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Ties That Bind

By: Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Narrated by: Kirt Graves
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Summary

In a world where the rules are gray and the Don's word is a law unto itself, only one thing is sacred...family.

A Team A.L.P.H.A. and Alphabits spin-off series

Tony Peterson has seen friend after friend find their mate, including his brother, but he’s pretty much given up on it happening for him, especially since he’s not a typical alpha. It’s okay though, he has his son Dexter and a great job helping shifter kids heal and navigate the system. What more could he want?

Joey Novak had to fight his way through a lot of prejudice to be seen as equal to all his alpha brothers, and he doesn’t regret a minute of it. Living on the wrong side of the law means you have to make your own, anyway. As long as he doesn’t wonder if he’ll ever find an alpha who will be the perfect match for him, he’s completely happy with his life.

Fate always strikes when you’re looking the other direction, and when a kid under the Novaks’ protection ends up in the system, Tony and Joey’s paths cross, and the two men from opposite sides of the law have to discover whether true love is enough when their values are so different. With a baby on the way, they don’t have much time to find an answer. But what if that answer is that they’d be better apart?

This is the second book in this mpreg mafia series. Get ready for a world ruled by the Don’s iron fist, unique interrogation tactics, and a family that stands together...no matter what. You can expect to find naughty, knotty scenes of steamy passion, along with a lot of potty-mouth language and more violence than you’re used to from us. But at its heart, you’ll still find all the fluffy mpreg feels and crazy antics you’d look for from Susi Hawke and Crista Crown.

©2020 Hawke and Crown LLC (P)2020 Hawke and Crown LLC

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awesome!

Another fantastic story told by a master storyteller! It takes you from heartache to laughter and everything in-between! Beautifully performed!

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love this series so much

this series and these authors.. this is my happy spot.. and this narrator does an amazing job making my happy place come to life.. i love it so much. so fun.. it is everything!

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Joey's Love

The Novak's are back again and this time it's Joey finding his mate. This of course is a fantastic story that doesn't showcase a typical Alpha/Omega pairing. Joey isn't just some delicate omega and Tony isn't a domineering alpha.

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OMG!!! Even better than book 1!!!

I love spin-offs and the second book in this spin-off of the Team A.L.P.H.A. and Alphabits series is even better than book 1. Tony and Joey as fated mates made a wonderful couple and how they found each other in the middle of a difficult case, was really sweet and heartwarming. As always, family was just at their side standing strong before all the dangerous situations they confronted while fighting evil. I can't wait to learn what happens after the cliffhanger at the end of the book!!
Besides the wonderful story, I also enjoyed a lot the great performance of Mr Graves and his silky profesional voice.

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All the feels

This wasn’t t quite the story I expected for Joey. With his Alpha-ish Omega status, I thought he’d put up more of a fight before giving in. From the blurb, I also thought Tony would be less traditional Alpha.
Having said that, I really really enjoyed listening to their story, it had all the feels and all the laughs you expect from these characters and it leaves the reader intrigued and expectant for the next book. What is going on with Pavlo?

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Another great story

I love collaboration between Susi Hawke and Crista Crowne, and even thought mafia is not something I go for often, I love their take on this world.

I really enjoyed this story of Tony and Joey and how unconventional and great for each other these two are. There were some hot moments, so sweet ones and some great funny moments. Just what I needed.

Kirt Graves' narration was on point and really brings everyone to life. Really looking forward to the next one

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Really good!

I've been wanting to read more about Joey since we met him in Cyrus's book in the Alphabits Series. He's definitely not your regular, run-of-the-mill Omega, what with him holding his own against his very Alpha brothers and being an integral part of their mob family. He's all shades of gray, something he tries to make Tony, a straight-laced social worker and Joey's fated mate, see. 

I just loved Joey and Tony together, even if they were on opposites sides of the law at first, it didn't take long for Tony to understand that the Novak family wasn't as bad as he expected.

Ties That Bind is on the short side, but it's action-packed, fast-paced and filled with humor, hot Alpha/Omega sexiness and fantastic family dynamics. 

I've had the chance to listen to two books narrated by Kirt Graves back to back, one with him doing a Latin accent and now in Ties That Bind, doing a Russian one and both were really good. He has a knack to make the listener feel connected to the characters and the story through his voice, making them feel almost real. 

Definitely recommendable!

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WOW!!!!!!!!

This was one of those audio books that I listened to the moment I got and listened to it in one complete sitting.

Kirt Graves done an excellent job of bringing the characters to life, at no point did I not enjoy it, he truly brought the story to life with his voice.

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Exciting & Romantic Series, I'm Loving Kirt Graves

If you're a fan of the big, tough omega and the smaller, sensitive alpha you're going to love Ties That Bind! Susi Hawke and Crista Crown do a great job with relationship dynamics, and Tony and Joey are adorable together.

There's a great balance between action and romance in this ongoing story of the mafia family Novak. In addition to all the steamy scenes between Tony and Joey, we get the dirty details of how Dex was conceived, plus some good dirt on a few of the Don's past activities. Hawke and Crown clearly had fun crafting this story.

It takes a bit of negotiation, but ultimately Tony and his crew find a solid home with the Novak family... just in time for an exciting ending! It's a great lead-in to the next episode of this series and I can't wait for the third book.

I'm loving Kirt Graves performing this series. There are a wide variety of characters and he comes up with unique voices for each of them. His accents are very well done, and he brings great emotion to the story.

an audiobook copy of Ties That Bind was provided to me for the purpose of my honest review

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Joey gets his man

The Novak family continues to grow with the addition of Tony and his son, the is some fun and shenanigans within this lovely story with my favourite Omega finding the Alpha who is just right for him. As usual the authors have done a great job. Having Kirt Graves’ voice was the icing on the cake as he captured Tony and Joey perfectly in my mind.

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