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    The Truth About Him
    The Truth About Him
    The Truth About Him
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Truth About Him

    Written by M. O'Keefe

    Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell

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    About this audiobook

    We played our roles, told each other lies. But now Dylan is no longer just a mysterious deep voice on the other end of the line. We're face-to-face, and our relationship is very, very real.

    We still have secrets, but so much is crystal clear: the thrilling danger. The raw, naked desire. The need to keep feeling the way he makes me feel. Forever.

    Dylan is putting up walls, trying to keep me safe, but he can't shut me out. He has seen my darkness and rescued me. Now it's my turn, if only he will let me.Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781515974642
    The Truth About Him

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    • 5/5
      These two put themselves through the wringer! More than once, and on an almost repeated cycle. Annie keeps trying to break the cycle, people in Dylan’s life keep trying to stop her. The secrets everyone has been hiding come out, and some truths are more crushing than others. Some truths though, they set the keeper free. Deep emotions, long held hurts, and wounded hearts see the bright light of exposure, and while it isn’t easy, it all becomes worth it in the end <3
    • 3/5
      I found the character development and plot incredibly compelling-Annie's book is clearly the first & mostly focused on her growth. This is Dylan's book. Oddly, while I enjoyed the romance, I didn't find it half as compelling in either book as the actual plot & other characters. (I know, what gives?)

      I really, really felt like this book was missing Joan.

      That said, I would have maybe given this 3.5 or 4 had I felt a little more intrigued by the romance but that all seemed a foregone conclusion, particularly in the book. I may have given it that rating if the author didn't do that thing I find really jarring: 1st person then 3rd person from other MC POV. I don't know what to call that other than something I don't like.

      I loved Dylan as a character and think he'll stick with me a bit more, and I think the family dynamic in this book was incredibly compelling. I will continue with the series, but on a borrowed basis...JUST for that POV thing.
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars

      In The Truth About Him, the second novel in M. O'Keefe's two book series Everything I Left Unsaid, the cliffhanger from the first installment is quickly resolved but there is plenty of peril ahead for Annie McKay and Dylan Daniels when someone from his past unexpectedly re-emerges.

      When the previous installment ended, Annie's past finally caught up with her with a very unexpected arrival. With her situation becoming more precarious with each passing second, a dramatic turn of events quickly closes the chapter on this part of her life. However, before she and Dylan can move forward with their budding romance, Dylan's previous connection to a motorcycle club brings danger to the people around him.

      With her past finally resolved, Annie really comes into her own during The Truth About Him. She is more confident and she does not hesitate to voice her opinions. She does not let anyone (including Dylan) make her decisions for her and although she sometimes is a little too stubborn, it is quite refreshing watching her stand up to her friends and neighbors. Annie is also willing to take a risk when it comes to matters of the heart and she does not hide her feelings from Dylan.

      Dylan is still working to make peace with his somewhat dysfunctional family life. All of his secrets are finally revealed but forgiveness remains elusive. He remains uncertain about a future with Annie but despite his best efforts to stay away from her, he finds it impossible to resist their attraction. When things become rocky between them, Dylan makes a conscious effort to stop running from his problems and only then does he make progress conquering the lingering demons from his past.

      While Dylan and Annie are more honest with each other in this installment, their relationship gets a little lost in all of the drama from Dylan's past. There is still plenty of unadulterated lust between them and their sex scenes remain extremely erotic. However, the storyline takes on a suspenseful element once Dylan is reunited with a couple of people from the motorcycle club and there is quite a bit of danger surrounding everyone as this part of the plot plays out. In the midst of these story arcs, Dylan's relationship with his father remains contentious and he is slow to relinquish his anger or offer forgiveness for the series of events that occurred between them several years earlier.

      For the most part, The Truth About Him is an engaging and satisfying conclusion to the Everything I Left Unsaid series. The novel is well-written but the storyline is a little busy and somewhat slow paced. The main characters are fully developed and mostly sympathetic. All of the storylines featuring Dylan and Annie are completely resolved, but there are a few story arcs with secondary characters that leave a lot of unanswered questions. Hopefully M. O'Keefe has plans for future novels which will bring closure to these dangling storylines.
    • 2/5
      So, in the tradition of the romance books, there is the story of the couple, which, after they got together in the last book, becomes much less interesting. They bicker, they don't talk, they misunderstand, until their happy ending when everything is resolved. The world around the couple is much bigger in this book, until the story is one action scene after another..
      A note - the POV is constantly changing and the chapters are labeled with names of the character to help out. Still it was really hard to tell who was talking. Many things got sloppy toward the end.
      Will I read the next book? Probably.
    • 3/5
      I definitely recommend reading in series order. This is not a stand alone.After the cliffhanger ending of the first book it picks up where we left them. Family is more important now and Dylan needs to remind his dad, brother and himself that it is loyalty that counts.
    • 3/5
      The Truth About Himby Molly O'Keefe#2 Everything I Left UnsaidAudio narrated by Joe Arden & Maxine Mitchell2-1/2*I'm picking up this series partway through and I think may have missed a lot by doing so. Other than hearing about the main character, Dylan Daniels, having gone to prison for his brother, Max, and some fire that had happened in the past which caused Dylan's physical (and emotional?) scars, I was still left in the dark about why Dylan was still carrying so much anger toward his father, Ben. For a while I wondered if there was sexual abuse in his past somewhere, but I think it came down to basic neglect.Whatever happened in Dylan's past seemed to be the cause of why he was so cold and initially unable to show tenderness or even receive love from others. The book references some recent sexual history between Dylan and Annie, a young woman who admitted to being married and in hiding from her abusive husband, Hoyt. They have a strange way of interacting with eachother, a push and pull that was confusing to me, and I wasn't convinced of their love story. There wasn't enough there to convince me it was more than lust. Some of Dylan's family members are involved in a motorcycle gang involved in illegal drug distribution. They are feeling pressure from a dealer named Rabbit who has put serious threats out against Ben, Max, and even Annie. Dylan has been keeping a separate life away from them, designing engines for racecars and supposedly now being richer than Croeses. All of this is told as asides, so I had to piece all of that together. He's drawn back in because he's trying to protect people in his life.With a little more work on the character development, it does have potential to be an interesting story about this family. All in all, however, I thought this was pretty meh so I won't be rushing out to finish the series. I would definitely suggest reading these books in order because this didn't work well for me as a standalone, and since there are a lot of high ratings for these books, there must be something to them that I just missed.
    • 5/5
      I don't usually read romances this dark, but I won this copy and thought I'd read it. This is a follow-up story to the characters from a book I have not read. While that might have been nice, it wasn't necessary to get into this story. We have an abused wife who manages to remove her husband from her life permanently and a man with a less than promising childhood (neglectful drug abusing mother and father in a motorcycle gang) who both believe their pasts make them unlovable and not worthy of the others' attention. Which of course makes them perfect for each other. This story is about how they finally figure it out.
    • 5/5
      Riveting and mesmerizing. Molly takes us into the dark and brings us back to the light with her word wizardry and brilliant imagery. I loved this book.
    • 5/5
      The Truth About Him by M O'Keefe is a 2015 Random House publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book is the conclusion to the first book - “Everything I left Unsaid” and as you will recall that book left us in a very bad place with the mother of all cliffhangers. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait too long between books, to find out what happened. Suffice it to say, the story charges from the gate with some truly shocking developments. But, it is finally time for Annie to really move forward with her life and she desperately wants Dylan to be a part of it, but, Dylan is convinced Annie could do better and does everything in his power to run from the love he feels for her and pushes her way as hard as he possibly can, constantly berating himself, second guessing, and beating himself up. In the meanwhile, Dylan and Annie learn some disturbing things about Ben and Joan, plus Dylan's brother, Max, disappears, making his MC very uneasy, putting Dylan in the crossfire, a place he is trying to avoid at all cost. As the story progresses, we see two very wounded and scarred people learn to let go of their demons, little by little, face their fears, and allow themselves to receive what the other has to offer. It's a slow, hard fought battle with a lot of outside influences trying to keep them down and in danger. But, these two have a key word that describes them and their relationship perfectly ...Bedrock. There couldn't be a more fitting motto for this couple. What I like best about this second book, was how gritty, raw, and emotional it is . While this book is written in the New Adult format, with dual first person perspectives, the story doesn't have that immature, whiny angst, so many NA novels have. I would recommend it to contemporary romance readers more so than any other genre or sub-genre. This is a very tight, taut, nerve wracking tale, on one hand, but an inspirational story too. I did grow frustrated with Dylan on more than one occasion, but understood his wariness, and knew he had to go through some things, just like Annie, in order to take that next step. The tension was almost too much at times, though, and I found myself putting the book away for a little bit and coming back to it later, simply because it was on such a high emotional plane at all times. That's not a bad thing, but it was intense. The sexual aspects of the story were very, very steamy, and was very much a continuation of Annie's sexual awakening, which means some experimentation that is firmly on the erotica side of things.Overall, I was pleased with the outcome and enjoyed this pair of novels by M. O'Keefe, which was certainly unlike anything else I've read recently. It was outside the box a little and challenged me some, and that's always a plus when you read as much as I do. 4.5 stars
    • 4/5
      4 "Forgiveness is the Path to Love" Stars! Rounding out the romantic suspense story that began with the answering of a stranger's cell phone, The Truth About Him, provides just that, more color around the secrets and dangerous life that Dylan and his family have led. We also get some closure as to Annie's prior life. Please note though that this is the second book in a series that starts with Everything I left Unsaid, and which must be read first. The good news is that we do reach a romantic HEA at the end of this book, though it does appear that there will be a third book in the series that is planned to be released in the spring or summer of next year which will tell the story of Max (Dylan's MC President brother) and Joan (Annie's neighbor from Book 1). Picking up right in the midst of the suspenseful dangerous situation that Annie finds herself in book 1, Annie's desires and willingness to fight for a future are tested and refined. She soon will need to learn if its possible to ever outrun what she left behind. Dylan, in turn, finds himself in an equally game changing situation. Having learned to subdue all feelings, he's finally found the one person who will not take no for an answer. Soon she will challenge his apathy, and both will need to decide if Dylan's past has ruined him for true love or whether what he has left to give is worth fighting for. Moreover, the secondary characters, Max and Ben (Dylan's father) play equally important roles in helping Dylan realize the influence that his past is having on his relationship with Annie. Is it ever possible to conquer your ghosts, especially when they are as haunted as the ones that follow Dylan? Moreover, is it ever possible to build a true HEA, when your initial foundation was built on lies--albeit arguably necessary ones? Although I have to admit that I enjoyed the flow of Book 1 better--perhaps due to the heightened element of the unknown--The Truth About Him was still a solid read that provides closure and ends with the kind of message I always enjoy from my romantic reads (hope). This being my 5th book by Molly O'Keefe and each having a slightly different but nonetheless enjoyable feel, I can honestly say that Ms. O'Keefe has won a place on my must read list. I can't wait to discover Max's and Joan's story next!Source: Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I was so eager to read this sequel to Everything I left Unsaid that my expectations may have been too high. While this book did bring more of Dylan and Annie’s intense relationship and the drama surrounding it, it also felt like it dragged a little. At certain points during the story I found myself losing interest -something that never happened in the first book. As the bigger problems got resolved, it seemed to me that Dylan and Annie were still stuck and going in circles. In my opinion, these “plateaus” stopped it from being another five star read.The characters were the same and I still loved them all but the plot just wasn’t as great. Basically, Dylan and Annie had a few bumps in the road with Dylan’s family and their enemies, but the story was mostly centered around the two of them figuring things out between them -and Dylan was being particularly stubborn for the majority of the book. In the end, I was satisfied with the conclusion and anyone who enjoyed the first book will definitely want to read this one, just don’t set the bar too high.*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*