Faking Forever

First Wives, Book 4

By: Catherine Bybee

Narrated by: Emma Wilder

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller.

From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a new First Wives novel about wanting a family...and finding love.

Shannon Wentworth’s biological clock is ticking, and she isn’t going to let her single status keep her from having a baby. When her wedding-photography business takes her to Mexico, she has every intention of finding a willing baby daddy to help her out. Until the bride goes AWOL, leaving Shannon to coddle the arrogant fiancé who has accused her of sabotaging his wedding.

Victor Brooks never could have imagined that he’d be on a honeymoon for one. Only here he is, taking a hard look at his life after the younger women he thought he loved walked out. The woman who volunteers to help him reflect is the last person he expects to be attracted to. Between the tequila, the sun, and one earth-shattering kiss, Victor finds Shannon a distraction too sexy to ignore.

They strike a deal: wait three months, cool off, and see if their tropical beach attraction is worth taking up when they go back home. Unfortunately, that’s just enough time for the past to come calling. All their best-laid plans are at risk. So is the last thing Shannon expected to matter the most: her heart.

©2019 by Catherine Bybee. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“A charming contemporary with surprising depth…Bybee perfectly portrays a woman trying to hold out for Mr. Right despite the pressures of time. A pitch-perfect plot and a cast of sympathetic and lovable supporting characters make this book one to add to the keeper shelf.” (Publishers Weekly)

Loved it

Enjoyed this author. Narration was very good. Not one of my usual author s; which is what I love about Audible...the opportunity to experience so many different author and genres.

Faking Forever by Catherine Bybee

Part of a great series. Though each book is stand alone. You enjoy each one you read, and can not wait to read the next. So entertaining. Love the sisterhood feeling from very good friends.

Faking foe ever : loved it

Loved the storyline. Loved the characters. Loved the story pace. Loved the narration. Can be read as a stand alone, but much better if the previous books in the series were read first.

Great series!

I love Catherine Bybee and her First Wives stories. The stories are multilayered and the characters are well developed I especially enjoy that she makes a community of friends out of the main characters. This makes it easier for them to seamlessly pop in and out of each other’s stories, and we as the reader get to be updated on their lives. Totally works!
The only reason I don’t give these contemporary romances 5 stars is because of the gratuitous f-bombs. Totally unnecessary.

Love

The best one yet. Victor is the man I want to meet!!!!!! If anyone knows where I can find him please let me know haha!!!

Refreshing read

Loved this book. Laughed so much throughout. Would have loved to see Avery and Shannon reconnect with the couple from Portugal.

Wonderful read and narration..

I just love the First Wives, Shannon, Lori, Avery and Trina. I couldn’t tell you which book was my favorite since they were all special in their own way. BUT I may have liked Avery’s story an itsy-bitsy more than the other 3. Love the husbands too, Wade, Reed, Liam, and soon to be Shannon’s husband, Victor. I did like Shannon. She was less brash and less of a chance-taker than all the rest. So she was totally different that the others’.

AND I’m glad she found out what an idiot he ex, Paul, was. What a creep. You really liked NOT liking him.

This was all about Victor, who was left at the altar, and how he and Shannon got together. Of course, Corrie (the bride) was too young for him, everybody said so, and he didn’t love her. He was ‘settling.’ And his work was more important than she was, anyway. I loved when Shannon told him just what she thought of him as they flew to Mexico for the wedding, only to find out who he really was when she got to the hotel.

There was explicit sex in this, and the F-bomb was used 4 times, and the word fit perfectly each time it was said.

As to the narration: Perfect in every way. Her voices, both male and female were awesome. Emma Wilder gave a perfect performance.

A HOME RUN!

Loved this story!

Lighthearted, funny at times, with the right amount of angst and ups and downs.

The main characters start by not liking each other much. That starts to change fast and as time goes by they discover they have amazing chemistry. They have both been burned in the love department, so they tiptoe around the subject for a bit.

Both their pasts come to intrude in their newly found feelings, and one of them lets this affect their relationship. Instead of talking things over, distrust reigns supreme hurting the other one deeply. The one in the wrong recognizes the snafu, and goes all out to try to salvage the relationship.

Shannon and Victor make a wonderful couple, and they do get their well deserved Happily Ever After.

The narration was very enjoyable, and the story was worth my time and credit/money so I will gladly recommend it.

5 STARS!

So Enjoyable!

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this series and the antics of these friends and new spouses. It almost felt as if they befriended me.

Faking Forever

Easy to keep up with if you have read the previous books in this series.