Never Say Never
The Ladies Who Brunch, Book 1
By: Harlow James
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Samantha Brentmoor
This is an amazing start to “The Ladies Who Brunch” series, a fantastic romantic comedy, a fake relationship between two childhood nemesis who meet again over a decade later. I am not sure how this is my first Harlow James book, I only know she has my attention now. I enjoyed her writing style, the characters and storylines she created are interesting and original, and the story captivated my attention from start to end. Each book in the series will feature a different lady who brunches, and this first is Charlotte and Damien Shaw’s story. The ladies who brunch are a tight-knit group of friends who have each other’s back and meet weekly to catch up. I loved the camaraderie amongst them, and the back-and-forth banter between them, and I am looking forward to hearing each of their stories and their fun times at future brunch gatherings. Charlotte’s mother is a piece of work, instead of praising her daughter for all her accomplishments, she is critical and more concerned about her appearance and finding someone to marry. She was out grabbing lunch when she sees him, her rival from growing up, Damien. Both their parents were friends, and she got stuck hanging with him often and he always gave her a hard time. She ducks out unseen, or so she thought. Damian is looking to advance in his career, but when he did not get picked to work on a campaign because it was for women’s products he made a pitch to his boss, who reminded him he does not have enough familiarity with women, since he is only a player. Damien blurts out that he has a girlfriend, someone he knew when he was younger. His boss not only gives him a go ahead for the project, but invites him and his girlfriend to a party at his house. Oh boy, now he needs to find a girlfriend, and when he sees Charlotte, who he hasn’t seen in years, he comes up with a plan. The only thing he needed to do was to get her on board, which was not all that difficult, because they were both going to her parent’s anniversary celebration, and if she had a boyfriend, it would keep her mother off of her back. Except not all goes as planned, but the going is great for the two of them until it is not, and her mother was not the only difficult parent, since his father was no bargain either. I loved all the layers of this story, the complexity of the characters and how everything played out, the world building is fantastic, and there is never a dull moment and the story has the perfect balance of drama, a touch of angst, witty dialogue and humor, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. Harlow James, thank you for this fabulous story, the laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride.
🎧📚🎧Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton were the perfect cast to bring these characters to life and do so with a complete understanding of who they portraying. I loved how they take each role and make it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters to sound. You could hear how much heart they put into their performance as they capture all the characters’ emotion and have you feeling each one. Their talent knows no bounds and their performance elevates this already fantastic story to another level. They set the perfect tone for the story, handled the witty dialogue with ease, landing the humor effortlessly. These two make a great team, their voices complement each other and both are a pleasure to listen to.
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A childhood enemies to lovers, fake relationship, romantic comedy that makes you want to create your own Ladies Who Brunch Group!
Praise for Never Say Never
Keely Reads Romance says, "This book played out in my head like a movie. It had everything, tension, chemistry, enemies to lovers banter, STEAM, growth, love and an amazing entourage of characters.
You don’t want to miss out on the beginning of what will be your next favorite series!
So grab a mimosa, your kindle, and join the fun in book one of the Ladies Who Brunch series! You have some new girlfriends waiting!
The vibes from this book are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and What Women Want….and with MAJORLY HOT scenes."
More Praise for Never Say Never
Romance Reads Reviewed by K says, "A good storyline, humor, secrets, steam, friendships, and love are the most important ingredients of this story, sprinkle some secrets on them, and you get this little gem.
Never Say Never is a perfect story for fans of contemporary romance, but especially lovers of tropes like fake dating and (childhood) enemies to lovers, and rom-com will adore Damien and Charlotte's story."
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Romcom fun—childhood enemies & fake dating
Updated audiobook review. Thanks to The Author Agency for the ALC. Never Say Never by Harlow James Narrated by Teddy Hamilton & Samantha Brentmoor. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5) Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 (0-5) Overall rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (0-5) Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (0-5) I usually bump up for public-ish places like, say, the office. What I’m Starry-Eyed Over: 🤩 Narrated by two of my favorites, two of the best in the business! They make all the feels feel stronger—especially the funny parts funnier and the steamy parts hotter. Whoop! 🤩 I won this book just over a year ago from the author’s book celebration giveaway. I bought the ebook before I had KU. I’m so glad I finally read it and am totally looking forward to more in the series and beyond. 🤩 The tropes: childhood enemies and fake dating. 🤩 When the fake dating becomes pleasure and food—yes, please! 🤩 All the feels: supper funny and steamy to balance the heavy. 🤩 Laugh-out-loud moments—romcom goodness. 🤩 Such good snarky banter. 🤩 And, yet, they are exactly what the other needs to help deal with life. 🤩 Oh Damien, he’s total book boyfriend material. One of my favorite quotes: “Now, I hate to cut this call short, but I was just about to make Charlotte my dessert, so we best be going.” “What are you making?” her mom asks. “No, you misunderstood. Charlotte is dessert.” I smile proudly. 🤩 The club dance floor! 🤩 Feminine products and chocolate (Dove Promises). P.S. I may have just eaten my Dove chocolate Easter bunny while typing this review. 🤩 The friend group as perfect side characters (and books to come). What I’m Wishing/ Dizzy About: 💫 I don’t know what I was thinking [see my previous comment below]. This book is perfection and the narration makes it all the more. This book is so stinkin’ hot that it only needs a steamy teaser at the end because readers are still cooling off from the rest of the book [Most of this beautiful book was a five-star read for me—all the feels and totally captivated. But, I’m super picky about the steamy goodness I need after the drama. I needed more to help me 100% believe in the HEA. I know, don’t hate me.]
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- claire ingledewReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2022
love it
Format: KindleVerified Purchase - bek.readsReviewed in Australia on March 6, 2022
Highly recommend new series by Harlow James
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This book deserves ALL the stars!bek.readsHighly recommend new series by Harlow James
Reviewed in Australia on March 6, 2022
I was hooked from the start and didn’t want to put it down.
This childhood enemies to lovers was incredible and throw in a fake dating trope and you have my perfect book!
The banter, the spice, the character development was so great. I’ve been looking forward to reading this since I first heard Harlow talking about it.
Not only is this book fantastic but the audio is really good too! I loved the narrators chosen and hearing it come to life is magical.
Never Say Never is book 1 of the ladies who brunch series and I cannot wait to hear the rest of the girls stories 😍
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!!!!/5stars
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- Janine BirtReviewed in Canada on January 13, 2024
Childhood Enemies to Lovers turned Fake Dating and it made my heart go squish!
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