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God of Pain

By: Rina Kent
Narrated by: James Joseph, Mackenzie Cartwright, Shane East, Jason Clarke, Desiree Ketchum
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Summary

From USA Today best-selling author Rina Kent comes a new stand-alone grumpy-sunshine college romance.

I made a terrible mistake.

Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.

But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.

Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.

He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.

So I thought it was over.

Until he awakens a beast inside me.

My name is Annika Volkov, and I’m Creighton's worst enemy.

He won’t stop until he breaks me.

Or I break him.

This book can be listened to on its own.

©2022 Rina Kent (P)2022 Rina Kent

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Absolutely fantastic

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Creighton is the quiet one of the group he doesn't speak unless he has something to say, but given the right incentives he speaks with his  actions instead.
Annika has a fascination with Creighton despite his warnings she doesn't seem to be able to keep away.
Another great story the twists involved certainly had me drawn in.
I loved this Audio The storyline the narrators definitely one to listen too.

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God of Pain

A very unusual relationship between Annika and Creighton.
Very dominant and submissive, like the title of the book lets hope for.

A fantastic book with a few twists in the Legacy of Gods series.

And it's great to have different POVs, to understand the whole story.

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This had me hooked from beginning to end

I loved listening to this audiobook. The story of Creighton and Annika had me intrigued from the first book God of Malice and it did not disappoint in this book. Their love is messy and painful and I was so invested in it. The bad boy got his good girl but not without many challenges set against them. I cannot wait to listen to the rest of the books in the series.

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YOU NEED TO READ THIS!

Holy hell! I have not read a book by Rina that I did not love and this one didn’t disappoint! I absolutely loved Annika & Creigh! They were so unique.
This was deviously dark and addictive as hell. I couldn’t get enough!

I loved the narration, you can’t go wrong with Jason Clarke, Shane East and Mackenzie Cartwright, and I think James Joseph is going to become a fast favourite!

5 stars!

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Another deliciously dark and twisted read!

I want to start this review by saying that the narrators did a fantastic job with this audiobook! Their voices fit perfectly to the characters and really brought them to life.

I've been looking forward to Annika's and Creigh's book ever since reading book 1 in this series and it did not disappoint. This book was super spicy and steamy... it was HOT!

We get grumpy/sunshine, a trope I love, but with a dark twist and I was here for it. Creighton King is just that... a king! I loved how possessive and protective of Anni he was but also how sweet and soft he got around her, especially how much comfort she brought to him. It was so cute to read about.

I did not predict the turn this book took after the halfway mark and I can only say, how does Rina Kent come up with this stuff??!

Overall such a good steamy, dark and twisted time... I mean it's a Rina Kent book so when isn't it🤷‍♀️ I loved seeing more of the characters we know and love from the previous generation of books as well as characters I'm excited to read more about in this series.

Can't wait to continue the series... Jeremy and Cecily, I'm ready!

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Outstanding Story & Narration🎧 Riveting & Intense

Rina Kent continues to wow me with another amazing novel set in her “Legacy” world, a series of standalone novels that feature different offspring of characters from earlier series. You do not need to have read or listened to those books to enjoy these because everything you need to know is in the descriptive details. This “opposite attract”, grumpy sunshine romance is Annika Volkov and Creighton King’s story and holy moly what a story it is! Annika is a mafia princess and the only daughter of Adrian and Lia Volkov, she has lived a sheltered life and the only reason she could attend art school at Royal Elite University aka REU was because her brother, Jeremy, who attends The King’s U on the same island has a safe place for her to live and he could look out for her. Creighton is one of Aiden and Elsa King’s son, he and his brother Eli are attending REU together on Brighton Island in the UK, the same school Annika attends. Her brother may be rivals with Creighton and his friends, but that does not stop her interest in him. Creighton is a man of few words, but Annika talks enough for the both of them. There is great chemistry between these two and he tries to fight it, thinking he is too dark for her, but she surprises him with having a dark side of her own. Creighton’s past haunts him and still has nightmares of what happened that one tragic night, his parents never talked about it so he is looking into it himself and what he uncovers blows his mind and throws him into the deep end and he is set out for revenge. I loved the layers to this story and the web Rina Kent wove, especially when it unravels. This brilliantly plotted story contains plenty of drama, angst, some twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful moments, and some steamy hot romance with a side of kink. Rina Kent, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the wonderful narration is performed by a brilliantly talented cast. James Joseph and Mackenzie Cartwright do an amazing job portraying Creighton and Annika. They are joined by Shane East who returns in his role as Aiden King, Jason Clarke returning as Adrian Volkov and Desiree Ketchum as Lia. These versatile voice artists are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. They have a complete understanding of the characters they are portraying, give each a voice that suits their character’s persona perfectly sounding believable in their perspective roles. They set the perfect tone for the story and capture all the character’s emotions and project them in to their performance. Thank you for another exceptional listen.

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Cray cray

Loved every word! The twist of the story! the well written pain! As Promised as the titel of the book.

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Spicy hot

The Legacy children are as dark and dirty as their parents. Creighton and Annika are hot and steamy. Creigh was more a possessive and broody arse than a grumpy sunshine. One of my favorite types of anti-hero. Initially distant and cold toward Annika, and well, everyone really, he can't get her out of his head and becomes obsessed. Annika is young and naive, yet not innocent enough to know the ways of the family. She gets to explore her darker side.

I enjoyed the audio with primary narration by James Joseph and Mackenzie Cartwright, with special appearances by Jason Clarke, Shane East, and Desiree Ketchum. James and Mackenzie capture Creighton and Annika's personalities and give them life. I can't wait to start the next in the series.

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I loved every second!

I absolutely loved every second of Creighton and Annika!

They have such a rollercoaster journey to find their HEA, but what a journey it is!

I'm so sad their book is over but excited for the next one!

I loved the audio narrators for this one, I think they did a fantastic job!

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All the masochistic, sadistic, dom/sub perfection!

God of Pain is book two in the Legacy of Gods series and is the standalone grumpy sunshine college romance of Creighton King and Annika Volkov.
Annika Volkov, Bratva princess and daughter of Adrian Volkov and Lia Morelli. Being the daughter of the head of the Bratva, Anni knows that women are used to form alliances between families through arranged marriages so she understands that will be her fate one day, however, in the meantime she is an art student at Royal Elite University. Anni is a shining light, a ball of talkative energy around campus. Behind her sunny exterior Anni has OCD and would love nothing more than to throw caution to the wind. She has a beautiful soul and see’s the best in everyone which is how she becomes fascinated and besotted with bad boy Creighton King. To avoid an arranged marriage, she begins a fake relationship with Creighton, only she has real feelings for him. Will Annika be able to drag Creighton into the light and have a proper relationship or will she be forced into an arranged marriage by her father?
Creighton King is the adopted son of Aiden King and Elsa Steel. Creighton loves and is loved by his family but has always felt something is missing in him. He has flashbacks and nightmares of the night he witnessed a murder at the tender age of three years old and is determined to get to the bottom of the murder and get answers to what happened to his biological family. Despite being a quiet, reserved guy, he has dark desires, deviant tendencies and when he sets his sights on Bratva princess Annika he is determined to show her that a little bit of darkness is good for the body as well as the soul. What starts out as a fake relationship to save Anni from an arranged marriage soon develops into real feelings. Will Creighton be able to control his masochistic ways when it comes to sweet Anni or will his sadistic, dominant tendencies scare her away?
The incredibly talented James Joseph and Mackenzie Cartwright bring Rina’s words to life. James’ portrayal of the quiet, brooding, menacing Creighton was outstanding. James excels at a dark, savage, and dominant anti-hero and my goodness, Creighton King ticks all those boxes and plays to James’ strengths perfectly. Mackenzie’s performance as the sweet, kind, caring Bratva princess was beautiful. Mackenzie perfectly showcased Annika blossoming from a shy sweet girl to sexually awakened submissive woman. The incredible Jason Clarke, Shane East and Desiree Ketchum pop in for cameo appearances and as always were flawless. They brought the moody, dominant feels that you expect from the head of the King and Vilkov families.
Rina Kent took depraved and obsessed to a whole new level with these two. Why chose between masochism, sadism, dominance and submissive when you can have it all and they are executed to perfection. Oh, and let’s not forget the kidnapping, shooting, punishments, and rivalry. Gah…simply magnificent!!! I cannot wait for Jeremy Volkov’s story in God of Wrath coming in November!

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