At Any Price: Gaming the System

At Any Price: Gaming the System, Book 1

• Written by: Brenna Aubrey
• Narrated by: Kirsten Leigh
• Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins 

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• Series: Gaming the System, Book 1
• Unabridged Audiobook
• Release Date:04-29-15
• Publisher: Silver Griffon Associates
  

 My Review

I totally enjoyed this audio the narrations was outstanding along with a wonderful plot and a few twist that keep you guessing. Some you work out for yourself but others well you think this is how it is but you forget about it until the author brings you back and you think I knew it. There are a few twist you do not see coming along with some sadness which will break your heart. This is a story about putting your past behind you, overcoming it and learning to trust, love and become one. At one point I yelled at the characters come on get on with it already but the author had other plans and kept me hanging on. My heart broke for both Mia and Adam along with her mother with all they had to deal with and go through. It was really a story that reach in and took over my heart.

Mia is a sweet lady who just wants to get their med school along with helping her mother gets through the trying times of cancer. She needs money and decides the one thing she has that is worth anything (as men have proven throughout time) is her virginity. It is high time she has lost it and makes plans to do so.  One night with one man, who must play by her rules, she will be in control. She puts it up to the highest bidder with her friend’s help she picks the best man only to find she doesn’t care for him so much. She changes her mind and sticks to her plan only to find things aren’t as easy as she thought they would be. She finds that she might not be on control and that scares her as Adam shows her a thing or two.

Adam bids and is the highest bidder he might be a geek but what a man he is. At first he comes across as a powerful man with an attitude. He changes right before your eyes you have a hard time getting a handle on who he really is.  You are left wondering what his game is and if he might be playing for keeps. He is driving Mia crazy with his hot and cold reaction. He leaves us all guessing until his story comes out. This is when you start understanding Adam and who he is, it will break your heart that this wonderful man has so much pain in his past. Adam must overcome that past before he can truly find love. Mia just might not be around when he finally finds what he truly needs as she twist his life and leaves him standing on his head.

Kirsten Leigh is one of the best narrators I have listened to. She brings so much to this audio. There are no background  noise as well as no breaks in it. Just a wonderful clear audio that leaves no doubt what each characters is feeling. If there are tears she has tears in her voice, if there is laughter she laughs as she talks. I found this audio to be truer than most when it comes to how people really react and feel in real life. You could see it playing in your head as you hear her sniff or laugh. He male voices were as pleasant as her female. It was easy to tell who was talking and how they felt. Her tones were right on the money as she gives you a strong visual of the scene she is playing out for you. This is the first time I have listen to her and it was truly a pleasure. One I will look forward to hearing again.

I really liked how the author played this off with a women being in charge of herself and how things use to be along with women having no say over who got their virginity back years ago. The author put a lot of time and thought into writing this. Just how and when things would take place along with how things weren’t going to happen and the why. There is a reason Mia is still a virgin and why she doesn’t let anyone get close to her. She has a painful past and good reason not to trust any man. The one thing she has forgotten is all men are not the same this is a lesson she will have to learn and it looks like Adam might be the man to teacher that is if she doesn’t teach him a few lessons first.

I truly enjoyed this audio and the story. I thought it was well written with maybe a little too long at getting to the deflowering. It makes it an interesting listen as the author takes you through many conflicts these two characters go through. The supporting characters were just as interesting as the main ones. The author keeps her cards close to her chest as she plays on each scene making you guess what is Adams deal or his issues. I look forward to listening to more of her books.

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Book Description

 Achievement Unlocked: Geek Virgin

When Mia Strong, proud geek-girl and popular gaming blogger, auctions off her virginity online, she knows she'll make waves. But what she will not be making is a love connection. Her rules are set in stone: One night. No further contact.

It's a desperate step, but it's the only way she can go to medical school and pay her mother's mounting hospital bills.

Difficulty Level: Millionaire CEO

Adam Drake, the enigmatic auction winner, is a software prodigy who made his first million at seventeen. Now, in his mid-twenties, he's sexy, driven and--as CEO of his own gaming company--he's used to making the rules. Before Mia knows what's happening, he's found the loophole in the rules of her auction. Every stipulation she's made to protect her heart gets tossed by the wayside.

She can't tell if he's playing her...or if he's playing for keeps.

This New Adult book is intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content and adult situations