Before the Sunset
Cottonwood Cove Series, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Maxine Mitchell
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Jacob Morgan
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Written by:
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Laura Pavlov
About this listen
He’s an actor in need of an image makeover. She’s determined to show her ex-fiancé that she’s moved on. A fake relationship between two best friends is the perfect solution. Or is it?
Reese Murphy has been my best friend since before we took our first steps. She’s the yin to my yang. The peanut butter to my jelly. It’s all platonic, of course, as we made a pact years ago that we’d never cross the line.
But then she took a job abroad and moved away for a year. To say I’ve been lost without her would be a massive understatement. She’s finally coming home, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
And then she presents me with a proposition—pretend to be her boyfriend. I am an actor, after all, so it should be a piece of cake. It’s all part of her grand plan to show her ex-fiancé that she’s moved on. My agent wants me to clean up my image, so it would be a win-win for both of us.
But then she moves into my house and prances around in those tiny pajama shorts. There's also the night she catches me alone in the bathroom in a compromising position. And she isn’t in any hurry to leave. We get lost in the moment, and now I can’t think of anything else.
We are way past a gray area at this point. We’ve entered a smoking-hot-I-think-I-might-be-in-love-with-my-best-friend area. The problem is, she still thinks we’re fake dating. And I stopped faking it a long time ago.
This is book four in the Cottonwood Cove series. Each one can be listened to as a complete stand-alone. An HEA is guaranteed!
Cottonwood Cove series:
- Into the Tide
- Under the Stars
- On the Shore
- Before the Sunset
- After the Storm
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- Geneviève Gauthier
- 2024-11-15
Best voice narrating ever, i note her namas my be I will chose next book with the narating voice. Wow love this story
The story is wonderful. It’s 6\5 stars. He always know he love her Before the start but she don’t understand for now. He just need ti show her
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- Hayley Giroux
- 2023-09-28
Fantastic Small Town Romance!
♾️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♾️
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💛 Childhood Friends to Lovers
♥️ Fake Dating
💛 Small Town
♥️ Forced Proximity
💛 HEA
She has done it again, Laura Pavlov kills Small Town Romance! I was head over heels in love with Finn & Reese by chapter 2, and you will be too.
This childhood friends to lovers had so much depth and emotion, I couldn’t stop reading/listening. Add to that some absolutely delightful spice, and you have another Laura Pavlov Must Read!
Finn is the perfect cinnamon roll MMC, and his love for Reese is what dreams are made of! While Reese is understandably guarded, she knows Finn would put her happiness above all else. Watching the pair realize what they’ve been for each other their entire lives, is so much fun. As always, the “it’s always been you” moments, and their family and friends seeing the love they have for each other before they do, is my favourite part of this dynamic.
Just like in the rest of the Cottonwood Cove series, the sibling group texts could literally be their own standalone, and I would read every page! They’re hilarious and sweet, and so entertaining.
Book 4 of the series just continued to embed this family deeper into my heart! Before the Sunset, had me in all the feels, while somehow keeping it light, fun and deliciously sexy!
Audiobook Notes:
This was a fantastic performance by both Maxine Mitchell & Jacob Morgan. Their chemistry was perfect and they nailed every scene. It was an absolute listening pleasure!
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- Christina
- 2023-09-23
Finn and Reese are best friends to lovers perfection!
Gosh how I loved Finn and Reese! This best friends to lovers romance was everything I imagined it to be! Laura writes some of the best books and this was no exception.
These two were the best of friends and truly nothing more when this book starts. Finn needs help with his image. A costar from his TV show was dragging his name through the mud, so his agent thinks is he’s in a relationship it will help repair it. Reese has been working in London for the last year, and is devastated when she learns the ex she was hoping to reconcile with when she returns to Cottonwood Cove is dating someone else. So the two concoct a fake dating scheme to help each other. Finn is the first to fall, seeing Reese in a new light after their time apart. Because what’s better than falling in love with your best friend, the one who knows you better than anyone and would never want to see you hurt?
The bond between these two was so strong! I loved everything about their relationship. The way they supported each other, the way they loved each other, and the way they bantered. It was such a strong foundation for them to build their love on. I think they were always in love with the other, it just took a little bit of fake dating to make them realize what it could be like if they were together.
And the Reynolds family is just the best! The group texts between all the siblings were hilarious and had me cracking up. I just love this family so much.
The narration from Zachary and Maxine was absolute perfection. I’ve always loved both of them, and they were amazing as Finn and Reese. They really brought to life all the heart and all the laughter that the relationship had.
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- CountryMommy
- 2023-10-09
BEST Friends to Lovers ♾️ ❤️
This book was pure perfection! I laughed, cried, and swooned through the entire book. The narrators were perfect together! This book will always be one of my most favourite love stories.
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- Michelle
- 2023-10-06
Friends To Lovers At It’s Finest
I knew I was goner after the first two chapter! How can you not fall in love with these two? The narrators Maxine Mitchell & Jacob Morgan were a perfect match. They both did an amazing job of making this book come to life in my head.
This book had me laughing, blushing, and giving me all the tingles. I love small town friends to lovers romance books. This is the first Laura Pavlov book I’ve listened to and I’ll be going back and getting the other books in this series for sure.
The bond between Finn & Reese can be felt in ever word written and spoken between them. The way the talk to each other, banter with each other, support each other, and love each other is everything.
Best friends since they’ve been kids who make a pact never to cross the line. But when they agree to “fake date” so she can get her ex back and he can clear up some rumours about him. But then the lines start to blur. I just couldn’t get enough of watching their true feelings come to the surface and them realizing what they truly mean to each other. ❤️❤️❤️
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- Sarah
- 2024-09-23
easy and cute bestfriends to lovers
bestfriends to lovers
-cocky playboy actor
-fake dating
I enjoyed that this was fun and hot! But I didn't feel 100% invested in their relationship because I feel like they were already dating just without the schmex. I still enjoyed it and had a good time but definitely not my fav in the series!
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