But there's no denying that a large number of people, mostly women, found Joe Arden's voice to be exceedingly hot: smooth, insistent, husky, occasionally dropping to a seductive growl.
Arden's voice made him one of the most popular romance audiobook narrators of his generation.
Last year, a promising new romance author reached out to Blue Nose Audio and received a reply from Joe Arden.
"My working name of 'Joe Arden,' has always been just that, a professional persona that labeled my career," he added.
For good measure, they dug up Cronin's abandoned trademark application for the Joe Arden moniker, first filed in 2020.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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