{"id":34736,"date":"2025-07-04T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34736"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:15:24","slug":"review-audiobook-mmromance-the-hate-you-drink-by-nr-walker-narrated-by-antony-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34736","title":{"rendered":"review #mmromance #audiobook &#8211;Humbled (Trophy Doms Social Club #1) by: Kate Hawthorne narrated by: Lance West and Silas Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/81-BQ3dNeQL._SY385_.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34785\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/81-BQ3dNeQL._SY385_.jpg?resize=188%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/81-BQ3dNeQL._SY385_.jpg?resize=188%2C300 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/81-BQ3dNeQL._SY385_.jpg?w=241 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-italic\">If I were the kind of man who carved actual notches into my bedpost for every new partner who landed between my sheets, I wouldn\u2019t have a bed left to show for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">GRAYSON<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I know my way around the bedroom and the playroom, so I should have known that flirting with my older&#8211;and dominant&#8211;boss was a recipe for disaster. But by the time I realize I&#8217;m in over my head with the disgustingly rich and perfectly commanding Robert McAvoy, it&#8217;s too late to turn back. I want him and I crave the way he makes me feel, even if it&#8217;s confusing and threatens everything about the life I&#8217;ve built for myself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a submissive. I&#8217;m not meek and I&#8217;m not mild, but when Rob is around it&#8217;s easy to see the appeal in all of those things.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-italic\">Flirting with Grayson was a bad idea from the start, but I&#8217;ve never been the kind of man to shy away from a challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">ROB<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s frustrating, but he&#8217;s brilliant. He&#8217;s defensive and dominant, but he&#8217;s desperate to be taken care of. He&#8217;s perfect for me, and it doesn&#8217;t matter how long I have to wait for him to see it because he&#8217;s worth all of my time and more. A back and forth game leads to something far more real than either of us bargained for, and before long Grayson is in my bed and my heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I want Grayson on his knees for me, and I&#8217;m willing to do whatever it takes to get him there, even if that means I have to humble myself before the man who\u2019s too scared to trust me with his heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it takes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/193295010-humbled\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25375 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Humbled-Trophy-Doms-Social-Club-ebook\/dp\/B0CC75GQ39\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22C9A96TAUWA2&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ktvJEpqd505DAtlSpgTEWTSnozOWVqC-6vfPSmBvsQOZSfxpsPoH1VkUEfbXwMtCtycMfgVkue7DSDc5SO0Uk-Ruo3GA43APEbaSKHQCu7XaNUERR7wcI5E1EHze0nKlPSKq6CxPVxkihEZQVrz7lwT6h42AEywq-9eEwSkTOUQ1RueicB5TX_GxFcP9gynRPmglsd70S04hhPEVv7vnCTAeyP4zV0denTkHATtFTr0.DjGn5XUokirSqE8PUD_q96qjDOuxqjO3YdF3CFovHRA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=kate+hawthorne+humbled&amp;qid=1751594396&amp;sprefix=kate+hawthorne+%2Caps%2C193&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tenise.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25382 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tenise.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tenise.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tenise.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tenise.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Twinsie Tenise<\/p>\n<p>Grayson has had a thing for his boss Rob since, well since forever. No matter how much he wants the other man, it will never work. They are both Doms and a Dom needs a submissive. Someone willing to submit and trust their Dom to know what they need. Someone who can listen and do as they are told. Someone quite the opposite of Grayson.<\/p>\n<p>I knew what was going to happen. What this book was going to do to me. I had already read it once. Then on the day the audiobook released I snatched it right up and started immediately. This afternoon I sat in my front yard ugly crying as a certain part played. A part, I might add, both narrators did an impeccable job of bringing to life. Now here&#8217;s my conundrum, friends. When I read the book I gave it 5 stars because it deserved the 5 stars! However after listening to the audiobook and feeling like it made the entire story better, why can&#8217;t I rate it more than 5 stars?! This rating system sucks sometimes. Lol But I digress, my problem with the rating system has nothing to do with the book. I obviously loved it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kate Hawthorne is an author of character-driven LGBT romance, known for crafting emotionally intense stories with high heat and a kinky twist. Creating worlds where passion and angst collide, Kate\u2019s books bring you complex protagonists in fearless pursuit of happy\u2014if not sometimes unconventional\u2014endings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I were the kind of man who carved actual notches into my bedpost for every new partner who landed between my sheets, I wouldn\u2019t have a bed left to show for it. &nbsp; GRAYSON I know my way around the bedroom and the playroom, so I should have known that flirting with my older&#8211;and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34736\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">review #mmromance #audiobook &#8211;Humbled (Trophy Doms Social Club #1) by: Kate Hawthorne narrated by: Lance West and Silas Hart<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-92g","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34736"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34787,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34736\/revisions\/34787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}