Beautiful Stranger

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Grace Grant, Jonathan R. Cole

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

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

WOW, WOW AND WOW!!!!!!!

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

Top 5...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Stranger?

There were many....I loved Max and Sara's first encounter in the bar, Max's seductive voice, catching up with Bennett and Chloe....

Have you listened to any of Grace Grant and Jonathan R. Cole ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Grace Grant was fab. in BB and wonderful here too...I liked the duel narration but I thought Grace did a better Max than Jonathan....

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

Yes, I had to force myself to put it down to get a couple hours of sleep and then I dreamed about it. Came home from work the next day and finished it up!

Any additional comments?

Maybe we will have a third about Julia??? Please!!!!

This one had me at hello!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Beautiful Stranger to be better than the print version?

EXCELLENT book. Enticing, exciting, and a real enjoyment to spend time in the authors characters lives.

This was to short

All was so lovely and a good escape, and how Sara and Max grew closer. Sara didn't have a chance.

Great beach read

Part 2 of this fun series and still kept my interest. Read for book 3!

Surprisingly AMAZING

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

One of the better ones! I couldn't stop listening! I put sleep timer after sleep timer on!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Stranger?

When they finally realize the love eachother. sheesh.

Which character – as performed by Grace Grant and Jonathan R. Cole – was your favorite?

I liked Max better!

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

YES!

Any additional comments?

I didn't exactly like the first book in this series so it took me a while to come around and get this one! But I am soooo glad I did! 5 STARS!

Wonderfully tasty.

The story was sweet and realistic. You could actually feel the characters emotions. Loved it!

Awesome narration

3.5-4 stars. Spicy book! I loved most of this. It was fun, max is absolutely amazing! Sara is pretty much scared of getting hurt so she keeps him at arm’s length for a long while. Max falls first - SWOON! The sex it up all over the city - who needs a bed! I really loved that 95% of the book is then falling and having so much fun getting to the place where Sara can admit her feelings.

Two things that bother me - when the “bad” happens, How Max handles it. It didn’t fit his character at all. If I say anymore it would be a spoiler. I just felt a lot of lacking there. And the second thing - it just ended. It’s a happy ending, but no epilogue- it just simply ended. So there it is - the last 10% or so was simply disappointing- otherwise would have been closer to 5 stars for me.

I listened to this in audible, I really like both narrators. Loved his accent and the female narrator did the male parts well, which surprised me with him needing an accent- no complaints

Creative! Creative! Creative!

I listened to "Beautiful Bastard" and enjoyed it immensely, so when "Beautiful Stranger" was released I downloaded immediately.
This novel was better...flat out better. Why, you ask...because the intimate encounters in this novel are not only steamy and delicious but OH SO CREATIVE! I don't mean to spoil the book for anyone so I cannot go into detail, but trust me when I say that scenes from this novel will get your wheels turning on how to spice up your own love life! I've literally never listened/read a novel that gave me sex like this and Bravo for that!
On a second note, I also believe this story was much more well thought out and planned then its predecessor and that is such a good thing to see, don't ya think? In "Beautiful Bastard" you are left to believe that these characters already really know one another, for the most part due to their work situation, but in "Beautiful Stranger" you really get to watch it all unfold before you and that is half of the fun!
And lastly, Cole's narration in his very realistic and very sexy british accent brings this audio to meet the highest of your expectations. He makes me want to check for other books narrated by him and just listen for the sake of listening despite its content!
As I finish up this review all it makes me want to do is start "Beautiful Stranger" from the beginning and experience it all over again...now that really says something.
This isn't just worth a credit...its worth your money...so download NOW!

Sigh..........

I think this was as good if not better than the first. Max is adorable. I guess Sarah can have him but she better apprecitate him! And his accent-Yumm. Both narrators did a great job with Max and Jonathan R. Cole's is swoon worthy! Sign him up for more books, please!!!

Enjoyable

This book was just as fun to listen to as Beautiful Bastard. While I didn't love it as much as the first book I enjoyed listening from both POV's, loved the creativity of location and types of encounters and will definitely be listening to this book again. The narrators were a great fit.

This book is worth the purchase or use of a credit. I can't wait to see what comes next from this author.