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Maybe This Time

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Zoë Chao, Noah Reid, full cast
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Publisher's summary

Finding true love is only a matter of time in this heartfelt and hilarious romantic comedy, starring Zoë Chao (The Afterparty), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), and a full cast!

Romance can be a little complicated when you get sucked into a wormhole. Just ask high school English teacher June Flint. One little solar flare happens and suddenly you find yourself 85 years in the future. Eighty-five years from your dream job. Your ailing mother whose only companion in this world is you. Your favorite stuffed-crust pizza from DeLucia’s on Sunday nights.

But when June’s cell phone inexplicably picks up a signal, she’s able to call back to the present—more specifically, four weeks before she accidentally time traveled. Problem is, the phone can only call one number: her work nemesis, gym teacher Mikey Shannon.

Now future June must help Mikey befriend present-day June to keep her from disappearing. But present-day June doesn't even want to be in the same room as Mikey, let alone become besties. And Mikey isn’t exactly...talkie. Yet he’s spending hours a day with future June on the phone, and even more time trying to befriend present-day June. Volunteering with June at school, check. Facing his fear of roller coasters to make June smile, check. Adopting a puppy and letting her name it. Check.

But what does succeeding in the present mean for future June, and for the serious feelings she and Mikey are starting to catch for one another? Stopping time travel is one thing—but can they stop themselves from falling in love?

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©2024 Cara Bastone (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.
About the Creator - Cara Bastone

About the Creator

Cara Bastone is a full-time writer living and writing in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and an almost-goldendoodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She’s been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother’s old Harlequin romances when she was in high school. She’s a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren’t hobbled by their own masculinity.

About the Performer

Zoë recently appeared in Netflix’s Your Place or Mine opposite Reese Witherspoon. She will next be seen in Hulu’s Nightbitch opposite Amy Adams and can currently be seen in the Party Down reboot for Starz. In 2023, SXSW premiered the independent film If You Were the Last, starring Chao and Anthony Mackie, now streaming on Peacock. Zoë is best known for her role in Lord & Miller’s limited series for Apple, The Afterparty. She was also in Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s Downhill opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, and Zach Woods, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival released by Fox Searchlight. An East Coast native, Zoë was born in Providence, RI, receiving her BA in art history from Brown University and her MFA in acting from UC San Diego.

About the Performer

Noah Reid starred as “Patrick” in the global television smash Schitt’s Creek. He won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates for Best Ensemble, was nominated three times for a Canadian Screen Award and won the award for Best Supporting Actor/TV Comedy. His soulful acoustic cover of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best” in season 4 landed at the top of the iTunes charts in both the US and abroad.
Reid recently starred in the independent feature films Cardinal, Buffaloed opposite Zoey Deutch and Judy Greer, and Clifton Hill opposite Tuppence Middleton and David Cronenberg. Other notable film credits include Old Stock, Score: A Hockey Musical and People Hold On, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song.
In 2016, Reid released his debut solo record, Songs from a Broken Chair. His second record, Gemini, was released in 2020, and his third record, Adjustments, was released in June of 2022, with which he completed a worldwide tour.
Noah currently stars in the metaphysical western series Outer Range opposite Josh Brolin and Imogen Poots for Amazon, and recently made his Broadway debut as the lead of Tracy Letts’ play The Minutes.

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Surprising plot, engaging story

I love me some Cara Bastone. definite must listen. I haven't done a whole story in one listen in a long time! love it!!
I love Noah Reid. I wish he would do more narrating.

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Clean comfort romance

I’ve become a big fan of these audio theater style books by Cara Bastone, and I’ve been looking forward to this one’s release. Even though it is a light and fluffy story with characters you just want to hug or adopt, it also surprisingly provided some insight and comfort on some issues I’m processing in my own life. I felt so calm and happy when the story was ended, and I only wish there was more of it to listen to.

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I really love Cara Bastone’s Audiobooks!

Cara is so good at comedy and romance out loud. All of her Audible Originals are so fun!

In this we follow the fate of two scared and shy people who change profoundly.

And omg Bluejay is adorable!!!

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Fun, Short Romance Novel

This was a fun and quick listen. On day Mikey picked up the phone call from the future only to find that his childhood friend is calling him to ask a favor.

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I guess that is the point huh

Bastone's work seems to invoke happiness and sadness in me all at once. Happiness for the love stories and the happy endings. On the other side of that is sadness because communication, being there for each other and laugher seems to be lacking in most romantic relationships in this reality, but I supposed that is a point of Romantic Fiction. Solid work done again, Bastone and team!

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Happy feel goods.

I loved the story, it was great. The characters were awesome. I wish the ending wasn't so rushed and the epilogue was more about the ending of their story haha but I'm a sap for super happy sappy endings. You all did an amazing job! Thanks for a great story.

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One of my favorites

"You had me at hello" I knew I was gonna love it just by the begining .
Oh my goodness I am not even half way and I already added to my favorites.

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She's done it again 😭 I loved this one so much. It has everything I love: named Jun, the perfect man time, travel, existential questions, and a dog. I cried so much listening to this. It was a good cry, very cathartic.*A character named Jun Sorry I am using a screen reader and dictation to write this because I am visually impaired Anyway this book was therapy to me. ❤️

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Another winner

Cara Bastone can’t miss! The narration was stellar as well — Zoe and Noah’s chemistry was pitch perfect.

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Thank you for the love story!!

Loved this story SO much!! I can’t even begin to say how refreshing this story was!! Move over Junie..Mickey is my new fictional boyfriend!!

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