Love Unscripted

The Love Series, Book 1

By: Tina Reber

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

An A-List movie star....

Ryan Christensen just wanted to be an actor. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a life where fans would chase him, paparazzi would stalk him, and Hollywood studios would want to own him. While filming in Seaport, Rhode Island, Ryan ducks into a neighborhood bar for a quick escape from legions of screaming fans... and finds much more than he expected.

A small-town girl....

Nursing a recent heartbreak, Taryn Mitchell believes men are best kept at a safe distance. But when Ryan Christensen unexpectedly bursts through the front door of her pub, she can’t help but be drawn in by his humor, charm, and undeniable good looks. At six foot two, with dirty blond hair, blue eyes, and an incredible body, Ryan has every girl in Seaport swooning. But Taryn isn’t every other girl.

A relationship that doesn’t follow the script....

Despite her better judgment, Taryn soon finds herself falling hard for Ryan. But is their bond strong enough to survive the tabloid headlines, the relentless paparazzi, and the jealous fans who seem determined to tear them apart?

©2012 Tina Reber (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

Started out great...

It started out really good but got old and tiring to me. That is why the 3 stars. good for half the book.

Where did this come from?

My first listen of a book by Tina Reber. Enjoyed very much! Romance at it's best. An easy romance with great interaction between the charactors. Also listened to "Love Unrehearsed", the 2nd book in the series. Equally as good!

....You won't be disappointed - Try these 2 books, if you like Romance.....

Well worth a couple of credits.
Hope more is added from Tina Reber.

An 8 hour story in 22 & 1/2 hours

This was a cute story. A nice love story. Likeable characters. But it could have been told in about 1/3 of the time. Way too many discussions on how she knows someday he will realize he belongs with a starlet not her. The villains in the first half of the book disappear in the second half with no further comment and new villains take their place. Not sure why. And both main characters spend a bunch of time talking about trust but both lie to each other.

At it's heart this is a simple love story. Boy meets girl, lots of angst on both sides, boy and girl are separated by forces beyond their control, boy wins girl. A story most romance writers tell in 8 or 9 hours -- 10 or 11 hours if there are lots of explicit sex scenes, which this did not include.

So, this is an entertaining book. Just way too long.

I really enjoy this narrator. She does a very good job.

Love Unscripted

So much angst, could lose some of it. Taryn seemed very suspicious of all men.

Cheers to Taryn and Ryan

This is the first book in my vast collection of audible books, every few years I relisten to my favorites. I think that gives this book high praise.
Ms. Maby is an excellent narrator

My new favorite book

I think I love this more than Christian and Anna. Witty characters and sense of humor. Loved the characters and all their relationships together. Erotic without being explicit.

I Am In Love!!!!

Would you try another book from Tina Reber and/or Madeleine Maby?

YES I would read anything narrated by Madeline Maby, her voice is so beautiful and expressive. She really pulls you into the story and you feel the emotions each character goes through.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have made Ryan a bit more masculine. When we first meet him he is kind of passive and sweet which is not the type of male character I prefer. He'd be more domineering and less shy. (the shyness is only visible in the beginning of the story but as it unfolds he becomes more and more aggressive which I LOVE)

Have you listened to any of Madeleine Maby’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have read other books by this narrator and I loved them all. It was her voice that caused me to fall in love with audiobooks in the first place. The only problem with that is every time I finish one of her books I'm searching for her same style in other books and I come up short every time. Miss Madeline Maby is one of a kind.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes, If this book were made into a movie id see it... When it comes on tv.

Any additional comments?

I thought it was weird how quickly Kyle became infatuated with Teren. That totally threw me off, one moment he wasn't there and then the next he was the whole story. I think this book is so long and so detailed that the reader loses track of what the storyline is in the sense that we forget what the conflict is. What are we waiting for? what's the build up? I think the author threw Kyle in there as a way to "cut to the chase" and give the characters a final problem to fix which brings them together so they can all have a happily ever after.
Also, I feel like at some points Teren plays stupid to the point where I want to jump through the book and choke her myself. Especially at the end when she doesn't realize what Ryan was up to and how naïve she was when the stuff was planted in the hotel room.
And the little spat Ryan and his brother had which caused Teren to get on her future brother in law is very strange. She definitely did not know him long enough to have gone off on him like that, I feel like she should have just kept herself out of it and followed Ryan when he left the first time. (I think I'm just used to the quiet woman and powerful man type stories and Teren is no where near quiet.)
Overall I think this was a great read, I recommend it to anyone looking for a good, long read that will snatch you from your own world and throw you into the lives of Teren Mitchell and Ryan Christianson.

Super Funny!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to everyone! It was funny and made you think about what celebrities go through doing what they love.

What other book might you compare Love Unscripted to and why?

I compare this author's writing style to Nora Roberts and Donna Kauffman. The level of character development was great and it really made you "see" the characters.

Which character – as performed by Madeleine Maby – was your favorite?

My favorite character was Ryan, he was so troubled by certain aspects of his career but he loved doing what he did so he suffered through it.

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

YES YES YES! I lost sleep over this one but it was totally worth it!

Any additional comments?

The only thing I would say that I didn't like was it was a little on the mushy side but that's just my opinion. I'm sure others would find the lovey lovey stuff to be the right amount.

Way tooooo long.

I only listened to this book because I have really enjoyed books read by Madeleine Maybe. It's not that it was terrible but incredibly predictable and really long.

didn't do it for me

I feel a bit weird that I didn't like this book since a lot of people have. I haven't even finished it. The story line was slow, I didn't get the chemistry of the two main characters. I was just waiting and waiting to see if I would like it more, I will finish it however I am not motivated too. bummer.