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    Sweet Talk
    Sweet Talk
    Sweet Talk
    Audiobook10 hours

    Sweet Talk

    Written by Julie Garwood

    Narrated by Angela Dawe

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    About this audiobook

    When FBI agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression.

    The beautiful, tough young attorney has stumbled into the middle of an FBI sting operation and reduced it to chaos. Months of surveillance and careful planning down the drain, Kincaid’s partner is furious and lets Olivia know that she’s ticked off the wrong guy. After all, he’s FBI.

    But Olivia isn’t intimidated by his partner’s bullying because she’s something even scarier…she’s IRS.

    And working for the IRS is no picnic. She’s on the trail of an elaborate Ponzi scheme, one that threatens to ruin the lives of naive and unsuspecting victims, and one she has personal reasons to be angry about. But after she asks the wrong people questions, her life is suddenly endangered. She’s accustomed to looking out for others who are weak, but being vulnerable herself makes her realize she needs help. In desperation, she calls Grayson Kincaid.

    Together they join forces to fight corruption, but Olivia is also fighting the immediate and intense attraction she feels for Agent Kincaid, and that may be a battle she is bound to lose.

    “As always, Ms. Garwood creates engaging characters who come alive page after page. The banter and interaction between Ellie and Max is beyond charming. Ellie is a spirited and strong heroine, and Max is charming in a stoic, gruff sort of way.” —New York Journal of Books on The Ideal Man

    “Julie Garwood creates masterpieces every time she writes a book. Indeed, she is the Rembrandt of romance novels.” —The Kansas City Star

    “Julie Garwood has become a trusted brand name in romantic fiction.” —People

    “It’s [Garwood’s] timely subjects set against a timeless background that attract so many modern readers.” —USA Today

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 7, 2012
    ISBN9781441882738
    Sweet Talk
    Author

    Julie Garwood

    Julie Garwood (1944--2023) was the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fire and Ice, Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.

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    • 5/5
      The first one was the best I ever got in
    • 5/5
      Good Story, but naration sounded robotic. Read the book instead.
    • 4/5
      Narrator was great! I’ve read the book but enjoyed the audio verse a lot!
    • 2/5
      I read some reviews that were favourable and thought perhaps ms. Garwood finally brought back her good stories. Alas this was not the case for me. I made it halfway and put the book down for a month out of boredom. . Picked it back up made it to 75% and skimmed the rest. I found no chemistry between the characters and the plot was not interesting. If you are a fan of Garwoods older books like me, I feel you would find this book a large disappointment.
    • 3/5
      It was okay but no where near as good as some of her other books.
    • 2/5
      Started off good but the romance seems too high-school-ish and the writing is a little to simple. And easy read and some of it was good but I'm not all that interested in reading any more Julie Garwood
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book, but was really confused about the series. This is number 10 in the Buchanan-Renard series and not one character was named Buchanan or Renard that I noticed. I'd love to see Goodreads add more information about series to its offerings.

      I liked the characters, though I didn't like the way Grayson calling Olivia 'sweetheart'. It didn't read as loving as I think the author intended. the story was pretty good, though I would have liked a few scenes with the family when Olivia was in the hospital to add context to the way they treated Olivia. I hope to see these characters again.
    • 2/5
      Only read this book if you are stuck at an airport and you brought nothing but electronic amusement and you have to buy something. On second thought, buy a magazine or take a nap -- you'll get more out of it than reading this.
    • 2/5
      The story line wasn't bad but I don't like all the explicit sex scenes. I just skipped over those parts but I don't think I'll be reading any more of Julie Garwood's books.
    • 5/5
      I seem to go through Julie Garwood waves. I'll read half a dozen or a dozen of her books in a row and then it'll be six months or a year before I pick up another of her books. Apparently I'm in a wave right now though and I have to say I'm enjoying it:)

      Sweet Talk was a book I got at the library and I so enjoyed it that I will be buying it ASAP. Olivia is smart, independent, loving, and loyal - at least to those who deserve it - and she doesn't take crap from anyone. Grayson is smart, strong, gentle, with a fierce protectiveness towards those he cares about or those who are crime victims. The chemistry between the two is well-written and believable while the overall plot is engaging and perfectly paced.

      I would definitely recommend Sweet Talk!
    • 3/5
      One of four young girls who survived a particularly nasty experimental cancer treatment, Olivia MacKenzie is all grown up. She loves her job, but when budget cuts threaten she's forced to start making the rounds of the interview circuit. It's just her bad luck that her latest interview melts down and lands her smack in the middle of a months-long FBI investigation. Suddenly it seems as if everyone's gunning for Olivia. Good thing she has Bond look-alike FBI agent Grayson Kincaid on her case.Garwood's modern fiction has an unfortunate tendency to be adjective-logged, which is distracting. And this particular story reads a bit as if she's channeling Catherine Coulter. Some moments of humor, but unfortunately too few and far between. Grayson is absent as often as not, and Olivia is fairly one-dimensional. So-so, but check this one out from the library if you can; definitely not worth springing for the hardcover.
    • 3/5
      A good, but flawed, story. If you're not super picky on consistency in tone, plot and character voice, definitely give it a read. It is entertaining.
    • 2/5
      Julie Garwood has written this book before. It seems like she has just slotted in a few different names and locations. IRS agent Olivia MacKenzie wants to put her father in jail for his ponzi scheme. Her family shuns her. She puts herself in danger because the ponzi scheme is falling apart, and she is pushing it over the edge. As a result, there are threats on her life and she needs FBI agent Grayson Kincaid to help her out. Been there, done that.
    • 4/5
      I absolutely love Garwood’s historical romances but for the most part other than The Ideal Man I have not been a huge fan of her contemporary romances. Fortunately this one brings back many of the aspects I enjoy in her historical romances. Garwood’s trademark humor is back and on the mark bringing me lots of laughs. The humor in Garwood’s books is a major factor in making Garwood one of my favorite authors.I also really enjoyed the main characters. Olivia is feisty, strong and intelligent without feeling like she has to take stupid risks to try and prove how smart and independent she is...See my full review on