Birthday Suit

By: Lauren Blakely

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York, January Lavoy, Julia Whelan, R.C. Bray, Shane East, Joe Arden, Erin Mallon, Dion Graham, Savannah Peachwood, Jason Clarke, Robin Miles

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

An all-star production of a brand-new standalone romance from number one NYT best-selling author Lauren Blakely, performed by a full cast of 12 narrators: Andi Arndt and Sebastian York, with Joe Arden, RC Bray, Jason Clarke, Shane East, Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Erin Mallon, Robin Miles, Savannah Peachwood, and Julia Whelan. This audiobook also includes an exclusive backstage conversation between Andi Arndt and Sebastian York!

The one unbreakable rule in the Man Code is this: No matter how beautiful, smart, and clever she is, do not fall in love with your best friend’s woman.

Yeah, so I screwed up big time when I fell for her. I might have let my sin of unrequited love slide, given everything that went down in the last few years, but Lulu just walked back into my life as vibrant as ever.

And the cards are stacked against me once again. We’re working together, and the last thing I want to do is mess up her life with a forbidden office romance now that she’s finally got the fresh start she deserves.

Trouble is, she’s even more irresistible than ever, and this time around I’m not sure any code can hold me back. Even if I stand to lose everything....

Performed by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York as Lulu and Leo

Supporting cast:

Ginny: Erin Mallon

George: RC Bray

Kingsley: January Lavoy

Cameron: Dion Graham

Dean: Shane East

Tripp: Jason Clarke

Noah:Joe Arden

Tabitha: Julia Whelan

Mariana: Robin Miles

RaeLynn: Savannah Peachwood

Vivian: Robin Miles

©2018 Lauren Blakely (P)2023 Lauren Blakely Books

Loved the cast of characters

Thank you Lauren for putting together this wonderful cast of characters and having all my favorite narrators do the voices. I was so intrigued with the story I couldn’t stop listening. I hope that you will do another one in the future.

AUDIOBOOK WAS SO GOOD I HAVE NO HEADLINE...

I don't consider myself a blogger or even a good reviewer, BUT I can spot a great audiobook when I hear it. And Birthday Suit is the best audiobook production I've ever heard in the romance genre.

I am a huge fan of Lauren Blakely's writing and Birthday Suit reminded why I fall in love with every character she writes and every version of Friends to Lovers she spins. This particularly story gives all the feels and is bound to send you straight to Tingle Town after you visit its neighboring city Tearville because, yes there are teary moments.

What I love most about Birthday Suit is the production. When I say it has all the qualities of a radio drama, trust me, I tell no lies. With a cast of twelve amazing narrators, you are sure to embark on a journey that is like no other. In fact, after you listen to this book you'll by LIVING (not dying because that would suck) to seek out every other book each of the narrators who performed. And yes, you'll spend lots of money.

One last note, KINGSLY was my 2nd favorite character. Wait, no Jenny or is it Ginny? Wait no definitely.... oh well I cannot single out one.

Birthday Suit is PERFECTION and definitely needs to be nominated for an Audio in 2020. It is by far the best audiobook of 2019! I cannot wait to hear what else she accomplishes this year. The bar has been set!

Spoiled!

I think I’m spoiled with this full cast narration! The narration was perfect and the storyline was amazing. I loved how the scavenger hunt fit into the overall story.

A Birthday Present for all your senses!

This....this is what listening to books should always be like! Another reviewer has already said it was like listening to a play but it bears repeating. I adored the story of friendship and loyalty and ultimately, love. The narrators were fantastic....every single one of them. I also loved the interviews at the end...I now feel like I'm listening to old friends read to me when I hear Sebastian and Andi. Please, please, please, Lauren....not only do I think you should do at least dual back and forth narration for all your books...I hope you've started a movement in the audio book world!

There's a party going on in here!

Lauren Blakely is one of my favorite authors because of her wonderful storytelling, her unique characters and the smart and rapid fire dialogue she's famous for. In this book she also tells a powerful story about friendship, love and loyalty that will test our hero and heroine as they reunite and try to move on from a painful past toward a second chance at love. As a special treat for her fans Lauren assembled 12 of the most talented voices in the audiobook romance world to bring this story to life in a dazzling and magical way. The outtakes and behind the scenes discussion with Sebastian York and Andi Arndt is fabulous!

This is how every audio book should be recorded.

I usually shy away from books that have more than one narrator due to the fact that you have to get used to how each character is played by the male and female narrators from chapter to chapter. The difference in voice and performance takes me out of the story.

This book not only had Sebastian York and Andi Arndt doing Leo’s and Lulu’s voices throughout the whole book (regardless of POV chapter), but also had a whole cast of other narrators playing individual characters. It was truly magical.

Good narration can only take you so far though. The story that Lauren Blakely tells in Birthday Suit is really well put together. It is funny (loved RC Bray as George), thoughtful, and clever. I listen to a LOT of romance novels and still found myself surprised with some of the plot points.

Overall, story and performance really do deserve a 5 star rating. I hope Ms. Arndt’s recording studio puts more of these ensemble cast recordings together. Thank you for making a good reading experience, a great listening experience.

Lovely Story, Epic Performance

This was a great story made even better by fantastic narration!!

The story was super cute and super enjoyable by itself but having the full cast to narrate each unique part was so much fun!!

The epilogue was adorable and perfect!!


I loved the sneak peeks to the upcoming books and the outtakes were so much fun!!

Great Audio Production!

Birthday Suit has been one of my most anticipated audiobooks for 2019. I have always wanted to listen to an audiobook with a full cast and this book didn’t disappoint at all. It felt like magic to my ears and it was like a play being told as I listen.

This was such a great cast of narrators and they all brought their ‘a’ game to this narration. I think I’m ruined for any audiobooks going forward. If you’re a fan of audiobooks you NEED to listen to this story. Even if you don’t do audios, you NEED to listen to this story.

As far as the story plot goes I loved Leo and Lulu. They have know each other for a very long time but certain circumstances have kept them apart until now.Leo and Lulu had some insane chemistry and I loved the banter between the couple and seeing them fall for each other. I also loved the secondary characters and it felt like I was with old friends!

In typical Lauren Blakely fashion she was able to create a cute romantic story that will make you laugh, pull on your heart strings and leave you smiling when it's all over. I was so sad when this book was over and I definitely be re reading this book in the future!

Outstanding!

This story is an instant new favorite! I loved everything about how Lulu, Leo and the journey they travelled both together and individually. What an excellent story of friendship, sacrifice, love and finally going after your dreams. All of the characters really spoke to me on different levels. After listening to this audio, which is superb, I immediately preordered a paperback copy.
Thank you Lauren Blakely for yet another amazing book that has a way of making me feel so many emotions.

Love the full cast of Narrators~

Call me bias but I LOVE all books by Lauren Blakely!

This was so sweet (in more than the chocolatey) way ) and sexy and soul gripping.
My God Leo but Leo is amazing. He fell in love with Lulu the day he met her or close to that day. But she also met his best friend then and he asked her out before Leo did and that was the end of that. He stayed close with both of them being loyal putting his own heart aside and that won my admiration.

Years later after Lulu's divorce and the death of her husband, they enter each others life's unintentionally and the spark never left Leo, something Lulu had no idea about. While working together these two become close and it just had me swooning. Let's face it the truth of his feelings have to be revealed. Now will it make or break them? Even though I'm making this sound all sad it's way more than meets the eye. Lauren Blakely can not have any book without a fair amount of humor that she mixes in. Never a disappointment, just the anticipation for the next book and the next book and so on and so on and so on :)