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Narrated by:
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Joel Leslie
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Lily Morton
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Frankie Bishop had only been married for a few months when he became a widower, leaving him with a mountain of debts, a business on the edge of ruin, and a parrot called Hank Marvin.
Three years later, the business is finally thriving, and Frankie finds himself ready to look for love again. It comes as a complete surprise to discover that he’s developed feelings for Con — his late husband’s best friend and now Frankie’s business partner.
Why did he overlook the gorgeous man who's been by his side through everything? Even more importantly, how can he tell Con about his feelings when Con seems to have suddenly found love with another man?
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- Macbandit
- 28-11-24
Really enjoyed it
Even though this is a short story it covered all the needed elements of a friend to lover story. Fun, romantic story.
Frankie is a widow and that marriage was short lived yet long enough to put Frankie in a mountain of debt. He has worked his way out and has a little breathing room. He has his nosy neighbors, a home and a parrot. He is also in business with his husband’s bff.
Con has been in business with Frankie but also has an attraction to him. When circumstances change and the two guys face the issue of attraction things change in a good way.
I enjoyed this story. It had all the elements of being able to see Frankie and Con’s lives. The ending is perfect.
I really appreciate the narration by Joel Leslie. Being an American sometimes I find the narration hard to understand or keep up with. Not so with Joel Leslie. His lyrical narration brought the story to life for me. I will listen to more by him.
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- Lovesbooks1986
- 20-11-24
Lovely story
Con and Frankie story is my fave troupe best friend to lover.
Joel Leslie narration is still the best thing.
It’s nice to to listen to the extra epilogue.
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- Ida Umphers
- 09-12-24
A wonderful renewal story
Con and Frankie have a wonderful friendship and Con is pretty much the thing that held Frankie and the business together after Frankie's husband died. Lily Morton does a great job and Joel Leslie's performance highlight Frankie slowly coming back to life after all the grief and realizing what he feels for Con and how he wants the rest of his/their lives to mesh. Just then, Con turns up with the boyfriend I loved to hate, although I could understand his frustration at finding another man with designs on his boyfriend. Morton has always been great at making me see all different sides of situations even while pulling for a certain couple. As always, Joel Leslie gets right inside these characters and brings them all to life in both the sad times and the witty exchanges.
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- Jacquie
- 21-11-24
Sweet listen
The Player is quintessential Lily Morton, with a bunch of nosy side characters, miscommunications, missed chances, and longing. There's even a parrot who says a bunch of inappropriate things with great comedic timing.
Of course, it's all worth it when Con and Frankie finally get together with a couple of steamy scenes and a ton of sweetness. I really liked the pair and adored the cameo from my favorite Lily couple.
I had actually read this before, but it has been expanded with a new epilogue that was the perfect addition to the story.
It wouldn't be a Lily Morton audiobook without Joel Leslie narrating it, and, as always, the narration was great. The voices were distinct, and it made for an easy listen.
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- choccygrl
- 04-12-24
Great best friends to lovers novella
I loved this. I could understand Frankie's reluctance to get involved with Con, especially when he thought Con had a boyfriend. In fact that's the only thing that annoyed me, why did Con let Frankie think he had a boyfriend.
Loved the interfering friends and inappropriate parrot.
Highly recommended.
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- AL
- 25-11-24
Super cute
Story: Typically for Lily Morton we get a lighthearted story full of all the feels, dry, amazing humor and brilliant characters. Loved EVERYTHING about this story!
Narration: Great performance enhancing the experience. Nothing surprising for Joel Leslie - the consistency in providing a great listening pleasure is really appreciated!
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- Suzannah
- 28-11-24
Fantastic
Another great book from Lily Morton. A lovely story following the two very likeable main characters. Plenty of snark, fun and a real love story with a happy ever after. Brilliantly narrated by Joel Leslie. Well worth a credit.
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- ButtonsMom2003
- 22-11-24
Best friends to lovers!
I love Lily Morton’s books when I read them with my eyes and I love them even more when I listen to Joel Leslie’s excellent audio performance.
Friends to lovers is one of my favorite romance tropes, combine that with two oblivious men and add in only one bed and you have a great story for Frankie and Con. The epilogue that Lily added to this book that was previously a promotional giveaway added the perfect touch to an already great story.
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- Susana
- 28-11-24
Friends to Lovers!
I love Frankie and Con love story! A friends to lovers, so much longing, miscommunication and of course nosy side characters!
Frankie is oblivious of his feelings for Con until he arrives with someone else in town, it was good watching him realize that he was in love with him all this time, it was worth watching these two finally together after all the misunderstandings, this was sweet! Joel Leslie did an amazing job narrating this book!
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- Amelia
- 30-11-24
An adorably snarky romance
I absolutely adore the humor and snarkiness in Lily Morton's romances, and hearing it come to life with Joel Leslie's expressive narration was an extra special treat. Frankie and Con made me laugh dozens of times throughout their journey, and even though this was a shorter novella I still fell head over heels for both men. Frankie and Con were the perfect example of two people meant for each other who met at precisely the wrong time to pursue a relationship, and this book picked up several years into their friendship as Frankie was turning a corner and realizing that the right man for him had been in front of him this entire time. I was effortlessly entertained by the silliness that unfolded as Frankie struggled to catch up to what everyone else in the village had already realized, and his unnecessary angst about whether Con returned his feelings was more funny to me than anything. Con was such a sweetheart, endlessly patient with Frankie and witty in his own way that complemented Frankie's snark. Even though Frankie was oblivious, it was pretty obvious to me that he was ready to jump as soon as Frankie gave any indication that he might feel the same way as Con. The two of them were so in sync with each other that everything they did together felt natural and fun, and that absolutely included their spontaneous bedroom activities. I was utterly smitten by how sweet and passionate Frankie and Con were together once they took the leap of faith, and my heart felt so happy watching the two of them realize that yes, this could be their forever. Not even the series of comedic interruptions and meddling villagers that prevented Con and Frankie from talking about what their night together meant could damp down my happiness, because I had faith they wouldn't let go of each other after getting a taste of true bliss. In true Lily Morton fashion, Frankie and Con had to take a bit of a winding route before finally sharing their love confessions and whisking each other off on their happily ever after, but it was all part of the entertainment and made the conclusion to their romance feel even more secure since they'd had to put in some work for it. I thought there wasn't anything I'd enjoy more than listening to the story of how they got together, but Frankie and Con's marriage in the epilogue was even sweeter, steamier, and more hilarious than their pre-relationship journey. I'm so glad that Lily Morton went back and wrote these two an additional scene set further in the future, and it reminded me of all the things that made me love Frankie and Con when I first met them.
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