Not How I Saw That Going

Never Say Never, Book 1

By: Jenessa Fayeth

Narrated by: Amanda Friday, Andy Harrington

Lyndi

Eating carbs and forgetting to fold the laundry aren’t my only talents. I'm also proficient at speaking without thinking. Which is how I ended up confessing my love to a stranger at the grocery store.

The same stranger who also happens to be a firefighter—a very grumpy one—for the exact fire station I owe a debt to. I didn’t mean to embarrass the man, and I certainly didn’t mean to make him famous. That was a happy coincidence. He could use some humor in his life. But when I decided to be my own queen and take back my life, I didn’t expect fake dating the grump to be a part of it. Fake boyfriends aren’t supposed to come with real feelings. Moving on is harder than I thought.

Ward

Rescuing a little boy at the grocery store was just a normal day for me. Except usually I’m in gear and getting paid to do so. Noticing his mom was not part of the norm. I saw stuff in the war no one wants to see. The kind of stuff you don’t bring up on a first date. Which is why I haven’t. Dated, I mean. I’ve made it clear that I want to be left alone, but it doesn’t stop my mom from setting me up with women I have no interest in. I’m certainly not interested in Lyndi. She’s a single mom, whose carelessness made me famous. Okay, so I can’t blame that all on her—as much as I’d like to. But she’s there when I need her, and apparently, I need a fake girlfriend. My best friend insists my heart died in the war, then why does it beat so fast when Lyndi is around?

This is a closed door romcom, with all the swoon only a shirtless firefighter can deliver. Lyndi's son is not a quiet character, but real, with big emotions and tantrums. This book lightly touches on issues of abandonment and emotional abuse.

©2023, 2024 Jenessa Fayeth (P)2024 Jenessa Fayeth

Such a cute story with amazing duet narration

I really enjoyed this book. It was different from a lot of stories I’ve read and I can’t compare it to anything I’ve read before. It discussed heavy topics like ptsd but also showed the characters working through their trauma and helping each other heal. Janessa Fayeth did a great job writing these characters and this story. Although there were some heavy topics it was also romantic, cute, funny, and low angst.
The audiobook was great and the narrators did an amazing job bringing this story and their characters to life. I highly recommend this book and audiobook.

Very entertaining

Loved the story & slow character relationship development. Not an insta-love story which was good. The humor was outstanding. I liked the the narrators & always love duet narration style. I had to slow the listening speed down to .9x speed to enjoy the story & narration fully. Look forward to more Audible productions in duet for this author.