Loving the CEO

A Friends-to-Lovers Romance (The Whitley Brothers)

De: Layla Hagen

Narrado por: Connor Crais, Erin Mallon

Duración: 7 h y 12 m

Resumen del Editor

Leo Whitley's story is a steamy friends-to-lovers romance. It can be listened to as a standalone.

When I find out on my wedding day that my fiancé is cheating on me, my whole world comes crashing down.

The only bright spot?
My best friend Leo is by my side every step of the way, offering his unconditional support — including a temporary getaway, which I so badly need right now.
Once in Boston, he invites me to stay with him until I get back on my feet. Temporarily, of course.

And I don’t even think twice before agreeing.
But I quickly question if this was the right thing to do.
Did I forget to mention Leo is the hottest man on the planet?

And now his hotness is front and center, as there’s plenty of opportunities to spy on those sexy muscles when he works out in his home gym...or when he gets out of the shower.

Then the oddest thing happens… Leo offers to be my dating coach to ‘help me get back into the game’.
On our first night out, I break out in goosebumps at the lightest touch or seductive smile. And when we get back to his place, well, we take the coaching a little too far and I have the hottest night of my life.

The question is, am I willing to risk my friendship with him for something more? Especially when I’m not even sure I’m ready for anything at all…

©2024 Layla Hagen (P)2024 Layla Hagen

Fantastic narration from two of the best!

I love a good Layla Hagen story. It’s always full of romance, family and lots of laughs. Leo and Tori are couple goals, starting out as best friends before realizing they’re perfect for each other (with a little nudge from Jeannie of course). Definitely enjoyable with very little drama.

Wonderful journey with great narration

I loving catching up with the Whitley brothers and I was excited for Leo Whitley and Tory’s friends to lovers journey. I wasn’t disappointed and Loving The CEO is a wonderful addition to this great series. If you love friends to lovers romance or stories based around families look no further than this gem.
Connor Crais and Erin Mallon did a wonderful job bringing the characters and their journey to life. They were spot on with passion, the chemistry and the banter.
What do you do when you find out the man you are about to marry is cheating on you …..
Well when Tory overhears a telephone call she decides to run and there’s only one friend who can help her and that’s her best friend Leo. What follows is an entertaining and emotional journey as these best friends go from friends to lovers. But will they survive when lines are crossed. One click now to find out.
Loving The CEO ( The Whitley Brothers #7) ticked all my boxes, I fell hard and fast for Leo and Tory is the woman I would love in my corner. The banter is witty, the chemistry is hot, the family loyalty is something we all wish for but it was the writing that took this book to another level. Ms Hagen has once again written a wonderful story that would appeal to all romance lovers.

Great story

I really enjoyed listening to Loving the CEO audiobook which was wonderfully narrated by Connor Crais and Erin Mallon. They brought Leo and Tory’s story to life just perfectly.

College Friends to Runaway Bride to Lovers Close Family

When Tori finds out her fiance is cheating the night before her wedding, she runs off. Her college best friend, Leo, is right out front the hotel. After he sees her face, Leo knows something is wrong. He offers to help her go wherever she wants to go. They run off to get beignets and Tori explains why she is running. Leo rents an Air B&B for the evening and they make a plan. Tori can work from anywhere so she goes back to Boston with Leo. Leo has always been into Tori but he has never been willing to settle down and Tori was always in a relationship.

In Boston, Leo was there for Tori and when she said she had to go back to New Orleans to pack up her house and her friend is going to send her on a blind date. Leo flipped. He offered he will date her so she will be ready for when she wants to be serious again. The date was a perfect sushi date and then turned into them hooking up. These to had great physical chemistry but Leo had to face his hurtle of wanting to settle down.

Tropes:
College Friends to Lovers
Close Family
Runaway Bride
Roommates
Forced Proximity
OM Drama
Right Person/Wrong Time

Entertaining story and narration

Having enjoyed the previous books in this series I couldn’t wait to jump into Loving The CEO which was a great addition to the series. This is Leo Whitley and Tory’s friends to lovers story and it was well written and entertaining.

Imagine finding out on your wedding day that the man you are about to marry has been cheating on you. That’s the position that Tory finds herself in.

When Leo offers up his place to escape to she accepts not knowing that decision could change their friendship forever.

I loved how supportive Leo was and I I enjoyed watching their relationship change.

I love Ms. Hagen’s style of writing and know when I pick up one of her books that it will be well written story, with characters who are engaging and more often than not will have me laughing out loud at some point.
 
Connor Crais and Erin Mallon did a wonderful job with their narration. Not only are they easy to listen to but they brought the story and characters to life with their performances. I was riveted to the story as I listened in almost one go.

Se*y, fun, protective alpha!

I thoroughly enjoyed Layla Hagen’s newest Whitley Brother finding his HEA! Loving the CEO is a friends-to-lovers romance set in Boston. These two college best-friends finally start seeing each other as a possible forever love. Watching Tory and Leo recognize, accept, and then finally act upon their feelings is like riding a roller coaster with lots of highs and lows until you get to the finish. I love large family sagas where everyone gets along, helps each other through the tough times and is one of my favorite types of romance. The Whitley family embodies everything I just described and so much more. When these men fall to their knees for the woman of their dreams they fall HARD!! I truly enjoy reading a Layla Hagen romance story because the characters are well developed and the is just a great weekend/beach read. The audiobook is narrated by Connor Crais and Erin Mallon. I’ve listened to Erin Mallon for several years now and thoroughly enjoy her performances. Her voice is smooth and easy on the ears. Connor Crais is fairly new to me. I’ve enjoyed listening to his performances and he has become one of my favorite male narrators. His voice is very easy on the ears, YUM!

I absolutely devour this series on audio!

As someone who's followed along as each sibling gets their HEA, I've been eagerly waiting for Leo and Tory's story--and it was so worth the wait.

What I love most about The Whitley Brothers is their ability to turn unfortunate circumstances into opportunities for growth, all while growing closer as a family unit.

Tory is a breath of fresh air--strong, assertive, and unwilling to settle for less than she deserves. Her ex-fiance? Let's just say I was ready to inflict some serious fictional body pain! Thankfully, her best friend and Leo were the true gems of the this story for her.

Leo is a total teddy bear, quietly paying attention to every detail for the past ten years, while always supporting Tory's choices.

I loved every minute of this book, and the audio was perfection. Connor Crais and Erin Mallon could read the phone book and I'd listen to it all day long. It completely drew me in and was the perfect distraction from real-life.

Emotion with a spicy twist.

Emotion with a spicy twist. Hagen has all the right moves when it comes to romance. Leo and Tory are perfection. Loving the CEO, holds nothing back. From heartbreaking to soul stirring, seduction is only a page turn away.

I love this Whitley family

What a great story. I have enjoyed each and every one of these books. These two characters have been friends for really long time. but it definitely show why they haven't gotten together before this.I love how the author brings them together. of course if you read any of the other books you know all the whitleys are in this one. Both narrators did a fantastic job. Was definitely a fun story.

Leo & Tori❤️ (Connor's) Crais-y good growls!

Loving the CEO by Layla Hagen (new to me) is a friends-to-lovers story about Leo Whitley, the 7th of 8 half-brothers in the Whitley family. Only Leo and one other brother have resisted their grandmother's matchmaking thus far. Leo comes to New Orleans for his best friend's (Tori) wedding, Tori finds out her fiance has been cheating and she flees to Boston, home of the Whitley Family, with Leo. While one of the main characters does take a short trip later in the story, it doesn't feel like a full blown 3rd-act-breakup to me, which I liked for this slightly shorter listen (just 5+hrs at 1.3 speed). It might have been helpful to listen to the previous books in the series to better understand the family history/dynamic (w/ respect to Leo's Dad), but I still really enjoyed the story.

The narrators are Connor Crais and Erin Mallon and they do a great job. The audio is easy to listen to, and the time just flew by (2 short sessions). I love that steamy parts are told from Leo's (growly) POV. And because Connor makes growly (and that favorite "f" word) sound so good(!), he is absolutely the perfect choice as narrator here!! (Thank you Layla Hagen!) It was a very enjoyable listen!

"When you growl at me like that, I can't really resist you." --Tori Sanders to Leo Whitley (mfc to mmc, Chp 21, with 1 min remaining.)