The Honeymooner

Paradise Bay Romantic Comedy, Book 1

By: Melanie Summers

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies, Esther Wane

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Twenty-nine-year-old workaholic Libby Dewitt lives by the motto "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail." She's finally about to start her dream life with her steady-as-a-rock fiance, Richard Tomy. Together, they're the perfect power couple - right down to the fact that he's agreed to use their honeymoon to help further her career in mergers and acquisitions. But 10 minutes before the wedding, her dreams dissolve via text message.

Devastated and humiliated, Libby escapes to Paradise Bay alone. She's got two goals for her trip: to devise a plan to get Richard back and to convince resort owner Harrison Banks to sell his property to her company. Unfortunately, when she arrives, she discovers that tall, dark, and built, Harrison is not about to make anything easy for her.

Instead, he derails her plans while at the same time, bringing out a side of Libby she's kept carefully tucked away-a carefree, adrenaline junkie. After a few days together, Harrison's got her wondering if the life she always wanted was meant for some other girl. Suddenly, Libby must decide which version of herself she wants to be.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Gretz Corp. (P)2019 Tantor

LOVED

I loved everything about this book. The perfect mix of characters, very believable personalities, Highly Recommended!

The new beginning

The couple come from different places in the world. They are in love with each other.

Good!

Incredibly typical story, except the main characters are actually fun. The MFC is a wonderful person, who isn’t rich. That’s important, since rich people are all evil and should be destroyed.

Fun listen

Although predictable it as a fun and easy listen! I listened while working and it made the time go by quickly

Slow start, funny story

I generally liked the story, the characters were generally believable... progress didn't seem rushed, or abrupt...
What annoyed me was two fold. I think I would have liked it better in book format. the narration was distracting.
The male narrato, while he did a wonderful Job and his accents were great, he sounded like Cary Elwes. Like now, not when he was Wesley in The Princess Bride, or Robin Hood... so I think the voice didn't quite match the character.
The female narrator I generally liked, but her accents were atrocious. Her attempt at Caribbean English sounded like a mixture of an old Indian woman and some vaguely German/French accent.

overall- enjoyable story, not much unnecessary angst.

Cute story, narration ok, but ‘possums?

This was a cute story, right length, foregoing slow,dragging, pages and pages of angst. But one, to me, major criticism, nothing to do with the literary portion, but the scientific one. Opossums DO NOT GET RABIES! They are also usually nocturnal, and of great benefit to mankind (I’ll let you research that). But because they are so good for the environment, I really wish: A, the author actually knew something about them, and the iguanas, and B, had chosen other, actually threatening, animals, because the misinformation was jarring every time I heard it.

Not sure about this one

Haven’t finished listening yet but it started out questionable and then the male character’s voice sounds like an old man. Going to continue and give it a chance because the storyline has potential.

Such a feel good story

I smiled the whole time reading, well done! I couldn’t put it down, definitely a must read.

A surprise honeymoon 

I thoroughly enjoyed this romcom. You will get to follow a bride left at the altar to a new adventure, with the true love of her life. 

bad narration

the female narrator is terrible, she breathes weirdly throughout book. like I know we all need to breathe but I don't want to hear it that loudly.