Scrooge-ish
A Second Chance Holiday Romance
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Scrooge-ish
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Narrated by:
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Stella Hunter
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Teddy Hamilton
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By:
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L.B. Dunbar
About this listen
I hate Christmas.
I don’t know who thought every female must love shopping, wrapping, baking, and hosting, but I’m missing the memo. On top of that, I manage a top-end department store. Sprinkle in the fact I’ll be turning 40 during this holiday season, and my life is a Christmas cookie recipe gone wrong.
And every year I become a little more Scrooge-ish.
But the spirit of the most wonderful time of the year (insert sarcasm) seems to have a plan for me and my midlife-crisis attitude.
First, my past returns when I attend a high school reunion happy hour and run into that boy—the one I had a summer fling with after graduation and before college—then promptly ghosted me.
The torture continues because that boy is now a man, worldly and wise and sexier than I remember. And he invites me to attend a holiday work party with him.
Which leads to my discovery that there is a lot more to this 40, fine former NFL quarterback who's now a fireman, like being a single father to the sweetest little girl, putting me at risk of falling for both of them.
However, I have my reasons not to believe in love and the happiest time of the year. And the first 25 days of December test all my strength.
Just what the Dicken is happening? Charles himself might approve of this plot.
Even I’m a little curious to see how it all plays out.
With the past behind her and the future uncertain, can Eva Nazar accept that the present is a gift and love is the greatest treasure we receive even if it isn’t always wrapped in pretty paper with a perfect bow on top?
Find out in L.B. Dunbar’s first over-40, flirty sexy-silver-fox second-chance holiday romance.
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🎧📚🎧And for the fabulous narration, Stella Hunter and Teddy Hamilton are the perfect cast to bring these characters and story to life. Their voices complement each other’s and they work well together grasping the essence of the story and who these characters are. I love how they take each role, run with it and make it their own, sounding natural and believable in every role they played. You could hear how much heart they put into the work as they capture the characters emotions and project them into their performance. These mega talented narrators are versatile voice artists and entertaining storytellers. Their performance enhances this already fabulous story to another level. Thank you for another amazing listen, it is alway a pleasure to listen to your work.
Wonderful Story & Listen🎧A Charming Gift of Love❣
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To make this story even better, it is cast with Stella Hunter and Teddy Hamilton. What a pair these two are. Duet narration brings this fabulous story to life. Their choice of voices is spot on, and the warmth and love flows out of them. I absolutely adore Stella's child voice too! I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this listen! Top of my list!
Fantastic holiday story!
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And it’s a clever one. Look at the characters’ names, sound familiar? It’s a play on the main character in A Christmas Carol. Are you seeing it now? Well, little bits of the classic story are scattered around. Look for them, it makes the book even more enjoyable.
For instance, the story is about Eva. We only read her point of view, so she’s really the main character. And she’s being scrooged for Christmas for sure. Because the holiday reminds her of a past trauma, she keeps reliving it, thanks to Christmas spirit everywhere. After meeting again with Zebb and seeing how he spends his holidays, she’s thinking hard about how she does it. And by her mother returning in her life, she’s lead to believe she’s seeing her future Christmases too. By the end of the book, she sure is reevaluating what’s important in her life and what she wants to make of it. Totally scrooged.
The book has more to offer than just this gimmick, and it’s first and foremost a romance between forty something people who had a short fling decades before and finally reunite. We don’t get much details about their love life, except for the fact that Eva hasn’t had a boyfriend in a long time, and Zebb has had one meaningful relationship… with the mother of his daughter.
Of course, they couldn’t forget each other. To be honest, it’s an annoying trope for me, because it too often means nothing–since the characters had multiple relationships in between–and is mostly used to skip the seducing and falling in love part of a romance. I understand here, as it is a novella, it’s a convenient trope, so I won’t complain. And there’s a bit of seducing anyway.
It’s a little angsty, just so you know. Eva’s childhood wasn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows; and Zebb lost the mother of his child, and the child is disabled. Those elements aren’t there just to bring some tears. They play an important role in the way their personality developped, and also may hinder their new relationship.
Also, it’s hot.
The narration was quite good. Even though the story is said through a unique point of view, the author chose duet narration, meaning there’s a male narrator for the male characters. And it was a great idea, as it makes the audio more dynamic. And the male narrator was perfect for Zebb. The female narrator narrates and does the female characters, and she did great in both.
Totally scrooged
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