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Road Trip Romance, Book 17
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Mia Shepherd thought everything was finally falling into place—great job, handsome boyfriend, and a new home in Connecticut. Sadly, just weeks after making her move, Mia’s life is turned upside down.
She’s pregnant, and her boyfriend wants nothing to do with her or their baby.
Brock Benson thought he met the woman of his dreams when Mia moved in next door to him. That is, until Mia introduces him to her boyfriend. With her being tied to another man—even one that’s not good enough for her—Brock keeps himself at a distance.
As the months tick by, it becomes clear Mia is pregnant. Brock is neighborly, stepping up to help when Mia needs it.
Then her ex returns, bringing trouble Mia does not need in her life.
That’s when Brock steps in. It might not be his burden to bear, but Brock has fallen hopelessly in love with Mia. And he’ll do anything for her and her baby.
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- By Lenna Crosby on 12-01-24
By: Tessa Bailey
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Cruel Winter with You
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- By: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Vivienne LaRue
- Length: 2 hrs
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All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.
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Endless insecurities and translation fails
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-12-24
By: Ali Hazelwood
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Verity
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
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intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
By: Colleen Hoover
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Holiday Hideaway
- A Short Story
- By: Mary Kay Andrews
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
By: Mary Kay Andrews
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The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
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Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
By: Kate Stewart
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How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas
- By: A.J. Pine
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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After a snowstorm grounds her flight, Lucy makes a last-ditch effort to get home for Christmas using a rideshare app. She thinks she’ll be taking a road trip with a stranger...but the guy who shows up is someone she knows all too well. He’s the hookup she ghosted a few months ago, and now she’ll be stuck in a car with him for the most awkward road trip of her life.
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Nearly pitch perfect holiday romcom novella
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-17-23
By: A.J. Pine
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Resting Scrooge Face
- A Short Story
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Carly Robins, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood. To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.
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No-sex, “enemies to lovers,” Christmas short story
- By Kate McMurry on 12-24-22
By: Meghan Quinn
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Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
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Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
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- Vera Blaz
- 08-18-24
Great story!
When Mia Shepherd moved into her own house she was ecstatic. A home, a job, a boyfriend she loved, and great neighborhood with friendly neighbors. Brock Benson felt an instant connection to Mia and then he met the boyfriend. Fast forward to Mia finding out she was pregnant and Todd not wanting to having anything to do with it. Brock became someone Mia could count on for friendship and companionship. Here was a person who was willing to go all in with her and her baby no qualms. He was one of those good guys. I liked how their relationship evolved from neighbors to HEA. Ava Erickson and CJ Mission brought this story to life with their gift of storytelling. The characters' personalities came through and made the story realistic.
I received a complimentary copy of the audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this review.
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- Yvonne T. Cruz
- 08-13-24
Sweet and touching story
This stand alone is the series is a sweet and touching story about Brock Benson and his new neighbor Mia Shepard.
Mia recently moved next door and from the moment she knocks on his door and introduces herself, he is smitten. But when he realizes she has a boyfriend, he keeps his relationship in the friendship zone.
When Mia ends up pregnant , her boyfriend refuses to get involved and Mia is left to do it all on her own. Though at first shocked about the pregnancy , all that changes when Brock realizes the ex has left Mia. From that moment on, Brock decides to be better friend and will support Mia in every way he can.
Each is developing feelings, but fear of losing their special friendship, they keep those feelings to themselves.
What happens when the past comes back making demands? What happens when feelings are revealed?
The characters were sweet, the story heartwarming and one that kept this listener entertainee and gunning for their HEA.
Both CJ Mission and Ava Erickson did an exceptional job with the narration.
I was entrusted a copy of this audiobook. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
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- Cathy Jackson
- 08-21-24
Mia and Brock
Book 17 of the Road Trip Romance Series!
CJ Mission and Ava Erickson, wow, two of my favorite narrators doing this and it was incredible! CJ really gives us a Brock vibe and of course goosebumps when he is talking and Ava, I love her as Mia! These two really made the audio perfect for this story. Listening to them, pulls me into the folds of the story and makes it seem so real! Great job!!
I don’t know how she does it but A.K. Evans always gives us a heartfelt story in this series. Once I started listening to this, I could not stop.
Tropes:
Next-door neighbors
Pregnancy
Small-town
Close-proximity
He falls first
Protective hero
This one gives us Mia and Brock.
Brock finds himself attracted to the neighbor that moved in, well up until he sees she has a boyfriend. He won’t overstep that line so he back off and just stays in the background watching and always there to lend her a hand if needed or anything else if he could.
Mia thought she had it all, a house, a boyfriend that loves her and now a baby on the way. But, now, her boyfriend wants nothing to do with her or the baby. Now, Mia finds herself traveling a road alone but Brock steps in and helps guide her, without asking anything in return.
I love to watch Andrea bring her couples together and fall in love. If you have not read any of the Road Trip books, you are truly missing out!
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- Holly
- 08-15-24
Easily my favorite story in the road trip series
Brock and Mia's story has easily become my favorite in the road trip series. Becoming neighbors, friends, and eventually lovers was such a heartwarming relationship to watch unfold. Brock is all the things a man should be. Even though he was interested in Mia from their first encounter, he doesn't pursue a relationship knowing she's already in a relationship. He helps out as a friend and neighbor, but when he realizes things have gone very wrong for Mia, he's everything she needs and more. In a world where too often, women are left to pick up the pieces alone, it's a breath of fresh air to see a man step up to pick up pieces of a life he didn't shatter. Sometimes life has a way of giving you so much more than what you thought you wanted. My hope is that some single mom out there reads this story, and it brings her hope for more, better, a BROCK! The narrators couldn't have done a better job on this audio. They are two of my favorites and knock it out of the park every single time.
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- Alibi
- 08-26-24
Brock is sweet...
This is an interesting story. Mia goes through a lot in her personal life that is hard. Brock is sweet and strives to prove he is the perfect man for her...and her unborn baby...and he succeeds as they get their HEA. Narrators bring the characters to life.
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- hojobj
- 08-20-24
Brock and Mia
Absolutely loved this audiobook! Brock and Mia's relationship building slowly as they navigated her pregnancy from her ex abandoning her was sweet and add a precocious niece, it was perfect. Loved the support shown Mia by her family, Brock, and her ex's family. The narrators were perfectly cast for this book.
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- Aspen G
- 08-20-24
Dynamic & Beautiful Love!!!
Burden to Bear is a dynamic and beautiful love story with a compelling male lead and a complex female love interest. Mia is such a fascinating paradox—her work focuses on helping children break through tough circumstances, and yet she herself is in a relationship with a man who treats her terribly. It’s interesting how she just doesn’t see that, and her lack of self-esteem is depicted well by her constantly second guessing herself and putting her worth down. On more than one occasion I found myself telling her to stop that and look beyond the surface, which for me is a sign of great character development because I’m so wrapped up in the story and connected with her. Part of that is because I experienced a similar situation, but I never had a Brock in my life. Brock is an absolutely adoring and beautiful man—the classic cinnamon roll hero who knows how to treat a woman and show her through small actions that she is a queen. I love how he supported Mia and cared for her no matter what she did or didn’t do, and how he stood by her as a friend a neighbor throughout her ups and downs. Brock is truly the partner we should all have in our lives! His niece is quite the spitfire character as well, and I truly enjoyed how she brought out the best in Mia. This world and these characters are so real and authentic—author AK Evans has built another heartwarming story of overcoming obstacles and finding true love along the way. The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing this world to audio life through their tones, inflections, and the passion they put into every moment of reading the story. I felt like I was right there in the world of Brock and Mia, and I rooted for them from start to finish!
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- cmmcem
- 08-23-24
Sweet
I’ve read the book and also listened to this story and this is the first I’ve read of the road trip series. A friendship to love was a good story. I thought Brock was amazing!
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- Melissa Cooke
- 08-18-24
So happy to be back on the road with A.K. Evans
This may be one of my favorite of the Road Trip Series, although I love them all. Brock and Mia's story was so sweet, and the slow burn I didn't know I needed. I was glad Tony the tool didn't last long because it was clear from the moment they met that Brock and Mia were going to have something special. The way they pined for each other for months, and built such a genuine friendship first, made their relationship so much more special when they finally crossed the line.
Mia was preparing to be a single mother but Brock was having no part of that. He was there for Mia every step of the way and was the absolute best man to and for her. Their families both loved the other and their support made the bond between Brock and Mia even more solid. I loved Brocks brother and niece. They really added to the story without taking away from the MMC and FMC. The two of them were so sweet but when they became intimate, they turned up the heat. Everything turned out exactly how it was meant to be for Mia and Brock. A.K. Evans delivers another emotional and powerful story that will make readers fall in love with this couple. CJ Mission and Ava Erickson were fantastic as Brock and Mia. I love when the narrators make me feel like I know the couple and I'm on the journey with them, and they did in Burden to Bear.
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