Brazen and the Beast audiobook

I know we're not supposed to play favorites. I know I'm supposed to love all my books equally. But I really really love this one, you guys. It's so close to my heart. An incomplete list of the reasons why: * Hattie: A smart, savvy, curvy girl with a talent for knots, who refuses to give up on her dreams simply because the whole world tells her she can't have them. She's got a five point plan to claim herself, her business, and her future.* A grunty Beast of a hero, who is both a bareknuckle bruiser and a throwing-knife wielding bookworm, and who can't seem to make himself get out of her way. In fact, he very much wants to stay in her way. * Hattie's best friend, Nora, who drives carriages recklessly...and is ride-or-die for her bestie.* Devil & Felicity, living their happily ever after. * Sesily Talbot, still hanging around The Singing Sparrow, driving her American wild. Truthfully, Hattie & Whit love bantering almost as much as they love kissing...which they love almost as much as they end up loving each other. And I hope as much as you'll love them, too! Brazen & the Beast is coming July 30th to bookstores everywhere...I hope you'll add the book to your TBR shelf here at Goodreads, and preorder now at: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2D4RLx3 Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2GbmPNFKobo: http://bit.ly/2YYRFAl Apple Books: https://apple.co/2WYNnqHIndiebound: http://bit.ly/2CZsuV1

****4.5 STARS****What do you get when you cross a tall, dark, handsome and wealthy king of the underworld with a no nonsense and spirited heroine....one hell of a novel!!! This has to be my favorite book this year. It had everything including the alpha anti-hero. Saviour Whittington is the bastard son of a duke and has had to drag himself from the savage streets of London. But he is a survivor and becomes known as the Beast because of his fighting ability and protectiveness over those he cares about. The man wears a bandolier of knives....I don’t know what else to say about him except he is right up there with my favorite Lisa Kleypas’ hero boyfriends. Hattie is a force to be reckoned with as she sets out to become an independent woman. After all she is 29, unmarried and practically running her father’s shipping business. But of course she lives in a time when women are generally ignored and treated like second class. She’s has the ability, why can’t she have it all?Craftily written...I read it in one sitting....I couldn’t put it down. I hated for the story to end. I loved the interaction between Whit and Hattie. Whit is a man of few words and what alpha man doesn’t grunt? Lol (Example, any Kristen Ashley Book). It should definitely be one to read. You will not be disappointed.

Obviously, I host Fated Mates with Sarah, so I'm hardly an impartial reader. BUT. BUT. BUT. This book is fucking great. I loved everything about it, especially Hattie. Her determination to prove herself worthy of inheriting her father's company even though she's a woman is such a great plot arc. And even though Whit respects her dream, I loved that she does not wait around for him to give her permission to do what she thought was right. Whit is a delightful hero. I am ALL ABOUT a romance hero who grunts more than he talks, unless they're in bed. This should be some sort of romance coefficient: all of a sudden they're prolific dirty talkers in bed and I am HERE FOR IT. I loved Wicked & the Wallflower, but I like this one better. It gets off to strong start and never really lets up. Super hot, super feminist, super awesome.

On Kindle sale today 11th Aug 2020 for USD 2.99. Tropes: Work Relationship-ish, Spinster/Wallflower, Forbidden Love, Scar (him), Unstarched (him)*****- “No man has ever gone up against the Bastards and survived.” There might have been a time when she would have heeded that warning. But Hattie found she lacked the patience for warnings just then. What was there to lose? He’d already taken it all. “Then it is time for a woman to do so.”*****The women in this series are fierce, way more admirable than the men who carries a lot of baggage. Whit/Beast is at times infuriating, he is almost annoyingly non-verbal, and makes decision on her behalf. But it comes from a “good” place, and he is also so drawn and bowled over by her I will choose to ignore it. Henrietta/Hattie is tough as nails, funny, wickedly smart, and way too good for him.I was thoroughly entertained. - Hattie: “You’re quite rude, you know.” He resisted the unwelcome instinct to gape. “I’ve been knocked out and tied up in a strange carriage.” “Yes, but you must admit the company is diverting, no?” She smiled, the dimple flashing in her right cheek impossible to ignore.- Whit: "I’ve known you for less than a day and during the time I was not unconscious, you were frequenting a brothel and threatening to knife a pair of Garden criminals.”- She met his gaze. “I shouldn’t have said what I said about you. I am sorry.” He wasn’t about to allow that. “You called me handsome. You cannot take that back.” “What would be the point? It’s empirical.”- Whit:“There are many things you do not know about me.” “If only there were some way you could tell me such things. Some kind of verbal communication you might attempt. Turning all your growls and grunts into discernible words. A spoken language of some kind, complete with meaning.”- “I don’t wish to be a dowry.” She looked to him. “I do not wish to be commodified. I wish to be mine. To choose for myself.” - This woman loved her business, just as Whit loved his. She loved the Docklands just as Whit loved the Garden. They were a match.- Three weeks earlier, Hattie had been planning one night at a brothel and now she was considering how she might tempt a man into taking her as mistress. Into letting her take him as mistress.- “You shouldn’t be here.” She didn’t miss a beat. “I came for my business.” Excitement thrummed through him. She was fucking glorious.- “Sarita told me your topcoat is embroidered in gold.” Whit snapped his attention to Devil, horrified. “It is not.” Devil grinned. “But you’re wearing a topcoat, which has no place in the Garden, so—clearly we are trying to impress.” “I should like to impress my fist upon your face.”- “You’re slouching.” Hattie: “I’m too tall.”“Nonsense,” Nora said. “You’re the perfect height. Everyone loves an Amazon.” Hattie slid her a look. “No one loves an Amazon.” “Seems like Mr. Whittington doesn’t have much of an aversion to them.” Nora grinned. “Especially since he’s here for you.” - She opened her eyes again, finding him there, so close, watching her. Looking at her. Seeing her. When was the last time someone had seen Hattie? She’d spent a lifetime becoming so good at hiding, she’d never be seen. But this man—he saw her. And she found she hated it as much as she liked it.- He put the pencil to his tongue, licking the nib before setting it to the little oval paper. “It’s a bit late for claiming your waltz, don’t you—” But he wasn’t claiming the waltz. He wrote his name across the whole card, claiming all of it. Claiming all of her, this woman who had rescued him, in one bold, dark scrawl. Beast.- And, like that, he was coming for her, all long strides and perfect muscles, and his trousers not even fully buttoned, stalking her backward across the room, all predatory grace, until she came to her senses and realized she did not want to escape. She stopped. Wonderfully, he didn’t. He barely stopped when he reached her, knocking the cap from her head, taking her face in his hands, dipping down to kiss her without hesitation, his lips firm and impossibly soft, stealing her gasp as he tilted her chin up and took her lips, his tongue coming out to stroke along her top lip, coaxing her open with the promise of it until she was on her toes, meeting him, aching for him.- “I want you to remember it well.” She reached up to him, sliding her hands into his hair, holding his eyes. “I shall. How could I forget this? The way you look at me? Like I’m . . .” Beautiful. Perfect. “. . . Like I’m precious.” He swore and kissed her, his tongue stroking against hers, slow and deep before he pulled back and pressed his forehead to hers. “You are precious, Hattie. More precious than you know.”*****- He pressed a kiss to her shoulder. “I do not deserve you.” She smiled at the words. “I think you can agree that I am almost as much trouble as I am delight.”4.5 stars

I official own three copies of Brazen and the Beast and sorry not sorry I'm keeping them all. I re-read my favorite book of 2019 via audio book, and let me tell you a grunting hero is a glorious thing to hear. Hattie and Whit are my ride or die couple and I'll be re-reading their story for years to come.Sheer and utter perfection. I am here for #yearofhattie, Carrick bend knots used for sexy reasons (OMG JUST WAIT), and Beast, oh Beast.MacLean has done it again and I cannot wait for everyone to read this book. Full review to come closer to the publication date.Thank you to the publisher for the advanced reading copy!A lady determined to raise the sails on her own future inadvertently brings an underworld king to his knees when she discovers him trussed up in her carriage on her birthday. Hattie wasn't looking for this man for her birthday, but he turns out to be her utterly perfect Beast. Watching this savvy business woman fight for her future and for the man she loves is an absolute delight, and a must read, especially for fans of other historical romance authors who bring together the ballroom and the smuggler's den, like Sophie Jordan or Julie Ann Long. If you haven't yet read Sarah MacLean, what are you waiting for?

Reseña completa: https://masromance.blogspot.com/2019/...La novela ha empezado muy bien, Hattie me ha encantado, desde el principio hasta el final. Quizás me ha parecido que en algunos momentos perdonaba con facilidad. pero en el fondo, es tan dulce que resulta muy coherente con su personajeArrojada, valiente, independiente, decidida, inteligente, tan inteligente. Me encanta cuando las autoras se decantan por conquistar al maromo de turno, no por el físico sino por la mente de la protagonista. Y aquí es lo que pasa, además de que «Beast»le gustan rellenitas (otro aliciente)Después admito que me he dejado llevar por lo que quería leer y lo que no estaba encontrando, ha habido un momento en el que he pensado que no me convencería.Pero luego remonta y al final te cuadra todo.Una novela en la que hay de todo, superaciones, aventuras y mucha, mucha tensión sexual, aunque cierta escena me cuesta creer, en serio ¿Saint Beast?Beast es tan apasionado, tan encantador, un personaje arrollador, pero no vamos a negar que a mí me interesa el duque... que aparece poco pero está presente toda la novelaHattie se come la historia, tan solo por conocerla, merece la pena leerla ;)A veces me desespero lo lenta que leo en inglés, aunque este no es de los cortos

No puedo con mi vida. Sarah MacLean la puta ama de los romances históricos, de verdad ♥Hattie y Bestia han podido conmigo porque son una bestialidad de personajes, muy grandes, muy fuertes, muy perfectos y muy intensos. A eso le suma los MOMENTAZOS y me da la vida. A destacar:* Momentón alcoba que se marca Bestia que OH MY GOD. * Diablo haciendo que Bestia piense* Hattie siendo la mejor y demostrando todo su poder (momento muelle, BUAH, GRANDÍSIMA)De verdad, es que Sarah MacLean siempre es un acierto para mi y con este libro me he vuelto a enganchar, a fangirlear y necesito más Sarah MacLean en mi vida porque nunca es suficiente. AHORA QUEDA EL SIGUIENTE QUE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.Reseña: https://librosdelcielo.blogspot.com/2...

This might now be my favorite of Sarah MacLean's books, and that's saying a lot, since I absolutely adore her books. It's so well-written, so complete, such an altogether consuming story that it is absolutely and entirely satisfying. Swoon.

4.5 stars for the second entry in the Bareknuckle Bastards series. We really liked this one, for two basic reasons:1. Hattie2. HattieBasically, if you couldn't tell from the above, what we loved about this book was Hattie. Complex characters FTW! Beast was a fine hero for most of the book until his big betrayal. Everything was going swimmingly until he turned stupid. Luckily he turned not-stupid again, and part of how that happened was some really hot sex on a boat. In short, give us a complex female character, a really cute studio apartment, and [sex on] a deserted boat in the middle of a deserted harbor in the middle of a deserted pier and we'll give you 5 stars.17-Word Summaries:Laine: To win her business and her independence, Hattie must get in bed with Beast, literally and figuratively.⁠Meg: Hattie knows what she wants and she’s determined to get it - but can she figure out how?⁠www.linktr.ee/plottrysts

Poco puedo añadirReseña completa: https://masromance.blogspot.com/2019/...Lo leí en inglés y ahora lo he vuelto a disfrutar, más de esos diálogos iniciales que, a veces, en inglés pierdo maticesUna novela fresca, ágil, con una protagonista estupenda y un hombre encantador. Quizás me esperaba alguien más bruto, dado su apodo, y al final un poco más de aclaración sobre la familia de ella. Todo queda muy abruptoPero, en general, es una lectura muy recomendable ♥

Como me ha gustado, me ha tenido en vilo toda la novela. Hattie es una mujer inteligente e independiente que lucha por lo que quiere, de esas protagonistas que me encantan. Whit me ha gustado también mucho, pero hubiese sido más redondo si hubiera hecho lo que aconsejaba a Diablo en el anterior libro. Estoy deseando leer el libro de Grace y Ewan

“I am the heroine of my own play, sir.” I’m an avid reader of historical romances, forever drawn to a world where dashing rogues fall head over heels in love with intrepid damsels, but few authors continue to amaze me with the way they engage so purposefully with female identity, body norms, and sexuality in their stories, rather than merely accept the traditionally accepted. And Sarah MacLean is one of those authors. There is so much to adore about her writing—from her elegant but sharp prose, to the intense chemistry between her characters—but to me, her true gift in this genre lies in the way she refocuses history on the perspective of the woman by giving us fierce, trailblazing heroines and the men who champion them, rather than push them to the back. I can confidently say that stories like these are THE reason I will never stop reading romance novels. Continue reading this review... Follow me on Facebook! | Follow me on Twitter!

Creo que es una buena novela, aunque me haya costado engancharme por culpa de la cantidad de errores en el texto que denotan una falta de revisión. No son erratas comprensibles ni unas pocas, son frases mal construidas, palabras repetidas, verbos con el tiempo cambiado… En fin, que cada 4 o 5 páginas me encontraba con algo que me sacaba de la escena que estaba leyendo y así, es difícil conectar con la historia y con los protagonistas. Pero como no es culpa de la autora, no voy a calificar la novela en base a la versión castellana (de la que varias lectoras se han quejado ya en redes y la editorial ha respondido que pondrá más cuidado en las revisiones), sino por lo que cuenta. Y me ha gustado mucho la Bestia, más que lady Hattie. Como todas las protagonistas de esta autora, creo que se sale demasiado de la época en la que vive y que su sueño, tal y como ella lo persigue, sería imposible. En cambio, sí sería posible por otra vía que me habría resultado más creíble y no habría desmerecido en nada la idea de la mujer luchadora que nos quiere transmitir. La trama está bien desarrollada y el arranque de la novela es genial. El conflicto de pareja no deja de ser un cliché (la diferencia social), pero no me molestan ciertos clichés de la romántica. Los diálogos entre los protagonistas son buenos y dinámicos, la relación de pareja va “in crescendo” y tiene grandes dosis de sexo, lo que a mí me encanta. Aun así, algunas escenas hot me han parecido demasiado largas y, a veces, el comportamiento prudente de Hattie no se correspondía a su personalidad valiente y superlanzada. De todos modos, recomiendo leer esta novela, así como la anterior de la serie. Aunque no seas muy fan de la romántica histórica, creo que te gustará.

hands down my favourite installment in this trilogy :) I feel confident enough to call it, even though I have yet to start the last one :) but since that third one includes a second chance romance, which is not my fave trope, I don’t think I will love it more than this gem :) I still expect to absolutely enjoy my time with it, but this one… *sighs* it has everything I love in my stories :) a wickedly smart and independent heroine who is determined to fight for her future… a silent type of hero who hides a surprisingly sweet side and gets talkative in the most spectacular way… ;) their chemistry is off the charts and I flew through the audiobook cause I needed to know how it will all end :) this is definitely a story I will come back to in the future if I need a book that will give me all the feels in the best possible way :) I highly recommend it :) I am also falling more and more in love with this author, and when I read a few more of her books I think she might become one of my all time favourites :) XOXOA

I have no words except BEAST. I didn't think I'd love a BKB more than Devil, but Beast really said "hold my ale."