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Variation

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Variation

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Carly Robins
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Instant USA Today, Amazon Charts, and Publishers Weekly bestseller.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets and deep regrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.

©2024 by Rebecca Yarros. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Contemporary Summer

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“Carly Robins and Teddy Hamilton mesmerize listeners with their performance of this emotional contemporary romance.… Robins’ intimate, poignant narration paints a vivid picture of Allie's past pain, desire for Hudson, and hope for the future. Hamilton's warm, enveloping tone captures Hudson's raw determination and protective instinct for his family and Allie. Both narrators create expressive, distinct character voices that transition flawlessly throughout the story.”AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“Rebecca Yarros’s stand-alone romance novel is a graceful departure from her bestselling fantasy juggernauts Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. With shades of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Bunheads, this winter-appropriate beach read begins with an ocean rescue off the coast of Cape Cod. Hudson, a local Coast Guard swimmer in training, swoops in to save Allie, a wealthy young ballerina, from a sinking rowboat. Metaphors and plot twists abound as Yarros’s story bobs neatly into the future. A decade later, her star-crossed characters land back where they started, for different and equally complicated reasons. The question of whether they’ll find their way back to one another is a fun one to ponder over a slice of leftover pie.”—Elisabeth Egan, The New York Times

“Yarros keeps the twists coming as her complex but lovable characters find their way back to each other in the face of impossible odds. Readers who like their romance on the soapy side will be more than satisfied.”Publishers Weekly

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Perfection

This audiobook was absolute perfection. The narrators did a fantastic job bringing to life Allie and Hudson. I couldn’t stop listening. I was captivated and so invested in their story. If you like second chance romance, fake dating, it’s always been you, or family secrets then you will love this book. It is one of my favorites reads this year!

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This book was reminiscent of a combination of the movie "Center Stage" and "The Guardian." While I enjoyed the ballerina aspect, I had hoped for a more prominent focus on the rescue swimmer element. Despite this, the book was endearing, although the secret love child from the dead sister plot point was somewhat off-putting. Overall, it was a good read.

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Love the story

I hope this becomes a duet, I’m not crazy about the whole chapter being read by one character. Love the story.

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Kept me riveted

I’m not a ballet fan and there is a lot of ballet in this book. That being said, the story and characters were very well fleshed out and I was very interested in what was going to happen to all of them. I kept trying to guess what was going to be the outcome of this novel and kept being surprised so, yay. I’ve read one other of Rebecca Yarros’ novels and that one was great too.

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10 ⭐️

I was hooked from the beginning to the end. Absolutely loved this story between Hudson and Allie

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Just Ok

This story was slow to start. The characters were interesting, but not as fully developed as charactersin other RY books. They were a bit more than one dimensional, but not much.
Narration was very good!
It is worth a listen, just don't expect a story that is more than the basic second change story.

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Another MUST read by Rebecca Yarros!!

Another MUST read by Rebecca Yarros!! I have loved every book of her’s that I’ve read so far. From the Empyrean Series to In The Likely Event.

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Amazing storytelling

This book kept me captivated the whole time! Yarros’ writing is superb. I was so sad when it ended.

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AWESOME!

I haven’t forgotten how much I enjoy her books and as such have been in withdrawal since I finished her last book now satiated for after finishing This book I can say for me, she is my favorite author!! The performers are also my my all time favorites !! More Please!!!

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Life’s curveball

Loved the characters in the story. Storyline was believable maybe even relatable. Sometimes our good intentions go a little south and get messy,

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