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Birthday Girl

By: Penelope Douglas
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Jennifer Mack
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From New York Times best-selling author Penelope Douglas comes a new forbidden-love story....

Jordan:

He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn't use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn't treat me like I'm nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.

I have to stop this. It can't happen. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one. I am.

Pike:

I took her in because I thought I was helping. She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement. As the days go by, though, it's becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can't touch her, and I shouldn't want to. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me.

But we're not free to give into this. She's 19, and I'm 38. And I'm her boyfriend's father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.

Birthday Girl is a stand-alone contemporary romance suitable for ages 18-plus.

Cover design by Cassy Roop of Pink Ink Designs.

©2018 Penelope Douglas (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt

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Great Book!

I really enjoyed this book. I am currently struggling with an age gap love myself so I found the book very relatable. I like that the chapters swapped between the minds of Jordan and Pike. It was nice to hear both characters thoughts throughout the story. The narrators did a great job. I listen to the whole book over a 2 day period, I was so intrigued with the storyline.

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I loved this ❤️

Great story and narrators. A great comfort read 📚 I really didn't want it to end 😢 🥰

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Love love love

Just getting into books! This was so captivating. I absolutely loved it 😍 I didn’t want it to end

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Hot book

Really liked this book. Steamy hot chapters and great performances by the narrators. Have to give this a 5⭐️ rating in all of the following- story, performance (narrators), keeping me interested, spice 🌶️. Great book looking forward to reading more from this author

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Character development was great

I liked how it was not unrealistic. MMC was not a mega millionaire making it more relatable.

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I loved this book so much I want to cry

Love love loooved this book. At first I was like, nope, not for me, it's a big age difference, not for me thanx, but then I was bored and coz I love all Penelope Douglas's books (expect Punk 57, sorry) I gave it a go and it was just the bestest story ever. Loved both main characters and their chemistry. Narrators were great. I just wanted more of the story, more interactions, more of everything. Scenes between Pike and Jordan were hot and funny. Very well written.

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SO GOOD & not cringey which was great, it felt real

Wow, I wasn’t expecting this to be so good. Highly recommended.
If you’re somebody that wants to listen to a love story without cringing, this is the book for you. It manages to hit every fantasy love storyline you would hope for but all in one book. Amazing.

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5 STARS!!!

I loved this book! The story line, although slow to start, draws you in and you instantly fall in love with Jordan and Pike. Forbiden romance at it's finest! The performance was well executed and I found it easy to follow along. This is one story I'll keep coming back to.

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story to numb your brain

interesting story and great performance bit you can guess what will happen at the end.

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Sweet story

I wasn't sure about the age gap before starting this, but the author has handled it so well here. I really enjoyed this heartwarming story.
Only thing I struggled with was when the female narrator read the guy parts, her voice didn't really sound right to me. Only a small issue though! Otherwise they did a great job.

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