, but we also found out that Piper’s brother Cruz was innocent of the crime for which he’d gone to jail. In Beautiful Sinner, Cruz is out of jail and trying to find his way in a community of people still wary of his innocence, when he meets up with Gabriella Rossi, home for what she hopes will be a brief stay. It’s a second chance for a couple who secretly crushed on each other in high school and now have the opportunity to make their feelings into something real.Gabby is home to take care of her aging grandmother. She’s a journalist but lately her assignments haven’t been getting any traction with her editor back in Austin so she’s picking up some part-time hours in a local cafe. At her high school for her niece’s induction into the national honors society, the memories of being called ‘flabby Gabby’ for her extra curvy appearance are ones she wishes she could leave behind, along with the other bullying she endured. When she gets accidentally locked in a closet trying to avoid one of her nemeses, the person who comes to her rescue turns out to be none other than Cruz Walsh, the man everyone thoughts had murdered her cousin. Except he gets stuck in there with her.Cruz may have had a reputation in high school as a playboy and the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, but he’d always had a soft spot for upstanding, innocent Gabby. Her lush hips and large breasts had fuelled many a late night fantasy, but he knew she was too good for him so he’d never indicated his real feelings – and when he confessed to killing her cousin to protect his sister, he knew that was the end of any future for them. Trapped in the closet together, awkward conversation eventually leads to an acknowledgment of the attraction between them and a kiss that brings back memories of a kiss they shared in high school, one where Cruz didn’t know in the dark of the boathouse that it was Gabby he was kissing and a secret she kept from him. Until now. For Cruz, the realization that the mystery girl he’d fantasized about in jail and Gabby are one and the same is a revelation, and not one he’s willing to let go. He offers Gabby the chance to explore the passion between them and Gabby accepts with the caveat that they keep it a secret and on the understanding that she doesn’t plan to stick around. But Cruz wants more. Can he convince her that they can have a happy ending together?I’ve really been enjoying this contemporary romance series by Sophie Jordan. The earlier entries had more action and suspense than the later ones, and Beautiful Sinner is less about the trials of prison and more about making peace with the past and finding a path to a better future. It’s also about small town life and the challenges of coming home again.Clearly Cruz and Gabby have a lot of baggage to overcome. Cruz has taken the money from his prison release settlement and used it to buy a house and fund a gym with programs for disadvantaged youths designed to help keep them out of trouble. The town of Sweet Hill is mixed in their feelings about him, with some believing he was wrongfully convicted and some still believing him guilty of murder. More than one suspicious eye follows him around town and the Rossi family have kept clear of him, until Gabby enters his life once again.Gabby has an overbearing and bitter sister Tess who is recently divorced from her cheating husband. Gabby babysits her nephew on occasion and lives in a garage apartment on her grandmother’s property so that she’s close in case the older woman needs help after her recent surgery. Her memories of the town are mixed and she’s counting down the days until her grandmother is recovered sufficiently for Gabby to move back to her home in Austin. Having Cruz turn up on her doorstep is a forbidden enticement. She knows Tess would freak out if she found out that Gabby was speaking with Cruz, never mind what they’re actually up to. Cruz not only makes Gabby feel desirable, he listens to her and believes her when things happen that cause extra friction between her and her sister. Their love scenes are hot and steamy and make Gabby question whether her move back to Austin is really what she wants.There’s another conflict besides the obvious family issues, though. Gabby is a reporter and her boss has been hounding her to interview Cruz about his time in prison. Cruz had been avoiding all journalists since he’d been released from prison, and finding out about Gabby’s career had put a brief pause on his plan of pursuing her – until they come to the understanding that his story isn’t for sale. When things get taken out of her hands Gabby finds out where her loyalty really lies. Eventually they get their happy ending and find a compromise that works for both their chosen career paths. Beautiful Sinner is a small town redemption romance with likable characters who deserve their happy ever after.This review also appears at All About Romance: https://allaboutromance.com/book-revi...A copy of this story was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for review.

Cocktails and Books

January 02, 2019

While I enjoyed the story and Cruz/Gabriella getting their chance to act on their high school crush, I wish this relationship had more time to build. I also would have like to have seen more of what Cruz was doing with the gym, his interaction with those kids and maybe how the town's feelings toward him changed (I don't want Gabriella's letter be the reason they changed).

Ezrah

October 17, 2018

Beautiful Sinner was one of my most anticipated reads this year. I absolutely love the Devil’s Rock series and I was highly anticipating Cruz’s own HEA when I read that last chapter in Beautiful Lawman.Unfortunately, it didn’t blow me away as I expected. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed it, but it wasn’t as good as say, All Chained Up or Beautiful Lawman, which I absolutely adore!I love the premise – Beautiful Sinner is an unrequited romance where the heroine had a crush on Cruz in high school. I also loved that the heroine is plus size – with plus size descriptions and not just a gratuitous plus size description. While she is on the smaller size of plus size, she still had hang-ups like us plus sized women have. I feel like Sophie Jordan did really well with this part.What I didn’t like about it was just that it felt a bit too rushed for me. The relationship development, the actual falling in love – was a tad bit too fast and I wanted more character development. The conflict in Beautiful Sinner is not as great as Beautiful Lawman and Fury on Fire so I was really disappointed with it. Since Cruz’s family had a bad rep and he was in jail for murder, I expected more conflict and drama that came with it.Overall, Beautiful Sinner was an enjoyable read and I highly recommend reading the Devil’s Rock series. As a side note, I reread the whole series before reading Beautiful Sinner and I think it added to my enjoyment of the book.This review first appread on I Heart Romance & YA

Sofia

November 07, 2018

Beautiful sinner was more readable than the previous book. It had some weak moments, but the pages flew too easily and I didn't even realize how much time had passed by the time I reached the final page. The book had one big weakness and it can be summed up in two words High school. No, the characters are not high schoolers, but sometimes I felt like they were back in high school. Gabriella had Natalie who was still bulling her after 10 years, a sister who had the wrong priorities and her sister's ex who was a creepy douche from page one 'till the end. Cruz was an innocent man who chose to go to prison to save his sister, but as it turned out none of them were the killer and yet the whole town has frowned upon him for some reason instead of admiring the fact that he sacrificed his freedom for his sister and niece. That's not the way you treat people and I didn't like it. We have a lot of bullies in this book and it ruined some of the positive vibes. I loved the way Cruz chose to groove and I would have taken him back in a heartbeat. These two had a good relationship and I never thought that either of them would do something to harm the other like someone in this book did and managed to get on my nerves for that. The book had a strong us vs them vibe and if you don't mind small minded people, you will enjoy reading this book.

Reading In Pajamas

January 07, 2019

✦Review & Giveaway: BEAUTIFUL SINNER: A Devil's Rock Novel by Sophie Jordan https://wp.me/p3d0RZ-aVTPublication Date: October 30, 2018Genre: Contemporary RomanceReviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ CoriRated: 3.5 Stars I enjoyed this second chance romance. BEAUTIFUL SINNER is the fifth book in Sophie Jordan’s contemporary series, The Devil’s Rock Series. I didn’t read the previous books before picking up this book, but plan on reading them next because I enjoyed this one. Cruz and Gabriella’s story was full of passion, angst and smoking hot romance. There were a couple of things that Gabriella did that annoyed me, but I still rooted for her. I recommend this book for romance lovers looking for a hot second chance romance.*Review copy provided by Avon in exchange for an honest review. ~*~*~*~Kindle $5.99 https://amzn.to/2Ek1rXn

Tracy

October 30, 2018

Cruz and GabriellaWorth the wait! Well, I didn’t actually wait that long. After reading BEAUTIFUL LAWMAN last week, I was excited to read Cruz’ story. Lucky me! It released last night. I loved it!Sophie Jordan has a way with words. She made me love Cruz in all his gruff selflessness and I couldn’t wait to see him get his HEA. This book wasn’t a one sided love fest. Ironically, it’s told mostly from Gabriella’s POV. She was amazing. Why? Because she is every insecure smart girl you ever met. She’s not the homecoming queen. She’s not the cheerleader. She’s the girl with the books. The girl with the love handles and bulky sweaters and jerseys hiding her curves. She’s the girl with the massive unrequited crush on the unattainable bad boy. Or so she thought. In December, I’m going to read the rest of this series. I can’t get enough of these folks.

Susan (susayq ~)

November 05, 2018

Somehow I think this was my first Sophie Jordan book and I'm wondering why I waited to read anything from her because I really liked this :)I LOVED the fact that both Cruz and Gabriella crushed on each other in high school without the other knowing and now they have a chance to be together. Both of them were very guarded with their hearts, but for very different reasons. I loved watching Gabriella decide to love who she is.I had a big smile on my face at the end and liked it so much I'm going to have to go dig up some more stuff from Sophie Jordan and read them sooner than later.

mandy ♡

May 13, 2020

Really enjoyed Cruz and Gabriella’s story! Book three is still my favorite though. It looks like this series is over but I definitely wouldn’t mind a book about Tess or Malia.

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