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Merger: Takeover Duet, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Chelle Bliss (Author), Brian Pallino (Narrator), Natasha Soudek (Narrator),
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Two rivals. One enemy. And an ending no one saw coming.

When Antonio Forte met Lauren Bradley, he never expected that making the choice between a possible relationship with her or destroying her company in a hostile takeover would be a hard one. Antonio has always put business before pleasure, but, for the first time, he wants both. After proposing a merger of their two companies, Antonio is hoping Lauren accepts his offer so he can show her the world and together they can have it all.

In a world dominated by men, Lauren's leery of anyone willing to show mercy - especially the very handsome, smooth-talking Antonio. Lauren doesn't trust easily, especially when it comes to someone who is threatening to dismantle her company, but she'd be lying if she said she didn't find his offer tempting. After finally deciding the path she will choose, a bigger problem emerges - the real enemy is lurking in the shadows and closer than she ever expects.

Merger is the follow-up to Acquisition in the Takeover Duet.

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 1 minute
  2. Author
    Chelle Bliss
  3. Narrator
    Brian Pallino, see all
  4. Audible release date
    November 28, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B0771TSHK6
  8. Version
    Unabridged
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    Audiobook
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Listening Length 6 hours and 1 minute
Author Chelle Bliss
Narrator Brian Pallino, Natasha Soudek
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date November 28, 2017
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0771TSHK6
Best Sellers Rank #312,962 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#10,593 in Romantic Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)
#24,500 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#54,540 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming with a dash of suspense and intrigue
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021
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I absolutely love Lauren and Antonio. They are lovable characters. Antonio is so romantic.

The mole! I suspected the person at first, then that person even convinced me they were not the mole, and then bam! Glad to see Trent get handled!!!! Now Tara, I would love to see her and Stefano make a go. I think she would be good for him.

Thank you Chelle Bliss for a wonderful duet series. Excellent read.
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Karin Gesell
5.0 out of 5 stars I can’t express how much I loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017
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Once again, I can’t express how much I loved this book! More importantly, I love these characters!! Lauren is such a strong, intelligent & amazing woman. It’s so awesome to read about a woman like her. And Antonio, wow, he’s amazing. My new heartthrob. Also intelligent, and amazing. And Italian, with a sexy accent that you can just hear in your head as you read. Oh, and he’s sexy as all get out. I loved it all. I wanna just tell you all about it, but I don’t want to give anything away. You need to experience it on your own. I can’t wait to read them back to back! Loved Loved loved!!!
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Vicki Conner
4.0 out of 5 stars This book should have been combined the first book
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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I love Chelle Bliss books but dislike it when she divides what should be one novel into two short books.
Luckily both books were out when I started reading them so I could do the whole story at one time.
I loved the characters and the plot. There was one surprise that really was a surprise in book two. I never imagined the “who”.
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Carol Goss
5.0 out of 5 stars ” I truly enjoyed watching the transformations of Lauren and Antonio as these ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
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I hope that “Aquisition” and “Merger” become the beginning of a full fledged series, rather than just a “Duet.” I truly enjoyed watching the transformations of Lauren and Antonio as these first two books unfolded. It was a pleasure to see Lauren blossom from the single-minded, driven CEO of Interstellar, with plans to take her company to Number One in the aerospace industry and fulfill her father’s dream, to a more well-rounded woman, one more willing to consider other possibilities. Antonio, who had always been a ruthless CEO of his own company, Cozza, initially planned to snag Lauren’s company in a hostile takeover and make her successes his own, but Lauren affected Antonio so dramatically that he searched for other ways to realize his dreams. The result as a HEA like no other.
In the unfolding of Lauren and Antonio’s story in this “Duet,” we become familiar with Tara, Lauren’s wild and crazy but loyal bestie, and Stephan, Antonio’s less-than-perfect, but ready-to-reform brother, their brief weekend encounter on the island, and their undeniable attraction. Surely this scenario will lead the author to another book in the series.
Antonio’s family, with the many siblings and the loving and welcoming Mamma, present the author almost unlimited possiblities for additional books to add to the Duet.
This is a great story, and two books are not enough! I hope that Chelle Bliss will give us more!!
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Velvet
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars *** A good conclusion however it ends rather abruptly
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2018
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*** 4.5 stars ***

A good conclusion however it ends rather abruptly. We don’t get to see what happens in the next phase of Lauren and Antonio's lives. It just ends. I have to say that it is disappointing and unfinished. I was left wondering and I hate when that happens. However I still loved the book!!! Even though it would have been great to have seen what happened afterwards. That being said I believe – HOPE – that we will get a glimpse in Tara and Stefano’s story. Well I’m hoping like heck there will be a Tara and Stefano story. It's portrayed that there will be so if we’re lucky we will get one.

This book is filled with lots of heat and passion!!! Lauren and Antonio are off the charts!!! But the best thing about this book is that Lauren really comes into her own and learns to live outside of her work. She completed her dream and with the help of Antonio she signs that she is ready to move forward to the next phase in her life. That’s why it is disappointing that we don’t get at least a glimpse into it. This was a great duet and I’m more than looking forward to Tara and Stefano's story!!!
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Daisy Zorman
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the narration!
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2017
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4.5 Crazy Ass Stars!!!

So once again life kinda threw me a curve ball and cut into my reading time. I picked up the audiobook after reading a chapter because I was going to be busy with errands and such. I'm so glad I did. Brian Pallino and Natasha Soudek both did an amazing job with the narration giving the story the real life dimension. Brian nailed what I thought Antonio would sound like and was phenomenal with the other characters as well. Natasha was the perfect voice for Lauren. Her male accents were not so great but I enjoyed nonetheless.
The story picks up right where Acquisition left off. And that issue was resolved fairly quickly. I loved the sides of Lauren and Antonio we get to see in this book. I didn't like how flip-floppy Lauren was about her feelings. She seemed to just all of the sudden to want everything. That just seemed rushed to me.
Overall a good conclusion to the duet. I'm excited to see what Chelle has up her sleeve next.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
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It was a wonderful series, love Antonio and Lauren together. The reason I gave four stars I stead of five is because it feels like it abruptly ended. Every detail all the way through was described perfect,the wedding really wasn't. I was hoping we would get to see Lauren pregnant, to watch Antonio loss his damn mind!! I wish we would have more of an ending but, I still love the story. Antonio is a hot gorgeous, sexy, who works too much but, knows how to relax. Lauren is beautiful, sexy, driven woman who spends all her time at work and doesn't have the faintest idea how too relax. The two come together and fireworks blast for both of them. Getting there is over half the fun. Loved it. Highly recommend. Chelle Bliss you rock. Though small suggestion,take what you started building on with Tara and Stefano; they would be a wonderful couple to write their love story. Just a thought,would love it. Thank you.
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Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conclusion
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017
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This book hooked me from the first sentence. It is very fast paced and a lot happens, but it flows well. I could not put it down. It had my heart racing. There was humor, romance, suspense, and tension. I loved getting so much of Antonio’s POV. I really fell in love with him in this book. This was an excellent and very satisfying conclusion to Lauren and Antonio’s story. I am hoping Chelle decides to write a book for a couple of the other characters whose story I would love to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars .
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2018
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Love these books.The characters of each person are done so well that you feel you are going through everything with them.Would love to read more about the Forte family
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Amazon Customer netia
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2017
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Yet another awesome book by Chelle Bliss. The 2 main characters so independent and strong yet better as a whole. Plot twists, and sweetness just had you enthralled from the beginning. Not normally a fan of cliffhangers but Acquisition and Merger have changed my mind. Loved these books. The question is, is Tara getting her own story????
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Lyn Avery
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Partnership
Reviewed in Australia on December 1, 2017
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The continual flow of these two books made it a great saga, instant action packed drama from the first page. The progression of the take over professionally to the exploration of building the relationship. The major twist at the end was very unexpected but made a great ending. Very enjoyable read.
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aysha
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2017
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This was such a cool ending to antonio and laurens story really was surprised and upset at how they had to fight through to get to each other but showed how much they got love and trust in each other.
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Addicted2Romance
5.0 out of 5 stars Italian stallion
Reviewed in Australia on December 1, 2017
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This book has a little more suspense and a whole lot more loving it will certainly steam up your kindle screen. I loved how it all played out but I kinda want a book 3 to see what happens in there HEA,
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