Desireé Ketchum has narrated 29 audiobooks on Listento.it by 36 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 184 ratings. The most-rated is Young Bucks.
Young Bucks
Summary
"The Young Bucks are two guys who not only beat the odds to become one of the greatest, most popular tag teams ever, but also two industry changing visionaries. Matt and Nick are two of the smartest, hard-working, passionate individuals I’ve met during my 28 year career. With the creation of AEW, The Bucks will definitely leave the pro wrestling industry in a much better place then they discovered it in." (Matt Hardy, multiple-time world tag team champion) The electric and daring independent wrestling tag team tells their inspiring story, revealing how two undersized, ambitious amateur athletes from Southern California became the idols of millions of popular sports fans and coveted among the ranks of AEW’s elite wrestling lineup. Famous for their highflying moves, Superkicks and viral videos, Matt and Nick Jackson are two of the hottest and most talented competitors in professional wrestling today. Known as the Young Bucks, this pair of ambitious brothers are an inspiration to both fans and aspiring wrestlers worldwide due to their message of resilience and determination. That they are also faithful family men devoted to their loved ones gives them additional appeal. A warm, heartfelt story of hope, perseverance, and undying ambition told with the brothers’ wit and charm, Young Bucks begins in Southern California, where two young boys grew up dreaming of success and fame. Matt and Nick look back on the sacrifices they made to achieve their ambitions, from taking odd jobs to pay for their own wrestling ring to hosting backyard events with friends. They share their joy at being recruited into the amateur California circuit and the work it took to finally make it professionally, and speak frankly about what it means to have the support of millions of fans cheering their talents in arenas nationwide. The Young Bucks talk endearingly about their sport, their faith, and their families, sharing personal reflections and behind-the-scenes anecdotes while paying tribute to the wrestling acts and inspirations that came before them. They also elaborate on this historical time in the evolution of wrestling, as the sport and its culture dramatically change day by day. Alternating between each brother’s perspective from chapter to chapter, this entertaining memoir is a complete portrait of what it means to grow into - and give back to - wrestling, the sport and profession they embody and love.
©2020 Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Devious Lies
Summary
From USA Today best-selling author Parker S. Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance full of revenge and a dash of fate. "She could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine." I had a plan to escape the friend zone. Step one: sneak into Reed’s room. Step two: sleep with him. But when the lights turned on, it wasn’t familiar blue eyes I saw. These were dark, angry, and full of demons. And they belonged to Reed’s much-older brother. Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son. I’m no longer the town’s prized princess. At 22, I’m broke, in need of a job. At 32, he’s a billionaire, in need of revenge. Who cares if my family ruined his? Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing? Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture? I need the money. Simple as that. I’ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing there’s one thing he wants more than revenge. Me. Please note: This is a full-length stand-alone novel in the Cruel Crown world.
©2019 Parker S. Huntington (P)2019 Parker S. Huntington
Playing with Fire
Summary
A broken boy on the path to destruction. A scarred girl without direction. A love story carved in secrets, inked with pain, and sealed with a lie. Grace Shaw and West St. Claire are arctic opposites. She is the strange girl from the food truck. He is the mysterious underground fighter who stormed into her sleepy Texan college town on his motorcycle one day and has been wreaking havoc since. She is invisible to the world. He is the town’s beloved bad boy. She is a reject. He is trouble. When West thrusts himself into Grace’s quiet life, she scrambles to figure out if he is her happily-ever-after or tragic ending. But the harder she pushes him away, the more he pulls her out of her shell. Grace doesn’t know much about anything beyond her town’s limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire - you ought to get burned.
©2020 L.J. Shen (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
The Mogul and the Muscle
Summary
“Shh,” he whispered next to my ear. It wasn’t an urgent plea to be quiet. It was a command, delivered with a slight thrust of his hips. He was about to melt my La Perla thong right off me. Cameron Whitbury is used to engineering her way out of any problem. But someone is after her, and she doesn’t know who or why. Throw in the threat of a sex scandal and the frustrating antics of the entitled son of her company’s founder, and she might be in over her head. But sacrifice her privacy to an overprotective bodyguard? No thanks. She doesn’t need a six-foot-five, motorcycle-riding, square-jawed, hazel-eyed man-beast shadowing her every move. Jude Ellis is ready to retire from the cloak and dagger stuff to live a normal life. He doesn’t need another client. Not even one with coppery-red hair and mile-long legs who looks hot AF in a sexy pair of heels. To appease her worried friends, Cameron hires Jude as her bodyguard. And despite their feisty banter and their rampant - and totally inappropriate - sex fantasies, they’re both determined to keep it professional. But as the danger to Cameron escalates, the heat simmering between them just might combust. Author’s note: Big wall-of-man hero with a fierce (and growly) protective streak. Confident and snarky heroine. All the banter. Sex in a closet. And a daring rescue with a big, heart squishing HEA.
©2019 Claire Kingsley (P)2019 Claire Kingsley
Dark Romance Collection
Summary
Not every love story begins in the light... Sometimes, the prince isn't charming. The damsel causes more distress than she's in. Sometimes, the danger doesn't come from a magic spell. It comes from each other. Welcome to dark romance. Damiano De Luca by Parker S. Huntington A star-crossed mafia couple, forced apart 10 years ago, reunite at a funeral. And as sparks and danger fly between them, it may not be the last one... Rivalry: Slay One by Laurelin Paige He was her father's most vicious enemy before she put his ring on her finger. Now he's hers. Never bet on a game you aren't guaranteed to win... Rough Edge by CD Reiss She thought she knew her husband, but the man he is becoming is a cruel stranger. Worse than that? She's starting to fall for his new, terrifying personality... Better When It Hurts by Skye Warren Once, he was her foster brother. Now, he's the man who's sworn to avenge her betrayal - if only he can fight his growing attraction first.
©2020 Parker S. Huntington, CD Reiss, Skye Warren, Laurelin Paige (P)2020 Parker S. Huntington, Laurelin Paige, CD Reiss, Skye Warren
Vow of Deception
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My husband. My tormentor. The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. Act as his dead wife. Adrian Volkov isn’t the type of person who takes no for an answer. He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met. When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options. Go to prison or put myself under his wrath. I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right? Wrong. The moment I step into his wife’s shoes, everything spirals out of control. My only way of survival is through Adrian. Or is it? Vow of Deception is book one of a trilogy and is not stan-dalone.
©2021 Rina Kent (P)2021 Rina Kent
From Here to Equality
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Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically. Perhaps no moment was more opportune than the early days of Reconstruction, when the US government temporarily implemented a major redistribution of land from former slaveholders to the newly emancipated enslaved. But neither Reconstruction nor the New Deal nor the civil rights struggle led to an economically just and fair nation. Today, systematic inequality persists in the form of housing discrimination, unequal education, police brutality, mass incarceration, employment discrimination, and massive wealth and opportunity gaps. Economic data indicates that for every dollar the average white household holds in wealth the average black household possesses a mere 10 cents. In From Here to Equality, William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen confront these injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for US descendants of slavery. Taken individually, any one of the three eras of injustice outlined by Darity and Mullen - slavery, Jim Crow, and modern-day discrimination - makes a powerful case for black reparations. Taken collectively, they are impossible to ignore.
©2020 William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen (P)2020 Tantor
Ranieri Andretti
Summary
From USA Today best-selling author Parker S. Huntington comes a steamy, slow-burn love story full of enemies-to-lovers banter and second chances. We were best friends, then we were enemies. Loved. Protected. Cherished. There was a time when Ranieri Andretti made me feel those things. That was before his family came after mine. He was supposed to forget me. We went our separate ways. It should have stayed like that. But now he's back in my life, and he's my new boss. I want to hate him. He's my ex-best friend. My tormentor. The head of the Andretti family. But no matter how hard I try...I can't stay away. Ranieri Andretti is a long stand-alone novella in the Five Syndicates mafia romance series.
©2018 Parker S. Huntington (P)2019 Parker S. Huntington
Damiano De Luca
Summary
From USA Today best-selling author Parker S. Huntington comes a steamy, slow-burn love story full of second-chance romance. “If ever I am gifted the opportunity to betray you, I’ll take it. If life hands me the chance to destroy you, I will. Today. Tomorrow. Ten years from now. I will always seek revenge. And you will never stop looking over your shoulder.” Ten years ago, I crushed Damiano De Luca’s heart, vowing false promises I never delivered. The revenge? Didn’t happen. The destruction? As if I could. Betrayal? Not. A. Chance. We were 18 when I left, taking my secrets with me. Now at 28, there’s no trace of the jaded mafia prince with the protective streak. He’s crueler. Colder. More calculated than ever. And he’s glaring at me from a funeral pew, looking at me and my wedding ring like we should be the ones buried six feet under. The war is back on, but I’m not that teenage girl anymore. This time, there will be blood. And it won’t be mine. Damiano De Luca is a full-length stand-alone novel in The Five Syndicates mafia romance series.
©2018 Parker S. Huntington (P)2019 Parker S. Huntington
More Jade
Summary
"Cruz and Jade will melt your heart with their sweet, sexy, angst-filled quest for love." (Willow Aster, USA Today best-selling author) Jade Moore is not my type. She's a good girl and has her entire life mapped out. I've never met anyone like her. The girl is disciplined and determined. I'm not. She follows the rules. I don't. She's sunshine and girl next door. I'm sex and booze. We don't mix. But from the minute I lay my eyes on her, I'm done for. She's everything I never knew I wanted. And now, all I want is...more Jade.
©2020 Laura Pavlov (P)2020 Laura Pavlov
Reckless Miles
Summary
“I love being naked. Naked is awesome.” (Cooper Miles) For Cooper Miles, life used to be an endless party. He worked hard and played harder - as often as possible. But things change - people change - and lately, the party life isn’t doing it for him. Enter Amelia Hale. Cooper doesn’t see her coming. But it isn’t every day you meet a girl in a wedding dress in a bar - a girl whose life just took a sharp left turn she wasn’t expecting. Kissing her is totally no big deal. She’s had one hell of a day, and a little kissing lesson by Cooper is bound to make her feel better. The invitation back to her hotel, however...that, he wasn’t expecting. Saying "Yes" to her is reckless. Not because he’s a stranger to a one-night stand. And not because she’s in a wedding dress, and the words this is my first time cross her lips. It’s reckless because she makes him feel things he’s never felt before - big things. Nothing scares Cooper Miles. But this girl? She might be magic, and he has no idea what to do with that. Author’s note: Cooper Miles. He’s sexy, hilarious, and deeper than you think. This former playboy has a heart as big as his personality, and when he finally falls in love, he falls hard. The Miles Family series is best enjoyed in order.
©2018 Claire Kingsley (P)2020 Claire Kingsley
Missing Grace
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Move on with your life, they said. Forget her, they said. But how could Ben Edwards forget the woman who was supposed to be his forever? When Grace Stevens disappeared - without a word, without a trace - she took half his soul with her. Despite the heartbreak, Ben tried. He tried to take their advice by pursuing his career. He tried to find fulfillment in his work. He tried to find peace. Grace had been the love of his life. Her fingerprints were on every surface of his existence. He had success and wealth. He had everything, except her. Then fate stepped in one serendipitous night. The hope he'd held on to for three long, agonizing years appeared before him in the form of a picturesque beauty. Was she real or an apparition returning to haunt him? He wasn't sure, but he wouldn't stop until he found his missing love. Every minute mattered, and he wouldn't waste a second chance.
©2017 S.L. Scott (P)2020 S.L. Scott
Pin-Up Pilot
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Alexa Purdy has sworn off men, and he’s her worst nightmare. Arrogant and flirtatious, and now International Airlines’ newest pilot, Jake Campbell has a panty-dropping smile and a body to match. But he’s no match for Alexa’s cold heart. Plagued by a bad reputation and a bitter divorce, Alexa is determined to make a name for herself outside of the bedroom. As International Airlines’ only female pilot she’s had to work twice as hard and she won’t let someone like Jake bring her down. But she’s surprised to find he’s nothing like she expected him to be. Even more surprising is her growing attraction to him and his obvious attraction to her - an attraction that causes her to question whether swearing off men is such a good idea after all. But when Jake’s past resurfaces, she realizes getting close to him may be her biggest mistake of all.
©2020 Claire Raye and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Cocky Duke
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Mrs. Ambrosia Bloomington, now a widow, is ready to start a new life amongst Mayfair elites without the overarching reach of her late husband, Mr. Harrison Bloomington. With her trunks loaded safely onto her own private carriage, she's ready to face the world as an independent woman in Regency London. She does not, however, bargain for cocksure Frenchman, Mr. Charles Cochran Bateman coming along and turning her very ordinary journey into the adventure of a lifetime. She does not bargain for his laughter, his enthusiasm, nor his Joie de vie. And blast and fiddlesticks, she certainly is not expecting to experience the sparks that charge the air between them. And, it seems, apparently, neither is he....
©2020 Annabelle Anders and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Boy on a Train
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My best friend, Tate, and I have plans. Big plans. 1. Get the hell out of Merlot, California. 2. Ride trains around the world. Though I have a secret third entry on the list of things I want to do.... 3. Tate Lemieux But when my family gets a life-changing diagnosis just as I'm about to graduate, all my plans look like they’ll go up in smoke. Right when I finally get the chance to be with the boy I’ve always loved.... Will it end before it’s even begun? Boy on the Train is a 38,000-word stand-alone new-adult friends-to-lovers romance from USA Today best-selling author Leslie McAdam full of sweet tension, fun banter, and a side of family drama.
©2021 Leslie McAdam (P)2021 Leslie McAdam
Arrogant Single Dad
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I can’t believe I’ve fallen in love with a single dad. I’m not looking for anything serious when I fall into Logan Simpson’s bed. He’s the former basketball team captain and my high school sweetheart. We broke up when we went to different colleges. He has a business and a three-year-old girl named Annabelle now. His ex-wife is out of the picture, and somehow we end up tangling the sheets together. Now I’m pregnant and don’t know how to tell him the news.
©2020 by Alyse Zaftig and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2021 Audible, Inc.
Brash Boss
Summary
The roll of the dice, The flip of the cards, I love it all. The risk, The chance, The odds. Which is why I'm here again, In over my head, Drowning in debt, With no clear way out. But when a sexy, commanding boss makes me an offer. I can't refuse. After all, It can't be that hard being married to the Brash Boss. But deals struck over money should never involve the heart...
©2020 A.S. Roberts and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Another Sky
Summary
"A captivating, heart-aching, and beautifully written book. The best story I've heard this year." (J. Bengtsson, best-selling author of The Cake Series) Once, I had everything. Drummer for the biggest band in the world. Fame. Money. Happiness. All at my fingertips. Then, six years ago, my world stopped turning. My best friend. My best girl. A burning field in the pouring rain. I survived, but I left the biggest part of me with them. And now I sift through the rubble of my broken life. I didn't want a second chance. Redemption. Closure. Not for me. Until Gelsey A dancer. A dreamer. Everything I'm not. She's the dark to my light. My sun from another sky. But sunny days never last. The storm is coming. And this time when darkness falls, I might surrender. Another Sky is a stand-alone rock star romance set in Austin, Texas, with ties to the Sixth Street Bands Series.
©2019 Jayne Frost (P)2019 Jayne Frost
Cruel Beloved
Summary
Sign on the dotted line.... You, Delylah Andrews, agree to marry Korton Whiskey, on the date supplied in the attached contract. In doing so, you will not, by any means, try to break this contract. If you do, the envelope held in escrow will be released to all involved, and you will forfeit your right to the privacy Mr. Whiskey has granted you. Thank you, Aubrey Bateman Lawyer acting on behalf of Mr. Whiskey I stare at the letter I received attached to the contract in disbelief. A one-night stand who’s now blackmailing me - the daughter of a senator! If he thinks he can extort anything from me with his perversions, he can think again.
©2020 T.L. Smith and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Fateful Fighter
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“I want a divorce.” No woman wants to say those words. No woman who is still in love with her husband anyway. Our marriage has been tested, repeatedly. It’s been dragged through tabloids and rumors and fans that just won’t let us be. Through it all, we’ve remained unbreakable. We didn’t have the perfect marriage because perfection doesn’t exist. But we had love. We had trust. We had chemistry that to this day sets everything inside me on fire. Then one life-threatening statement creates a chain of lies that leaves me no choice but to say those horrible words. I never thought I’d say them. I never thought my husband would ignore me when I did. I never thought the man I love would sever the vows we took. I never thought I’d pack my bags and move from our home in LA to our getaway cottage in Hermosa Beach. Then again, I never thought he'd choose the fate of his life over his fate with me.
©2020 Kathy Coopmans and Cocky Hero Club, Inc. (P)2020 Audible, Inc.