Single Dad Next Door

De: Cathryn Fox

Narrado por: Thurlow Holmes, Dash Coleman

Jaxon Hall gave up raising hell the day he became a dad - there’s no greater rush than seeing his little girl’s smile. Now if he could just convince his in-laws that he’s a responsible adult, fully capable of raising his motherless child.

Every girl in Rachel’s sorority wants the smoking hot mechanic next door, herself included, but a man is the last thing she needs in her life - especially a tattooed single dad with a reputation as a badass. A man like that draws attention, and a woman hiding out from an abusive ex needs to keep a low profile. But when her car breaks down and he comes to her rescue, it’s not just her spark plugs he gets firing.

Women hadn’t been on Jaxon’s list of do withouts, there just hadn’t been any energy left to even think about one - until the girl next door comes up empty on cash to pay for her car repairs and offers housekeeping and babysitting services to even the debt. It’s the perfect arrangement until number one - the in-laws mistake Rachel for his girlfriend, and number two - she moves into his home. Their agreement is hands off, business only, but being around her is a special kind of torture that quickly reminds him he’s still a man, and now, with more time on his hands, he’d finding it harder and harder to keep them off of her.

©2020 Cathryn Fox (P)2020 Cathryn Fox

one of the best

one of my absolute favorite books I just hope I find something similar to this

Happy to listen to a full length story from Fox

Enjoyed this story. Have listened to a ton of short stories by Fox and enjoyed them. I really liked the male narrator but the female sounded too old for the female character. Sometimes a story is made or broken depending on the narration but this one turned out okay. Though I admit I think I listened more closely when the story was from his POV.

Overall enjoyable. Story could have gone a lot of ways but was happy with how the author decided to go.

Jaxon and Rachel good together

Narration was horrible !! but story impressively beautiful. All the character impressive Jaxon, Cassie and Rachel make the perfect family

The story came up short

It was a great book….. except it needed another chapter or two to finish out the story.

Feels unsatisfying and unfinished even though it started great

There's something about the narration that helps me relax and sleep. It's not that the story is boring and not engaging, but something about the narrators voices is soothing. I've listened to this story so many times now to fall asleep that I've basically memorized the darn thing. This story is now a comfort thing that I listen to whenever I'm overwhelmed or stressed.

I like the characters a lot and the story. The little girl is my FAVORITE; she's precocious and adorable. The character development is super engaging; you really want to know more about the protagonists as the story progresses.

The only issue I have with this title is that it feels unfinished—open ended. There wasn't a lot of angst and the abusive ex-boyfriend plays a very minor part in the plot. The intensity and magnitude of the abuse that's told in the story makes it seem like the ex is a psycho that will do anything to hunt the female protagonist down, but that never happens. The ex isn't even part of the conflict in the plot; he might as well not been part of the story at all.

This makes the ending feel so unsatisfying. It feels like there's more to come; that the conflict hasn't been resolved. Makes me want a sequel to this story to finish it out where the ex is the psycho he's set up to be and the male protagonist becomes the big, bad, sexy protector.

The ending made me want more even though the ending was sweet and fluffy. I wish there was more conflict and angst in this story since there's a psycho ex involved. The lack of a strong and emotional conflict made the story a disappointing read.

The overall story is great. There are moments where the suspense really builds and gets to you and makes you feel an adrenaline rush, wanting to know more. You feel angsty at certain places that is then soothed with fluffy love scenes that showcase great character development and makes you root for the couple. You really bond with the characters.

The steamy parts are spicy. It's extremely well written and h-o-t. This is definitely a title you should listen to in private.

I like the story a lot and would recommend it, but I wished the plot had a more emotional conflict to create a more satisfying resolution.

Tropes: Age Gap, Alpha Male, Single Parent, Family Dynamics, Insta Lust, Suspense
Spicy: 4/5
STANDALONE
Narration: Dual</br>

Narration was a bit emotionless

I didn’t mind the story but It lacked major conflict, it left the story feeling to easy and one dimensional. All that said I don’t mind an easy stress free listen with a happy ending. But if you like a bit more to your story maybe this isn’t your book.

New or young author

I mostly enjoyed this one. The vocabulary and choppy short sentences just made me think this is a new or inexperienced writer. The story is nothing original… college girl with an abusive past meets the hot single dad neighbor, a reformed tatted bad boy with a daughter. There are no surprises or cool plot twists. And the writing is very high school. The sex isn’t really accurate but more of the fantasy of what things would be like. Meaning I do not think the author has done the things they do, this coming from a very experienced woman. All and all I give it three stars. I do expect Miss Fox’s books to get better as she writes more. She definitely has potential as a writer. I don’t think I paid much for this or maybe it was free. If I had I would hav stopped and returned it for a better title.