The Accidental Dating Experiment

By: Lauren Blakely

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A dating experiment ignites a secret attraction in this steamy new rom-com from number one New York Times best-selling author Lauren Blakely!

Eight years ago I fell into a secret summer fling with my best friend’s little sister before our lives went in different directions. Now, I’m the grumpy to Juliet’s sunshine on a popular dating podcast we host, and when a wealthy fan gives us a charming coastal cottage as the biggest thank you ever, we head to the town where I grew up to give it a makeover.

And find the house has only one bed.

Located under a mirrored ceiling.

To make matters even harder, the bright, big-hearted woman I’ve been pining for tells me she wants to try to find the one and would I please be her dating coach for the week?

Like hell I’ll let her date other men. I’ll coach her on three dates with me.

But the second I take her out, I don’t feel like her teacher. I feel like she’s mine, especially when the first night ends with us tangled up together in that bed.

Each night we grow closer, but this dating experiment forces me to face my greatest fear–whether a man like me is worthy of her love.

Even though I’m already head over heels for her.

©2024 Lauren Blakely (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.

Just WOW!

Wonderfully detailed and beautifully written. The internal struggle we all have from dating. Highly recommend

Fun and Adorable 💕

Enjoyed it thoroughly! Narration was excellent, story was quick and entertaining! Steamy, but not too much. Recommend!

fun

good for my commute to work everyday. it's a nice way to not think about anything else

Very sweet story

The story was a little predictable. But it gave me lots of good feelings. I liked how the narrators were male and female during the story.

Cute

This is as a feel good read.
The storyline was cute. The romance was sexy.

The kind of Romance everyone needs in their collection!

This is the classic, sm*ty, feel-good, romance everyone needs in their collection. The performers brought the characters to life. They made you feel like you were a part of their story. There was just enough sm*t to keep it interesting without overtaking the story. This is the perfect book to kick off a summer reading list.

Cute little story

Eight years ago, Monroe and Juliet had a secret summer fling. At the end of the summer, they went their separate ways - he went off to medical school, got married, divorced. She got a degree in marketing and runs a party planning business for divorce/break-up parties. And now they are co-hosts of a popular dating advice podcast. When they are gifted a house in the same town where they met by a grateful wealthy listener whom they helped find true love, they decide to go check it out. It's a beautiful, charming cottage with one bed and mirrored ceilings... And yes, one bed. It's also fortunate that Monroe has to go back anyway for his estranged father's retirement party.
Juliet has never lost hope of finding "the one". Her dating adventures are the fodder for their podcast. Now the time that she has to spend together with Monroe at their new house becomes part of an experiment: he will role-play as the men she finds attractive in the dating app, they'll go on dates with him pretending to be these men and he'll coach her on what she's doing wrong.... But Monroe has ulterior motives. 
I picked this one when I saw the narrators: Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan! What a pair! If you are and Audible Plus member, it's also free to download. Andi is lovely as the hopeful yet a little disenchanted Juliet and Jacob has the charm cranked up to 11 as the "it's always been you" hero who thinks that his girl could do better than him. The chemistry is amazing and the story is pretty much low angst. It's also a relatively short audiobook, so it's a perfect companion for a lazy afternoon. 

Such a cute story!

The story was fun, flirty, and funny. There is some spice and a lot of chemistry!
I love the narrators too! They have to be one of my favorite duos. If you’re looking for an easy listen, with a good plot, you should definitely listen!

Sweet

This was a light hearted story that was funny and sweet. I enjoyed the playful friendship and romance.

Monroe Monroe Monroe

This was an amazing listen! This book will have you blushing every other page. You will feel the chemistry between Monroe and Juliet, you will love their love!