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Beautiful Stranger

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Grace Grant, Jonathan R. Cole
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Escaping a cheating ex, finance whiz Sara Dillon's moved to New York City and is looking for excitement and passion without a lot of strings attached. So meeting the irresistible, sexy Brit at a dance club should have meant nothing more than a night's fun. But the manner - and speed - with which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup into her Beautiful Stranger.

The whole city knows that Max Stella loves women, not that he's ever found one he particularly wants to keep around. Despite pulling in plenty with his Wall Street bad-boy charm, it's not until Sara - and the wild photos she lets him take of her - that he starts wondering if there's someone for him outside of the bedroom.

Hooking up in places where anybody could catch them, the only thing scarier for Sara than getting caught in public is having Max get too close in private.

©2013 Christina Lauren (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

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very good

lover it! !!
it kept me interested the whole read! can't wait to read the next book.

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Sweet and engaging love story

I really enjoyed this one. Despite the many sex scenes it is really a love story well done. The performances are great. Well worth the credit.

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS WHOLE SERIES!

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This is a must read. I love this whole series, it has a great love story with hot erotic sex, yet it is also hilarious! I recommend the whole series!

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Loved!!!

Great story, awesome narration, and perfect amount of spice! Loved the characters too. Definitely recommend!
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Bring on the hotness!

I’ve been waiting so long for this follow-up to Beautiful Bastard. I got up early, downloaded and immediately started to consume this gem of a book. Beware: you will not be able to stop listening!! I lost so much sleep but it was so worth the sacrifice. This was one hot and sexy listen and so much better then the first book. WOW!

10 stars!!!!

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Hot! Hot! Hot!

Would you listen to Beautiful Stranger again? Why?

Absolutely, it is quite entertaining.

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I absolutely loved Max and his sexy English accent. I enjoyed this book more than I did Beautiful Bastard.

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Beautiful

Would you listen to Beautiful Stranger again? Why?

I have listened to it 3 times so far. I love the story and I think that Grace Grant and Jonathan Cole did a great job. I loved the first one when it was just Grace Grant but I like the fact that in this book there was a male and a female.

What other book might you compare Beautiful Stranger to and why?

I would not really compare this to another book beside the first one in the series.

Which scene was your favorite?

I would have to say the opening club scene.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to this in one sitting. I could not stop.

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Sexy Brit!

Where does Beautiful Stranger rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Since this is the third book I have listened to so far (EVER), it actually is my favorite!

What did you like best about this story?

The narration was good. Grace and Sebastian both are animated and effective performers and I would listen to them again. The sexy British accent was certainly a plus.... okay a big one. And Grace does a pretty good job on her end with the accent as well. The story of Sarah and Max is a little different. Public escapades are something not often written about so it was a nice change of intensity.

Which scene was your favorite?

The library!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely! I was so bummed to pull into the office parking lot, or garage at home and have to pause the story till the next day.

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Great book

I loved this book. I loved Jonathan Cole narrating the story. I loved how the book ended. I am a huge fan of this book. I want to listen to it over and over again. I highly recommend this book to others. This was quite wonderful. I give this book a million stars. Jonathan Cole needs to narrate other books like this one. I fell in love with Jonathan's voice and how he told the story. I want more books in this series.

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Love, love, loved it!!!

Enjoyed this one so much. Sweet, sexy, and believable story! Left me wanting more! I enjoyed it more than Beautiful Bastard. I liked both narrators. My only criticism is that the accents sounded more Scottish than British at times. Otherwise great narration.

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