Rip Tide

About This Audiobook

Leigh Lennon’s *Rip Tide* isn’t just another polyamorous romance—it’s a raw, emotionally jagged story about how love can carve new paths through loss. The protagonist, a man drowning in grief after his sister’s death, stumbles into a relationship with a couple who refuse to let him stay submerged. What makes this stand out isn’t the MMM dynamic (though the chemistry is electric) but the way Lennon treats trauma as something that doesn’t just vanish—it reshapes desire, trust, and even how you hold someone’s hand.

The dual narration by Lessa Lamb and Stephen Borne is a masterclass in contrast: Lamb’s voice is warm honey with a razor’s edge, perfect for the sharp-witted yet tender female lead, while Borne delivers the male perspectives with a gravelly vulnerability that makes their emotional walls feel tangible. The audiobook’s pacing mirrors its title—slow, dragging pulls of sorrow punctuated by sudden, breathless surges of passion. If you’re tired of romance that skims the surface of pain, this one dives deep and doesn’t let go."

"review": "I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes at first. *Another* grieving protagonist saved by love? But *Rip Tide* gutted me in the best way. The story opens with a funeral, and the weight of it never lifts—it just gets redistributed. The protagonist’s guilt over his sister’s death isn’t a backdrop; it’s the lens through which every touch, every argument, every whispered confession is filtered. When he meets the couple—one all sharp edges, the other disarmingly soft—their dynamic isn’t insta-lust. It’s two people who *see* his broken parts and a third who’s too stubborn to let him stay that way.

The narration is where this audiobook *shines*. Lessa Lamb’s performance as the female lead is a revelation—she can make a grocery list sound like foreplay, but it’s her delivery of the character’s dry humor in the face of heartbreak that sold me. Stephen Borne, meanwhile, nails the exhaustion of a man who’s been running on fumes for years. My only critique? The middle act drags slightly with repetitive internal monologues about worthiness, and the sex scenes, while steamy, occasionally tip into purple prose (“his touch was a riot of stars”��okay, Leigh, we get it). But the production quality is flawless: no awkward edits, no volume jumps, just two narrators in perfect sync. If you’ve ever loved someone who was *too much* and not enough all at once, this one will wreck you—then piece you back together."

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"polyamorous romance with emotional depth