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Before Girl

By: Kate Canterbary
Narrated by: Virginia Rose, Jason Clarke
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She's the girl next door. He's the guy who's loved her from afar.
They're in for an unexpected tumble into love.

She'll juggle your balls.
For Stella Allesandro, chaos is good. She's a rising star at a leading sports publicity firm. She's known throughout the industry as the jock whisperer - the one who can tame the baddest of the bad boys in professional sports without losing her signature smile.

But Cal Hartshorn is an entirely different kind of chaos.
He'll fix your broken heart.
This former Army Ranger and now-famous cardiothoracic surgeon fails at nothing...except talking to a woman he's adored from afar. Whether on the battlefield or operating room, he's exacting, precise, and efficient, but all of that crumbles when Stella is in sight.

Cal always knows - and gets - what he wants, and now he wants all of her. His forever girl.
But Stella isn't convinced she's anyone's forever.

©2018 Kate Canterbary (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Heartfelt

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You will never be disappointed when ready a Kate Canterbary story.
Another amazing story with an audiobook that brings it justice, it’s always a joy to listen to a Kate audiobook

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New Favourite Narrators with these 2!

I really enjoyed listening to Before Girl - I've listened to and enjoyed the performance of Virginia Rose before, but this was my first Jason Clarke. Yep - I'm going to be searching for other audiobooks to listen to that he narrates, he was amazing.

Cal and Stella - otherwise known as the man-brick and sweet thing, made for a fun read as they got to know each other and tried to navigate between the different expectations they both had in regards to a relationship/non-relationship.

Cal, an ex-army ranger, now surgeon, had SO MANY feelings for Stella. I have to say that initially I thought he was a little over the top with his obsessive/slightly stalkerish ways with Stella, but he definitely grew on me throughout the story.

Stella is a strong, independent woman, with a job she excels at. It's a time consuming job, and she has convinced herself the lifestyle she has grown accustomed to is all that she needs. She doesn't need a relationship, she's anti-commitment, she has non-dates when needed to meet her needs. AND THEN Cal bowls her over when she's least expecting it, turning her carefully structured life upside down.

Of course there was a little bit of angst, but overall this was a fun read. Stella's family added humour to the story as well, her Mum and Dad were hilarious.

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One of my the most enjoyable books

Most books take a while to get going. Not this one. It was on straight out the gate and I was worried it would lose its momentum. It did not. Very funny, heartfelt and enjoyable

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It was good

It was a good story, but found it dragged on in some areas. I didn’t understand why.

Jason Clarke’s performance was so good as always.

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