The Neighbor's Secret

A Secret Billionaire Romance Series, Book 1

By: Kimberley Montpetit

Narrated by: Sarah Sampino

Is Ethan Smith friend or foe? Enemy or lover?

After being left at the altar on her wedding day, big city financier Allie Strickland returns to her quirky hometown hoping for peace and quiet to get over her fiancé’s betrayal.

But on the very first night, Allie’s nerves are shattered when an unexpected intruder breaks into the house while she’s taking a bubble bath. The intruder is devastatingly handsome, but she soon learns that he’s using a fake name and has old ties to Heartland Cove.

Forced by unusual circumstances to share the same rental house, Allie’s suspicions of the man grow - even as she finds herself attracted to him. But is Ethan Smith merely a freelancer on a magazine assignment as he claims - or an undercover spy for the mayor who wants to ruin the small-town charm by running a new highway through for his own profit?

When her ex-fiancé shows up out of the blue one night begging for a second chance, who can Allie trust - or will her own heart betray her?

©2016 Kimberley Montpetit (P)2018 Kimberley Montpetit

Fun Story

Another fun story with a lot of laughs. From heartbreak to a strange guy walking in while taking a bath. She was with the first guy too long, she probably overlook that his work came first.
Given ARC audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

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i thought Sarah Sampino did an excellent job. she always does. it was a good book. I just wanted a little more...... mr smith.. HA!ethan was adorable ..
and now i want spicy fries ! I highly recommend this book!

Sweet, clean romance

Story: 3.5 stars

The story was good if a tad predictable. I liked that the girl didn't move on so quickly that you wondered if she really loved her former fiancé; she went through believable grieving period. She pushed the hero away pretty consistently. He had the patience of a saint and waited until she got through her grieving.

The relationship between the heroine and her mother was only too accurate, and yet, we readers saw no real reason for her rejection of her mom. Her mom would reach out to try to help, but only end up annoying her daughter.

There is an HEA and the build-up to it is lovely.

*spoiler alert*
There were a couple of elements that I found to be unrealistic. His agreeing to allow her friend to set up a photography business in his house...there was never a conversation where our intrepid heroine asked for permission to do this (at least not in my memory, but I was listening on audiobook, maybe I was distracted when that part was read?)

That the hero just happened to be there to rescue her from the fire...it's great that he was, but what were the odds?

Narration: 3 stars

The voice actress did a pretty good job. Her male voice is subtly different from her female voice, enough to tell a difference most of the time. Those seem to be her only two voices. Good inflections, speed of reading, and overall narrating.

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Wonderful. Story

The Neighbors Secret: A second chance romance . Very entertaining a sweet story. A great narration well performed and written

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU HAD UNTIL YOU REVISIT IT

I liked the way Kimberley set up the story for Allie and Ethan to meet and begin their relationship. The circumstances were not unique, but the way she handled it allowed the story to flow smoothly and the progression of enemy to friendship to lovers was done exceptionally well. I liked the fact that the older, Ethan, was the one to have the crush as a teen and was also a geek. The final thoughts of the two characters had my heart feeling content.

The narration was okay and the voice inflections to let you know who was talking wasn’t as good as I thought it should be.