• Jilted: Jaren

  • The Foster Brothers, Book 1
  • By: Nora Phoenix
  • Narrated by: John Solo
  • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (117 ratings)

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Jilted: Jaren

By: Nora Phoenix
Narrated by: John Solo
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USA Today best-selling author Nora Phoenix kicks off a new contemporary gay romance series with the story of a tattoo artist who finally has a shot at winning the heart of the one man he never thought he could have.

Years of pining.

Years of keeping his distance.

Years of lusting after Jaren, the one man Reid couldn’t have.

Because Jaren is straight.

Worse, he’s engaged to Reid’s sister. In other words: He’s off limits. Impossible.

But a day before the wedding, she calls it off, leaving Jaren with nowhere to go.

So what’s a man to do? Well, offer Jaren a place to stay, of course.

A shoulder to cry on.

A bed to sleep in.

And maybe someone to share that bed with?

Jilted is the first book in The Foster Brother series, a contemporary MM romance series about four men who chose to be brothers. It has hurt/comfort, found family, bisexual awakening, first-time gay, and a guy who finally realizes that what he wanted most was right in front of him the whole time.

©2022 Nora Phoenix (P)2022 Nora Phoenix

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Wonderful Story & Listen🎧 Enthralling & Heartfelt

Nora Phoenix continues to wow me with another amazing novel and a wonderful start to a new series. I love how much heart she puts into her books and how her words give you all the feels and make the emotions pour off the pages and into your heart. Her characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with, they are easy to like and care about too. Each book in this series will feature a different Foster brother, I loved the camaraderie between the brothers and the backstory of how they wound up becoming brothers, brought together by life circumstances, having them bond and have each other’s backs to get thru hardships and horrible situations, forming a brotherhood and becoming each other’s family. This first book is Jaren’s story, and it is the day before he is supposed to marry Bridget, he is staying at a hotel to keep with the tradition of not seeing the bride before the wedding. But it turns out the wedding will not happen, Bridget calls it off and instead of her delivering the news to Jaren, it is her brother, Reid, who comes to deliver the news. Jaren did not even think Reid liked him, but he had it all wrong, Reid liked him in more ways than he should like a straight man. Jaren put a lot of money into this wedding and this cancellation is going to cost him more, his place to live and possibly his job. Reid hears him out and is a lot more understanding than his sister. Jaren accepts his offer to stay at his place and the two become good friends and when Reid confesses his feelings, he is happy it does not scare Jaren away. This is a beautifully written and plotted romance between two fabulous characters, a gay man who is confident in his own sexuality and a straight man who is accepting and found it easy to fall in love with him. I loved how everything played out in this book, and I am looking forward to hearing the rest of the brothers’ stories. Nora Phoenix, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the amazing narration, John Solo is an entertaining storyteller and a versatile voice artist. He has a complete understanding of the character he portrays, gives each a voice that is a perfect fit for that character’s persona, sounds believable in every role he plays and just as I picture the character to sound. I love how he takes each role and makes it his own, also love how much heart he puts into his work as he captures the character’s emotions, projects them into his performance and has you feeling every single one. Thank you for another fabulous listen.

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Story or narration?

This just didn’t work. Not sure why all the male characters voices are portrayed as soft and gentle. Hard to know if the story was meh or the narration made the story meh.

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Jilted: Jaren

I’ve wanted to read this since it was first released but this author is hit or miss for me. She has another series that started strong and I loved, until I didn’t. I made the mistake of reading some reviews that made me put reading this off. I finally decided to just try. It was good and I’ll continue to the next one. The narrator isn’t one of my favorites but he does a good job. I just don’t like that one of the voices is whiny, that’s hard to listen to through a book. Overall, it’s not one that I would listen to over and over but I did enjoy it enough to continue.

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not my favorite

I was very underwhelmed with this book. The narration didn't help.

I didn't understand why Reid was sent to tell Jaren the news at the beginning. Jaren's self-discovery was very fast and not reflective at all...seemed a bit forced.

I did like the brothers' story and how close they are but I don't know that I'll listen to or read the rest of the series.

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not for me

This is my 2nd book by this author (1st was so-so for me) and I've realized it's just not a love match. I wondered if it was the vocal performance that I had an issue with, but based on other reviews of the ebook it's the story. The characters speak and act like teens, not like 30 something adults. There are other elements that just don't make sense. Uncle.

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Spectacular!!

I absolutely adored this entire story! The reading of the story was spot-on as well! I was a little miffed in the middle because it seemed to be going too slow for me but it all worked so well together I can’t wait for the rest of the books!

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Reid is the perfect guy for Jared!

I loved Jaren finding who he was with the support of Reid instead of continuing to try his facade of who he thought people needed him to be. There were some really deep and heartfelt moments in this, and I thought the narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life. I do feel like there could have been a bit more focus on Reid though as an individual and not just as support for Jaren so there was a bit more balance but still I loved them together. I was not a fan on how easy Jaren let both Bridget and her dad off the hook though. What she did to him was atrocious, not just leaving him but how she left him and the other hits he took because of them. Sure it ended up good for Jaren because he had Reid as a support but had Reid not been there for him these people wouldn’t have cared where he ended up. Stories that don’t hold people accountable for their horrid actions and make the main character a doormat so they can be the “better person” always bother me and make the whole thing less enjoyable for me. Even with that it was a really enjoyable listen.

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It was nice but…

It was a nice and sweet story, but it was too sweet. Too easy. That’s current day. The prologue was interesting and definitely not sweet. After that, I was expecting something more challenging that had me rooting for them. I was disappointed.

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Great start to a new series

Love this story! My heart broke for Jaren a few times . Can’t wait to listen to the rest of the brothers get their happy ever after!

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Found family

I'm a sucker for hurt/comfort + found family. I enjoyed the complex feelings around wealth and perceived happiness in this one. I'm looking forward to starting the next book in the series.

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