Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank

A Short Story

By: Elle Cosimano

Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez

From New York Times bestselling author Elle Cosimano, comes Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank—a hilarious short story diving into Finlay Donovan's partner-in-crime Vero's past.

Anyone can spot a window of opportunity, but not everyone can manage to fall straight through one.

Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of stealing money from her college sorority, she packs up and heads to her cousin Ramón's apartment, planning to change her name and rebuild start over away from backstabbing girls and university drama (and far, far away from her arrest warrant in Maryland).

At the local bank on the first morning of her new life, it occurs to Vero that she'd be a better bank teller than most of the current employees: she may not have much money, but what little she does have, she knows how to manage. Unfortunately, the only available position is a cleaning job and so, desperate for a fresh start, she takes the bank manager’s offer.

But nothing in Vero's world has ever been simple, so of course shortly after she begins work, she overhears a conversation between her new boss and a security guard: someone who works there has been stealing. Seeing a window of opportunity, Vero sets out to find the identity of the thief, present the evidence, and then push for the perfect job. All of which would be easier if her irresistibly infuriating childhood crush Javi wasn’t living in the same damn town.

Offering the insight that listeners have been craving into fan-favorite Vero's past and a closer look at the moment Finlay and Vero first meet, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank is a can't-miss addition to the Finlay Donovan series.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Love more of Vero!!!

LOVED getting more of Vero’s story!!! She’s hilarious and it’s super cool getting to know more of her history before Finley. The narrator was meh, which is weird because Elle’s narrators are normally awesome, but the story is still enjoyable and its short enough that the weird emphasis on random words and the way she says statements as if they’re questions is tolerable. Overall, still loved it!

Elle Cosimano does it again!

Great novella about Vero! I love the Finlay Donovan series and can’t wait for book 4.

bad narration!

no! I was super excited about this story,but I'm super disappointed. The switch in the narration from the other books is horrible. Stacy who does the new narration doesn't speak with the right attitude or connotation... please get Angela to re-record this. the new voice just doesn't fit the character we know and love, she didn't even try. based on the voice she used, she didn't listen to ANY of the other books.

Disappointing addition.

After listening to the entire series the switch to the new narrator was difficult and her make voices were really hard to listen to.

Hard to listen to...

I love the Finley Donovan series and Vero is awesome. However, I found this book so hard to get through due to the narration; particularly because Vero already has a voice from the other books. It would have been so much better if the same narrator had been used, but I was still willing to give it a go. The voice used for Terrance was so distracting...and, frankly, annoying to listen to. It. Was. Soooooo. Sloooooowwwww. Too slow. If you are deciding between reading the book and listening to it, I suggest reading it!