The Total Package

A Novel

By: Stephanie Evanovich

Narrated by: Katie Schorr

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling author of Big Girl Panties is back with a funny, sweet, and sizzling novel about love, redemption, and second chances.

Heartthrob star quarterback Tyson Palmer has it all: a million-dollar arm, a winning season, and the promise of a Super Bowl ring. But, more importantly, football's biggest star is the ultimate comeback kid. After an addiction to painkillers nearly derailed his career, Tyson got sober and went from zero to hero in the eyes of the public.

But one person remains unconvinced: Dani Carr, a sports commentator with high ratings and a following of her own.

Dani can't forgive Tyson's transgressions or forget a single passionate night with him back in college. To make things worse, Tyson doesn't realize that the bombshell with huge ratings is the cute coed whose heart he once broke.

But can a sports journalist trying to claw her way to the top and a quarterback who knows all about rock bottom make it to the Super Bowl without destroying each other? And what will happen when Tyson - riding high now that he's revived his career - realizes he needs to make an even more important comeback with Dani? Can he use his million-dollar moves to get past her defenses - or will she sideline him for good?

Stephanie Evanovich is a full-fledged Jersey girl from Asbury Park and the New York Times best-selling author of Big Girl Panties and The Sweet Spot.

©2016 Stephanie Evanovich L.L.C (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

another great listen

I really enjoyed this book. It was hard to out it down. it us a great combination of writer and reader

Great story line and tie in

Love how this book was tied into other characters from other books! Good read! Enjoyed this one!

The Total Package

I absolutely loved the story. All the drama, all the excitement. I am glad that Dani finally got her man, the man that she has loved forever. She finally got Tyson to marry her. It was such an amazing story I loved every bit of it. And, I’m glad she finally told him that he has a son.

Cute... but doesn't live up the previous novels.

Big Girl Panties was my introduction to Stephanie Evanovich, I was smitten. Then she followed up with The Sweet Spot and I declared a bona-fide Girl Crush on her and her writing!!! So when The Total Package came out I was first in line... Sadly, I was disappointed. It was cute and sweet but sooooo predictable!!!! It actually took me almost a year to get through it because I kept putting it down. I devoured her first two books in one sitting.

I'm anxiously waiting for her next book, with fingers crossed!!

great book

This book was a fun listen. Took my mind off my everyday worries and made me laugh. Narrator did good job reading the story. I look forward to her next book.

Fun and entertaining

Great premise with great characters. Feel in love with both main characters and wanted the story to never end.

not as good as her others

I love Stephanie's first two books and really looked forward to this one, but found it lackluster! I feel like she took too long to get to the point she waited till like the last 10 minutes of the book to really get to it and I hate that.

strange story.

this wasn't a typical story for Janet. not funny. lots of character building. story stretches over years... not very cheery..almost a biography..strange all around

Lack luster emotional connection to characters.

It has all the elements of a fun romantic story, but none of the enthralling emotional connection. I wasnt in love with any of the characters well enough to care a ton about what happened. I also thought their reactions and responses were cliché and written in a way of trying too hard to manufacture drama. The narrator was not good at imitating a male voice. But she didn't drive me bonkers either. Totally average rating for me.