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    Wired
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    Audiobook10 hours

    Wired

    Written by Julie Garwood

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

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    About this audiobook

    A beautiful computer hacker and a bad-boy FBI agent must collaborate—in more ways than one—in the sizzling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood.

    Allison Trent doesn’t look like a hacker. In fact, when she’s not in college working on her degree, she models on the side. But behind her gorgeous face is a brilliant mind for computers and her real love is writing—and hacking—code. Her dream is to write a new security program that could revolutionize the tech industry.

    Hotshot FBI agent Liam Scott has a problem: a leak deep within his own department. He needs the skills of a top-notch hacker to work on a highly sensitive project: to secretly break into the FBI servers and find out who the traitor is. But he can’t use one of his own. He finds the perfect candidate in Allison. Only, there’s one problem—she wants nothing to do with his job and turns him down flat.

    What Liam doesn’t know is that Allison is hiding secrets that she doesn’t want the FBI to uncover. But Liam will do nearly anything to persuade her to join his team, even break a few rules if that’s what it takes. A temptation that could put his job—and both of their futures—on the line...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 4, 2017
    ISBN9781522650171
    Wired
    Author

    Julie Garwood

    Julie Garwood (1944--2023) was the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fire and Ice, Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.

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    • 2/5
      Allison is a hacker recruited by the FBI where she meets Liam Scott. While the general idea here is a good one, there were too many threads--Allison's childhood, her modeling career, someone stealing her code, the leak and its ramifications--that all of them seemed superficial. Fewer elements and more character development would have let me connect more with the characters.

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    • 2/5
      Years ago, I picked up 'The Bride' by Julie Garwood because I loved the cover. Over the years, I read many of the author's stories during my romance novel phase. I moved away from the genre but still have fond memories of Garwood's work. Allison Trent is a computer genius who broke a few laws but always for good and any money she received was sent to the FBI so they could catch the bad guys. Allison's gift brought her to the attention of the FBI and Special Agent Liam Scott. There are other story lines regarding Allison's foster parents, a stolen computer program along with a catch-up with characters from previous novels. Being a good romance, Scott overcomes his avoidance to relationships and a happy ever after ending ensures. Garwood has a formulaic writing style - strong men with a propensity for taking care of their loved ones and smart women who are caring and a bit naive. Reading 'Wired' was akin to wearing soft PJ's on a cold winter's night - comfortable, relaxing and familiar. Her books won't set the world on fire but will give the reader a few hours of mindless entertainmentI received an ARC from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Julie Garwood follows a formula and it works every time. Great, fun book. I raced through it ( big sigh) and now I have to wait for her next book.
    • 5/5
      A really great read/listen I highly recommend this book. You won't be disappointed
    • 3/5
      Wired by Julie Garwood is a 2017 Berkley publication. After a long absence between Julie Garwood novels, I picked this series back up not so long ago. I love romantic suspense, but the twelfth installment was only an okay read for me. I was hoping this one would make up for that. Allison has a real knack for hacking computers, but despite the illegality of it, she only does it to right wrongs. She has also found success as a model, but her hard earned money all goes to her aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents died. Working her way through college, Allison suddenly finds herself being strong armed into working for the FBI by Liam Scott. Liam discovered there was a leak in his department, so he set out to find a top-notch hacker. Allison Trent is the definitely the woman for the job, but Liam is about to get much more than he bargained for. This book got off on the right foot, has some real potential involving the FBI leak, and made use of some comical situations. I like offbeat, genius characters, and right at this moment in time, I could use a fast- paced story, with some quick -witted dialogue, and a unique plot line. But, for some reason, Allison frustrated me. She put up with Phillips, her cousin, Will, and her aunt and uncle for far too long. Liam was also a little bossy, and held Allison at arm's length emotionally, and I thought she deserved much better. I wanted Allison to be more assertive, to stop taking crap off people, but the other parts of the story were pretty interesting. Allison has more than one threat thrown her way, and the way it came together added a little action and a few small twists to keep things interesting. The chemistry between Liam and Allison was bland, sex based, without much romance or deep emotional connection, which is the same problem I took issue with in book twelve, if I’m remembering correctly. So, once again, an okay read for this series. It did have some entertaining moments, and was a nice diversion from reality, which is always nice. 3 stars
    • 3/5
      This story was fun and easy to read. But I did not like the romantic side of the story. I understand that love makes you accept a lot of crap from your love interest, but i was expecting at least one moment when Alison would gave him a piece of her mind and send him packing.
    • 1/5
      I love Julie Garwood’s older historical novels and so was excited to try a more modern offering but this book was a sad disappointment. Part of a sprawling series, it seemed dialed in to me. The main characters were never really developed, especially Liam, and they were just too unbelievable. Allison is 22/23 going on 16 in terms of emotional maturity, she is a beautiful in demand model, a computer genius, and her body is referred to as “perfect” more than once. Liam has “the body of a Greek god” and is a hotshot FBI agent whose actual job details are never really explained. The suspense element is never that suspenseful and I found myself completely uninterested in unravelling the mystery. All in all a disappointing read.
    • 3/5
      2.5 stars

      ***Full Review***

      I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

      Allison is close to finally graduating and after carrying the weight of taking care of her aunt, uncle, and cousin, she is ready to move cross country and start her life anew. Her life seems on track until the FBI comes knocking on her door wanting to know just how good of a hacker she really is.
      Special Agent Liam has been so dedicated to his job, he wouldn't even know how to have a normal relationship but when he sets eyes on Allison, he wants some changes. Her brains and beauty pack a punch while her sweetness has his protective side flaring to life.
      Cousins, jealous colleagues, and traitors try to derail these two but Allison and Liam make quite the team.
       
      The thirteenth installment in the Buchanan-Renard series, Wired, immerses us back into the world of FBI agents and life and death action. There were a couple appearances by past couples but newcomers to the series could start here and be ok.
       
      The beginning starts the reader right off into the action but with a timeline that fast forwarded awkwardly, it all felt a bit jumbled. We get some information dumps to thrust us into the story and with some repeats, the editing felt a bit off. As the story went on, it started to smooth out as our leads and characters took over.
       
      Being with him even topped writing code, and how freaky was that?
       
      Allison is a likeable heroine but with every reminder about how gorgeous she is, models high fashion on the side, and how amazingly brilliant she is at hacking along with her overly sweet "I must do everything for everybody" attitude, she became a bit eye-rolling. Her awkwardness is cute and empathetic to a point, about the millionth time I heard about her amazing legs and how she doesn’t need make-up point. Her inability for most of the story to stand-up to her over-the-top villainous aunt and uncle was also a bit much; it started to feel like unnecessary conflict that was dragged out.
       
      Letting out a low whistle, he shook his head.
      "She's gonna be trouble."
       
      Liam for all his protective man in charge attitude still came off somewhat wooden. I never felt like his personality was too delved into, he was always on the go without the reader having time to really get to know him, let alone Allison. After I finished the book I can't even say for sure if they had an extended conversation. They did have moments of chemistry but their interactions were such hit and runs, nothing ever felt flushed out. The beat in their relationship just felt off.
       
      Allison and Liam were two very analytical characters and that could be why they were harder to connect with as their thought patterns were pretty decisive but it also had them coming off a bit stiff. The over abundance of villains and obstacles thrown in their way was too much and clogged up the story. Allison had to battle her aunt and uncle, a jealous fellow student, and the FBI, all too much for only 300pgs.
       
      Even though I felt the heroine was too sweet, the hero was a bit cardboard cut-out, and one too many bad guys running around, Garwood's writing still has a readability that can't be denied. The story was interesting with action and intensity but our hero and heroine didn't get a chance to rise a bit above the antics and emotionally shine.
    • 5/5
      There is a reason why Julie Garwood is my favorite writer. It is because of lovely and engaging books like this. I thought Alison was too nice but some people are and still deserve happiness. This book made me feel good and warm inside. I loved it. Let me find the next one to listen to ?
    • 5/5
      This was a great book like always. I have never been disappointed with a suspense book of Julie Garwoods. I loved the suspense and the romance. I really liked Allison and Liam. They work well together. I did not want to put this 5 star book down. I received a copy of this book from Firsttoread for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.
    • 3/5
      Wired is an action-packed romance filled with suspense, humor, and sexy times. This story is the thirteenth book in the Buchanan-Renard series and from what I can tell each book in this series is a stand-alone. I wanted to read this story because it seemed like it had the right amount of action and romance that I was looking for in a romantic suspense story and I was not disappointed.Allison Trent was your everyday college student during the day to her friends but by night she was an ethical hacker. It did not start out that way. Allison loved to code and would hack into places to make sure things were secure or to right some wrongs but she always made sure that no trail led to her. It was not until she started to see some serious injustices that she decided that she would up the ante and do some good. She kept everything quiet and told not a soul, always confident that she covered her tracks.Liam Scott was the FBI, he lived the job and it had always suited him. When he discovered that there was a mole on the inside of the FBI who was leaking sensitive information he decided his best chance to catch them was to bring in an outsider. His search led him to Allison. He knew from the start that she was different but he found that difference to be very alluring. Although everything felt different about this assignment, he had to keep that in mind that she was just a means to an end.When Allison’s friend, Jordan Buchanan, asked her to come check out the FBI cyber task force located in Boston, Allison was excited to go. It seemed like a terrific way to spend time with her close friend. What Allison did not know was that her invitation was a ruse and she was brought there because Liam felt that she was the best chance they had to help discover an internal leak. The intention was that she would come to work for the FBI covertly in order to flush out the mole.To say that the idea of being noticed by, let alone being asked to work for, the FBI put Allison on the edge was an understatement. She knew she had been committing illegal acts but she didn’t know if the FBI was on to her and wanted to set her up. She refused but Liam was persistent. It was not until she was put into a predicament by her relatives that she even agreed to accept the temporary position. Also, it didn’t help anything that she was very attracted to Liam who had the power to cart her off to a federal prison. Talk about having you wires crossed.Both characters knew that they had to have strict boundaries in place, each for their own reasons. As Allison’s perfectly structured life started to fall apart and her relatives were heaping their own issues upon her, she started to crack. She would have to rely on Liam to help her stay safe and sane while at the same time. Not used to caring about anything but the job, Liam tried so hard to deny his attraction to Allison but as the danger level for Allison started to rise he became even more aware that this was one woman he wanted to protect and keep, for himself.This was a fast paced and interesting read but there were aspects that I was not overly fond of. I know there are at times formulas to be followed but this story felt like a formula. I liked parts of Allison’s character but she was a little too “sweet” for me, a little too much of a pushover. There was also the back and forth romance between Allison and Liam wore on me a bit. He couldn’t make up his mind and she wouldn’t put her foot down. That kind of romance is just not for me.Wired had plenty of twists and turns and I would absolutely call it a romantic suspense story. I enjoyed the ending between these two characters and there were plenty of times that this story had me chuckling. I would recommend this story for readers who were looking for a fast and fun read.This review is based on a complimentary book I received from First Reads. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.
    • 2/5
      I really didn't get a whole lot out of this book. Julie Garwood is an author that I have been wanting to read for ages so when I saw this book offed on First to Read, I jumped at the chance to read it. I ended up being completely underwhelmed by the story. I had no trouble getting through the book but there was never a moment where I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. I just never really got hooked by the story and in the end it was really pretty forgettable.Allison is the focus of this story. She is an incredibly smart programmer finishing up her last year of college. She is also a model because of course she has to be drop dead gorgeous. She was raised by her aunt and uncle along with her sister after her parents died. She didn't get a lot of support growing up and her family make her life very difficult.Liam is an FBI agent. He travels all over the world cleaning up problems and he thinks that Allison can help him clean up his current problem. There is a computer leak in the government and he wants her to help him find it. He is very protective of Allison since she is his asset and seems to know just what to say and do when things go wrong.I really didn't have a whole lot of feelings for any of the characters. Liam would be missing for big sections of the book and really felt like a stereotype when he was in the story. He is the super cool FBI guy there to save the day but we really don't get to know a whole lot about him. Allison was way too perfect and her character just never really felt completely developed. I never felt that wow factor between them that I look for in a romance.I think that this book probably had too much going on. If Liam and Allison could have focused on the FBI case, that would have probably been enough. In addition to that, Allison's family has went absolutely crazy and her former roommate is causing all kinds of problems. The funny thing is that everyone in this book seems to screw up and then blame Allison for it. Everything in the world is probably Allison's fault.This story is told from both Allison's and Liam's points of view. It was strange though because the points of view would just switch from paragraph to paragraph without any notice. You would be learning what Allison thought about something and then suddenly you are in Liam's head. I found that this style didn't work out very well for me and I would keep looking back to see which point of view had just read. It just all seemed very odd to me.I wouldn't recommend this book to others. It is readable and I am sure that some readers will enjoy it more than I did. I just found it to be a lackluster overall story. I would like to read some of Julie Garwood's earlier works at some point.I received an advance reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via First to Read.
    • 3/5
      Not bad, but more mushy than I prefer. Lots of suspense, though - and well developed characters.
    • 5/5
      Spellbinding. I couldn't stop once I started reading. Beautifully narrated.