Exit Stage Six

A Contemporary New Adult Romance Novella

By: A.J. Downey

Narrated by: Ivy Randall

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.

These are the five natural stages of the grieving process and something London Greene knows all too well. She’d thought she’d buried them long ago, but then a mysterious young man moves in upstairs, one with captivating green eyes and some serious emotional wounds...and she quickly figures out that he is working through each stage on his own. London can’t let that happen, and so she tries to be there for him. It’s the right thing to do, after all....

But this stranger carries a secret, and despite her best efforts, she finds him to be a seriously uncompromising jerk. That doesn’t stop her from caring for him, though.... Maybe it should have.

©2014, 2021 Andrea J. Downey (P)2021 Andrea J. Downey

Emotional, with a touch of rock star

This is a fairly quick listen, a story of loss and heartache, and finding love through the stages of grief. London meets Evan in her building and they strike up a friendship of sorts. He’s grieving the loss of a close friend, and she just wants to be there for him. They grow close, chemistry and emotions running high, until a secret destroys everything. They help each other trust and love, and ultimately heal and forgive. It’s a lovely, very realistic story about grief and love.

Wonderful book that deals with grief

EXIT STAGE SIX by AJ Downey
Narration by Ivy Randall

Wonderful story that deals with grief.

Wonderful story that is short yet incredibly full for all that it deals with. London has a new neighbour who seems to be dealing with a great loss. London only knows that Evan is dealing with the stages of death because she has been there in the past too. Loved the pace of the book and it really flows well.

London is caring and creative and loving. She immediately sees that her new neighbour needs a friend and she steps right in. Her captures her new neighbour but he doesn’t want her to post or share it anywhere!

Evan is dealing with the loss of a life long friend and is hiding from the world trying to deal with it. London is there for him as he goes through the process of living again. London is there but doesn’t realize that he’s keeping a secret that may destroy their budding relationship. Will there be a HEA? Yeah they get there and you’re going to love this book.

IvyRandall is new to me, and she’s great here and shows an emotional connection to the characters, she easily shows us each character with distinguished voices so it made for an amazing listen.

Fabulous!

Don't let the length of this book fool you. AJ Downey has written a fantastic story and it's one you do not want to miss. London has been getting her life in order. It's taken some time, and she is not going to let the new neighbor interfere. Until she meets Evan and realizes there is a kinship there. Evan has lost his best friend and has moved into the building to deal with his death. And our story begins. London is a wonderful character, very caring and warm. She sees Evan and knows what he is going through. Evan is harboring a secret, and while he is enjoying getting to know London, and feels like he is finding his way back with her, the deception could destroy them. Will they find true love? It's sweet and heart felt. I really ejoyed my first listen of Downey's and I will be watching for more.

Ivy Randall is a new to me narrator and I was blown away by her talent. Great voices for all the characters and it was easy to dsitinguish who is speaking. She added nuances to their personalities to create that feeling of sadness and it became lighter as the story progressed. It was a wonderful performance and am looking forward to more of her narrations.

I adored it

This was a fun, low-angst, sweet listen, Patience, understanding, and second chances can lead to a happily ever after. I like that the book is about the relationship more than anything else. It was a nice change to hear about Evan and London's relationship without having to listen to lengthy interactions between London's co-workers and classmate, It was the perfect length and the narrator did an awesome job.

Exit Stage Six

okay this book was really good. I very much enjoyed this romantic story. so cute how she help him out when he need it and her not knowing she was helping him. yes he lied to her but it wasn't that bad but it was a shock to find out. I'm just glad that they worked it out.