Not quite the romance I was expecting. Couldn't finish it. A little too much in some aspects and not enough in others.

Driven to uncover secrets in the island, she may get more than she bargained for. Mr. Rook is dark and intriguing and you’ll be absolutely desperate to find out what happens next.

a romantic suspense novel with a mysterious and enigmatic protagonist, a fast-paced plot, and a dark, sexy atmosphere.

I enjoyed this Audiobook, I found it interesting and entertaining. The narrator was clear, and not monotone. I was pleasantly surprised as I do not regularly use Audiobooks.

I always enjoy a good Mimi Jean book and this was not a disappointment. Good storyline. Definitely would relisten

A short book but I couldn't stomach anymore of it after nearly 30%. I didn't like any of the characters and could care less what was happening to them. I wanted the first flight off the island. For a story that had so much potential and then to not deliver anything realistic was very disappointing.

Just finished listening to this book. Very sexy, full of fantasy and beautiful men. I do not normally read sexy books but must admit I found this very enjoyable. Very disappointed by the ending. I felt that it was like you had started another book. Many questions left unanswered. Brilliantly narrator. Than you for the opportunity to listen to this book.

Mr Rook: Ms. Pamfiloff has got it! True to her other amazing series, she has written a story that holds you from the first page and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end of the book -of course there is a cliffhanger but she always delivers in the next installment. I look at it as developing more patience, lol!

Without giving too much away, as the story progresses, you really start to feel Stephanie's conflict and you start to get an understanding for Mr. Rook as well. Of course it all goes out the window when you get to the end! I love Ms. Pamfiloff's stories and have been an avid reader of her's for quite sometime. I definitely recommend reading this book. If you like it, I would read some of her other series as well while waiting for the next installment!

Pawn: She’s done it again! Ms. Pamfiloff has caused another sleepless night and huge cliffhanger. This is her standard M. O. and you will not be disappointed! It starts right where you left off in Mr. Rook so it’s like you never stopped reading. The flow of the book just gives the reader so much feeling; you love and hate Rook; you want to cry with Stephanie and smack her in the back of the head cause, duh. I can’t recommend this enough. I’m a huge fan of Ms. Pamfiloff’s books and she has stayed true to her writing in this great new series. Can’t wait for Check to get here!!!!

Check: This started right where Pawn left off and WOW! Such a great end to the trilogy- totally not what you expected. I love how Ms. Pamfiloff combines mystery, intrigue and science fiction with a lot of Lust in between! You have to read this series! It’s definitely not a stand alone book but the whole trilogy is a fairly quick read and so worth your time! Get it, get it now!

I received a REVIEW copy in exchange for an honest review that in no way influenced my LOVE of this book. Well, it did make me read it faster, lol.

Mr. Rook has a great premise, especially if you're of an age that you remember anything about the television show, Fantasy Island. That's what I thought of when I read the blurb, and I was excited to give this one a listen. Oh, yeah, I listened to the audiobook. I have the ebook and just hadn't gotten to it, and now that I've listened, that's probably a good thing because the narration by Lisa Zimmerman is the only reason the book got that second star.
Maybe it's just me - I'm certainly in the minority - but way too many things about this book just didn't work for me. Given the premise, I expected it to require a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief, but too many things went beyond even that. The reveal about Stephanie's sister, for example, was just eye-rollingly ridiculous. Even with that being Stephanie's focus, there is a surprising lack of actual investigation on her part. She's there to get to the bottom of her sister's disappearance, and she's sure Mr. Rook is the man with the answers, but she can't seem to keep her mind on anything but how sexy he is. The reveal about him was out there as well.
Let's see... we have an over-the-top story but really very little action. The bulk of the story takes place inside Stephanie's head, and I spent a lot of that bored out of mine. It's kind of all over the place and nothing of substance happens for way too long. Even the ending was just off in my opinion. I did like the twist with the three older ladies, but that had nothing to do with Stephanie or her sister. It was just a bit of interesting side story. I'll be honest, I'd rather have had more about those women.
Rather than going too far and giving spoilers, I'll stop there and finish with the one bright spot. Lisa Zimmerman's narration is the only reason I finished the book. She has one of those voices that's easy to listen to, and whether I liked Stephanie or not, Zimmerman captures the emotions of various scenes. Needless to say, I won't be continuing this series, but I will search out other books by this narrator, so this one wasn't a complete loss, I guess.

I love this author and absolutely adored all her other books but the cliffhanger at the end of this one was really annoying. The story just stops with no conclusion to anything. I'm so disappointed and probably won't read the next one. Don't get me wrong, the book is extremely well written and if you like sexual tension (that isn't resolved), suspense, mystery, and if you don't mind a huge cliffhanger ending then this book will be right up your alley.

I am shocked with all of the five star reviews...did we read the same book? The story started out strong, a Fantasy Island where women get all of their sexual needs catered to. However, the story gets bogged down with a main character, Stephanie, being boring. Also, there are no steamy scenes in this book!

This was such a great suspense ride in audio.

I was not expecting all the twists and turns as Stephanie tries to learn the secrets of her sisters disappearance and keep her mind sharp on Rook's island.
This story kept me on my toes and I was right there with Stephanie- was Rook what we wanted or was he the villain. I have to go and read the rest of this series now!

It took a while for the story to really get going in this book, but I really enjoyed it once it took off. The premise of a “fantasy island”–type resort is just delicious, but there is so much more going on. Mr. Rook is an enigmatic character who is difficult to deconstruct. He doesn’t seem to have a closet full of secrets and skeletons, but a whole island of them! There are obviously a lot of layers to this story, so I am eager to see how the story unfolds.

This is my first time listening to Lisa Zimmerman and she did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life.

I received an advanced audio version of this book courtesy of NetGalley. I am voluntarily reviewing this title.

Hmm.. So this was okay.. I love Mimi Jean Pamfiloff's paranormal series. So when I saw that netgalley had the audiobook for one of her books, I jumped at the chance to read it. Unfortunately it wasn't a book for me.

I was honestly kind of excepting more of a spicy book based off the description. It's set on an island that is suppose to fulfill every woman's fantasy and this book was PG-13 at best. Now I don't need steam but if I am on a woman's fantasy island.. I want steam.

I also wasn't a huge fan of Stephanie.. but the mystery was good and Mr Rook was decent.. I don't know. I probably wont continue with the series.

The narration was really great though! So if you are interested in the series, I recommend checking out the audiobook!

When Stephanie’s sister disappears after a vacation to a private island that will make all your wildest dreams come true, she is determined to get the answers she needs. She arranges to become one of the guests however she is unable to bear the financial cost which puts her in debt to a dangerous man who wants something from her, and failure is not an option.

Mr. Rook owns the island and thrives on ensuring that the experience is everything his guests could want and more. The only rule that he has is that he does not get personally involved with his guests however every time that they are together the sparks fly.

Not only do Stephanie and Mr. Rook have secrets but the island seems to hold secrets of its own. Learning what we do about the characters and the happening on the island leaves us with more questions than answers. I really enjoyed the performance of the narrator as she brought out all the intrigue and emotion of the story.

Fascinating storytelling - I can't wait for more in this series.

Mimi Jean Pamfiloff writes a very engaging, engrossing story, and I'm already looking forward to more in this series. As a child of the 80s, this is one part Fantasy Island revisited, one part supernatural suspense, one part romance, and there is a ton of intrigue and action.

This volume focuses on Stephanie, who is visiting Mr. Rook's Island to try to get some information on the disappearance of her sister. What she finds on the island is a whole lot more than she bargained for, and she's caught up in the mystery of the island, as well as intrigued by the mysterious Mr. Rook, the island's caregiver.

The narration by Lisa Zimmerman was excellent. I'm really looking forward to more in this series.

I could feel the incompleteness of it all. I was sort of expecting a full rounded out closure and that is not what I got. But I did enjoy the parts of the story i got. I did leave me wanting more. Stephanie. I was not sure if I wanted to spank her myself. She was a bit foolish and reckeless. She did love her sister.

Lisa Zimmerman was new to me with audio. I did enjoy her but there was nothing that really stood out.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ out of 5
I listened to this book in audio and all I can say is wow! Not only did this book keep me completely hooked but the narrator did a phenomenal job at giving life to the heroine in a realistic way!

Our heroine is on a mission to find out what happened to her sister. Her sister won a trip to a secret island that promised to fulfil her fantasy however she never came home…. Our heroine moves heaven and earth to get to this secret Island with a mission to cosy up to the mysterious owner of the island in order to find out what happened. But she never expected to become enthralled by this mysterious owner.

Now this book is the first in a trilogy and there is no HEA or HFN even as you need to read all 3 books (which I would normally be annoyed about but I’m so hooked I can’t wait to read/listen to more). This books brings mystery and definitely some 🔥🔥 but it is slow burn (but oh so worth it). The audio is amazing so I’m highly recommending to listen to this book!

The audiobook for Mr. Rook's Island (Book One) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff is not your TV Fantasy Island. There is definitely some other worldly magic going on but Mr.Rourke never fulfilled these sexy or life altering fantasies.

Stephanie's sister CiCi wins a trip to this exotic expensive Island that can grant most fantasies for the rich but she never comes home. Stephanie makes a deal with a dangerous mobster to pay for her trip ($100,000) in exchange for getting dirt on the elusive Mr. Rook and his Island.

Once on the Island Stephanie plans to find out what Mr. Rook did to her sister. What she doesn't plan for is the undeniable sexual tension between her and the mysterious Mr. Rook. She also does not understand her bizarre dreams (are they really dreams?)or the group of elderly women who all wear butterfly pendants (are they really elderly?)or the unknown creepy hooded man watching her through her window (is he really unknown?).

I laughed out loud so much from the highly amusing narrator #lisazimmerman who added a tone of humor to Stephanie's delimmas.

This start to a trilogy was extremely entertaining hitting all the mysterious suspenseful tropes. I was constantly thinking " What is really going on"? I figured a few mysteries out and was surprised by a few things too. If there weren't more audiobooks to look forward to I would be upset by the ending but instead I will be patient. There is a very frustrating steamy encounter between Stephanie and Mr. Rook that I hope will be resolved in the future. The whole series is available in book form on Kindle and paperback but I am invested in my audiobooks.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from #orangeskyaudio via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

All of the issues here aside, I just couldn't get through the horrible, cheap, idiotic, disgusting sex scene. Not that the rest of the book was any better.