Behind the Scenes

De: Karelia Stetz-Waters

Narrado por: Lori Prince

Fans of Abby Jimenez and Meryl Wilsner will fall in love with this hilarious and refreshingly authentic novel about second chances, pugs, and finding the perfect muse . . .

Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached “pug lady” middle age, but she’s already got the pugs—along with their little Gucci coats and trash-lovin’ appetites. Still, life is good, with her work, her sisters, and a secret hobby creating incredibly tactile (if surprisingly sexy) mindfulness videos. So why does it feel like it’s not quite enough? Which is exactly when former filmmaker Ash Stewart enters camera left, and Rose’s world suddenly goes full technicolor . . .

Ash never looks at anyone. Not since her ex ripped her heart from her chest in Spielberg-esque style, crushing Ash’s reputation, dreams, and directorial career in one brutal blow. But Rose is altogether different. She’s curvy, beautiful, and just so damn put together. And her business expertise might be Ash’s best bet for getting her last film—and her last chance—financed. Now if they can just keep their attraction under wraps, Ash’s lost dream could finally come true. But are they creating movie magic . . . or setting the stage for disaster?

©2023 Karelia Stetz-Waters (P)2023 Forever

So enjoyed

First time for me with this author, so enjoyed the story line and the subject matter it addressed. As always Lori Prince as the narrator brings the story together.

Couldn't love it more..unless there's a sequel!

In one word, brilliant. The story was wonderful with just the right amount of low key angst. As for the narration, Lori was extraordinary.
Perfect voices for the characters and pure silk for the ASMR element. Can't love this enough. it was nice to have the visit with the Satisfaction Guaranteed characters too.

ASMR, love it.

Another great book from this author, very excited for her future books, Great characters and a lovely love story. Wonderful narration.

Great story

Loved the story and how the characters developed. Lori Prince does an amazing job of bring the story to life.

Loved this book

The story is well written the MC are believable and Lori Prince narrated this book so well.

Enjoy!

Another great read from Karelia Stetz-Waters! Incredibly funny, sweet, romantic, and has interesting characters with personalities. Amazing narration by Lori Prince as usual. I can't wait for the next book from this author!

Fantastic Listen!

I thought this book was very well done. I love the contrast in character and their willingness to go after what they want. I'm also happy that in times of conflict, they actually let each other speak instead of running away and sulking. Overall, you won't be disappointed.

Wonderful Book set in PDX!

I love hearing stories out of Portland, Or because I used to call it home and everyone is pretty welcoming of different preferences there. beyond that, the author does a wonderful job of painting the picture of the characters and their struggles, as well as a beautiful connection that is built over time. I pre-ordered it and got through it so quickly once released. Highly recommend!!

Sweet romance, some tech issues that I got fixed!

Overall, probably like a 3.6/7ish for me.

I had some technical issues with the audiobook, and saw on audible reviews that I wasn’t the only one. I actually called in and we troubleshooted for a bit (thanks Eric and his boss, seems to have gotten it fixed, so if you’re having issues, give them a call maybe?).

I enjoyed the fist book I read by this author, Satisfaction Guaranteed, for the most part. I picked it up because Lori Prince narrated it and found a new author I enjoyed. Lori Prince narrates this one as well, and she gives Rose one of my favorite voices in her repertoire, so I was having a pretty good time in that respect. Something I’ve found happening often lately with romance is that I enjoy one character quite a bit more than the other in these relationships, and unfortunately, that happened here, too. Ash, while I’m sympathetic to her situation, and def get how all of it would mess you up and have issues, got on my nerves after a while. The girl talked about her ex, SO MUCH, and the quirk of “she goes to rub her fingers through her hair nervously, but it’s already up” also got on my nerves. GIRL, YOU SEEM TO ALWAYS WEAR YOUR HAIR UP, HOW AND WHY DID YOU DEVELOP THAT QUIRK? that’s a VERY petty nitpick thing, but it got on my nerves after a while. The constant taking about her ex (again, where a lot of her issues stemmed from, I GOT it, and yeah, some of those ARE probably convos you should have with a new partner, but at a certain point, girl, jfc, talk abt this with a therapist not the woman you’re currently trying to date?).

I also thought the impression of asmr as sexy was a little overblown. In my experience watching it on YouTube for the last few years 9/10 it’s not sexy or sexual at all. Weird, absolutely. Sexual, no not really.

That said I really liked Rose and her sisters, I DID like Ash and Rose together for the most part, and I was invested in the story, there were just a few small things that probably would have made this probably closer to a three stars read, but Rose had the dreamy voice, and used it for some of the asmr bits, so my ears were happy.

I def rec it, I think my few small issues were def, small, and others will really love it. This is becoming a solid instant read/goes to by tbr list of this author for me

Another Hit!

I was so excited waiting for this book to come out that I was a little worried that I’d set my expectations too high. But I was wrong. So, so wrong. Beautifully written characters with fresh storylines. Humor in all the right places. And Lori Prince, as always, did an amazing job narrating the authors words. It’s definitely a book I will read again and again.