The Virgin Scorecard

Rules of Love, Book 4

By: Lauren Blakely

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Rose Dioro, J.F. Harding, Katie Schorr, Tim Paige, Emma Wilder, Victoria Mei, Vanessa Edwin, Joe Arden, Erin Mallon, Andi Arndt, Jakobi Diem

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Indulge in this star-studded production with 12 amazing voices! The Virgin Scorecard is a collection of novellas performed by your favorite romance narrators including: Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro, J.F. Harding and Katie Schorr, Tim Paige and Emma Wilder, Victoria Mei, Vanessa Edwin, Joe Arden and Erin Mallon, and Andi Arndt and Jakobi Diem....

This collection begins with Mr. Right Now and Captain Romance - two romances between virgins and athletes that completes the best-selling Rules of Love series. 

Mr. Right Now

I’ve got a problem. After a dozen failed dates - but who’s counting - I’m done hunting for Mr. Right. I’m more than ready to cash in my V-card, and at this point I’ll gladly hand it over to Mr. Right Now. When I go out with my friends for a night on the town, I bump into the perfect candidate. A guy from my past who kissed like a dream but took off before we could say goodbye. The swoony, charming pro athlete is back in the city, and he’s as ready to help me with my project as he is to win baseball games. The next morning, I’m deliciously satisfied, and I know I’ve chosen wisely. But when he leaves again, I can’t stop wondering - what if Mr. Right Now is actually Mr. Right? And how do I get him back?

Captain Romance 

I don’t have luck on my side when it comes to romance. That’s why I’m laser focused on my career as a sports reporter and making a mark as a woman in this tough field. When one of the city’s baseball stars asks me to spend a night on the town, I have to draw the line. Just friends, I say. He’s good with that. Very good with that. So good that I start falling for my new friend. Of all the swoony, charming, thoughtful men in this big city, why is the one I want thoroughly off-limits? But if I want a chance with the guy they call Captain Romance, I’m going to have to put more than my heart on the line. 

This collection also includes Kiss Your Tulips, Limo Bang, My Single-Versary, and Three Dates with You.

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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫

This is a great collection of novellas with the characters we already love from the Rules of Love series. It was really fun to get those "missing" scenes from the original books. I love the connection in romance books and this collection is exactly that, it's all of the initial connections for all the couples. I also have also mention how much I enjoyed the revamped version of One of Those Flings. I really need to mention the INCREDIBLE cast of narrators! We can always count on Lauren (as a audiobook listener) to give us amazing casting. All in All this was a fun, sexy and swoony audiobook collection!

Swoony!!

In the mood for some swoony romance? Look no further! Lauren Blakely has it right here with a group of novellas made to warm your heart. Six, count them, six wonderful stories! Mr. Right Now and Captain Romance sure to steal your heart as well as Kiss Your Tulips, DogFishing, Three Dates with You, My Single-Versary, and Limo Bang! Each one it's own trope from second chance romance to vacation fling, Blakely drew me. What do I love the most about her stories? They are real, strong, independent women with true identities. They know what they want and aren't afraid to go after it. Her men are swoon worthy, have a strong masculinity but also hold a vulnerability. I also love how some of the stories are intertwined and we also get to see some of our favorites from her novels like Declan and Grant! This collection definitely made my day and warmed my heart.

And as always, her narrator choices are impeccable. Starting with Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro and literally going out with a (Limo)bang with Andi Arndt and Jacobi Diem! I truly think her stories are focused around each of the narrator voices they are so perfectly cast. A pleasure to hear Jason Clarke, Rose Dioro, J.F. Harding, Katie Schorr, Tim Paige, Emma Wilder, Victoria Mei, Vanessa Edwin, Joe Arden, Erin Mallon, Andi Arndt, and Jakobi Diem.

Such an amazing collection of sexy Novellas!

What a treat this collection of 5 novellas are! I was so pleasantly surprised that not only did I get to hear how some of my favorite characters from Lauren’s “The Rules of Love” world find their own HEA’s, but was thrilled with a few surprise stories as well! The characters were all connected in some way in these, but you can also listen as stand alone’s if you need something quick, fun, and sexy! I love how each couples stories had the same timeline, and revolved around an outing on Valentine’s Day at the same venue.
Mr. Right Now- this one was definitely my favorite. I loved the extremely super sexy, dirty talking second chance romance. Jason Clarke did an amazing job performing the character of Shane. The “I am only focusing on my baseball career” swoony Brit. His accent was brilliant! Rose Dioro was just spot on with her portrayal of Clementine! (I really wanted her to have her HEA)… and to cash in her V Card… this was just a deliciously dirty but super sweet and short novella of fate. My favorite kind!
Captain Romance- what a beautiful friends to lovers this one was. It was also a little forbidden. I enjoyed their slow build up and how they got to know each other. Just the sweetest! This was definitely the most romantic I think, beautifully performed by JF Harding and Katie Schorr as Sullivan and Erin. The baseball player, and the sports reporter. The way their HEA played out was perfect, like the romance books that the hero listened to. Loved that! JF’s performance was completely swoon worthy , he’s definitely becoming a favorite of mine. Katie is a new to me narrator, loved her and look forward to listening to her again!
*OMG*…. Kiss Your Tulips- Ha!!! This was so funny, sexy, and damn good! This one made me laugh and chuckle with all the funny corny puns. It was also seriously sexy as well. It was perfectly cast! Tim Paige and Emma Wilder were perfection playing Drew and Frankie. I loved this quirky one… I saw a lot of myself in it which made it super relatable!
Three Dates with You- ohhh I was super stoked getting to hear how Mav and Sam got together and found their way to each other. I loved these side characters from one of my all time favorite LB books, A Guy Walks Into My Bar. Ahhh.. such a swoon worthy story! It was beautifully narrated by Vanessa Edwin, who was amazing with her British accent.
*My super sweet bonus treat?! * My Single-Versary-narrated by one of my favorite narration duo’s Erin Mallon and Joe Arden. This vacation based short story was just so romantic, funny, and I just didn’t want it to end!! Perfect RomCom! Of course Erin and Joe did not disappoint bringing Caleb and Skylar to life.
Limo Bang- I really really enjoyed this ridiculous forbidden romance of two billionaires that make these most outrages bets to each other. Jackobi Diem and Andi Arnt performed the two ridiculously attracted to each other billionaires and their super sexy and dirty bets… and their own track to their HEA!
Dogfishing- this was the shortest of the bunch, but Victoria Mei did an outstanding job setting the stage for Nova to find her HEA in a beautiful and funny sexy woman.

Another fantastic collection from Queen LB!

The Virgin Scorecard is a tasty, sexy collection of novellas from The Rules of Love series by Lauren Blakely. Were you dying to know what happened with Shane? How about Sullivan and Erin? And there's even a few bonus stories that we didn't even know we needed! Each story was fun, flirty and sexy. Lauren gathered a top-notch cast of narrators to bring these characters to life.

Great collection of novellas!

This is the fourth book in the Rules of Love Series. This collection of novellas includes Mr. Right Now, Captain Romance, and three short stories Kiss Your Tulips, Limo Bang, My Single-Versary, and Three Dates with You. My favorite story is Mr. Right Now, but each story is beautifully written, and brilliantly narrated by a formidable cast of narrators. I enjoyed it.

Great collection of novellas!

Great collection of novellas. Each of these bit-sized romances gives us a different path to happily every after, vastly different levels of spice, but all with huge amounts of heart! We have second chance romance, friends-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers, celebrity crush, vacation fling - all with just the right amount of humor, heart and heat for the tale. And we get to know all of these interconnected friends and characters throughout their story and others as well.

I loved the narration choices as well. This is definitely an all-star cast of some of the best narrators in romance. Each has a unique narration style that suited their characters, and really made their parts go so quickly. This is a perfect book for relistens, too, as you can pick your favorite story snack when you're short on time, and you know you'll be satisfied.

Wonderfully steamy romance anthology!

I thoroughly enjoyed every novella included in this anthology! Each is fun, funny, steamy, romantic, and just the right kind of escape to make you smile and get lost in the excellent performances! Lauren writes with an ear for audiobooks, and it shows!

Mr Right Now is narrated by Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro (favorite pairing). In this short story, Shane and Clementine get a second chance at love, and I’m here for it! I love a sexy man who isn’t afraid to snort laugh at a comedy club. It is seriously seggsy and you gotta love the Galentines Day concept.

Captain Romance is narrated by JF Harding and Katie Schorr. JF has been on my radar for a while now, but this shot him right up to the top. I can’t wait to listen to more! Sullivan and Erin fight their attraction in this beautiful story of building a true friendship. Sullivan has learned a lot from listening to romance, and it shows!

Kiss your Tulips is narrated by Tim Paige and Emma Wilder. Frankie and Drew have an absolutely adorable flirt fest in this one that is so adorable I almost can’t stand it!

Dog Fishing is narrated by Victoria Mei. Nova and Matilda will melt your heart! Victoria does a great job and the story is so cute!

Three Dates with You is narrated by Vanessa Edwin. Maive and Sam explore possibilities in this friends to lovers that gives us the love story behind Dean’s savvy business partner from Guy Walks Into My Bar. Vanessa is amazing and I loved it!

My singleversary is narrated by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon as Caleb and Skylar. This island adventure delivers the wonderfully flirty seggsy banter for which Lauren is so famous and had me applauding Skylar’s powerful self reflection and self discovery right along with their fling to forever! I enjoyed the original version, but this is even better!

Limo bang is narrated by Andi Arndt and Jakobi Diem and their performances are everything we love about them! Marlo and Hudson are rival team owners with their own little private betting war going on behind closed doors. They are competitive, ruthless, and their attraction is magnetic. The title says it all, people!

So fun!

Such fun! Each novella was filled with fantastic banter and characters and was wonderfully steamy. Mr. Right Now and Captain Romance are the longest and most developed, but all 7 novellas are worth your time and are all full of what we love about Lauren Blakely romance. I purchased the audiobook and there are so many great narrators featured- Jason Clarke, Rose Dioro, J.F. Harding, Katie Schorr, Tim Paige, Emma Wilder, Victoria Mei, Vanessa Edwin, Joe Arden, Erin Mallon, Andi Arndt, and Jakobi Diem all hit it out of the park. So enjoyable!

Fantastic!

I love all the stories and characters in these novellas. The narrators are awesome too! The biggest surprise was another character with the last name Fitzgerald. Any relationship to James or should I just call him Fitz? Very curious about that! I heard 2 narrators that I've never heard before and they were great. Keep up the great work Lauren!

Loved this format!!

I have been loving all the baseball stories in Lauren’s Rules of Love series and this collection of novellas was the perfect conclusion to that series. The short and hot stories of many of the side characters you adore from the series was everything I wanted to round out this entire world she created in San Francisco. The way most of them were tied to one night and one event was absolutely brilliant and solidified the timeline to make it much more cohesive. The incredible cast of narrators was exactly what I have come to expect from Lauren’s multicast productions that are far and away the best in the romance world. Satisfaction guaranteed with this audiobook. 5 stars and then some!

Totally fun, totally sexy, totally wonderful

All seven stories in this wonderful collection revolve around the same Valentine’s Day with the same group of friends, all standalone stories, all interconnected.
Between all seven novellas pretty much every romance genre is covered, I’ll give you a quick rundown….
Mr Right Now - second chance romance
Captain Romance - friends to lovers
Kiss My Tulips - fun swoon worthy romance
Dog Fishing - super quick FF romance
Three Dates With You - friends to lovers - helping each other out at events
My Single-Versary - taking a break from romance (but maybe have a one and done holiday fling).
Limo Bang - enemies (ish)/work rival super sexy romance.

Great collection of novellas!

This collection of novellas was so much fun! Each novella had different voice actors, and they all knocked it out of the park! Every story was very rounded out and entertaining, and this was a great way to finish the Rules of Love series!