Rescue Me

Heathens Ink, Book 1

By: K.M. Neuhold

Narrated by: Cooper North

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

"Your life can change in an instant" (Madden)

I never thought a night out could change everything. All I wanted was to dance, drink, maybe take a cute guy home for a night of fun. I met the guy, but the night ended as a nightmare. Screams and blood and tragedy haunt my dreams. I'm alive and I owe it all to the gorgeous marine who refused to leave me for dead. But how can I start a new relationship when I'm not even sure who I am anymore?

"I'll always save you" (Thane)

After a long work week, all I wanted was to let my hair down and to meet a nice guy. When I laid eyes on the gorgeous, tattooed man at the bar, I had to have him. I never would have thought the night could end in such horror. I saved his life, and I swear I'll save him as many times as I have to. Even if it means saving him from himself.

This is the first book in the Heathens Ink series in which every book can be listened to as a standalone.

Caution: this book is recommended for listeners 18+ and does contain one scene of graphic violence that may disturb some listeners. And, in case it wasn't clear from the description, this is an M/M romance, man parts will be touching.

©2017 K.M. Neuhold (P)2017 Insatiable Press

Rescue Me

This is a good story for understanding of how to deal with life and love in a very unforgiving world. We all need to understand how to deal with life changing emotions in our own lives or in the lives of our friends.

Real life and all its beauty and problems

KM Neuhold is a favorite and I forgot how much I love this series. It’s gritty and real, sometimes tough to read but oh so beautiful. Cooper North’s performance is great and brings this story to life.

Caring For Yourself

This story starts with a very dramatic event. Thane seems to be drawn to Madden from the beginning. I also like how Madden is strong enough to know he needed time to care for himself. I listened to the audio and it was very well done.

Sweet

I loved this book. I did get a bit mixed up at times trying to figure out who was who, as distinguishing the characters voices wasn’t always clear. I loved the plot and the story.

excellent

I have this in ebook and was delighted to find it available in audio format.
the narrator did a fantastic job with different voices etc.

I've never read a book like this

I wish the story could have gone on forever. Such a good book! I highly recommend it!

Sweet and emotional

An emotional ride of a man recovering from addiction who finds himself the victim of a shooting and must learn to navigate PTSD, physical, and emotional trauma all while in the midst of a new relationship that he doesn't want to let pass him by.

A New to Me Author Who Feels Like an Old Friend.

I stumbled on to the Heathens Ink series by accident as I do with many of my favorites. I believe it was a post on Facebook in the audiobook forum, Aural Fixation. Male/male has quickly become my favorite genre in it’s many manifestations. I don’t think I had read a m/m tattoo series that I can recall. The first book, Rescue Me, touched my heart in so many ways, gay male friends I have lost over the years from varied causes. The pain when the Pulse nightclub shootings happened though I did not know any of those men. My sister and her longtime life partner who I love more than my own life. This book brings all these painful, beautiful, broken and hopeful things home to my heart. There was a hate after the last presidential election that set so many events in motion, the Pulse shootings among them. It is these types of books that celebrate love in all it’s many forms that have given me hope in a time when I could shut down in despair. Enough about my politics and feelings as to why these books matter, on to the sexy, hot, inked guys and why I really love them. The men of Heathens Ink are devastatingly hot. They are also as zany as an adventure of Lucy and Ethel with their antics. The sex is amazing, oh, to be a fly on that wall. The character development of these men who are wounded, vulnerable, strong and devoted to one another are the icing on my hea cake. Now a word on the narration by Cooper North, perfection. Yes it is that simple and that good. He gives the men much more depth in his interpretation of who they are and how the love than many, most, narrators would. One of the things about the booming m/m genre in romance listening that I love is getting to “know” the voice actors. There are so many wonderful men at work in this field and I plan to discover them all, one hot sweaty love scene at a time.

I liked it

Deals with some traumatic events including gun violence hate crimes and the fallout. I thought it was handled well. And was nicely steamy. Enjoy.

as good as the ebook

The story is always 4 or 5 stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B