All of Me

By: Andrea Smith

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Gabrielle Cendese

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's Summary

Dirk Sexton is a 30-year-old playboy with a conscience. He wants the sex without feeling the guilt of his meaningless one-night stands. Deciding to take a chance, he finally takes the leap only to realize that he may have chosen the wrong sister.

Autumn Dey may be Summer's twin sister, but they are definitely not identical. Summer is tall and toned...and, well, Autumn isn't. When Summer starts dating her sister's gorgeous new boss, Dirk Sexton, Autumn slides herself into the friend zone, admiring from afar. Until, that is, her alter ego and 900 operator discovers Dirk's true desires. Will love truly conquer all?

©2019 Andrea Smith (P)2019 Andrea Smith

Steamy fun!

All of Me is a breath of fresh air. A romantic comedy with a sizzling couple had me laughing and falling in love. Autumn has always been the curvy twin, feeling more comfortable behind the scenes, she has a late night radio show giving her callers sage advice. Dirk, her boss knows she is the show everyone loves and he finds himself attracted to her. He knows work and play shouldn't mix, but he can't help himself. But she holds a secret that if exposed can ruin them both. What will happen when the lies are exposed? Andrea Smith masterfully weaves a story that had me laughing out loud, gave me a realistic woman with real life issues and a sizzling hot couple. It's fun and flirty and the perfect listen.

Alex and Gabrielle Cendese team up together to give us a performance to remember. The two have a natural chemistry to bring realism to the narration and their comedic timing is spot on. This is one you do not want to miss.

Great Story

I love this story. It is so funny and keeping you on your toes. The narration was great. You will not regret it.

Cute, fun story

I loved reading a story where I could relate to the lead. It was a fun, quick read with a HEA.

It’s what you need

This book made me smile and laugh so much. This is a feel good book and I really needed this in my life right now.
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Light And Sweet With A Dose Of Humor And Steam!

Dirk And Autumn Both Feel Something When They Meet, But Neither Recognizes What Those Feelings Are.


Dirk R. Sexton, roughly thirty, works for his hard-to-please father. He runs several family-owned radio stations, working out of WQRK, Quirk-99 radio station in Indianapolis. His father claims Dirk has no business sense, that he is too preoccupied with women to properly mentor and lead his staff. Dirk simply believes that his father no longer remembers what it is like to be young and verile. His father went so far as to implement a no-fraternization policy, which might have bothered Dirk not long ago. Now, however, women have become boring. They all look the same - tall and thin with model-like looks - and they all have the same dull personalities. Dirk is ready for a commitment, but only with the right woman, and he isn't having any luck finding her. 

Autumn Dey, twenty-five, works at a 900 call-in service under the name Ramona. She perfected a sexy southern accent for the role. The online profile her potential clients see more closely resembles her fraternal twin and best friend Summer. Summer is a willowy blonde with blue eyes, a former cheerleader. Men flock to her, and she goes from relationship to relationship, always the one to break up when she eventially becomes bored. She never second guesses herself. Her self-confidence serves her well; she makes a killing in pharmaceutical sales. 

Autumn, in contrast, isn't as tall and has brown hair and eyes. She is big-boned with curves and was captain of the debate team. While she can be spunky and opinionated, she is also cautious, often observing rather than participating when in social settings. Her one advantage is her voice, something she has honed and perfected over the years. She majored in Communications in college, but somehow ended up working the 900 line. It happens to pay quite well, although it isn't the kind of job she talks openly about. Her clients are mostly horny, yet many call out of sheer loneliness. In those instances she, as Ramona, functions more like a therapist. She listens, gives her support, and offers advice. 

Autumn wants more. She wants to put her degree to work doing something that she can take pride in. When she sees that WQRK is looking for someone to take the midnight to three shift for a new call-in show called “Midnight Caller,” she jumps at the opportunity to audition. She lands the job on the spot, but what surprises her more is that she recognizes her handsome new boss's voice and matches him to her new client, Roland. The lonely but very shallow playboy that started calling Ramona recently - and is a newbie to using 900 numbers. 

When Dirk hires Autumn, he knows her talent will make "Midnight Caller" a huge hit, thereby proving his worth to his father. Autumn makes Dirk feel something strange but she isn't his type, and besides that, there is that no-fraternization rule. So when he sees Autumn's twin sister, who happens to be exactly his type, he doesn't think too much about it before asking her out. 

Dirk and Autumn both feel something when they meet, but neither recognizes what those feelings are. Dirk doesn't recognize his attraction to Autumn initially because she doesn't conform to his type. Out of habit, he dismisses the idea of being attracted to her. Autumn fails to recognize it because of her lack of self-confidence and because of Dirk's conversations with Ramona, which don't exactly paint him as a good catch. Even when they feel the stirrings jealousy, Dirk and Autumn are hesitant to recognize it for what it really is. But when things finally change in a fiery explosion of pent up energy, the issue of Autumn's side gig as Ramona threatens to put a real damper on their relationship. The couple eventually earns their happy ending.

Dirk and Autumn's story is light and sweet with a dose of humor and steam. It is well-written. The plot is fairly simple. The characters are nicely developed. It is written in first person. The POV alternates between Dirk and Autumn. I rate this book four stars. 

As for the Audio: it is nicely performed.

Hilarious

All of me is a well-written, witty, laugh-out-loud funny story; I thoroughly enjoyed it. Our heroine is a big and beautiful phone sex operator that dreams of becoming a radio host. Finally, she gets her big break, and the dream job she always wanted with a swoon-worthy Dirk Sexton as her boss. The only thing is, Dirk's voice sounds really familiar; I think you can guess the rest.

Excellent dual narration by Alexander Cendese and Gabrielle Cendese, bringing the characters to life. All of Me was a fabulous listen, I loved the characters and dialogue. I strongly recommend this audiobook.

Fun Rom com!

I asked to receive this free review Audible book and wrote this unbiased review. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to listen to the story. The narrators voices were so high pitched and annoying. I turned the recording down one notch and that solved the problem. The narrators contributed to the joy of the story. Andrea Smith has created a funny and emotional love story. Autumn is a strong and sassy young woman that hides her insecurities about her size. Dirk is a one night stand playboy. When they meet there is instant chemistry between them, however Autumn knows a secret about Dirk that could pull them apart. Dirk will have the most changes in his character development. This story will have many laugh out loud moments, some hot sex, and some anxious times. But never fear, you will love the ending.

All of Me

So, so good. This may be my all time favorite audiobook. I already loved the story and the characters, but the narrators were absolutely phenomenal. They truly brought the characters to life.

The truth lies in your alter ego

Sexy, funny, and full of steamy scenes. Autumn has never been the skinny girl. But her late-night-caller-voice is everything she is inside. Sexy, hot and anything you want her to be. And everything Roland (aka Dirk) wants in a woman.

Dirk Sexton is sex on legs, owns many radio stations and wants Autumn for his midnight caller show. But Autumn already knows Dirk. Or, at least his voice. She knows his true fantasies, his shallowness, and the fact that he just might have a conscience. But what happens when all the lies are exposed?

It only gets HOTTER!!!!

Andrea Smith gives us another real-life lesson and all the feels that come with it. All of Me will make you laugh, cringe, and fall in love with Autumn and Dirk.

Alexander and Gabrielle Cendese are the perfect duet. Their voices captured the true heart of this story, along with the comedy that will make you LYAO!!

Awesome!

I loved this book!! The story was amazing and I will def be looking for more from this author. The narration was okay but the male narrator definitely might want to change his female tone. Every female sounded like a whiney nasally valley girl.

An hilarious BBW romance

A really quick witted, sweet story… Fast paced and did I mention damn right hilarious. You get so engrossed in each character you never want to the story to end. A pleasure to listen to…

I loved the southern drawl of Ramona and really laughed out loud at how this alter ego was revealed!!

Narration was really good, though Alexanders female vocal was a little annoying at times.

All of me

I so enjoyed listening to the narrators Alexander and Gabrielle, made this book a joy to listen to.

A great BBW romance.

This ia a fun, sassy story. The characters are so well written, and enjoyable to learn to love. I found myself laughing out loud. I had to keep listening .
Highly recommend.

Sweet and Sassy

A tale which I thoroughly enjoyed, with the exception of when the male narrator took on the female voices, which sounded farcical and really took the edge off the enjoyment, perhaps it was intended as viewed from the male character perspective *shrug*.

So much fun

This book had so much fun and just amazing characters jam packed into them that I found myself spending way too long cleaning my bathroom. But it was either keep cleaning or turn off the book and that just was not an option. So thank you for both the amazing story that had me captivated from the first minute and for the ridiculously clean bathroom.

Enjoyable, light-hearted story!

All of Me was an enjoyable light-hearted romance that I stayed interested in from the beginning through the end. I loved the late-night radio show aspect, too! This is marked as a BBW story, but there were many times I was thinking the character sounded more like she was a little overweight than BBW. The cover of the audio book is definitely not a BBW, but other editions have a different female cover model that is.

I'm not a fan of Alexander Cendese's narration, but that's just a personal preference. He gives a great performance, but his enthusiasm reminds me of cartoon characters instead of a sexy male hero, et al. His wife, Gabriella, narrates the female role. Her regular voice is fine but her "other female" voice is so high pitched that it's hard (for me) to listen to. Again, she gives a great performance too, so the narrators should not stop anyone from enjoying the audio version.

Thank you to the author who provided me with a free review copy in exchange for an honest review.

So much fun!!

Wow, this story was so much fun- rude, flirty and really funny.
I was glued once I started this book and I got nothing else done for the rest of the day until it was finished.
Thoroughly entertaining. I loved it.

I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy.

Author has talent

The book got four stars because the author has clearly got a talent and the narration was good, though I think the story could have been a solidly great one if she added a bit more to it. The male narrator’s voice might annoy me in some books, but it worked for this one. I hope the author develops her stories a bit more to anchor you more in their lives and take you with the characters on more of a journey as the relationship develops - it went from nothing to dedicated in a big jump but didn’t quite convince me. It was more of a light fluffy read - instead of a great and fun read. Whole load of potential, and still a decent book.

Absolutely hilarious

Oh Andrea, you are an amazing author. This book had me in stitches, I’m crying with laughter. Absolutely perfect narrator’s, Gabrielle and Alexander are so funny together. Excellent storyline with likeable characters.

What a fun story

This BBW Rom-com is hilarious, one woman two personalities both feisty, loving and endearing. I highly recommend this audible book if your looking for a wonderful, story,
low angst, no pressure just cute, sweet and fun.
Kudos Andrea to date this is my favorite.
Gabrielle and Alexander’s narration was perfect.
This is a fair and honest review

Funny

Second ever audio book and I really liked this one. Laugh out loud moments and I really liked both the main characters