Crazy Stupid Bromance

By: Lyssa Kay Adams

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

"[A] catchy premise with surprising wisdom and specificity."--New York Times Book Review on The Bromance Book Club

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Title

A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.

Alexis Carlisle and her cat café, ToeBeans, have shot to fame after she came forward as a victim of a celebrity chef’s sexual harassment. When a new customer approaches to confide in her, the last thing Alexis expects is for the woman to claim they’re sisters. Unsure what to do, Alexis turns to the only man she trusts—her best friend, Noah Logan.

Computer genius Noah left his rebellious teenage hacker past behind to become a computer security expert. Now he only uses his old skills for the right cause. But Noah’s got a secret: He’s madly in love with Alexis. When she asks for his help, he wonders if the timing will ever be right to confess his crush.

Noah’s pals in The Bromance Book Club are more than willing to share their beloved “manuals” to help him go from bud to boyfriend. But he must decide if telling the truth is worth risking the best friendship he’s ever had.

Critic reviews

An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick

"The Bromance Book Club is a gloriously tongue-in-cheek celebration of all the things that make romance so entertaining. "—Entertainment Weekly

"Adams’s words help you believe that the right people find the right people."—Shondaland

"Blending comedy, romance and social commentary, Undercover Bromance is an adorable, ambitious success for a rising star in the genre."—Book Page (starred review)

“Adams’s latest combines humorous elements that balance the heavier themes of workplace harassment, resulting in a fast-paced romance that offers both laughs and greater social relevance.”—Library Journal

“Adams weaves in humor, complex emotions, and excerpts from the motivational story itself to create a satisfying courtship. A strong supporting cast, including Gavin’s book clubmates and his tiny, adorable twin daughters, helps flesh out the Legends community.”—Publishers Weekly

“A fun, sexy, and heartfelt love story that's equal parts romance and bromance.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Readers will look forward to more books in the Bromance Book Club series after this promising start.”—Booklist

Wonderful wonderful wonderful

Hands down a must read. Don’t even delay, just purchase and read or listen. The narrators again were perfect and again another perfect bromance book club book. I actually have my 19 and 20 yo boys listening to these books to learn a few things 😉

More than a steamy romance

Alexis Carlisle had no intention of becoming famous when she reported her former boss, the celebrity chef, for sexual harassment at his bar and restaurant, but even a year and half later, people remember her for it. She has since opened her own café where she serves coffee and pastries with a good touch of listening. Other survivors of assault have naturally gravitated toward her place. She also brings her large cat BeefCake to the café daily, where she sometimes hosts cat adoption events.

Noah Logan, a computer security expert, is best friends with Alexis. He would like to be much more but won’t admit that out loud, until one of his clients goads him on. That client is planning his own wedding and is a member of the Bromance Book Club, a group of rather high-profile men in Nashville, Tennessee who have joined forces to help each other save their marriages and relationships. In turn, they have helped other men by reading romance novels and treating them as manuals.

Lately a shy woman named Candy has been coming to the café, and Alexis thinks she’s about to reveal her assault story when Candy blurts out that they are sisters. Alexis never knew her father, and her mother recently died, but she’d taken a DNA test on an ancestry site and made it public for possible matching. Candy put the pieces together and tracked her down. However, her motives are tied to the fact that their father needs a kidney transplant. Candy pressures Alexis into beginning the testing to see if she is a match and brings her home to the family Alexis never knew. The problem is that no one there knows about Alexis’s existence, so Candy has a lot of explaining to do.

Returning home from a trip that has left her raw and exposed, Alexis turns to Logan for support. The walls of their friendship begin to melt and their romantic feelings show. And then Logan puts on the brakes. He is cautious but Alexis feels rejected by Logan and by her father. The guys gather round to help Noah, and their women gather round Alexis, and a scheme is hatched.

What follows is steamy and romantic and touching. Alexis must sort out her feelings toward Noah and then about her father. Is he really interested in a relationship or just her kidney? Does Alexis want to take on an entire new family? Noah has his own demons to wrestle with his father’s death omnipresent in his life.

While I loved the romance in this book, I also loved how the author dealt with the very real dilemma over families of origin and what happens when they are revealed as well as the consequences of parental loss. Interspersed with the serious issues are moments of a terrific sense of humor as well. Narrator Andrew Eiden was fabulous, balancing his intensity with the narrative, bringing the listener along with him in this heartwarming contemporary story of friendship, family, and love.

Such a sweet story

This is another amazing part of the Bromance Book Club series. The author can give just the right amount of drama sweetness, romance and laughs.
The narrator does another great job of bringing those characters to life, however, it pains me that the powerful female characters weren’t narrated by a woman. Again, A drew did an awesome job, but when it comes to women taking the power back, it pains me that a female narrator wasn’t involved in this series.

Some of my favorite in audiobooks

When it comes to audio books, I am always waiting for the next bromance club release. With the authors hilarious and swoon worth story telling paired with this narrator it makes for the best results. I recommend this series to all my friends

Hilarious

This author makes me literally lol, love her stories. I find myself wanting more of the characters she writes about.