The Best Worst Thing

A Novel

De: Lauren Okie

Narrado por: Kristen Sieh

From a stunning new voice in romance, Lauren Okie’s The Best Worst Thing is an intimate story about starting over, second chances, and two people who cannot help falling into each other’s orbit once again.

All things considered, Nicole Speyer has a pretty amazing life. At least that’s what she tells herself. She’s got a beautiful house, a relatively successful fertility podcast, and a perfect husband, Gabe. The only thing that’s less than ideal is her years-long struggle with infertility—and how, with every passing day, she and Gabe seem to drift a little further apart.

But then, mere hours after a Hail Mary embryo transfer to her gestational carrier, Nicole discovers Gabe’s been sleeping with their dog walker, and her world turns upside down. Suddenly, a jobless, childless, and now-husbandless Nicole finds herself at the doorstep of somebody she tried to say goodbye to a long time ago.

Logan Milgram: a former colleague with serious golden retriever energy who happens to be laugh-out-loud funny, a colossal nerd, and legitimately kind of hot. When Logan opens his door that night, it’s like no time has passed. And as they fall back into each other’s lives, Nicole starts recognizing herself in the mirror again. She even begins to like what she sees. And then, like a cruel joke, she gets the news she’s spent a lifetime waiting for: her surrogate is finally pregnant.

As her relationship with Logan develops from a blast-from-the-past fling into something much deeper, Nicole struggles to balance her past, present, and future. Racing against the clock, she must learn to forgive her body for falling short and recognize that sometimes, it’s the biggest betrayals in life that set us free. With everything on the line, can Nicole accept love from the greatest man she’s ever known . . . even if it’s nothing like the story she’d written for herself?

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Amazing

This book was so so incredible. I’m
Not sure if it was because I struggled with infertility but it was so good. I’m so sad it’s over!!

So good. Don’t wait. Read it now.

TW infertility and infidelity. Heavier subject matter but excellent banter and playful storytelling. Narrator is exceptional.

The best romance of 2025

This was the perfect emotional romance with depth- my favorite kind. I’m so sad it’s over. I laughed, cried and fell completely in love with these characters. A must read.

Really loved the story!

I loved this book. The only thing that could have made it better would have been if it was written in first person. I really dislike third person pov. I even cried once, and I'm not a crier!

Emotional story

Lauren Okie wrote a fabulous story, and Kristen Seih captured every emotion in the narration.