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Boston Belles, Book 4
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Maxine Mitchell
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Joe Arden
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L.J. Shen
About this listen
Boston’s most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed to never marry in this romantic stand-alone from Washington Post best-selling author L.J. Shen
Emmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby.
Devon Whitehall is 6’2” of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched.
Emmabelle figures it’s a no-brainer when Devon offers his services - sperm and involvement in her future child’s life.
What begins as an innocent modern-family arrangement quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets.
Inside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth - they are capable of love.
Even worse, they might feel it toward each other.
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Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire...and my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory - namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I'm supposed to take it. But the thing about being Judith "Jude" Humphry is I have nothing to lose. Brooklyn girl. Infamously quirky. Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch.
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Dirty!
- By 🌿🌸Susynne🌸🌿 on 10-17-18
By: L.J. Shen
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Pretty Reckless
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals, Maxine Mitchell, Michael Crouch
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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They say revenge is a dish best served cold. I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me...now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast. Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say it. I’m your foster brother. There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life. She’s about to shell out some serious tears.
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NOT THE HOTHOLES
- By Niaboo2000 on 05-03-19
By: L.J. Shen
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Bad Cruz
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo, Sebastian York
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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I would say Dr. Cruz Costello is my archenemy. But that would require acknowledging one another, which we haven’t done in more than a decade. He’s the town’s golden child. The beloved quarterback-turned-physician. I’m the girl who got knocked up at 16 and now works at a diner. He is Fairhope royalty. I get my monarch dose from tabloid gossip. He’s well-off. I’m...well, off. When our siblings get engaged, Cruz’s parents invite both families to a pre-wedding cruise. Except Cruz and I find ourselves stuck on a different ship from everyone else.
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Pulled an All Nighter!
- By Cami Cole on 11-17-21
By: L.J. Shen
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Rock Hard
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood, Jason Clarke
- Length: 57 mins
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If working at a hotel as a waitress on Christmas Eve wasn't reason enough for Hannah to turn her into a real Grinch, dealing with a pretentious and cocky guest at the Nirvana Resort can truly turn the happiest night of the year into a nightmare. She is ready to sharpen her nails and assert herself, but the guest in question seems to be full of mind-blowing surprises. First of all...he turns out to be the most sought after rock star in the world, as well as the forbidden and longtime fantasy of Hannah.
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Ugh
- By Charlene Starr on 05-09-21
By: L.J. Shen
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Ruthless Rival
- Cruel Castaways
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Joe Arden
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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When she was young, Arya Roth became best friends with her housekeeper’s son. Soon, friendship turned to young love, and when Arya dared him to kiss her, a chain reaction of disastrous events led to the boy being sent away and out of Arya’s life. Now, two decades later, Arya is an on-the-rise publicist with her beloved father as one of her biggest clients. So when her father is sued by a former employee, Arya sets out to prove that her father is not the monster he is accused of being. The only problem is the attorney who is determined to destroy her father’s good name.
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Meh
- By Runningag on 06-13-22
By: L.J. Shen
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Sparrow
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Michael Pauley
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Troy Brennan: Every Southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heartthrob with steel-blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes: That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to run away from the place where we grew up.
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Don't let the innocent cover mislead you...
- By Sofia Talley on 08-25-16
By: L.J. Shen
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Thorne Princess
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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I landed in hot water with the tabloids one too many times. What can I say? My nipple wanted to come out and say hi to the paparazzi. After that, my father presented me with an ultimatum—either he cuts off the gravy train and stops paying for my lavish lifestyle or I agree to have a live-in bodyguard. And by bodyguard, I mean a sexy, formidable, out-of-this-world babysitter who just happens to be good at breaking spines. Ransom Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen.
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Shen’s losing me
- By Book Babe 📕❤️ on 01-15-23
By: L.J. Shen
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Just the Tip
- By: L.J. Shen, Helena Hunting
- Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Stella Bloom
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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It was supposed to be a temporary thing. A gig in Paris while I tried to find my dad. Then I met him. Ho. The man. The suit. The professional escort...? I mean, he did go on two consecutive dates during one of my shifts - and I ended up being the third. It was supposed to be a one-night stand, but it turned out to be forever. Here was what I wasn't ready for - Ho held more than just my destiny and my heart. He held the key to unravel the mystery of my dad, too.
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Love love Jason Clarke!
- By brenda l. moreno on 03-02-20
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Playing with Fire
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Desireé Ketchum, Christian Fox
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Grace doesn’t know much about anything beyond her town’s limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire - you ought to get burned.
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Magnificent & Beautiful!!
- By Sancat71 on 10-02-20
By: L.J. Shen
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Poison Roses
- Boys of Bellerose, Book 1
- By: Tate James, Jaymin Eve
- Narrated by: Brooke Daniels, Lucas Webley
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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I thought I’d hit rock bottom when I turned 16. The day I broke my first love's heart, ending things before I could ruin his career as a rock star. But damn, was I wrong. Things got progressively worse from that moment on, until now. Eight years later, when I find myself homeless, jobless, covered in blood, and running from a ghost of my past.
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Very engaging, but geographically unsound. . . .
- By Birdfield Cleveland on 12-02-24
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The Devil Wears Black
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Sebastian York
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect - from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend. When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.
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SORRY, BUT FOR ME IT WAS A LUKEWARM LISTEN
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 03-15-21
By: L.J. Shen
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In the Unlikely Event
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Shane East, Muffy Newtown, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours. A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land. An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny. We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together. Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here. In New York. And he’s America’s music obsession.
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- By Kate on 12-05-19
By: L.J. Shen
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Mafia Mistress
- An Italian Dark Mafia Romance (The Kings of Italy, Book 1)
- By: Mila Finelli
- Narrated by: Antonio Amato, Charlotte Claremont
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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I was stolen away and held prisoner in Italy, a bride for a mafia king's only heir. Except I'm no innocent, and it's the king himself—the man called il Diavolo—who appeals to me in sinful ways I never dreamed. Fausto's wickedness draws me in, his power like a drug. And when the devil decides he wants me, I'm helpless to resist him—even if it means giving myself to him, body and soul. He may think he can control me, but this king is about to find out who's really the boss.
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V E R Y DISAPPOINTING
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 05-15-22
By: Mila Finelli
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Beautiful Graves
- By: L.J. Shen
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence. Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak…and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death. After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe. Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Heroine 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
- By Book Babe 📕❤️ on 10-06-22
By: L.J. Shen
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My Dark Romeo
- Dark Prince Road, Book 1
- By: L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Stella Hunter
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball. A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger. But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn’t driven by love. He’s fueled by revenge. To him, I’m a chess piece. Leverage. His rival’s betrothed. To me, he is a man deserving of poison. A dark prince I refuse to marry. He thinks I’ll accept my fate. Well, I plan to rewrite it. And in my story, Juliet doesn’t die. But Romeo? He perishes.
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〰️ YOU’RE ALL IN FOR A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL RIDE 〰️
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 03-16-23
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The Kiss Thief
- By: L. J. Shen
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Savannah Peachwood
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church. They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.
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Why Are Women Written So Stupid?
- By Niaboo2000 on 01-30-19
By: L. J. Shen
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- tracy
- 02-17-22
She did it again!
This is by far my favorite story from the Boston Belles series. I did want to strangle Bella a couple times, but this was a captivating read.
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- CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
- 02-26-22
A GOOD LAYERED STORY.. & THE NARRATION ROCKED
Devon Whitehall.. a British blue-blood, emotionally damaged and brokered into, by his uncaring Father, an arranged marriage before he was even born which had him fleeing to the US as soon as he could. Now he’s a hot, 41 yr old arrogant self-made Millionaire Lawyer who’s having a ball indulging and he swears he’ll never ever ever marry. Emmabelle Penrose (aka Belle) is 30 and she’s the owner of the big, bold, infamous Madam Mayhem Club where burlesque dancers entertain, where spills and thrills happen nightly and where there’s a fully stocked bar ready for your liberal consumption. She’s a beautiful vixen, independent, detached, aloof and she’s got medical, ‘clock’s ticking’, fertility issues.. and she’s just drunk enough when ex hookup Devon makes an offer too good to refuse. And their arranged ‘no strings’ ie.. no emotions, no future together journey to parenthood sparks and splutters and stumbles as the chapters between these two damaged and tarnished characters slowly comes to life. But Belle’s so hard.. her walls impenetrable, bomb-proof, unscalable and her heart’s 24/7 guarded against letting someone in so she will continually, callously and coldly push Devon away.. and their Contract doesn’t say anything about monogamy - so how’s she gonna react when Devon ‘indulges’ with ow? And what will he do when his past life and duties catches up with him?
There were chapters I loved as the chemistry flared and sparked.. as barbed banter brought tingles and anticipation.. and as sexual pleasures were sure to end with a positive stick. Then there were chapters describing a young girl’s naive grooming by a pedophile Teacher I dreaded. There were stubborn attitudes where I mentally screamed, tore my hair out and knocked their heads together. There were slim chapters where I finally had hope these two very different people would be able to stop being so bloody difficult and work it out. Therefore, my emotions were all over the place and I had to keep taking a short break from their relationship angst.. so overall, it was a difficult but enjoyable listen with a happy ending. The well-written moods, slow subtle changes and slow one step character growth, the accents and the delicious feels were all expertly brought together by Joe and Maxine whose excellent dual POV narration (👏👏👏) fit the characters perfectly and made the listen enjoyable and entertaining.
Worth a credit? Yes.. a damaged meets damaged story where romance and forever is the last thing on either of their minds.
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- Ébano
- 04-25-22
This book is not only a dark romance story
There are so many good things about this book, too many lessons to learn. Highly recommended.
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- A S
- 03-06-22
enjoyed from start to finish!
I've listened to the whole series, my favorite was book 2 with Persephone and Cillian but this is a very close second! well written, meaningful character development, believable characters with a believable developing relationship. please be aware of the trigger warnings though. There are frequent flash backs for both MCs with detailed abuse. They aren't long or super graphic, but detailed enough to make you feel it. which adds to the story, but could be hard to listen/read.
The performance was fantastic! length of book was perfect. I'm not usually one to enjoy a pregnancy trope, but I found myself actually really liking this one because of the main character.
5 stars because I would definitely consider listening to/reading again in the future.
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- being_ericamarie
- 02-21-22
Awesome as usual
I cannot say that I have read a series of LJ Shen's that I didn't like. Book 4 although listed as dark I did not find it to be dark at all but I did find it to be very good with great narration. Joe Arden does a pretty good English accent. Well done!
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- Sweet Phantasy
- 04-09-22
Good . . . . . but . . . . . .
While the story is really good, I felt it dragged on too long. I thoroughly enjoyed Devon's character but had a problem with Belle being such a "bad ass". I understand what she went through ~ and just would not have ever been a friend with someone with such a prickly attitude. She needed therapy desperately, but wanted to always " do it herself.". I did enjoy the ending and was happy that Devon and his sister get a second. chance.
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- Rhm
- 05-02-22
Loved it!!
Like all of them it was absolutely fantastic. So funny too. Had me crackin up.
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- J W Gibbs
- 06-15-22
Love!
Although not advertised on Audible, but is another book of Boston Belles. As I read the past books of this series, I was curious of the mysterious English guy & hoped Shen wrote a story of him. This is it & I’m so glad I read it. Love it!!
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- Jonnelle
- 03-03-22
Never disappointed!
LJ Shen does not disappoint as always! The storyline pulls you in immediately creating the tension and angst that makes you want to stay up all night to finish the book in one sitting. It’s never the classic love story in the beginning, but it’s always a real and unbreakable love by the end!❤️
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- Nic S
- 03-04-24
Great finish
This was a great finish to the series. I really enjoyed this story even if it dealt with some heavier topics. I enjoyed how this developed and the narration was fantastic especially Maxine Mitchell at some point I honestly thought there was a 3rd narrator. It was an enjoyable listen but not for those who do not enjoy darker topics.
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