Still Beating Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jennifer Hartmann (Author, Publisher), Laurie West (Narrator), Christian Black (Narrator)

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When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn’t anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean - her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.

And she really doesn’t anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman’s basement.

To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.

After 15 years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they’d end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.

But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.

Warning: This audiobook contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some listeners, including rape, as well as strong language and explicit sex. 18+ only. Please listen responsibly.

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11 hours and 24 minutes
Author

Jennifer Hartmann
Narrator

Laurie West, see all
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April 21 2021
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English
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Jennifer Hartmann
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B092L9NSJ6
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Listening Length	11 hours and 24 minutes
Author	Jennifer Hartmann
Narrator	Laurie West, Christian Black
Audible.ca Release Date	April 21 2021
Publisher	Jennifer Hartmann
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B092L9NSJ6
Best Sellers Rank	#19,179 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,017 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #13,430 in Contemporary Romance (Books)

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Andrea

Loved this story but read TW

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 24, 2022

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Before I go into my review I want to make sure that it’s stated that even though their is a HEA, this book is very dark. It hits a lot of topics that I know can be triggering and it’s pretty soul destroying before you are pieced back together. Please read all trigger warnings before reading.

In the beginning of the book we meet Cora who is out celebrating her sisters birthday. We are introduced to Dean, her sisters fiancé) and we quickly learn that these two do not like each other. They try to be civil but are constantly bickering and pulling pranks on each other.

When Cora runs into a certain situation towards the end of the night, she turns to Dean for help. What should have been a ride home turned into so much more after being kidnapped, knocked out and waking up in a basement with shackles around your ankles. To make matters worse, Dean has been subjected to the same fate.

This book goes through the period they were captive as well as after. What Cora and Dean have to endure during that period is gut wrenching, disgusting and simply awful. I spent the first half of the book in tears. I honestly thought that the characters were going to continue to spiral but Jennifer had a beautiful way of guiding them towards a well deserved happy ending.

While it is a difficult read, I would read it again. The connection between the characters is so raw and real.

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Naika St-louis

What a journey

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 30, 2022

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This a forbidden romance between a sister and her sister’s fiancé. This a dark romance with sensitive elements such as r@pE, kidn@pping, süïçide. Im begging you to check the trigger warning and the content warning before going in to this book.

The first part of the book was so intense i felt like i was watching a thriller movie and i didn’t know what would happen next. The second half of the book was really emotional and heartbreaking for the both of them. They deal with so much trama and guilt. It broke my heart to see them going through this. But i feel like they need to deal with their issues on their own and not together so they can bring out the best in them.

The last part of the book is here the magic of healing happens and it so beautiful to see the growth, the struggle, the most important part the love between them. It’s a beautiful story full of pain, guilt, betrayal, struggle, healing and love.

Go into this book with a open mind you wont regret it.

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Roxanne J.

Stunning

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 15, 2022

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I’ve never read anything like this before and I’m at a loss for words. The extraordinary physical and psychological trauma, the betrayal, the journey to healing, all of it is incredible and I couldn’t put this book down.

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Des

mixed feelings

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 31, 2022

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This is a good book with a sweet ending, but it lagged. It felt like the author was writing more to make it longer. I understand she had to show us how Cora and Dean healed, but she dragged it along to the point where I was skimming through the pages just to get to the end. It’s a good book for those who like their heart strings tugged, I found it a bit too much.

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Speechless…

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 27, 2022

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I have no words to describe how much I loved this book. I’ve never read anything like it before. I was seriously invested just a few pages in, and decided I would take my time reading it because I didn’t want it to end 😢

If I could go back and read this for the first time, I would 100x!

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Jennifer Nolf

the book I didn’t know I needed

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 6, 2022

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I read this book in one go! I was like a sponge absorbing water, Something I haven’t done in a while. Their are no words to describe the emotions running through me as I read this book. Dean Asher is going in my book boyfriends hall of fame. Watching both go through the unimaginable and coming out of it stronger was just beautiful. This book was dark, it was hard to read, but it was so well written and full of emotions that you just can’t help flip the pages to see what’s going to happen.
This is my first book by Jennifer and it won’t be my last. Just amazing 🤩

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izzybee1100

Riveting!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 11, 2022

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I read the reviews since they were overwhelmingly positive I felt I had to read this. Tears rolled down my cheeks during this read, and I couldn’t put it down. I appreciate a good read where the author is able to actually bring the reader into the story so well that they actually feel an emotional connection.

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Dino Gioia

An Emotional Story!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 9, 2022

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WOW! This book was gut wrenching and ultimately beautiful. A must read!!
Cora and Dean's road to romance is anything but simple. Still Beating is not a cookie cutter romance but that is what sets this book apart from others. The writing is raw and explores subjects that are tough to shallow but at the core the story is romantic. This story is about forgiveness, acceptance, and ultimately finding love. Learning to love one self after being confronted with brutal circumstances that WILL change the course of your story. Do yourself and read this story. It will stay with you for a long time to come.

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Dean is everything and more 🖤🖤

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 28, 2021

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So I finished Still Beating last night and I would read it all over again 🖤. I wish I could give more than 5 stars.

Dean and Corabelle (Cora) have been enemies since high school, constantly bickering and playing pranks on one another. What make matters worse for Cora is that Dean is about to marry her sister so she knows this man is going to be in her life whether she likes it or not. Needing a ride home on the evening of her sisters birthday celebrations, she reluctantly asks Dean if he can pick her up after losing her wallet. What they don't realise is this night will forever change them. While driving home Dean is pulled over by who he thinks is the police, unfortunately it is a sadistic serial killer who has just chosen them both as his next victims 🥺😭.

I found this story truly heartbreaking, I could of cried so many times because of what they are subjected to by this monster while chained up in a dark basement hoping they will see the light of day again. What they endured was soul destroying and all you want to do is take their pain away. They find solace in eachother and over time become their own safe havens when they felt suffocated by everything else.

I have no words to describe how much I love Dean 🥰🖤, he adores Cora and just wants to help her heal, wants to make her feel safe and even in her darkest moments he's there singing to her or whispering words of strength. This man melted me, while helping Cora he was trying to fight away his own nightmares and demons that he was struggling to deal with😭.
Poor Cora, I can't begin to imagine what it must of felt like in that basement while she was being treated like piece of meat by that horrible tyrant. She was a true fighter and I am in awe of her determination to escape this horror and the strength she showed even in her weakest moments was incredible.

This story isn't just about love but it's also about survival and the recovery that comes afterwards. I've never rooted for two people more than I did for Dean and Cora to get their HEA. @author.jenniferhartmann you are a beautiful writer, this was my first novel by you but it will certainly not be my last and I couldn't recommend this book enough.

(Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault)

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Lucy wright

Such amazing amazing book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 6, 2021

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So I decided to give this a go after seeing it recommended a few times on a group!
It’s dark so please check the triggers!
This was such an amazing book I devoured it and was up till 4am reading it I couldn’t put it down!!!
Dean is coras sisters boyfriend after she loses her wallet she has no one else to call but dean and she doesn’t like him at all. While waiting a creepy overweight guy is trying to hit on her till dean shows up! This go terribly wrong and they both end up in his basement 3 weeks of awful stuff trapped.
I have to say I loved dean and Cora together it was amazing! Is it dark yes if you don’t like rape then please check the warnings!! Great read
Also like to say this was a new author for me aswel and it did not disappoint once loveddddd it

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Daveena Fucile

Five stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 20, 2022

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This book destroyed me. It ripped my heart out, stomped on it, and then did it over and over. There’s a lot of stuff here that can be hard to read. There’s kidnapping, rape, suicide attempts, animal death, and more. It’s also incredibly high on the angst. You have to be the right person for this to work, but if you’re that person it is a heart wrenching and beautiful read.

Objectively, I can see why people wouldn’t like this. First, there’s the triggering content. Then, there’s the fact that the hero, Dean, has been in a relationship for 15 years with the heroine, Cora’s, sister. Some of Cora’s behavior is frustrating to read, too.

But I don’t care. The content didn’t trigger me. I liked how Hartmann explored trauma and what it does to people. Sometimes it felt like Dean and Cora couldn’t escape the drama. That could’ve felt over-the-top, but it never did. The Dean dating Cora’s sister was probably the hardest thing to believe. They were together for 15 years and only recently got engaged. There was just some stuff around that that felt unrealistic. Some reviews say Hartmann tried to make the sister, Mandy, a villain to excuse Cora and Dean’s behavior. I disagree. Mandy came across as a normal woman. She reacts in potentially harsh, but in believable ways.

Cora does kind of play with Dean. She constantly pushes him away and then pulls him back. It is incredibly frustrating for the reader, but also Dean. Personally, I thought it worked. It shows you how hurt Cora is and how much she needs professional help.

I adored this story even though I balled my eyes out for most of it. I definitely plan on reading more books by Jennifer Hartmann. This is one of my favorite books of 2021.

Shelby

Wow Wow Wow!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 19, 2022

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Jennifer Hartman is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors. I have read two books by her now and both of them have been beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking in every way possible. This book definitely wasn’t what I was expecting it to be. I really thought the whole book would be the story of them in the basement trying to survive and then the book would end with one of them dying. Or something along those lines. But I was so totally wrong!!! This book was not like that at all. The first 100 pages do tell the story of Cora and Dean within the basement of a serial killer with matchmaking tendencies and how they survived and connected through their trauma. But the last 200 pages of the book goes into life after the basement. And I think that was the story that truly needed telling. People always think that once you escape your trauma; that’s it. Not realising that the trauma stays with you long after and you’re not truly ever free. And this shows in the way Cora and Dean try and cope with the things they had to do in the basement as well as their growing feelings for one another which secretly have always been there since they were teenagers. This isn’t a fairytale romance so if anyone is looking or wanting that; this isn’t the story for you. This is a dark romance filled with triggers. But it’s such a beautiful darkness that I couldn’t help becoming addicted and reading it within one day because I couldn’t put it down. I had to Continue. And the fact that there were snippets and references to the other book “Lotus” that I read by Jennifer was amazing. I’m guessing I probably was meant to read this one first and then read Lotus but it didn’t seem to matter because even though they link; they work as standalone as well. And reading one without the other won’t hurt. Truly, can’t wait to read more by this lady. She has a true talent to tell beautiful horror stories with delicacy in a way that the reader can’t help falling in love with the characters while feeling like their heart is being torn.

Anita

WOW Just WOW

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2022

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What a story, disgusted first book I have read this author and it definitely will not be the last, A friend sent me a picture of the cover and said "You need to read this ASAP. I didn't know anything about it and hadn't even read the blurb.
But OMFG is this book good it's heart breaking but so beautifully written, 50 pages in and I'd cried my eyes out but I was so hooked and felt ever emotion Cora and Dean went through.
This book does have triggers but I would definitely recommend. It's so heartbreakingly beautiful and sad but so beautifully done. Absolutely loved it and ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars are no where near enough for this book.

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