
The Hooker and the Hermit
Rugby, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jack Bellows
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New York’s Finest Blogging as *The Socialmedialite*
April 22 LADIES AND GENTS! I have an announcement! You know that guy I featured on my blog a few months ago? The really, really hot Irish rugby player who plays the position of ‘hooker’ in the RLI (Rugby League International)? The one with the anger management issues, the body of a gladiator and the face of a movie star? The one with the questionable fashion choices leading me to ask whether he was the lovechild of a leprechaun and a hobbit? Ronan Fitzpatrick? Yeah, that guy. Well, I have a confession to make…
THE HERMIT
Annie Catrel, social media expert extraordinaire at Davidson & Croft Media and clandestine celebrity blogger, can make anyone shine in the court of public opinion. She is the Socialmedialite, anonymous creator of New York’s Finest and the internet’s darling. Virtual reality is Annie’s forte, but actual reality? Not so much.
THE HOOKER
Ronan Fitzpatrick, aka the best hooker the world of rugby has seen in decades, despises the media—social or otherwise. The press has spun a web of lies depicting him as rugby’s wild and reckless bad boy. Suspended from his team, Ronan has come to Manhattan to escape the drama, lay low, fly under the radar. Only, Ronan isn’t easy to overlook, and he can’t escape the notice of the Socialmedialite… THE PLAN When Ronan is sent to Davidson & Croft Media to reshape his public image, he never expects to cross paths with shy but beautiful Annie, nor does he expect his fierce attraction to her. He couldn’t be happier when her boss suggests pairing them together.
What lengths will Annie take to keep her virtual identity concealed? And what happens when the hooker discovers who the hermit really is?
The Hooker and the Hermit is a collaboration between authors L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid, is a full length 110k word novel, and is a standalone.
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- Knitting in the City, Book 1 & 1.5
- By: Penny Reid
- Narrated by: Jennifer Grace, Sebastian York
- Length: 28 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Neanderthal Seeks Human: There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit. Neanderthal Marries Human: There are three things you should know about Quinn Sullivan: 1) He is madly in love with Janie Morris, 2) He’s not above playing dirty to get what (or who) he wants, and 3) He doesn’t know how to knit.
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Super dissappointed.
- By Akari on 03-17-21
By: Penny Reid
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Engagement and Espionage
- Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Penny Reid
- Narrated by: Chris Brinkley, Joy Nash
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Jennifer Sylvester made her deal with the devil...and now, they’re engaged! But all is not well in Green Valley. A chicken choker is on the loose, 61 dead birds most "fowl" need plucking, and no time remains for Jennifer and her devilish fiancé. Desperate to find a spare moment together, Jenn and Cletus’s attempts to reconnect are thwarted by one seemingly coincidental disaster after another.
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If you’ve already heard the sneak peak...
- By Bonnie L Hoppa on 01-04-21
By: Penny Reid
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Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend
- By: Penny Reid
- Narrated by: Cielo Camargo, Patrick Boylan
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends. Yes, they’ve known each other for years, but they’re not even friendly. Winnie considers them more like casual, distant acquaintances who find each other barely tolerable, especially when he's being condescending (which is all the time).
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So. Many. Words.
- By Priscilla Bawor on 08-17-22
By: Penny Reid
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Live and Let Grow
- By: Penny Reid
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Fiona Fischer
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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Best buds Milo Manganiello and Alice Hooper have been the one constant in each other's lives for over 15 years. The charismatic and compassionate physics professor was there when Alice got married, and he was there 10 years later when she got divorced. Likewise, the candid and kind computer science professor has always been there for Milo. She babysits his apartment and plethora of houseplants when he's traveling, and they share breakfast together every day he's in town.
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Be warned
- By GHL on 05-06-21
By: Penny Reid
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Passing Notes
- Teachers' Lounge, Book 1
- By: Smartypants Romance, Nora Everly
- Narrated by: Chris Brinkley, Amanda Stribling
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Clara Hill wants to be left alone. Sitting on her porch watching everyone else’s lives go by is way more fun than dealing with her own problems. Or at least that’s what she thought. Now that her secret high school sweetheart is her next door neighbor, she’s not so sure anymore.
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No drama
- By Lucy's mama on 07-31-24
By: Smartypants Romance, and others
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Friend Zoned
- Friend Zoned, Book 1
- By: Evelyn Sola
- Narrated by: Oliver Clarke, Opal Black
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Burned by her ex-husband and a messy divorce, Jeannie Dubois isn't looking for anything more than a good friend. Besides, she's still dealing with the ex who can't seem to let her go. Insert NBA coach Aiden Walsh. Sure, he wants so much more than friendship with the beautiful woman he met at a wedding, but he's sure he can play the part, and he's good at biding his time. So, for now, he'll fill any role she wants. But when these two friends become lovers, things quickly turn complicated. Jeannie finds out Aiden is so much more than just Manhattan's favorite coach.
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I love the side characters
- By Vanessa Stubbs on 10-27-24
By: Evelyn Sola
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Love in Due Time
- Green Valley Library, Book 1
- By: Smartypants Romance, L.B. Dunbar
- Narrated by: Chris Brinkley, Beth Tucker
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Naomi Winters will be 40 soonish, and she’s only been with one man. One night. One time. Long ago. She believes everything happens for a reason, and the universe spoke about Nathan Ryder. Nathan Ryder isn’t the same man who hightailed his bike out of Green Valley, 18 years ago. As a rule breaker, women are one area he acts a fool. Case in point, the local librarian. He can’t get a read on her, but she’s one risk he’s willing to take. Again.
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Female narrator deals death blow
- By Laura on 04-28-20
By: Smartypants Romance, and others
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Kissing Tolstoy
- Dear Professor, Volume 1
- By: Penny Reid
- Narrated by: Fiona Fischer, Jacob Morgan
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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What do you do when you discover your super-hot blind date from months ago is now your super-hot Russian lit professor? You overthink everything and pray for a swift end to your misery, of course!
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In love with Tolstoy
- By Claudia Fosca Stahl on 07-23-18
By: Penny Reid
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Until It Was Love
- By: Pippa Grant
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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There are a million reasons why I shouldn’t date Fletcher Huxley. He’s a growly-faced, stubborn-streaked, international rugby legend trying to revive his flailing career in the US after being canned by his team overseas. While he might have the good kind of thunder thighs, intriguing tattoos, and a booty of steel, he also holds the top position on my very short nemesis list thanks to what happened the first time we met.
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Is it all about the moustache?
- By Kristi Sam on 04-25-24
By: Pippa Grant
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Haunted Love
- By: Sheridan Anne
- Narrated by: Heather Firth, Walker Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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It was dark, and in my defense, he was tall, muscled, and smelled like the most tempting sin. I couldn't resist, and the second he touched me, I knew I was never going to be the same. It was a night filled with the kind of intensity a woman could only ever dream of. Nothing could have tainted such perfectness. At least, that's what I thought. Because the delicious man I let rail me into oblivion isn't the perfect stranger I thought he was. No, he's anything but.
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Loved it. Great storyline.
- By Marie Shelton on 12-01-24
By: Sheridan Anne
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Oops, I've Fallen
- By: Max Monroe
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese, Stephanie Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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If my time with Ryan Miller were a hit track on the radio, I imagine the lyrics would go something like this: We're so different, but they say opposites attract. Oops, I've fallen, and my heart doesn't want to come back. His dad lives right next to my mom, and after the two of them suffered an unexplained accident while taking down holiday decorations, both Ryan and I were forced to become the only 30something residents of Sunny Creek Village Independent Senior Living Community.
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Horrible narration
- By Jacque Deck on 07-12-24
By: Max Monroe
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The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends: A Collection
- The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends, Books 1-4
- By: Kayley Loring
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Mackenzie Cartwright
- Length: 26 hrs and 22 mins
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One New York borough (okay two boroughs). Four book boyfriends to fall in love with. Four full-length standalone novels with crossover characters that appear together in The Plus Ones. Bonus epilogues for all four novels that can only be found in this collection. This collection includes: Rebound with Me (bonus epilogue and 5000 words longer than the original 2018 version), Come Back to Bed (bonus duet-style epilogue), Tonight You’re Mine (bonus epilogue) and The Plus Ones (bonus duet-style epilogue).
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3 1/2 stars: Cute but...
- By Tiffany on 09-20-20
By: Kayley Loring
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Vines
- The Killers, Book 1
- By: Brynne Asher
- Narrated by: Kit Swann, Jason Clarke
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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In the Virginia countryside outside of Washington, DC, Addy Wentworth was on a mission to make a new life for herself. When the opportunity arose, she settled in horse and wine country. Experiencing more than her fair share of tragedy and loss, she had plans for her future, one where failure wasn’t an option. And not just because people and cows were counting on her. She’d poured everything she had into her struggling vineyard, because once she’s in, she’s all in.
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WELL COLOR ME WOWED.. & A NEW FAN
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 02-16-21
By: Brynne Asher
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- Mama Bird
- 07-29-24
Absolutely Delicious
Extremely sexy little modern fairy tale. Penny Reid's sexy rom com is even hotter with the Irish accent and mild dominance themes. Can't wait to listen to the next in the series
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- Lhr
- 04-28-24
different
I was pleasantly surprised to fund these books. the titles are a little off putting. Great series worth listening to. I listened to all in about 4 days.
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- Sarah Schieving
- 10-18-24
Penny + Joy = perfection!
Penny Reid is pretty much always a green light for me, especially when narrated by Joy Nash! Loved this story and the characters. I had a hard time with the male narrator's Irish accent, but overall a must listen
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- L
- 05-31-24
Cute cinnamon roll romance
Cute little distraction listen. Very cute with some fun twists. It was a little off for me, but a nice break from other spicy dark romance listens.
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- Guy's Girl
- 09-29-24
Opposites
This is a cute and hilarious story about a famous athlete and a hermit. They both have some growing and changing to experience before finding their happy ending. Great narration.
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- bill
- 10-19-24
Really good
This book was really good and we enjoyed this one immensely as we took a a road trip together
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- Tricia Leininger
- 07-19-24
Narration 100/10!!!
First, if Penny Reid has written it, there is a 100% chance I’m going to read it and likely listen to it as well. I have laughed and cried and felt embarrassed on the character’s behalf too many times to count. So the book itself is a 10/10 in any form.
Second, I don’t know how to listen to other audiobooks now without being disappointed! Joy Nash is without a doubt and hands down my FAVORITE narrator. She’s extremely talented and humorous and adds so much to the stories she tells.
Third, if you’re reading reviews to decide whether or not this is for you, let me help. It IS FOR YOU. Do it. Download it. Listen and laugh.
Then while you’re at it purchase the entire Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid. Majority of those were narrated by Joy Nash along with Chris Brinkley. It worked. They were a great pair and I have zero regrets, nor shame, in admitting I’ve listened multiple times to the whole series.
K that’s all! I’ll go fan girl elsewhere now. 🙃
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- J. A. Capperella
- 02-02-24
Been waiting to hear Annie & Ronin’s story
Penny Reid is my favorite romance novelist! I’ve listened to the other books in this rugby series & was waiting to hear Ronin & Annie’s story. The authors didn’t disappoint!! I loved the depth they gave to the characters, the love Annie & Ronin had for each other & how hot they were together. They were a little kinky but in no way off putting. The narrators were also great!! I highly recommend all of the books in this series!!
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- Grand Taa Daa
- 05-28-24
Just the male narrator having an Irish accent made it perfect but the story was great too!
The story line was great loved Annie immediately! The male narrator using an Irish accent I mean come on! So damn sexy! Thank you lol. Just a great rom com and I had no expectations other than knowing Penny Reid has never let me down and her partner on this book is somebody I’ve never read so I am going to search them out and check out their books. Can’t wait to read the next one and I hope there’s going to be several in this rugby series really a good book, original storyline.
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- PegCot
- 10-18-24
Charming, funny, lovely
I loved the story and the ending and the struggles people have when attracted to each other, but life has already installed roadblocks. What made this magical was the narrations by Joy Nash and Jack Bellows. They are so charming the way they spoke, it really added to the story and the characters. My only minor comment is that there’s no need to spend so long on the sex scenes. We get the picture. The really sexy stuff is the flirting. I did thoroughly enjoy this audiobook.
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