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Happenstance

By: Tessa Bailey
Narrated by: Heather Stonewell, James Cavenaugh
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Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer—and she never will.

At least not while she’s delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no-nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And she’s got just the story to grab her elusive attention—right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta.

Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck—literally—on a cable car with three strangers who couldn’t be more different from each other: an uptight rugby coach, a construction worker, and a former adult film star she pretends not to recognize a little too well.

At first, Elise wants nothing more than to be rescued ASAP.

An hour later, everything has changed. By pure happenstance four separate journeys have collided in an intense, meaningful way. Suddenly, disentangling their lives feels more impossible than winning that Pulitzer. Good thing Elise is too busy proving herself at work to consider three boyfriends. Nobody has time for that—even if they make giving in feel oh-so-right. But three heads are better than one, and these loners will teach themselves to work together to win Elise over forever…

And more importantly, keep their dirty socks off her floor.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer comes a romantic comedy about an accidental relationship between three smitten men...and one commitment-phobic woman.

©2022 Tessa Bailey (P)2023 Podium Audio
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Comedy Rugby

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Very different

Not my favorite. Could pass but I managed to listen to the end. If you like a bit of raunchy saucy hotter than some of her other fun ones then go for it.. storyline but far fetched tbh

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Couldn’t get into it

I’m usually not one for leaving bad reviews but this book just didn’t get off the ground. Couldn’t get into the storyline. Also struggled with the characters. It’s a no for me. Probably even a NO! Disappointing really

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Just terrible

Terrible writing. A step backwards for feminism. Terrible non existent plot. Just so bad ugh.

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Waste of a credit

Lesson learned, look at reviews before purchasing even for a normally auto-buy author. This was a disappointment, and sad waste of a credit.

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Spicy, sweet and funny.

If you liked Lily Golds books you'll probably like this.
I loved this book and listened to it in one day. It was entertaining, the spice was hot, the charachters were likable and the dynamics worked great. The sub plot was nothing increadibly special or suprising but it didn't need to be. The romance is realativly fast burn and it's definitly a little over the top at times but it fits the tone of the book so those moment's didnt really bother me.
Mileage on the audiobook performance may vary depending on how you feel about the way the male narrator does the different accents of the men. I think the narrators did a good job overall but there were moments where the accents sounded a little forced/odd at least for me it wasn't enough to ruin the listening experience.

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