The One I Stood Beside
Plain Daisy Ranch, Book 2
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Rose Dioro
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Piper Rayne
About this listen
It’s the classic story— best friends since childhood agree to a fake marriage, thinking they can pretend to love each other without their relationship changing.
Jude would do anything for me. He’s stood by my side since we were six, and I’ve done the same for him.
When my father dies, leaving our family farm drowning in debt and on the brink of being auctioned, I’m not surprised Jude steps in to help. I just never dreamed he’d fall to bended knee and devise a plan for us to fool everyone into thinking there’s more than a lifelong friendship between us.
Soon, I’m moving into his house, we’re planning a wedding on his family’s ranch, and we discover a new side to our relationship. I keep reminding myself it’s not real—it’s only to secure a loan to save the farm.
I’ve secretly loved Jude all my life, and now that I know how good we are together, I’m not sure we can return to being just friends.
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Life hasn’t been kind to Harper Rain. In fact, so far, it’s only proven the one person she can rely on is herself. But when all her efforts to escape her family fail, she takes the last desperate option—run. With little more than a few dollars to her name, she ends up in the small town of Misty Peak. The first person she meets is a tall mountain of a man…whose kindness is only outshone by his captivating smile.
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Great story!
- By Melcake209 on 05-19-24
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The Very Holiday Series Box Set, Books 1-3
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Fake date a grumpy boss for Christmas. Enjoy some forced proximity with a flirtatious best friend for Valentine's Day. Wake up married to an Irishman in Vegas for St. Patrick's Day. Every day is a hot and hilarious holiday with this family.
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Hysterically funny. Narration and Irish accent are perfect!
- By D. Barnes on 01-16-25
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The Baileys Bundle 1 - 3.5
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This small-town romance series set in the fictional town of Lake Starlight, Alaska, follows the lives of nine orphaned Bailey siblings as they tumble into love. But between the anonymous town gossip blog and their matchmaker grandma, finding their happy-ever-after isn’t always a smooth or straight path. Included are: Lessons from a One-Night Stand, Advice from a Jilted Bride, Birth of a Baby Daddy, and Operation Bailey Wedding.
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Absolutely amazing series!!
- By Tracy Gonzalez on 01-23-23
By: Piper Rayne
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Forget Me Not
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I don't mess around with stuff that overcomplicates my life. I love my career, and I love my family. Love itself, however, is overrated. It’s only ever let me down, and brought me pain and misery. But love isn’t the same as lust, and when it came to spending a night with the very handsome Staff Sergeant Powell, I said yes.
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The narrators were SO good
- By Rebecca Kay on 01-16-24
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Cold King of New York
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As a rookie spy, my first mission is to seduce the Irish mafia boss's brother and prove he is behind the threat to the mafioso in The Big Apple. It's a dream job. Except my new boss is sucking all the joy from my life. Don Joshua Accardi seems way too invested in my personal safety, and he's constantly scolding me for taking too many risks.
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4⭐️ BUT IMO, MALE NARRATOR DIDN’T FIT STORYLINE
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 06-02-24
By: Siobhan Davis™
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Wicked Summer Knight
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She’s in the wrong place at the right time...Gunshots echo, reverberating through me, allowing me to feel something...anything other than the pain that consumes me. That should be a warning to stay away, but for some reason, she comes closer. Intruding on my silence. Sharing my darkness. Close enough for me to see the look in her eyes. It’s not fear, but desire that darkens her eyes in the moonlight. She should run. Run far away from me, but she never does. She comes close enough to touch, tempting the devil inside that wants to cause devastation for the loss I’ve suffered.
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Charming. Devastatingly handsome. Ridiculously rich. Kristoff Baldwin came without warning. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, and before I could even realize the impact he was making, I was too far gone, despite knowing the consequences of falling. A future together was the impossible dream. My past haunted me and even he had ghosts of his own. Then everything changed when his past came after me and my daughters.
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New Author to me.. Eva Winners is fantastic!
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Defiant Heart
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I’ve slapped my cuffs on Luna Lancaster too many times to count and not a single one was for fun. As the sheriff of Starlight Cove, I shouldn't crave her, but I do. She’s chaos, mayhem, and sunshine wrapped up in too-tight yoga pants. The lawbreaker might have the town enamored with her free spirit, but she’s a thorn in my side, even if she is the sexiest woman I've ever seen. I want her out of my town and out of my head. Trouble is, she's made it perfectly clear she's not going anywhere.
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Funny, romantic & I need more audio by this author
- By Hannah Danielle Scofield (Justagirlandherbook21 - Bookstagram) on 04-07-23
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Love and Tequila Make Her Crazy
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It’s been three years. It’s time to let go of the past. When a man covered in tattoos walks into the bar where I work, with a guitar case slung over his back and a determined swagger, I think I’m finally ready to move on...until I see his guitar. I’d recognize it anywhere. It was the last gift Nate ever received from his father.
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SPEECHLESS!!!!!
- By Anonymous User on 08-27-23
By: Brittanee Nicole
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My Bestie's Ex
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- By: Piper Rayne
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I can’t borrow him. He’s not a sweater or a skirt. He’s not even her favorite dress - the lucky one she wears on first dates. The one she probably wore on her first date with him. In my defense, I didn’t know who he was. To me, he was a cool, calm, confident stranger. He was perfection for the entire hour-and-a-half train ride, while the concrete jungle turned into a rolling green landscape.
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My Thoughts on My Bestie's Ex
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By: Piper Rayne
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More than I Could
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From USA Today best-selling author Adriana Locke comes a grumpy, blue-collar single dad that falls hard for his new nanny. This small-town romance is a standalone novel with tons of heat and even more heart.
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Hoping for a new series with this one!
- By Christine M on 10-25-23
By: Adriana Locke
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Mr. Heartbreaker
- The Nest, Book 1
- By: Piper Rayne
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I made a deal with my brother a long time ago to never date his teammates. Technically, Rowan Landry, the hot as hell center for the Chicago Falcons, is no longer my brother’s teammate. Or his best friend. Their college days are long behind them, and they barely talk now. Also, I’m not dating him—we’re just sleeping together. There’s a difference.
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I REALLY ENJOYED THIS
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 01-19-25
By: Piper Rayne
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- @mellovesaudiobooks - IG
- 07-12-24
Love this on Audio
An adorable small town romance. Childhood best friends and neighbors Jude and Sadie have been there for each other through the good times and the bad times. This story starts off with so much emotion my eyes were tearing and it ended the same way. It was emotional and beautiful. When Sadie’s family goes through heartbreak she is the one now in charge of her families ranch. Trying to get a loan from the bank, she is denied and the only way to get anywhere is to fake marry her best friend. This story was absolutely adorable. The love these two share is so special but the friendship they have before true feelings come to light is everything. They care deeply for their friends and their family. I loved all the side characters just as much as Jude and Sadie. The One I Stood Beside is a heartwarming friends to lovers, marriage of convenience romance, with a bit of second chance and of course lovers angst. I have always enjoyed Piper Rayne’s stories and will add this as another favorite.
I had the ARC for this so of course I had to go and listen to this and wow. It’s amazing bow the narrators can bring a new life to these characters. I love it on audio too!!
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- Megan
- 07-03-24
Loved it!!!
I loved this one so much!!! I was hooked immediately and didn’t want to put it down! I’m so glad I had the audio so I didn’t have to!!! It was truly a one sit read/listen! The narrators on this one were amazing! They did a fabulous job bringing the story and characters to life!! This one really did play out like a movie in my mind!!
If you love small town, grumpy hero, friends to lovers, fake marriages you won’t want to miss this one! I loved Sadie and Jude so much!! She was the sunshine to his grumpy! I for sure wasn’t ready for this one to end! I definitely got attached to these two and could have read so much more of their story!!!
Overall a great read that I definitely recommend!!!
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- TayfutureRN
- 09-02-24
All the Feels
Another great book by Piper Rayne. The humor, romance, and familial fun was like watching a rom-com. The cast had great chemistry. Excited about the next book in this series.
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- Emily M
- 07-06-24
Two of my favorite narrators
I absolutely loved this book. I knew I would love Jude because I love a grumpy man. I don’t tend to gravitate toward friends to lovers, but this writing duo make me love them. I couldn’t wait to find out the backstory of Jude and Sadie, and it didn’t disappoint. I don’t think I’ve ever had book reel me in so tightly just from the prologue. Jude and Sadie have been best friends since they were six years old. Their need to marry helps them to finally acknowledge their feelings. The whole town already knew they were in love anyway. I so enjoyed Jude’s dad’s part in their story. I’m glad we got to see glimpses of Brooks and Lottie. I’m already looking forward to their book. The audio of this released early so I listened to it. Two of my favorite narrators performed it in duet style. Duet is my favorite style. I don’t toss this out in the universe lightly, but this is one of my top reads of the year so far.
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- Jessica Zelman
- 07-03-24
Swooning over Jude and Sadie!
Did I finish this book in a day? Yes! Am I obsessed with Jude and Sadie? Also yes. I just loved their love story! It had all the happy swoony feeling I look for in a contemporary romance. Small town romances just hit different. I feel like this is a great comfort read and I can't wait to go back to Plain Daisy Ranch for the next book! I am also a sucker for duet narration and these two did a fantastic job! If you like small town, friends to lovers, and marriage of convenience with all the swoon then pick this one up!
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- Mysti Ubeda
- 08-06-24
Good Grumpiness!
Oh I really enjoyed Jude and Sadie! Their mutual pining was so sweet and frustrating at the same time! The audio was absolutely wonderful!
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- Karina S
- 07-04-24
a small town x friends to lovers delight
This is the second book of the 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝 series featuring the grumpy oldest brother of the Noughton family, and his best friend since childhood.
Jude and Sadie have been the best of friends since they were kids & have only gotten closer over the years. When tragedy strikes, Sadie’s family farm is put in jeopardy leaving Jude to help in the most noble way he knows— by proposing to enter into a fake marriage in order to save the farm. Will forced proximity & secret feelings for each other allow their friendship to blossom into more?
Jude is very stoic by nature, yet only opens up for his best friend Sadie. She is the sunshine to his grumpy, and will not let anyone’s unwarranted opinions thwart her dreams of having a chicken farm coming true. The thing I loved about this dynamic is how Jude was so supportive of Sadie’s future dreams and (without giving spoilers), even helped get the journey started for her. I also really adored the snippet of their childhood and seeing Jude take comfort with Sadie after experiencing tragedy. Fast forward 27 years and we get to see the roles reversed. Tug on my heart strings, why don’t you!
If you’re looking for your next emotional yet heartwarming read with lots of humor, self discovery, and second chances- LOOK NO FURTHER and pick up this series immediately! I absolutely cannot wait for Emmett's book because I already know he’s going to steal my heart.
🐣𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽—
grumpy x sunshine
fake marriage of convenience
childhood friends to lovers
mutual pining
forced proximity
band of brothers
small town
“𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓂ℯ?"
"𝒾𝓈𝓃'𝓉 𝒾𝓉 ℴ𝒷𝓋𝒾ℴ𝓊𝓈?" 🥹🫶🏼
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- Lori Volbrecht
- 10-13-24
l9ved th8s story
best narrators and such a good story line. kept you interested. couldn't stop listening
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