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The Ex-Perimento

By: Maria J. Morillo
Narrated by: Sofía Palmero
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A woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back in this sparkling romantic comedy set in Venezuela by debut author Maria J. Morillo.

Maria “Marianto” Camacho is a planner. At twenty-seven, she has her life perfectly mapped out. Her long-term boyfriend, Alejandro, is perfect on paper, and she's expecting a proposal any day now. She has a stable job as a lifestyle columnist at Ellas, one of Latin America's biggest digital magazines. Her future is set; she's sure of it.

Until everything falls apart overnight: Marianto loses her boyfriend and her job. But she's determined to get them both back with an idea that is either delusional or ingenious—a juicy new article for Ellas that documents a series of romantic experiments to get her ex back. Thus begins The Ex-Perimento. With her bank account dwindling, however, Marianto lands a temporary gig on Venezuela's hottest new singing competition show. Her job? Personal assistant to Simón Arreaza, the lead singer of her favorite indie band.

It's only her second day on the job when Simón discovers Marianto's list of romantic experiments, striking her ideas and replacing them with his own better ones. Out of desperation, she offers a proposition: Help her win back Alejandro, and she'll give Simón's band a profile in the magazine once she returns to Ellas. But between the close quarters on set and the blurred lines of a budding friendship, Marianto and Simón find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, caught in a whirlwind of unexpected romance.

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Dear Listener,

How does my debut shine in audio?
"At its core, The Ex-Perimento is a rom-com. It’s fast-paced, witty, and somehow realistic and ridiculous at the same time. It’s also set in Venezuela, so in order for the audiobook to shine, we needed a narrator with great comedic timing who was also Venezuelan. We got both of these things in Sofia Palmero, who makes it feel like you’re listening to a 2000s rom-com as you go on a funny, chaotic journey toward love with these characters. The results are amazing."– Maria J. Morillo, author of The Ex-Perimento

Editorial Review

A love experiment gone...right?
Maria Morillo delivers a standout debut novel set in Venezuela that reads like a romantic comedy with full telenovela-level drama. Marianto, whose life was perfectly planned, is forced into a messy reset, and decides to turn the fallout into a high-stakes dating experiment meant to win her ex back. Enter Simón Arreaza, lead singer of her favorite indie band, new boss, and unexpected co-conspirator who pushes her plan (and her heart) in a completely new direction. As Marianto falls for Simón, she starts choosing herself, and that shift ripples through everything else. Sofia Palmero’s performance was perfection, leaving me ready to hear more from Morillo. — Patty R., Audible Editor

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This story is so cute and heart warming. This is a closed door romance not only about finding the right partner, but about finding yourself before that. It's about letting go and learning how to trust and I loved every second of it!

The narration was incredible and I love the fact that we can hear an authentic Venezuelan accent. The narrator did an outstanding job making us feel everything Marianto was feeling and it was simply perfect!

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