Deal Takers: A Frenemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy

Dealing with Love, Volume 2

By: Laura Lee

Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

My dick can be a real bastard sometimes. When he takes charge, I’ve been known to do a lot of stupid shit, despite the fact I have a genius IQ. Case in point: How I met the woman of my dreams.

Now, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t regret that moment of idiocy one bit. It may have been one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, but you know what they say about first impressions, right? Well, I can guarantee that I made quite the impression that evening. (Don't worry; I’ll tell you all the gory details later.)

Most days, she acts like she hates me - probably because I behave like an ass - but we both know the truth: Rainey O’Neil wants me just as much as I want her - she just doesn’t want to admit it.

Good thing I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge.

Deal Takers is the second installment in the Dealing with Love world but can be listened to as a stand-alone.

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I loved this!

Brody has been after Rainey for years. He saw her, and wanted her from the beginning. He keeps going after her... even through an engagement (hers).

Rainey has been cheated on in every relationship she has had. And she expects no better from anyone, so she keeps Brody at arms length even when he tells her how he feels.

This was an excellent story and a great listen! I loved the characters Laura Lee created , and their stories. Stephanie Murphy is a great voice for this!!!

Adorable Fun!

This is my first book by Stephanie Murphy and I really enjoyed it. It was a super fun listen! It had a little of everything, sweet, serious, laughs. Such a good listen I really enjoyed myself.
I want to hear more about this serious now! I feel invested.
Stephanie did an awesome job bringing this story to life!

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Enjoyed this story!

Loved this story! The characters were great. I think the narration would have been better with a male and female narrator. Stephanie did a great job with the narration but a few times I got lost as to who was saying what.
I requested this free audiobook and am giving an honest review voluntarily!
Worth a listen!

So great!!

This book had me right from the beginning.

I told a friend about it right away and she loved it too.

I really did not want it to end. I cannot wait to read/listen to many more books from this author. I am so hooked.

This is my Opinion

it did have some funny comments and moments however the heroine just got me mad, unlike a typical romance this one expanded o er years of interactions and when they finally share something more than snappy comments it's just a FWB dragging it more only end it in me disliking the girl for hurting the goofball hero.

I only took one star cause the term of endearment of Honey grated on my nerve by its over use, to end this opinion I will say the performer has a too feminine voice to create a male voice.

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Fun!

What a fun romantic comedy! Brody is hilarious- very immature but sweet so I found him endearing rather than annoying. Rainey is much more uptight but then together, they worked because they balanced each other out. This is a (forced) friends to lover romance where they were put together because they have friends in common. Brody keeps coming on to Rainey while Rainey avoids him but finds it hard to keep the attraction at bay. Throughout the relationship, Brody is often so sweet in taking care of Rainey and I love that some of the scenes show a more “realistic” view of a relationship (take the scene after eating contaminated food and how he takes care of her. Aww) Both the characters' internal musings (including when Brody provides "tips" to the listeners about what is realistic in a relationship) provide a lot of chuckles. I really enjoyed this book though Rainey's push pull was a little too drawn out.

This is the second book in the series and there are a lot of characters that will go through the books. I didn’t read the first book in the series before listening to this book and I do think that it would have been better to read in order just because there are so many characters. The supporting characters are pretty lovable too.

I bought the book but received the audiobook upon request. This is a dual POV book so i definitely think it's better to have a male and female narrator rather than just the female narrator. I've never listened to a book with Stephanie Murphy and while she was good, I couldn’t always tell which character was speaking- there wasn’t enough differentiation between the different characters and given how many characters there are in this book, it did make the listening experience a little more difficult. However, overall, it was still an enjoyable listen.

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Good book

This book had me laughing a lot. Comical with romance is my favorite kind of book. This book makes it a more realistic love story.

Perfectly awesome!

I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about this audiobook. The meet cute was the best I had ever heard. I loved how the author provided both characters point of views. The humor was top notch. The narrator was also at the top of her game. Loved her entire portrayal of the story. I can't wait to read the other characters stories!!
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Hilarious

Absolutely fell in love! This one is hilarious. If you want a RomCom that you won’t stop laughing at, this is it.
I will be re-listening to this again !

Fabulous Story & Narration🎧 A Delightful RomCom!

Laura Lee delivers another fantastic RomCom and I loved everything about it from her wonderful writing style to the storylines and characters she created. This book swept me right in, Brody’s situation with Thor landing him in the ER and the way he handled himself was just a riot. And it is how he first meets Nurse Rainey. I had the pleasure of meeting these two characters in the first book, Riley and Devyn’s story. It was great to see how Rainey and Devyn became friends. It was also great to see how Brody and Rainey come together. I loved that Brody was in for the challenge. Rainey has not had the best luck with men, she always winds up with losers and her relationships have failed so she does not want to get involved with a player like Brody. Brody feels differently and takes what he could get. I loved how their story plays out, in the beginning it was back and forth bickering, then it evolves to something else. A lot goes on in this book, there is plenty of drama, a bit of angst, some great humor, a surprising twist for Rainey, some heartfelt moments and some smoking hot romance. I highly recommend this entertaining book and series. Thank you Laura Lee for another fantastic story, some great laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

Stephanie Murphy is a terrific narrator and voice artist. She brings the characters to life giving each their own voice and personality. She does a great job portraying the characters, capturing their humor and emotions and projecting them into her performance. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another great listen🎧

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