
For the Love of Friends
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Andrea Emmes
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A sharp and hilariously relatable novel about the business of weddings, the toll they can take, and the lengths one exasperated bridesmaid will go to for the love of friends.
Lily Weiss is her mother’s worst nightmare: thirty-two and single - the horror! She’s also a talented writer but hides behind a boring job at a science foundation. To her friends, she’s reliable and selfless, which is how she winds up a bridesmaid in five weddings in six weeks. Anything for her three best friends and two (younger) siblings, right? Even if her own love life is...well, she’d rather not talk about it. To keep her sanity, Lily needs a safe place to vent.
And so her anonymous blog, Bridesmania, is born. The posts start pouring out of her: all the feels about mom-zillas, her vanishing bank balance, the wicked bridesmaids of the west, high-strung brides-to-be, body-shaming dress clerks, bachelorette parties, and Spanx for days, not to mention being deemed guardian of eighty-eight-year-old Granny (who enjoys morning mimosas in the nude) for her brother’s destination wedding.
So far the blog has stayed anonymous. But as everyone knows, few things online remain secret forever...
When all is said and done, can Lily help all five couples make it to happily ever after? And will her own happy ending be close behind?
©2021 Sara Goodman Confino. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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- Narrated by: Helen Laser
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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After too many dates, thirtysomething Mimi Perkins is still single, unmoored, and longing for love. So when Ren Yardley—a handsome, divorced fellow drama teacher and single father—falls in love with her and proposes, she’s sure this is at last the good news her psychic predicted. Soon after proposing, Ren receives the devastating news that his ex-wife has been in a debilitating car accident, prompting him to temporarily move back into his former home to care for her and his daughters.
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Excellent narration
- By D. N. Fox on 07-16-24
By: Maddie Dawson
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Roommaid
- A Novel
- By: Sariah Wilson
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Madison Huntington is determined to live her dreams. That means getting out from under her family’s wealth and influence by saying no to the family business, her allowance, and her home. But on a teacher’s salary, the real world comes as a rude awakening. To get a place of her own (without cockroaches, mold, or crime scene tape), Madison accepts a position as a roommaid. In exchange for free room and board, all she needs to do is keep her busy roommate’s penthouse clean and his dog company.
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Worst narration ever
- By JenRen on 11-25-20
By: Sariah Wilson
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This One Life
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Amanda Prowse
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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After years of hard work, Madeleine’s life is very nearly perfect. She’s about to move to LA to pursue her dream job—and there’s a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill, pulling her back to the world she’s tried so hard to leave behind, the repercussions of a life-changing decision Madeleine made seven years ago resurface, threatening to jeopardise everything she’s worked for.
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Well read
- By bendie12345 on 05-30-25
By: Amanda Prowse
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Life, Loss, and Puffins
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Freakishly smart. That’s the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself Euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old. Boarding at a house near campus 150 miles from home, Ru meets seventeen-year-old Gabriel, an outsider himself who, like Ru, has trouble making friends—until they form a fast sibling-like bond. Finding a relatable someone in the world to talk to is a first for both of them.
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Took a bit, but I got there
- By An Amazon Customer on 09-29-24
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Silver Alert
- By: Lee Smith
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Aging Herb’s charmed life with his dear wife, Susan, in their Key West house is coming undone. Susan now needs constant care, and Herb is in denial about his own ailing health. The one bright spot is the arrival of an endlessly optimistic manicurist calling herself Renee. She sings to Susan during manicures, gets her to paint, and brings her a sense of contentment. But then Herb and Susan’s adult children arrive to stage an intervention on their stubborn, independent father, and as a consequence, Renee’s gig with Susan—and her grand plans for her own life—start to unravel as well.
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Great storytelling!
- By Pamela Martin on 04-27-23
By: Lee Smith
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Start Us Up
- A Park Avenue Promise Novel (The Park Avenue Promise, Book 1)
- By: Lexi Blake
- Narrated by: Kitty Bang
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Heath Marino has always been fascinated with writing code. He’s worked on a dozen games and apps and is considered one of the industry’s more eccentric talents. But now he’s back in New York to spend time with his grandmother. She was known as one of the city’s greatest matchmakers, and he wants to know why. Surely there’s some kind of code in his grandmother’s methods, and he’s going to find them. When Ivy meets Heath it’s instant attraction, but she’s got a career to get back to and he just might be her on-ramp. It could be a perfect partnership or absolute heartbreak.
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Great Start!!
- By 2duckornot2duck on 08-11-23
By: Lexi Blake
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The Friendship List
- By: Susan Mallery
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Single mom Ellen Fox couldn’t be more content - until she overhears her son saying he can’t go to his dream college because she needs him too much. If she wants him to live his best life, she has to convince him she’s living hers. So Unity Leandre, her best friend since forever, creates a list of challenges to push Ellen out of her comfort zone. Unity will complete the list, too, but not because she needs to change. What’s wrong with a 30-something widow still sleeping in her late husband’s childhood bed?
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Just okay
- By Macy on 08-09-20
By: Susan Mallery
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The Date Escape
- By: Portia MacIntosh
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Frankie doesn't believe in true love. As relationships expert at popular magazine Stylife, she has learnt that dating disasters are far more common than happy-ever-afters. So when she is tasked to find out if meet cutes can work in real life, she is up for the challenge—but whether it's being a damsel in distress with a flat tyre or spilling coffee over a stranger, she isn't convinced this can really lead to love. But little does Frankie know that the ultimate meet-cute opportunity is just around the corner.
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As ever Karen Cass makes any book come alive!
- By FIRE on 07-24-22
By: Portia MacIntosh
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Nobody's Perfect
- By: Sally Kilpatrick
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Vivian Quackenbush enjoys a typical life. She has winesday evenings with her two best friends. Her son is in college. She and her husband, Mitch, are planning the next move for their empty-nester future. But to Vivian’s blindsided surprise…not together. After nearly twenty-five years of marriage, Mitch wants a divorce. He confesses that he doesn’t love her anymore. He never even liked her chicken salad! Brutal. What is Vivian to do but channel her anger, frustration, and pain into a video she posts online.
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Fun read
- By MarciaR on 06-08-25
By: Sally Kilpatrick
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Read Between the Lines
- A Novel (Ms. Right, Book 1)
- By: Rachel Lacey
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Books are Rosie Taft’s life. And ever since she took over her mother’s beloved Manhattan bookstore, they’ve become her home too. The only thing missing is her own real-life romance like the ones she loves to read about, and Rosie has an idea of who she might like to sweep her off her feet. She’s struck up a flirty online friendship with lesbian romance author Brie, and what could be more romantic than falling in love with her favorite author?
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Decent story, sub-par Narration
- By LovelyD on 01-16-22
By: Rachel Lacey
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The Autumn of Ruth Winters
- A Novel
- By: Marshall Fine
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Ruth Winters is retired, widowed, and resigned to spending the rest of her life alone in her suburban home. She likes her routine and uses it to avoid having to spend time with other people. She probably wouldn’t call herself fulfilled, but it’s too late now to go chasing happiness. Then three things happen at once: a beloved niece makes a big announcement, an old flame reaches out, and her estranged sister receives life-changing news.
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Ruth was a realistic character with relatable feelings.
- By Happy customer on 02-02-25
By: Marshall Fine
My type of jam
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loved it
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Crazy moments but I could relate to Lily at many levels.
Glad I got this one!
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I knew where this story was ending from the first few chapters. I kept hoping there was going to be a twist and was disappointed that it didn't really have one.
Just too predictable
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I'm glad I listened thrift the end
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Really cute Story, but
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The narrator was hard to listen to. I found myself having to rewind several times when I got distracted. It made it hard to fully focus and easy to drift away from the book. I may have enjoyed it more if I read the book myself. The voices were a bit much for me and I think they made it sound a little whinier than intended.
I’m not sure why the character chose to make the blog. No matter if you are anonymous, the details she put in made it obvious it was her. I would’ve saved some of that for my diary and changed a few things for the blog, especially since she’d published to a pretty popular website. I get she didn’t think anyone would read, but there’s always a chance. She also kind of stuck her nose up to all her friends as If she was better than everyone. It got to be a lot sometimes. In that same light, she never said no to any of their ridiculous demands. It’s one thing to let minor things go, but changing yourself completely is where I would’ve said absolutely not.
Now, I did enjoy most of the book. The sad thing is, there actually are brides who act the way her friends did. They tend to think of the wedding party as objects made to prop them up on their big day and not individuals who are complex and have their own lives to live. Being expected to shell out thousands and dye hair and tan is becoming more and more of a thing. Asking people to travel to different countries and to pay for things even if they can’t afford it, or don’t participate. All that sounds like a movie, but are things that are becoming expected now. I’ve heard some horror stories from people I know, or read about. The wedding industry certainly does make good entertainment!
Entertaining, but not a good audible listen. May try reading this one myself.
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For the love of Lily
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Loved the sarcastic humor...
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Pretty painful
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