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One beautiful bastard of a groom. The most beautiful bitch of a bride. A panty-ripping office hook-up turned true love everlasting.
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By: Audrey Carlan
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Tethered
- By: L. D. Davis
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
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Donya Stewart's chest filled with the soft beating wings of butterflies when she first met Emmet Grayne's green eyes at the ripe age of five. Unable to identify the tugging pressure within her when in his presence, Donya moved through the first several years of her life addled by her feelings for the boy who was her best friend's brother and very much like her own sibling. But one cool autumn night in her mystifying teenage years, Emmet erases any ideas Donya has of him being anything like a sibling.
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A BITTER-SWEET SAD LOVE STORY THAT SPANNED YEARS
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 06-29-16
By: L. D. Davis
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Breaking a Legend
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- By: Sarah Robinson
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
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As one of the big names at his family's gym, Legends, MMA star Rory Kavanagh is used to being in the spotlight - until a gruesome leg injury knocks him out of the cage. Rory is left feeling sidelined in more ways than one, battling the inner demons that come with losing the one shot at his dreams. Then Clare walks into his life and gives him a new dream: winning her heart. There aren't many new faces in Woodlawn these days, but this tough, beautiful stranger makes Rory want to get his life back into fighting shape.
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Love MMA stories
- By Stacy on 08-01-17
By: Sarah Robinson
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Stranded with a Billionaire
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- By: Jessica Clare
- Narrated by: Jillian Macie
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Billionaire Logan Hawkings needs a vacation. He's had a rough time after the death of his father and the betrayal of his fiancée. But with a visit to a recent business acquisition - a private island resort in the Bahamas - he has a chance to mend his broken heart. When a hurricane blows in, a misplaced passport and a stalled elevator bring Logan together with an unusual woman named Bronte. She's unlike anyone he's ever met - down to earth, incredibly sensual, and even quotes Plato. She also has no clue that he's rich...
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CUTE & CUDDLY FEEL-GOOD ROMANCE
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By: Jessica Clare
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Anaconda
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Football star and Internet sensation Gavin "Anaconda" Adams is the biggest celebrity our little town has ever seen. But I had no idea who he was when I accidentally walked in on him naked. I was shocked, seeing all of him, a cocky grin on his face. I didn't know what to do. So I ran. No matter what I do, I can't get that image out of my head. To make matters worse, Gavin wants a date with me.
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PLEASE GET SOMEONE NEW TO READ THIS BOOK
- By Beth Oge on 09-28-18
By: Lauren Landish
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Seducing Cinderella
- By: Gina L. Maxwell
- Narrated by: Holly Fielding
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Mixed martial arts fighter Reid Andrews’s chance to reclaim his title as light-heavyweight champ is shattered when he’s injured only months before the rematch. To make sure he’s healed in time, his trainer sends him to recuperate under a professional’s care - Reid’s best friend’s little sister, all grown up....
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Good story but bad narrator!!!!
- By Kristin on 04-20-13
By: Gina L. Maxwell
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Dare to Resist
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- By: Laura Kaye
- Narrated by: Carrie Piper
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Kady Dresco and Colton Brooks click on a level that defies logic. There are only two problems. One, he's her older brother's irritating best friend, and two, they're bidding on the same military security services contract. When the competition heats up, Colton is torn between wanting to strangle Kady (and her annoying brilliance) and kissing her into submission. Which is a bad idea for a million reasons, because Kady's submission is exactly what he craves.
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Colton and Kady will blow your mind!
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By: Laura Kaye
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Friction
- By: L.D. Davis
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Christian Fox, Samantha Prescott
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Noa was trampled and nearly killed by hundreds of horny female fans at a concert of a band she didn't even like, but Alden, the bad boy lead singer of the band, saved her from the trampling tramps. Alden is used to getting what he wants, especially women, but Noa can't stand the cocky, pelvic thrusting rock star.
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Couldn't Finish
- By LW on 07-29-16
By: L.D. Davis
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Fake Wife
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Corbin: I loved my grandma, but I don't need her money. All I care about is keeping the house - the only place that's ever felt like home. That, and screwing over my dad, who wants to turn the property into a mall. There's only one catch: to receive my inheritance, I have to get married within six months. Me, the guy who's never dated a girl for more than six minutes. Now I need to find a woman I can trust. So when I'm rear-ended by a Prius, I figure it's a sign that I'm supposed to meet gorgeous, down-to-earth Teagan Monroe.
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Fake Wife but Real Chemistry
- By Nadine Bookaholic [Nadine's Obsessed with Books] on 11-17-19
By: Stacey Lynn
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Arrogant Fiancé
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He wasn't meant to be on my radar; he was definitely the off-limits guy. My brother's best friend, my friend's ex, but most of all he was my boss. Hawk Carnage resembled one thing, and one thing only. Sex. He used it, he knew it, he lived it. Hawk owned the largest lingerie company in the world, and I was his leading lady. In business. But now business and friendship were about to be crossed. The lines blurred, and I was ready to dip my toes in the forbidden water.
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✫✫ 3.75 - 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 05-07-18
By: Melissa Jane, and others
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Dirty Little Midlife Crisis
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Forty-five, recently divorced and a certified hot mess. The last thing Fiona needs to start her vacation is a flooded hotel room and a broken-down car. Alas, that’s what she gets. She’s ready to pack it all in and go home - wherever that is - when her knight in a wet T-shirt strides in to save the day. Jaw-dropping, panty-melting Grant Greene takes the 'mess' out of 'certified hot mess' when he walks up to Fiona and offers her a room to stay. No strings attached. Great, right?
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A good listen….with one exception
- By crazy4k9s on 01-03-22
By: Lilian Monroe
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No Strings Attached
- By: Nicolette Day
- Narrated by: Katie McAble
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Hayden Summers just landed the job of a lifetime taking pictures for Time magazine, but she's determined to leave with no regrets. The first thing on her list? Erase the memory of her cheating ex with a wild night of anonymous sex. The second? Figure out why her best friend, sexy bar owner Jace Jennings, stopped speaking to her the night she told him about the job.
By: Nicolette Day
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The Last Guy
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The first rule of office romance is don't do it - especially if your dream is to hold the anchor spot on the nightly news and your boss is trying to get you fired. But one look at Cade Hill, the sexy new sports director, and uptight reporter Rebecca Fieldstone is daydreaming about other things. Sex in his office...Sex in the on-set kitchen...Sex in the supply closet.... She can't stop thinking about the former NFL quarterback and how perfect he'd look between her sheets - except he's an arrogant jerk with a huge...ego.
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A Rom-Com to Remember!!
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The Charlotte Chronicles
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Charlotte and Nathan were supposed to be forever. They grew up together. Their families were intertwined. Charlotte was Nathan's first love. Nathan was Charlotte's first everything. Until they weren't. How do you hold on to the person you know in your heart you are supposed to be with when everything and everyone in the universe is telling you it's over? How many times does a heart break? When is enough enough? How long is forever?
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Love the story line!
- By LORI on 08-13-15
By: Jen Frederick
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- Dana
- 01-24-14
Truly a Beautiful Begninning!
Which character – as performed by Grace Grant and Sebastian York – was your favorite?
These two are great together. Love listening to them.
Any additional comments?
It is a great book and great end to the series. I enjoyed each one and this was definitely one of my favs.
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- Wanda
- 11-20-13
EVERYTHING AND MORE..IT'S ALL IN THIS ONE BOOK
What made the experience of listening to Beautiful Beginning the most enjoyable?
I have enjoyed these books since they hit. I like the fact, I can lay back and listen to them anytime I want. No eye strain, just listen to them. And Grace and Sebastian, your amazing at this.. way to go.. Your the best.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Beginning?
this question is not even...fair.. When Ryan, Max and Will get together, you just know you going to laugh so hard, you can 't stop. I can't count the number of times I have laughed at the antics of those three together. If they are not pulling something on each other, it's talking to each other about what is about to happen with their women. It great. I the most memorial moment in this for men.. was these men playing a joke on Will in this book. They and his girl friend who went along with it, gave him a hard time.. I laughed so hard... So either way.. you can't help but enjoy it all..
What about Grace Grant and Sebastian York ’s performance did you like?
When these two read, I want to listen, I know it's intense usually HOT and you can get lost in those two being into anything. And Sebastian York's voice is so flipping sexy, you wish you could listen to him all the time. Hell I just want the man to read me a bedtime story...lol He could read a road map, and I would be drooling. And Grace does a great man's voice in this listen ... she has really mastered others as well.. She has really come a long way since I first started listening to her. Now she is one of fav's
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Enjoy, laughter, HOT SEX, Anger, Tenderness, all in one short listen.
Any additional comments?
Any time you put Christina Lauren, the two authors of this series, your going to have great books. Together they can take you all over the emotional roller coaster and you will still want more. And never forget it's always HOT... I love this series and these types of books.. It's getting harder to find, but I keep searching and once in a great while I find them. These are always a good one to turn to. Be a full book listen or read like this you can't go wrong. . But sadly I understand this is going to be the last one. With the Beautiful Series, you can't help but laugh, cry, cheer them on and wait for the next sentence. And never forget the sex is always Hot. Since I read and listen, I kind of know what is coming, but I try now to listen before I read. . These books are great. I don't know for sure, but I am understanding this was the last of the Beautiful Series, and I really hope not. To much was left undone. Max and lady are going to have a baby, and Will announces something in this books as well.. So I hope we hear more. And it would be hard on us that love this series.. After what these two Ryan and Chloe brought out for us to read, It would be a shame to stop this. So much to continue on. I see another book is coming out, a paranormal book, and I just don't read that type. So if this is the end, I have enjoyed the ride. I will find authors who do write similar to this. In this book, ., I can wait to buy the book to add to my collection of this series. And hope they reconsider bringing this to the big screen as well.. It's a great start that can move forward if they (the authors) wanted to. Great job ladies.
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- Debbie
- 10-21-22
wow
It was funny and sexy all the way through the book. This is a must read. The series is a must read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-14-14
Least Favorite
For some reason this book was my least favorite of their story. I understand the idea of holding out for the wedding night but the scene at the rehearsal killed the entire book for me.
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- Kd
- 12-03-13
3.75 - Fun & Sexy, but...
This is my first book by this author. The witty repartee of the H and h were the best. Listeners may disagree about whether their verbal sparring was always healthy or whether some of their disagreements and/or the amount of heat behind them were indicative of an unhealthy aspect in their relationship. But I didn’t read it like that. Though, it’s true that not all passion is positive, and this H and h certainly included some degree of force—mainly in words, threats—in their sex play, though not BDSM. Their sex scenes and sexual tension were a great combination of romance and eroticism. And the author did a great job of making them seem to be a perfect match for each other’s positive and negatives and each one having the ability to really know and appreciate the other. Though, by the time they got married, their barely controlled lust began to shift from cute and romantic to immature and irritating. Similarly, their after-wedding sex jitters and the H’s vulnerability was hard to buy, and, by the end, I tired of all of the clothes tearing and talk of hard sex resulting in the h’s walking difficulty, which seems too extreme to be sexy, much less desirable, especially when overused. So, overall, as the story progressed, I would’ve liked a bit more non-sexual romance as proof of their soul-mate-like connection. But I’m 43, so my wants on this point may be due to ageism.
There are two narrators, and I didn’t like that much. I didn’t like the male narrator’s storytelling. It might just be that, by the time he spoke, I had gotten accustomed to the female narrator successfully portraying both the H and h and didn’t like the change once the male narrator spoke as both. I don’t know why two narrators were necessary. I also think that I preferred the female narrator’s portrayal of the h so much more than the male narrator’s voice of Chloe, that switching between two narrators just didn’t work for me. Also, be forewarned, that there’s plenty of profanity used in this book. I don’t mind it, though it’s part of the juvenile flavor that began to appear and irritate. So steer clear if you do mind.
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- 11-18-13
So disappointed!!!!
I have enjoyed the 3 full length novels in the Beautiful Bastard series (my favorite being Beautiful Player). The 3 novellas........well, Beautiful Bombshell was okay, but Beautiful Bitch and now, Beautiful Beginning - what can I say? I really did not like Beautiful Beginning at all.
I had some mishaps at my own wedding. Also lived through 3 of my kids' weddings that certainly didn't go off without their fair share of hitches as well. But this story just went above and beyond the ridiculous when it comes to "can it get any worse?" as far as wedding mishaps go.
I certainly wouldn't have minded a few mishaps to make the story more interesting (and, obviously, to test Bennett's and Chole's last nerves), but the scenarios the authors put in this novella were ridiculous. The muddy lawn was probably the worst of it. Maybe all of the other mishaps could actually happen in real life and as in the novella, could not be rectified. But the muddy lawn certainly could have been covered over with a portable floor of some type. There were a lot of other little details that really bothered me, but this is just an example.
It also seems to me that Bennett's whole "no sex until the wedding" thing - hello? Are the authors trying to tell us that oral sex isn't sex?? Shades of Bill Clinton there. Shame on them!
Grace Grant always does a great job at narration, but Sebastian York is not quite there yet. I thought he was awful in Beautiful Bombshell; better in Beautiful Player; but just mediocre at best in Beautiful Beginning. His voice is too monotone.
I guess I was expecting to feel a satisfying end to this series - one that would make me miss these characters enough to listen to the books again. Instead, I felt like the Beautiful Beginning was really just a very muddy ending.
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- Laura Brown
- 06-11-15
A comedy of errors wedding story
Would you try another book from Christina Lauren and/or Grace Grant and Sebastian York ?
Absolutely!
If you’ve listened to books by Christina Lauren before, how does this one compare?
It's a good wrap up to the first story of the Beautiful series.
What does Grace Grant and Sebastian York bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
You can only associate their voices to the characters as you read the series. They did a great job bringing the characters to life.
Could you see Beautiful Beginning being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No, not unless they combined Beautiful Bitch and Beautiful Beginnings. I don't know who would be best to play Bennett and Chloe. However, any actress playing Chloe should really physically resemble the character as well as her personality.
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