My Beautiful Neighbor

The Greene Family, Book 1

By: Piper Rayne

Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's Summary

Who’s the mystery woman who's just walked into my brewery?

I’m not the only one from my Alaskan small town asking themselves that question. But I’m positive that I’m the only one in Sunrise Bay undressing the pretty blonde in my head. Everything about her, from her make-up to her high heels, says she’s a fish out of water. 

Whispers and speculations run rampant until the secret of who she is gets uncovered. Then the rumor mill goes into overdrive when she announces she’s staying to open a bookstore in the building next to mine - throwing a big wrench into my plans to buy that empty building.

I quickly find myself in a tug-of-war since my business partner/brother is upset she’s ruined the opportunity to expand our business. I try to keep my distance,, but I’ve got one sister with a gossip column on the local radio station and two meddling grandmas setting me up as a tour director.

And now I kind of like the idea of our new neighbor staying. But small-town life isn’t for the weak - time will tell if she has what it takes to be one of us.

©2021 Piper Rayne Inc. (P)2021 Piper Rayne Inc.

Fantastic!

A new family series from Piper Rayne. I am HOOKED!!
This story was fantastic! It was so fun and also pulled at my heartstrings.
Such a difficult situation brought our heroine to this small town but man she was a trooper.
Our hero was a long time resident and knew how his little town gossiped and reacted to "outsiders"
I loved them together but our hero had big baggage and I wasn't sure he was going to let her help carry it. My kindle percentage kept going higher and I was getting worried, I didn't think it was going to work out.
But our author was toying with my emotions and me gave everything I needed and a perfect epilogue to wrap up this lovestory.
Then a big OMG! that teases us with the next book in the series.
I CANNOT WAIT!!

My Thoughts on My Beautiful Neighbor

A good kick off to a new series. Those were my first thoughts after finishing My Beautiful Neighbor. There were so many good things working in the story.

I loved the secret child twist. And having read the series prequel My Twist of Fortune, I really liked how that ending played into this story.

I'm a fan of small town romance, as well as big family series. And Piper Rayne is so good at both of those. I enjoyed the cameos from the Baileys and hope there are many more of those to come.

I also just loved Cade and Presley. I felt for her uprooting her life after getting surprising news. I admired her strength and really liked her character. Cade as well was likable as a nice guy, great big brother and oldest son, and I thought their pairing was a great fit. I also liked that Cade kicked off the Greene children finding love. I will be excitedly awaiting each new story in this series and highly recommend this one.

Two of my favorite narrators came together on this one. And I'll admit that made it an instant buy for me. I love Erin Mallon (and her guy voice) and I love Joe Arden. So this was an amazing listening experience for me. They always bring great emotion and just heart and passion to their performances. This one was no different.

I wish my daughter could find a Cade.

I love everything Piper and Rayne write. You guys are amazing. Cade is such a good guy and Presley is good and pretty patient for what’s going on. They are perfect for each other. Ethel, Dori and the rest of the retirement home residents had me laughing so hard someone thought I was crying. I think I am going to really like the Greene Family. I can’t wait for the rest of the books.

Really really good book

I really enjoyed this book. The narration was awesome. Erin Mallon is my favorite. Great book thanks

Great story and narration

Where do I start? Having read and loved The Bailey series by Piper Rayne I was a tad anxious starting a new family series, I have no idea why I was worried. I loved this book, from the first chapter to the last. The narration by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon brought this story and characters to life.

The characters are engaging and I love the Greene family who reside in Sunrise Bay, Alaska. They are all up in one another’s business and it was an entertaining read that left me with a smile on my face.

The fact that we get to see Dori Bailey and Ethel Greene meddling (aka Thelma and Louise) from the neighboring town of Lake Starlight just added to my enjoyment of this wonderful book.

The Greene’s are a blended family and I loved how much interaction there was between them all, regardless of whether they are full, half or step siblings this family has each others back. This is Cade Greene and Presley Knight’s story and what a fabulous introduction it was to this exciting new series.

There were times that I wanted to smack Cade up the back of his head with his behaviour as he buried his head in the sand when it came to his feelings for Presley. Presley I loved, despite all she has been through she was strong and determined to stand n her own. I also enjoyed watching her relationship develop with her new found sister.
Cade and Presley are instantly attracted to one another and the chemistry sizzles between them. When they embark on a friends with benefits relationship, you just know that things are going to get complicated. The obvious one is that they want to keep it a secret.

Since I absolutely adore The Bailey’s I knew that Piper Rayne would have to bring a lot for me to fall for this family as well. This book did not disappoint in any way and now I have a new family to love. The story was fast paced, witty and engaging and I cannot wait to read the next book after how this one ended.