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    Taken
    Taken
    Taken
    Audiobook11 hours

    Taken

    Written by Barbara Freethy

    Narrated by Bernadette Dunne

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    TAKEN BY A PROMISE…

    Kayla Sheridan has longed for love, marriage, and a family. Now, after a miraculous whirlwind courtship with the man of her dreams, she is his wife. But on their wedding night, he vanishes, leaving Kayla with the bitter realization that her desire has made her an easy mark for deception.

    TAKEN BY SURPRISE…

    Nick Granville has an ingrained sense of honor and an intense desire to succeed in building the world’s most challenging high-tech bridges. But when he crosses paths with a ruthless con man, he’s robbed of everything he values, including his identity. With nothing left to lose, he’ll risk any danger to clear his name and reclaim his life.

    TAKING BACK THEIR LIVES…

    Thrown together by fate, and endangering their hearts, Kayla and Nick embark on a desperate journey toward the truth–to uncover the mysterious motives of an ingenious and seductive stranger who boasts he can’t be caught…and to reveal the shocking secrets of their own shattered pasts.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 17, 2006
    ISBN9781415931615
    Taken
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    Barbara Freethy

    Barbara Freethy is the hugely successful author of many romances, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and a native Californian.

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    • 4/5
      This book is a well written Romantic Suspense novel. The book kept my attention till the end and then made me eagerly start looking for the next book Played.

      When her husband disappears on their wedding night, Kayla fears that she's been an easy mark for deception. Then she meets Nick, a stranger who also crossed paths with Kayla's husband. Together Kayla and Nick embark on a journey to uncover the secrets of their pasts-and the motives of a brilliant con man who's out to get them.
    • 4/5
      Taken is the book that comes before Played. It starts with Kayla marrying a man who said his name is Nick. Kayla gets duped and the real Nick gets his identity stolen. They team up to try to find Evan the con man who is out to get gold stolen in the 1950's. A nice quick read that has you wanting to shout at the characters at times.
    • 4/5
      Taken was a very interesting, fast-paced story. This is the first book I’ve read by author, Barbara Freethy. I could see her becoming a favorite, real quick. I enjoyed the intriguing mystery of the plot. A great who-dun-it book. I found the characters to be well developed and very mysterious. I loved the ending and how it was left open. I am really looking forward to reading the sequel, Played.
    • 2/5

      A fast-paced romantic thriller.

    • 5/5
      Barbara Freethy has fast become one of my favorite romantic suspense authors. The books are full of twists and turns and a multitude of threads, which she handles deftly, weaving them all together to make a believable and satisfying conclusion. I've been slowly collecting her backlist.

      In Taken, a young woman's decision to take a chance on love has disastrous consequences when her brand-new husband goes out for ice... and never comes back. Weeks later, she goes past his house, and finds another man living there, claiming to have the same name.

      A con artist, the FBI, a decades-old robbery and jailbreak, a 12-year-old grudge, people with hidden pasts and shadowy presents... and two people trying to unravel it all while becoming inextricably entwined with each other.

      *sigh* Yeah, I suck at writing about books I like.

      Good book. I recommend it.