Reader Reviews

Audible Edition

Love the writing style and hearing different voices for each character. I kept wanting to listen more as the book had me thinking up all kinds of crazy stuff. I love all of JA Huss books. I am making my way down the list. She has characters some books in each. Now I am looking forward to reading them. Great job and the twists are good.

I had originally listened to each of these books when they came out a few years ago but when I saw the box it was redone with new narrators I bought it again. I’m so glad I did because I really enjoyed the new narration and I loved getting to revisit all of the characters.

I am reading these out of order because I started with the Bossy Brothers series. I only realized they’re all connected because of the End of Book Shit. It doesn’t even matter! This trilogy is incredible and I can’t wait to hear the rest! After the Rook and Ronin series I will listen to The Company and 321. The only downside to JA Huss is the price of each book. I’m now addicted so whatever I will go broke buying them all. But if you want to give your fans a deal that would be appreciated lol.

Why all the hate for Ford? The talk Rook has with Ford was deep. I gained respect for Rook because of her honesty and growth. I need more about what Ronin, Ford, and Spencer do! Omg that ending!!!

I could not stop listening to this story. Rook and Ronin are such complex characters that I loved peeling the layers off to see their true selves. In fact all the characters make this story unbelievably amazing! I’m still thinking about them long after I finished the books.

Rook and Ronin’s story was full of hurdles. So much past to overcome. So many complications and secrets. Their love is pure but hard to hold on until all the secrets are laid to rest. I was wrapped in the story and couldn’t stop listening. Jason Clark and Erin Mallon did a superb job with their narration! I can’t wait to hear Ford and Spencer’s stories. They deserve happiness!

I absolutely loved Rook and Ronin. Once I started listening I could not turn it off! I will miss all the characters.

There are just no words to give justice to these books. So definitely worth the read and absolutely one of my top favorites. The characters, story, and voice actors are amazing.

So, I’ll preface by saying Julie is the queen of erotica and suspense and story telling.

This book had me hating Rook, I think it was all that internal dialogue that I’ve come to hate from female protagonists lately (I hate even saying it) it’s just that it’s so freakin weak, fake and doesn’t make any sense whatsoever! I would have understood Rook’s behavior sooooooooo much more had she come from some wealthy family and was abducted by John and to find out she doesn’t have any fortune left or something. Buuuut c’moooooon someone broken from age 5 can’t appreciate kindness? I get it from men but talking shit with Elise? Yelling at her? Essentially biting the hand that feeds her? Then she’s ready to share things with Ronin’s friends, men she doesn’t know well but wouldn’t share with the man who showed her nothing but kindness? I don’t know man… this put me off majorly! She basaaarely redeemed herself in the end there, barely.

I continued reading because Rook, Spencer and even Ford characters were flawlessly established and I just didn’t see why they were drawn to her, her essence maybe? That was then annoying, no one put her in her place properly…

All in all it was a good trilogy (the only JA Huss books I forwarded some of characters parts, Rook’s) I can’t wait to start Spencer and Ford’s stories…

Performance: Jason Clarke NEVER EVER disappoints… Erin Mallon sounds so much like Ms. Huss I kept checking to see if they were tag teaming… so I loved her too…

So sad there was no end of the book shit, was it because trilogy? I absolutely love those too…

All in all, it really wasn’t a waste of credit especially for what you get, book 1 is a definite cliffhanger so glad for all of them… However, I wanted to know just a little bit more than where the book ended…

I started listening to this series for Teddy Hamilton. He does only Ford’s epilog and is not narrating Ford’s story, so I was disappointed by that. Erin and Jason, though, were terrific!

Wow! I just completed the three-book series Tragic, Manic, and Panic by JA Huss.

The series not only explores the start and evolution of Ronin and Rook’s relationship as they work in the “erotic modeling” world (in front of and behind the camera). The series also has some mysterious, exciting sub-plots involving an international drug and human trafficking ring, secrets that go untold, and some very nefarious characters from both Rook’s and Ronin’s past/present.

Without sharing too much detail and spoiling anything, there is a wonderful relationship that develops in the background of the book series. Two very broken people help each other to understand who they want to be, and to reclaim the best part of themselves as they move forward. It isn’t the main story, but it was far more real and more touching than the relationship between the two main characters.

The epilogue took my breath away. I was not expecting the book to end with a conversation between these two characters. Using this scene as the closing of the book confirms that THIS was the most significant relationship in the series. It was a surprising way to end the series, incredibly beautiful, and so bittersweet that I just sat with my mouth open and then cried. I’ll remember this ending for a long, long time.

Read this series, even if just to learn about the complex, lovable characters. Truly enjoyable.

Now let’s have a series about Ford. He is the most interesting character of all!

I Love all of your books. The Narrators are Amazing, and I Never get bored. It’s Just so Confusing; not Knowing I have already listened to the next book in the series. The Preview sounds so familiar.

I have listened to this series 5 times since February 2023. I absolutely love Julie’s books. I laugh, I cry and find peace in her books. Thank you Julie.

And the characters are intense. This should be made into a movie! Romance… Erotica… Suspense… Crime… It has it all.

I loved the characters, narration and am hoping there is story on Ford with a happy ending for him. He was a favorite for me.

I loved the story!!!! JA Huss has a talent that I have not found in another author. I read these around 2016 and loved them then and I love them in audio version! I also loved the voice of Ronin. He has been my favorite male voice!

Make this series into a movie. It has it all! Amazing story! Loved it. Will listen again.

Books 1-3 are really just three parts of story that’s equal parts romance of Rook and Ronin, and also a thriller. The first part is almost exclusively focused on the romance amid a modeling company that specializes in erotic photos. It’s not until the second part that things take a CrazyIvan into incredible backstories and then it takes part three to completely flip to being mostly a crime thriller with a side of romance.

But, that’s JA Huss for you. She doesn’t do traditional or simple. Instead she writes fantasy books that morph into sci-fi, billionaire romances that become spy thrillers, or bonkers alien romance. Oh, and she generally gives her characters dark, kinky, mysterious pasts that she reveals like breadcrumbs. Sometimes it works for me. Sometimes it turns me off. And sometimes, like with this series, it manages to do both.

Things I liked: JA Huss writes clever and completely unique storylines, damaged guys and gals that are also captivating and likable even when they are A holes, and sexy kink that’s so not my thing but she makes my ear buds burn. Her writing is the roller coaster that terrifies and energizes me in equal measure.

If I had purchased part one separately, I’m not sure I would have continued on. But, by the end of part two, I was invested. And, by the end of part three, which wrapped up both Rook and Ronin’s romance and the thriller, I was hooked on the remaining characters and have now wishlisted the next books, which feature even more damaged men and more ludicrous thrillers.

Even though I could have read this through KU, I paid for the Audible version because of the author’s choice of narrators. I’m so glad she values her stories enough with voice actors that can give these vibrant characters their due! I stumbled across her work while browsing Audible Escape. I was so thrilled with that first book that I am now committed to reading/listening to everything she has available. I fell in love with not just Rook & Ronin, but many of the supporting characters whose stories I look forward to. 5 stars across the board!

I highly recommend this series! It had me hooked from the first chapter of book 1! I love the narrators and all the characters so much. I got the first 3 books in a set for one credit, BUT I would have happily paid for each book! This and Harem Station are my favorite JA Huss series!

Loved loved this book. Wow hard to believe but some people do live like this only without the hero to save them. Great book. And narrators did a fantastic job.

It was nice having all 3 books together to complete the entire series. So much emotion was elicited from the storyline. It was hard to put it down. Narrators did an excellent job bringing the characters to life. I love JA Huss books because she makes them interesting; not your run of the mill stories.

What an amazing story. Definitely worth the credit for these three! What a wonderful, and intense storyline.

As always, JA Huss brought it. Love this trilogy so much! Love Rook & Ronin! Loved Both Jason Clarke’s & Erin Mallon’s narration. And always happy to hear a chapter by Teddy Hamilton during Panic!

JA Huss never fails to get me so engaged in books that I lose myself in it, and it escapes me into the life of the book. I always feel so empty when her books end, like the ending took a piece of my soul with it, and she did it again!

Julie you are the bomb DIGGITY! I love the way your mind thinks and you write books. One of my FAVORITE AUTHORS!!

I am in awe with this trilogy, the story, the characters, the plot are awesome. I didn’t get bored with them at all, it kept me entertained all the time. I love hearing Erin Mallon & Jason Clarke, they are great. Now I am going to listen the next one in line.

I loved this book they do not make men as sweet as Ronin. The story keeps you so interested. There are things that happen you don’t expect and in the end they all work out. Love love love this book.

I LOVED this trilogy! Wow!! JA Huss is definitely one of my favorite authors and I’m excited to read everything she has written!! My heart went out to Rook!! She’s such a badass female character! Her backstory is heartbreaking, but so real!

These books were so good…. and the characters…. ooh things are just not what you expect. Erin and Jason did a phenomenal job…. and Teddy. Thank you JA Huss.

Love, love, love these 3 books (I’m so glad the 3 were packaged together so I didn’t have to buy extra credits). I couldn’t stop listening. The narration was perfect, the characters have so much depth and JA Huss is a true artist. I’ve read some of Julie’s book series out of sequence, but now I’m trying to sort through them and re-listen to them in the correct order. This is the first set of books that need to be read. Now on to Ford!!!

Loved Rook’s story of love, loss, tragedy, and found her way back to life. I think us women want to be as strong or be acknowledged by our loved one in some way, that we will be there for the ones we love. Thanks for a great story.

Totally enthralling! A cliffhanger at each part. Will there be more to this story? Thank you for using my favorite narrator, Jason Clarke! He does such a wonderful job with different voices for many characters as he reads — so enjoyable. Where romance is concerned, his voice is my preferred male lead. The story was outstanding, not predictable, thank you.

I’m hooked on JA Huss audible books. I don’t think I can go anywhere without listening to your books. I take you on long rides with my elderly mother who drives me insane with her presence alone. I take you on vacations, and doing chores. Oddly enough, you keep my boring life interesting. What would I do without my Huss?

Another great story by JA Huss! I loved the storyline and characters. I have already read another series in this world that she’s created so it was good to go back to the beginning and see the start of all of it. The narrators did an amazing job as always.

I have been putting off listening to this trilogy for the longest time. I finally decided to listen to it and I am so glad that I did. The first three books are awesome. I was entranced by the storyline. I am looking forward to reading the next six books that include the company storyline combined with this storyline.

This is so good. I was so sad it was over but onto 4 through 6. J.A. Huss is amazing.

I’ve always been in love with this trilogy. The addition of Erin Mallon and Jason Clarke with the narration added to my enjoyment. The story and the narrators were a perfect match!

Epic — I literally got sucked in and went into binge mania mode! I’ve read quite a few JA Huss books… and have enjoyed almost all of them — but this really delivered in the mystery, spice, drama, humor and just the right rollout in character development departments!!! Gotta take a nap — and then on to book 4!!!!!

Another home run straight out of the park with this one again! I love the books. The story was so fantastic, so many turns and twists. I just really missed the fact that there was no end of book shit! I love hearing what the author has to say at the end about it — it’s how I have come across other books to listen to because she drops names of stuff of what these characters are in and I want to just hear more about these characters. I fall in love with them and I can’t get enough!

This set is the best credit you will ever spend! J.A. Huss is the best writer, so many twists and turns with some steamy romance. I can’t wait to listen to Ford next!

Huss readers love the way her books weave around each other. If you are just starting to read them, you will soon figure out that the characters, towns, businesses, stories, and themes are interconnected in different ways… they form a web. The characters and their children show up in different series she writes and you start to get the brain freeze trying to keep it all organized. Rook and Ronin, Spencer, Ford, Vic and the Vaughns are all going to be back so keep reading.

Having read Five before this, this omnibus feels like a mixed bag. There are gems in there, some seriously hot moments and Rook gaining her mojo is rewarding, but I did have to put it down for awhile to deal with Rook’s angst. I was grappling with the concept of her “worthiness” to have claimed the affections of the 3 men — and why is that even a thing for me? It makes more sense towards the end.

Down on your luck story that has hope. Rook, Ronin, Ford and Spencer are complex characters. I really liked that the book combined the first 3 books together.

I LOVED IT!! I was totally captivated by this story, the characters (all of them) and the narration from beginning to end. I honestly thought to myself at the end of Manic that the third book would be anti-climactic simply because Manic was anything but that! Who knew the intrigue that awaited… I’d have gladly paid for each of these books, definitely worth the credits! Super excited I was able to grab this trilogy as a set for 1 credit and received hours of listening. This story was intense, mysterious and so hot! I will definitely keep going with JA Huss!

I LOVE THEM! Rook and Ronin. I have read the books and was all in. I LOVED THE AUDIBLE Version. This story. THE TWISTS. The heat. The love. Everything. I wasn’t all about loving everyone but then… JUST LISTEN. The narration was PERFECT. THIS IS ONE YOU NEED TO GET. This is one of the stories you re-listen to.

JA Huss writing is very captivating. I read the first book in this series a few years ago so the do-over was good because I forgot how Rook and Ronin met and I had been meaning to read the others in the series but because they have cliffhangers I didn’t. I was excited to see the 1-3 combined into one book. I think the last is my favorite of the 3 because it gets deeper into Rook’s story and what made her the way she was, it also gave more insight to Ronin, Spencer and Ford’s friendship.

Loved Erin and Jason in these roles and can’t wait to hear Teddy rock Ford! Missing those EOBS Julie! Fabulous!

I have listened to this series 3 times so far and I know I will listen again and again. As well as the books that follow this trilogy.

This story is captivating. The plot and characters are amazing. The narration is to die for. So incredible, I 100% recommend falling down the JA Huss rabbit hole!!!!

This book was amazing so so so good. I stayed up all night to read it. So so good.

Slow start but worth the struggle. Actually looking forward to the remaining books in the series just to see how the characters all end up eventually.

I loved this trilogy and I can’t wait to listen to the next book. The story kept me on my toes the entire time and I love the characters. Worth the credit.

That was a whole lot of… wow! I really enjoyed how this series played out. The epilogue brought tears to my eyes. The narrators did an excellent job.

I am awake many nights with these yummy books. I would rather immerse myself in these books than toss and turn!

This trilogy was one of best series I’ve read in a long time! I was completely addicted. The narration was spot on & completely wraps you up in the storyline. Highly recommend!!

So gooooooood! As Always!! I just wonder if She laughs and cringes and ohhhhhh’s and cries when she reads her own writing!

Amazing, can’t put down, absolutely loved it. Grabs you from book one… I think Rook and Ronin are another all time favorite couple!

You’ll enjoy, give it a listen today! I have read all the books and now I just finished the audio books.