The Contemporary category has 4,321 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 9,854 ratings. The most-rated is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me.
The Plus One Pact
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What if your plus one could be the one? Cara has officially run out of men. Her most recent dates have gone from bad to worse, and when her dating app informs her there is no one left in her area to choose from, she is at a dead end. But with a summer of events ahead of her, she needs to find a solution, fast; someone to keep her company at the never-ending weddings, family gatherings and gender-reveal parties that she can’t face going to alone. So when she meets handsome, confident, Millsy on a night out, she may be in luck. They could not be more different in personality, but he, too, has a summer of events ahead and is desperate to get his family off his back about finding a ‘nice girl’. What if they made a pact to help each other out and be a plus one for the summer? Just as friends of course? A brand-new romantic comedy from best seller Portia MacIntosh, perfect for fans of Zara Stoneley, Sophie Ranald and Mhairi McFarlane.
©2020 Portia MacIntosh (P)2020 Boldwood Books
Falling for the Enemy
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A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint... Caught between a rock and a rock-hard body… Salon owner Virginia Boca has declared herself celibate...at least until she wins the election for mayor of Bluelick, Kentucky. No hot men. No sex. And her plan to play the good girl might have worked - if the mysterious, hard-bodied stranger she’s seen around town hadn't pulled her from the street and saved her life. The least Ginny can do is offer her savior a free haircut. But when an innocent haircut turns into hours of wickedly hot sex, former Navy SEAL Shaun Buchanan knows his plan to keep a low profile is shot. Especially once Ginny finds out he’s the current mayor's son. With her reputation and the election on the line, Ginny seems determined to keep their nightly sexcapades a secret, but Shaun’s not willing to stay in the shadows forever....
©2014 Samanthe Beck (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. This edition is made possible under a license arrangement with Entangled Publishing, Inc.
How to Catch a Queen
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An arranged marriage leads to unexpected desire, in the first book of Alyssa Cole’s Runaway Royals series.... When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it’s nothing like she imagined. Shanti and her husband may share an immediate and powerful attraction, but her subjects see her as an outsider, and everything she was taught about being the perfect wife goes disastrously wrong. A king must rule with an iron fist, and newly crowned King Sanyu was born perfectly fitted for the gauntlet, even if he wishes he weren’t. He agrees to take a wife as is required of him, though he doesn’t expect to actually fall in love. Even more vexing? His beguiling new queen seems to have the answers to his country’s problems - except no one will listen to her. By day, they lead separate lives. By night, she wears the crown, and he bows to her demands in matters of politics and passion. When turmoil erupts in their kingdom and their marriage, Shanti goes on the run, and Sanyu must learn whether he has what it takes both to lead his people and to catch his queen.
©2020 Alyssa Cole (P)2020 HarperAudio
The Way You Hold Me
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Brilliant and ambitious, the high-powered team behind the Pure Talent Agency manages the best creatives in the business. In this sizzling new series, they gamble big on every wild-card, industry-outsider client - and on delicious, unexpected, crazy-irresistible passion. Dazzling, demanding mega-stars. Tabloid drama. Brilliant, unpredictable creators. Viral rumors. Ambitious, gifted newcomers. Internet-breaking crash-and-burns. The Pure Talent Agency team manages it all - even risking scandals of their own.... Skye Palmer puts out the biggest publicity fires for Pure Talent's top names. But when an A-list Hollywood actress' dream marriage proves anything but, Skye has to do nightmare damage control. Even worse, her ex-lover, Attorney Garrett Steele, is crisis manager for her client's powerful director husband. Now for Skye and Garrett, containing this disaster - and keeping their reignited passion in check - may be mission impossible.... Troubleshooting is what Garrett and his elite firm do best. But saving his client from career-killing bad news means battling the one woman Garrett's never gotten over. And when joining forces with Skye leads to one steamy night together - followed by another and another - both their reputations are on the line. Yet now that they've turned up the heat, can they put a new spin on their future?
©2020 Elle Wright (P)2020 Recorded Books
Suddenly Mine
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Christian Montgomery is burnt out - the family business might be his entire world, but his father's judgment means Christian never stops working. His only respite is gazing at the beach and the carefree surfers riding the waves...especially the curvy redhead who's caught his attention. Sophia Bennington has just fled from her small Kansas town to California, where she's trying her best to embrace her new beginning. Soon Christian and Sophia find one another, and it feels like a sanctuary. But when their difficult pasts catch up to them, will they run away from each other?
©2019 Samantha Chase (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Beautifully Imagined
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Imagine. Love, life, lies. Playing the game of imagining is a dangerous one. It can leave you paralyzed by all the possibilities. Not knowing what could be because you are scared to dream. When my life finally all came together, I thought I’d imagined every outcome. I dreamed of the ocean. The waves. But most of all the shore. Covered in sand or snow. It haunted me every night but in the most wonderful of ways. Until that night. It was absolutely heartbreaking. Sinking below. Deeper and deeper until you hit the ocean floor. Never to touch the shore again. Sometimes taking a risk is the only way to break the surface. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to end well. You can’t even imagine. Trust me, I should know.
©2018 Gracie Wilson (P)2019 Gracie Wilson
That Swoony Feeling
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I'm single...so single it's painful. Yup, ladies, Brig Knightly - that's me - is still a lonely bachelor, stumbling through the streets of Port Snow, looking for the girl he's supposed to end up with. That is, I was until my brother, Rogan, presented me with the opportunity of a lifetime. The Summer of Love, a secret pen-pal program in Port Snow is looking for applicants, and I'm the perfect fit. I couldn't sign up fast enough. I found myself quickly falling in love with a pair of red lips at the bottom of a letter...just like in the movies. Life could not have been better - until I started hanging out with Ruth Barber. After she started a new business right next to my shop, I found myself gravitating toward her - her smile, her humor...her tea sandwiches. My attraction for Ruth came in full force, leaving me dazed, confused, and *ahem* excited. As new feelings for two women come to a screeching halt, I have to figure out which one to choose. But when I discover my pen pal is Ruth, it might be too late. All I want in life is to experience that swoony feeling...but I think I might have just missed my chance.
©2020 Meghan Quinn (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC
La seule histoire
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Un premier amour détermine une vie pour toujours : c'est ce que j'ai découvert au fil des ans. Il n'occupe pas forcément un rang supérieur à celui des amours ultérieures, mais elles seront toujours affectées par son existence. Il peut servir de modèle, ou de contre-exemple. Il peut éclipser les amours ultérieures ; d'un autre côté, il peut les rendre plus faciles, meilleures. Mais parfois aussi, un premier amour cautérise le cœur, et tout ce qu'on pourra trouver ensuite, c'est une large cicatrice. Paul a dix-neuf ans et s'ennuie un peu cet été-là, le dernier avant son départ à l'université. Au club de tennis local, il rencontre Susan - quarante-huit ans, mariée, deux grandes filles - avec qui il va disputer des parties en double. Susan est belle, charmante, chaleureuse. Il n'en faut pas davantage pour les rapprocher... La passion ? Non, l'amour, le vrai, total et absolu, que les amants vivront d'abord en cachette. Puis ils partent habiter à Londres : Susan a un peu d'argent, Paul doit continuer ses études de droit. Le bonheur ? Oui. Enfin presque car, peu à peu, Paul va découvrir que Susan a un problème, qu'elle a soigneusement dissimulé jusque-là : elle est alcoolique. Il l'aime, il ne veut pas la laisser seule avec ses démons. Il va tout tenter pour la sauver et combattre avec elle ce fléau. En vain... Mais lui, alors ? Sa jeunesse, les années qui passent et qui auraient dû être joyeuses, insouciantes ? Il a trente ans, puis trente et un, puis trente-deux. Vaut-il mieux avoir aimé et perdre ou ne jamais avoir aimé ? >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.
©2018 ILA. Traduit de l'anglais par Jean-Pierre Aoustin (P)2018 Audible Studios
Over Us, Over You
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Subject: Delete this message after you read it... Dear Hayley, I'm assuming you're still hungover, so I'll make this brief. Last night, you slipped under my sheets (without my permission), and we almost had sex. I got the hell out of the bed once I realized it was you, and I took you home. That's the story. The end. Period. Just in case you've forgotten, you're my best friend's little sister. We will never be anything more. (We can't be anything more.) Our previous friendship is still unresolved - or "over", in your terms, so I'd prefer if we worked on becoming just friends again since you're in town. Nonetheless, I'm not a man who leaves questions unanswered - even the drunken ones, so to properly close our inappropriate conversation: 1) Yes, I liked the way your lips felt against mine when you were on top of me. 2) Yes, I do "prefer" rough sex, but I'm pretty sure I wasn't rough with you. 3) No, I had no idea you were still a virgin.... This message never happened, Corey Cover design Najla Qamber Designs
©2017 Whitney G. (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Before You
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From USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann comes Before You, a contemporary romance and a devastating examination of the people we meet, the life we create, and the things we lose. It was supposed to be a typical work trip. New York to San Francisco, window seat, exit row. Maybe a mimosa. Then, seat 14B sat down. When our eyes met, the flight became anything but routine. I could pinpoint the moments in my life where everything changed forever. Meeting Jared on that flight was first. Falling in love with him was second. Discovering the secrets he kept was third. Putting my broken self back together and forgetting what I learned would be difficult. Forgiving Jared would be impossible. He said, before me, nothing mattered. But after him, nothing would ever be the same.
©2019 Marni Mann (P)2019 Marni Mann
New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun
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Soundings and Choc lit present the audio edition of New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun. Alice Dorothy Matthews is on the road to paradise! She’s sold her house in London, got rid of her nasty ex and arranged her move to Portugal where friendship and romance awaits. All that’s left to do is find a place to call home. But Alice’s dreams are called into question when complications with friends, work and new relationships make her Portuguese paradise feel far too much like reality. Will Alice’s dream of a new home in the sun come true?
©2020 Chris Penhall (P)2020 Soundings
Jedes Jahr im Juni
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Die charmanteste Liebesgeschichte des Jahres. Für Emmie ist Lucas die ganz große Liebe - seit dem Tag, als sie einen roten Luftballon mit einem Brief in den Himmel steigen ließ und Lucas ihr antwortete. Emmie weiß, dass er ihr Seelenverwandter ist, und doch hat sie es nie übers Herz gebracht, Lucas ihre Gefühle zu gestehen. Jedes Jahr treffen sich die beiden an dem Ort, an dem Lucas Emmies Ballon gefunden hat. Jedes Jahr hat er ein ganz besonderes Geschenk für sie. Und jedes Jahr hofft sie aufs Neue, dass Lucas sich auch in sie verlieben wird. So auch diesmal. Doch dieses Jahr ist alles anders. Denn was Lucas ihr verkündet, lässt Emmies Herz in tausend Stücke zerbrechen. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung genießt du exklusiv nur bei Audible.
©2020 Penguin Verlag. Übersetzung von Veronika Dünninger (P)2020 der Hörverlag
Forever Our Boys
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Come back to Beaumont...sort of! Join Josie, Katelyn, and Jenna when they embark on a vacation, away from the glitz and glam that their lives have become. With Katelyn and Jenna living in California, and Josie in Beaumont, the daily coffee at Whimsicality has long been forgotten, while motherhood and being wives to Harrison, Jimmy, and Liam have taken over, the best friends aren't able to see each other as often as they like. After their husbands all but push them out the door, they meet up for a week of sun, relaxation, and reminiscing.
©2017 Heidi McLaughlin (P)2018 Tantor
My Unexpected Love
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Ben Miller met the love of his life the day he crossed paths with Elle James in their high school cafeteria. New to Beaumont, he took a chance when he approached her. Their first encounter was everything his mother ever read to him about fairy tales. He saw the girl who would be his forever. From the moment Elle James met Ben Miller, they've been best friends. Everything they did, they did it together, from late-night study sessions, family vacations, throwing bottles off the water tower, going to prom, and finally moving to California for college. However, after the almost-tragic accident where she nearly lost her twin sister, Elle's life hasn't been the same, and neither has her relationship with Ben. One fateful decision changes the scope of Ben and Elle's relationship. For one, it means a new beginning. For the other, it means change.
©2018 Heidi McLaughlin (P)2018 Tantor
Starting from the Top
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The guitarist, the dad, and a band on the rise.... Johnny A quiet place to live and some time to recharge before my band heads out on the road again sounds amazing. I wouldn’t mind a distraction, too, but my new neighbor is off-limits. There are rules about not getting involved with your bandmate’s ex, right? And Sean isn’t my type anyway. He’s too bossy, too commanding, and he has way too much baggage. I’ve learned that it’s best to let go of the heavy stuff. So why am I so drawn to him? Sean Coming out later in life has taught me to protect my privacy at all costs. And while juggling a handful of businesses and two kids isn’t easy, I excel at the art of multitasking and keeping everything separate. But Johnny blurs those lines. He’s easy-going, sweet-natured, and cool. In short, he’s everything I’m not. I want to know all about him...starting from the top. Starting from the Top is a MM, bisexual romance with some rock and roll, an age gap, and a little family fun! Each book in the Starting From series can be enjoyed as a stand-alone.
©2021 Lane Hayes (P)2021 Lane Hayes
Mr. Popular
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Rule #1: Do not vote for Mr. Popular. Rule #2: Do not talk to Mr. Popular. Rule #3: (Most importantly, and above all) Do not fall for Mr. Popular.... Liam "Mr. Popular" Carter will always be the closest thing to the "walking plague" in my eyes. His cockiness seeps through his every move, and no matter how many state championships he wins with the basketball team, he will forever be a "loss" to me. Because he's my older brother's best friend, I'm forced to tolerate him, and he's forced to tolerate me. In fact, unless my brother is around, we happily ignore each other every chance we get. It wasn't always this way, though.... Several summers ago, we both attended the same summer camp. A place we returned to year after year. We became friends - close friends, but right when I thought he could possibly turn into my everything, he made it clear that what we had was nothing. Now that's he's a senior, and I only have to deal with him for one more year, I've vowed to keep repeating the same set of rules to myself. Especially since he seems so hell-bent on wanting to talk to me for some reason, and especially since he seems to be staring at me every time we're in the same room together.... Rule #4: Always follow rules #1-3.... Rule #5: (OMG what the hell are you doing?) Do not kiss Mr. Popular....
©2017 Nicole London (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Break Me
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I had a plan, and it was solid. Track down what was hidden away and take pleasure in toying with it. Toying with her. That plan, it worked like a charm. Until it didn't. Turned out, the feisty little thing I found was far from what I hoped for. She was different from all I knew and more than I expected. She was light, and I'm the bastard who led her into darkness. But this girl...she followed with a smile. I told her I break pretty things. She asked me to promise.
©2020 Meagan Brandy (P)2021 Audible, Inc.
Dirty Like Us
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A sizzling friends-to-lovers novella about a marriage of convenience - and a jaw-dropping misunderstanding - between a notorious bad boy and the one woman he’s always wanted, but can’t have. Maggie Omura has never been a gambling woman. As assistant manager of Dirty, the hottest rock band on the planet, she brings order to the lives of four crazy-ass rock stars. But when the band lands in Vegas, a streak of bad luck lands Maggie in a bind - and in the penthouse suite, with the last man she’d ever want for a roommate. Zane Traynor, lead singer of Dirty. Rock god. Sex god. Mistake waiting to happen… And the only man who’d make Maggie a proposal so insane it just might work. A night of chance. An irresistible gamble...it’s time for Zane and Maggie to go all in.
©2016 Jaine Diamond (P)2019 DreamWarp Publishing Ltd.
Ti ricordi di me?
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Quando Lexi si sveglia in un letto d'ospedale, non ricorda proprio cosa le sia successo. È convinta di avere venticinque anni, di essere povera in canna, con una vita sentimentale disastrosa, i denti storti e le unghie mangiate... E invece eccola lì, fresca di parrucchiere, con una bocca perfetta, mani curatissime, un lavoro da super manager e... un sacco di soldi! Sì, perché oltretutto è sposata con un bellissimo miliardario. Ma com'è possibile? Lexi non ricorda nulla del suo passato recente, marito compreso, e quando torna a casa - la sua meravigliosa, incredibile nuova casa - deve ricominciare tutto da capo, a partire dal rapporto con suo marito, al momento un perfetto sconosciuto. Ma lui è così collaborativo! Le prepara persino un "manuale matrimoniale" per aiutarla a ricordare la loro vita di coppia. Con un po' di buona volontà andrà tutto a posto; e poi ora ha la vita perfetta, e questo sembra davvero un buon inizio... o no?
©2010 Mondadori (P)2017 Mondadori
Bourbon Fireball
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In the final book of the Barrel House series, Brody Pearson's walls break down. The truth behind his humor, the reason for who he is, and the justification for why Brody is the silent hero to so many will melt hearts while he races to the ends of the earth to mend the one broken heart needing his love the most. Contains mature themes.
©2020 Shari J. Ryan (P)2020 Tantor