Lies

De: A.L. Woods

Narrado por: Lilly Drake, Logan Anare

A standalone angsty second-chance married couple romance set in the Reflections universe from best-selling author, A.L. Woods.

Dougie

Rich girl, poor boy.
It was the oldest story.
Yet it was ours.
I knew Penelope was different the moment I laid eyes on her.
But all she wanted was to be friends-with-benefits.
My best friend told me not to mess around with the new girl.
He didn’t say anything about marrying her.
Or what might happen if we broke our vows.

Penelope

I was the rebellious trust fund baby.
The one who threw the finger to her parents.
I designed a life I loved.
No rules, no expectations.
Something easy.
Dougie didn’t want easy, he wanted commitment.
Babies, marriage, the postcard perfect house in the ‘burbs.
The life. It was all ours.
Until it wasn’t.
All we had now were lies and betrayal.
Lies that might just cost us everything.

©2022 AL Woods (P)2023 Pink Flamingo Productions

A Roller Coster of Romance, Recollection, and Reflection

A fateful meet-cute on a construction site in the charming backdrop of Boston (that is its own character) burst into your mind and transport you from the first pages.
This second chance tale goes back and forth between our two romantic leads, Dougie and Pen, from past to present, in love to on the break of losing it all.
A nice love despite social classes. Them a beautiful future in the mirror. But situations are thrown at them, some self-inflected, cracking the image to the point that although you can figure the story and it’s reveals, knowing if the mirror, the portrait, or Dougie and Penny’s true love can be saved keeps you absorbed.
Dougie is such a fun, charming fella. He makes me smile or go, “Oh Dougie.” I even think of what he would do in other book situations too.
Mr. Logan Anare brought such energy, pizzazz, and rawness to Dougie. And his Boston accent is spot on! I was rooting for him the whole time, even when he messed up. He truly is those rare nice guys, despite his mouth. Ha! How he expressed his love for Penny, conflicted with his tough guy bestie Shawn (also epically accepted and played,) and broke down makes you feel Dougie is sitting next to you in his truck. I always felt I was having a fast paced conversation with him. That is what Mr. Anare brought to the table.
Penelope is a rich girl who rebelled through her trust fund upbringing. Insanely beautiful. But she knows the beauty in life is simple things (and Iron Maiden.) Her kind heart, but blunt fire was oddly refreshing and played to the nines by Miss Lilly Drake. She had a softness to her pitch that paired brilliantly for the emotional scenes she dragged you into with her whole performance. Her pacing was phenomenal. But when Pen showed her ire or independent side, she owned it while keeping her composed tone.
Well-written. Well-expressed. Well-worth the listen.

Lies

This title was perfect for this book. This book was a little hard to get into. It flashes back and forth over a span of year from when Dugie and Penelope were happy. Dugie was a hard working lower class man. Penelope was an entitled rich girl trying to rebel from her parents. Lilly Drake and Logan Anare did a great job narrating this book.

Lies

this was a Rollercoaster of emotion the heartbreak, the secrets, and lies. so much drama, Dugie is madly in love with his wife from the 1st time he saw her. but for some reason after their wedding, she started pushing him away. and that's when all the problems start. and the secret begins. till finally he can't take it anymore and doesn't know what he did wrong. Can they fix their relationship or is too late for them?

One of the best books I've ever listened to!!!

One of the best books I've ever listened to!!!
I loved the characters and their complexity, the story was heart wrenching, and though infidelity is a trigger for me, it was dealt with so delicately, that it was bearable and forgiven.
I'm going to look if there are stories written about the supporting characters, as I loved them as well.
A. L. Woods is a new author for me, and I'm going to look for her other books on Audible, as I fell in love with her writing.
The narrators did an amazing job bringing these characters to life.
I can only thank everyone who had part in this book for creating it.
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Sad but Real

Sad but realistic. Penelope and Dougie go through very common relationship issues, but the issues almost destroy them due to lack of communication. I won't go into plot details. The description and other reviews give enough of that. I'll just say that this book could be a warning to anyone who feels like their relationship is hitting a rough patch. The story was well written (if a little too long). The dialog was realistic, and the story overall was believable. This was my first listen from these narrators, and they were a refreshing surprise. I listen to over 30 audiobooks a month, so I was pleasantly surprised how good these narrators were and I had never heard of them.