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Had to Make You Mine

Southern Charms, Book 1

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Had to Make You Mine

By: Kat Long
Narrated by: Dex McCauley, Margot Hale
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She lost her music.

Then she lost everything else.

Without her band and her best friend, Annaleigh Mackey decides it's time to focus on her career. Then her surly new boss crashes into her life, and she finds herself distracted in ways she can't resist. Maxwell Jackson is a commanding presence in the boardroom, but that's nothing compared to the way he's dominating her thoughts.

He's starting over.

New city, new job, and no distractions. Then his new assistant walks through the door, a beautiful diversion from his plans. Maxwell Jackson doesn't want to spend his time unraveling Annaleigh's secrets, and he certainly shouldn't want her. Not in the boardroom, on his desk, or against his office door. But he can't stay away, and she's fast becoming his obsession.

As their passion consumes them, old secrets surface that could ruin everything. Will Annaleigh and Maxwell be strong enough to make it through? Or is this just another office fling, destined to fail?

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This is a great start to a new series, a story with intriguing characters and storylines that hooks you in right from the start. Annaleigh Mackey, a former rocker, is now working as a personal assistant and is great at her job. Maxwell Jackson is in for a fresh start, starting a new job in a new city, leaving Chicago and his cheating ex behind. When he walks into his new job and meets his new assistant, he finds the girl he ran into the other day, Blue, the girl he dissed. A feisty, confident in what she does, is first taken aback seeing who her new boss is, but she rolls with it. There is an undeniable chemistry between these two, and it is a matter of how long they can deny it or each other. It was great watching these two interact and get to know each other, and their story is so much more than your usual workplace romance. I thought they were perfect together and for each other, and it was great to see Anna get her groove back. It is a multi-layered story with plenty of drama, angst, heartfelt emotions, and a steamy, slow-burn, but so worth the wait romance. Kat Long’s writing, plotting, and world-building are fantastic, as are the complexity of the characters, their development and growth too. Thank you for this terrific story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Dex McCauley and Margot Hale did a great job bringing the characters to life, humanizing them with their voices and personalities. Both embodied their characters completely, grasping every aspect of their personalities and demeanors. They set the perfect tone for the story, and their expressive performance conveyed all the characters’ emotions, making you feel each one. They are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to.

Great Story, Characters & Narration🎧

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This was my first book by this author but I was excited to try something new. Annaleigh and Max have a quick run in on the beach and then find themselves in an interesting situation when Max turns out to be Anna's new boss. This book has a lot in it and I found the story line engaging for the most part. There are a couple of twists and turns, although I wouldn't really say they were surprises. I genuinely liked Anna and Max together for the most part.

I did struggle with the narration a little. I think Dex McCauley and Margot Hale overall did a good job with the narration as their characters Max and Anna, but I struggled with the male narrator's narration as Anna, and it made it a little difficult listening at times.

Boss Romance

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