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Sweet Talk

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Lidia Dornet, Chris Brinkley
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Publisher's summary

Stay up all night with this funny, surprising romantic comedy from Audie Award nominee Cara Bastone - scripted exclusively for audio!

It’s officially booty o’clock, I’m alone again in my kitchen choking down a slice of terrible chocolate cake…and I’m pretty sure I just got drunk texted by the man I have a ginormous crush on.

I’ve been daydreaming about Eliot Hoffman’s dimples for two months, and even though I’m sure this was a mistake on his end, it doesn’t mean it’s not an opportunity on mine.

It’s the middle of the night, and I just wanna talk to him. So I text him back.

And then somehow we keep talking…ALL NIGHT. We’re both insomniacs, so talking all night soon turns into talking EVERY night. And talking about nothing soon turns into talking about something. And here we go from in-depth analysis of reality TV to my relationship with my family, to his amazing artwork. There’s no topic we don’t cover....

Except for who I really am.

It’s the only question of his I won’t answer.

As my crush turns into an avalanche of Eliot, I think of him all the time now. But if he knew who I was, the entire house of cards we’ve built this relationship on would come toppling down.

I want him to be mine, but we might never be more than just a sweet dream....

©2021 Cara Bastone (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator

Cara Bastone is a full-time writer living and writing in Brooklyn with her husband, son, and an almost-goldendoodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She’s been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother’s old Harlequin Romances when she was in high school. She’s a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren’t crippled by their own masculinity.

About the Performer

Chris Brinkley is an experienced narrator, voice-over artist, NCAA Division I broadcaster, radio personality, and emcee. He is known as the voice of Penny Reid’s Winston Brothers Series, narrating and voicing all six brothers in the popular audiobook collection. Brinkley also narrates Reid’s Handcrafted Mystery Series and the Smartypants Romance Green Valley Chronicles. He is currently one of the top storytellers heard on Kevin Costner’s HearHere travel app and is heard weekly on the Curio audio journalism app. He is heard regularly on several documentary series on the History Channel, including D-Day in HD, and also on PBS. He co-produced, wrote, and hosted two nationally syndicated radio shows heard on stations throughout the US.

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An Excellent story

Something "clicks" in the reader's heart when a story is so well balanced. Sometimes, the plot idea is solid, but the characters lack definition, etc... Here everything is exactly right. The result is an endearing, very vivid and exciting love story. The reader is never boredor confused because there is such a solid foundation. My favourite things about Sweet Talk are : the suspense, the plot twists, the dual narrator POV, and the conscious efforts to debunk gender stereotypes and mainstream concepts like "normal" or ""disabled".

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LOVED THIS BOOK!

I absolutely adored the first book and the second was just as good! her dialogue writing is so realistic and I'm always a sucker for a Chris Brinkley narration. the narrators were so great and they had me smiling the whole time! definitely recommend! I'll be listening to this again and again!

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cutest and funniest story I have read

love! love! love this story. this is the cutest and funniest story I have read in a long time

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great listen

I enjoyed the banter between the character's and how the storyline played out. The narrators did an excellent job with the characters.

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Cute rom-com

It’s like listening to an episode of friends. Love that it intertwines Vera and Fred’s story.

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fun romance read

this is another fun romance from the author. I love the back and forth performance. I truly hope there will be more in this series.

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Ah! Love this one too!

It's Vera's brother! ❤ This one is so nostalgic and is just as funny and full of feels as the other. 😁 Can listen to these as standalones since they take place simultaneously.

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I loooved it!

I'm a super busy mom of 2 babies under 5 and every free moment I got I ran to listen! It's such a cute (accidental) romance. Very entertaining and such an easy listen. I highly recommend! Once I finished this book I immediately downloaded another, Cara Bastien book, "Call me maybe" and started listening!

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Cute

If I could give this 10 stars I would. The performance the story line... all of it.

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Such a delight. Perfect voice artists. 6+ ⭐

Srsly one of the best romance stories I've consumed lately. Elliott is the perfect antidote to all the "alpha" dude romance heroes out there

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