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Reckless Audiobook Summary

Independent, stunning, and smart, Kell Jameson has the life she’s always dreamed about. A partner at a tony Atlanta law firm that represents famous–if guilty–clients, she’s far from her days as a lonely orphan in rural Georgia. But one frantic phone call will bring her back to the place she’s spent years trying to escape. The head of her childhood orphanage has been accused of murder, and Kell is her only hope for freedom.

From the first moment Kell meets Sheriff Luke Calder, tempers and attraction flare. Ruggedly handsome and a stickler for law and order, Luke finds Kell compelling. Unfortunately, she represents his prime suspect. Forced to work together, they dig deep into the town’s scandals . . . but Kell has a secret of her own. She trusts Luke enough to fall in love–but does she trust him enough to reveal the reckless past she’s worked so hard to keep hidden?

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Reckless Audiobook Narrator

Simone Daye is the narrator of Reckless audiobook that was written by Selena Montgomery

Selena Montgomery is the nom de plume of Stacey Abrams. After serving for eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, she became the first Black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States, and was the first Black woman and first Georgian to deliver a Response to the State of the Union. In 2021, she received the inaugural Social Justice Impact Award from the NAACP Image Awards.

Stacey is an avid fan of television and movies, with a penchant for sci-fi, car chases and heists. A bibliophile, her recent favorites range from Colson Whitehead, Robert Caro and Nora Roberts to N.K. Jemison, Rebecca Roanhorse and Haruki Marukami.

As Selena Montgomery, she is an award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels.

About the Author(s) of Reckless

Selena Montgomery is the author of Reckless

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Subjects

The publisher of the Reckless is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Contemporary, Fiction, Romance

Additional info

The publisher of the Reckless is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062895646.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Julie

January 09, 2021

Reckless by Selena Montgomery is a 2008 Avon publication. My kind of Romantic Suspense! Kell Jamison, a high-powered Atlanta defense attorney, returns to her rural Georgia roots when Eliza, a woman who is like a mother to her, becomes a murder suspect, and needs Kell’s expertise. The instant Kell drives into town, trouble finds her- in the form of Sheriff, Luke Calder. Sparks fly immediately, but they are on opposing sides. Not only that, helping Eliza could expose one of Kell’s darkest secrets…First, addressing the elephant in the room- (and please allow me this one small political gloat), then I’ll move on- Selena Montgomery is a pseudonym for the AMAZING Stacey Abrams. (Thank you, Stacey!!)Now as to my opinion about the book… This book reminded me of how much I miss reading romantic suspense- the good kind of RS. Montgomery has created well-drawn, realistic characters, in realistic occupations, in realistic criminal scenarios. The dialogue is smart, the plot well thought-out and the romantic chemistry is sizzling hot- but still within my comfort zone. The balance between the romance and the mystery is exactly the way I like it. If I had to complain, the ending, unfortunately, felt too abrupt, and the reader needed a little more closure before heading off into the next installment in the trilogy. Other than that, this is such a refreshing read for me. I really miss this kind of Romantic Suspense. I know many people love the newer format- but it’s too reliant on action and I prefer my heroes with more brain than brawn and a vocabulary that extends beyond dropping countless F-bombs in every sentence. This trend in RS has a firm hold on the genre right now, and has for a while now, but at least I have a few Selena Montgomery novels to satisfy my romantic suspense cravings! 4 stars

Trish

June 26, 2019

Selena Montgomery is the pen name of Stacey Abrams. This is not the typical bodice-ripper of old or a gritty “urban” novel in the style of Wahida Clark. This is more Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope’s role in Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series Scandal.The central character is powerful, and that power had questionable origins. What she did was legal, but was it right?One of the most interesting things about this novel is that the characters do not have especially easy lives. Everyone has something in their background they wish they didn’t, and therefore it is relatively easy to feel sympathy except for the most wicked. There are some surprises, too, which add to the glamour, and one very-difficult-to-resist sheriff with his heart in the right place, throbbing.The other most interesting thing is imagining Stacey Abrams writing some of the steamy attraction scenes. No, she never loses control of the narrative, but we have curiosity about her own choices. Novels tell us a great deal about the author, despite some writers saying, “it is complete fiction.“ I mean, how can someone write this stuff without having at least thought it in the first place? Kind of revealing, but I come from the never-share-a-stray-thought school of professional development because someone is sure to use it against you.I like everything about this novel and about Stacey Abrams. She is unapologetic for living her life as big as she can make it, and since it is hers to live, I give her kudos for for it. And when I first encountered Kerry Washington in the role of Olivia Pope, it was difficult to look away. Same here. It is light, romantic fare, but it has enough body to fill the ‘crime novel’ slot on our reading list as well.

Sarah

February 05, 2020

3.75I was complaining to my friend about the sexlessness of political memoirs, and he was like, "You know Stacey Abrams [the rightful governor of Georgia] writes romance novels, right?" I did not know! So I got this from the library asap!It was so fun! A romance and a police procedural all in one, written by an actual lawyer!I also need to deal with my own biases about romance books. If I hadn't known that it was written by Stacey Abrams, I never would have picked this up. And I felt self-conscious reading it on the T because it was a thick paperback with people groping on the cover. And I don't know why that made me feel self conscious given that my thoughts on most other books are, "I wish this had more groping!" After reading it I listened to an interview with Stacey where she hinted at presidential ambitions, which I support 100%. Both for her capable leadership and what would hopefully be the best presidential memoir ever.

Logan

August 11, 2022

This book has so many complexities from romance to mystery to suspense. It’s a great read that leaves you on a cliffhanger for the 2nd book. A high up lawyer has to visit her foster home to save her foster parent from being charged of murder. In the process, she falls in love with the only person hindering that, the county sheriff.

Miriam

April 03, 2021

Fun, exciting murder mystery with a layer of romance frosting. Not quite as sexy as I anticipated, solely based on the cover photo, but I didn’t miss it too much. Be warned: order the sequel before you finish this book or you will be left dangling from a cliff.

Alison

February 24, 2021

If police romance isn't your thing, then this read isn't for you! But the thriller aspects & romance were both very well done. I was on the edge of my seat reading the last few chapters.

Sonora

February 14, 2020

3.5 stars. A good popcorn read for Valentine's.

Natalia

January 19, 2021

Stacey Abrams truly a multi talented Renaissance woman!!

McKenzie

March 28, 2021

Normally not one for romance novels, but I thought this murder mystery was pretty fun! Romance !=erotica

Ericka

October 17, 2021

I thought it was a good book but the ending leaves you hanging and feeling incomplete. I hope DECEPTION will finish the story

Dani (Dani's Bookshelf)

November 10, 2018

I really enjoyed this! I liked the relationship between Kell and Luke, as well as the community and cast of characters in this story. Between the chemistry of the two main characters and the mystery they were working to solve, I was totally hooked! Unfortunately, though, the mystery isn't solved at the end of this book, which definitely disappointed me. I was all ready to binge the entire trilogy, though, since it seems like the mystery is the framework for the whole trilogy and each book follows a different couple, but it doesn't look like the third book is published! And considering Reckless was published 10 years ago, I'm not sure I have much hope that it ever will be.

ABAgail

September 12, 2022

This is an exceptional book that would make a great movie!! It was definitely a page-turner.

Chrys

December 06, 2021

After reading three books by Selena Montgomery, I have to say that the prologues for each of the books I read aren’t sufficient. I ended up reading this book after reading Book 2 (Deception) in this trilogy, because I didn’t know it was a trilogy (which was maddening to find out too late). The prologue for this story immediately follows the defining moment that changed Kell’s, Fin’s, and Julia’s lives and created a ripple effect, but we’re not told what happened. We’re just shown their reaction afterward and their plan to split up. We’re finally told about everything that happened in Book 2, secondhand rather than experiencing it. That’s what this prologue should’ve done. It would’ve been nicer to have known what Kell couldn’t tell Luke and to not have gotten the details secondhand in Book 2. It wasn’t mysterious, as I’m sure was the aim. Instead, it was an annoyance and then a complete letdown.As for the rest of this story, it was rather slow. The one thing that kept me reading was Luke. I really, really liked Luke. Overall, though, it’s not a bad story. There’s some flaws, sure, and it was slow, but the characters redeemed it. Especially Luke. I said that already. Didn’t I?It’s unfortunate that Book 3 for Julia was never written/published because we’re left with the leader of Stark still at large and questions unanswered. And sweet Julia never gets her man, which was promised to her. (Sorry, Julia.) I wish I could know who that man would’ve been and how he would’ve fit into the story to help them solve the rest of the mystery.One final thing, the head-hopping really gets to me. (This is the case for everyone one of her books…Nora Roberts-style head-hopping.) In Chapter One, we’re told what a few jurors are thinking, which we shouldn’t know in Kell’s point-of-view. Then the very next line says, “Kell wasn’t privy to the thoughts of the jurors,” which, again, means we shouldn’t have been told any of that. Then in Chapter 8 we’re suddenly in a nameless intruder’s POV right before switching to Kell’s POV in the same scene. Those are things, as an editor, that bring me out of an otherwise good story. 3.75 stars rounded up optimistically to 4 stars.

Anne

December 17, 2020

I was impressed by Reckless because Selena Montgomery is the pen name of Stacy Abrams, Georgia politician, and general whizz, who, if she pulls off a win in January for the two Democratic candidates for the Senate, should be handed a major post in the Biden administration. It's rare that one person can be a talented political organizer and writer of very good crime/romantic fiction. But Montgomery/Abrams pulls it off. Reckless is the story of Kell Jameson, star of CourtWatchTV, defense attorney to the stars, who is called back to her roots in rural Georgia when Eliza Faraday, the woman who raised her, calls for help. Mrs. Faraday is a pillar of the community in Hallden, Georgia, and the founder (and sole operator) of the Faraday Children's Center, a home for abandoned children, of which Kell was one. As the story opens, Mrs. Faraday is afraid she might be arrested for the murder of one Clay Griffin, a local drug dealer and general lowlife. Griffin was found stabbed to death. Police identify the weapon as a ceramic chef's knife, a rare item in Hallden, but, guess what, Mrs. Faraday owns a set. Moreover, she threatened to kill Clay the day before he died. Before Kell has a chance to talk to Mrs. Faraday, she encounters Luke Calder, the local sheriff, who tries to give her a traffic ticket. Kell, always oppositional, gives Luke enough lip to warrant two more tickets, and then speeds off in her Porsche before he can hand them to her. Kell and Luke have an immediate mutual attraction, as well as a mutual feeling of irritation. They overcome the second and plunge straight ahead on the first.Kell convinces Luke of Mrs. Faraday's innocence, and he agrees to work with her to find the real killer. Read on to find out what happens. This is a real page turner.

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