Short Sweet Loveable!

NEW AUDIOBOOK REVIEW FROM DANA

Title: By Surprise

Author: Alyssa Turner

Narrated by Adam Riley & Erin Bateman

Genre: MMF Romance, Friends to lovers, menage, Novella

Publisher: CTR Audio

Release Date: April 13, 2020

Thank you, Alyssa Turner, for this gifted audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Paxton, a detective, and Nicholas, a social worker, have been married for 2 years. Nicholas is gay but Paxton is bisexual. For his 30^th birthday, Nicholas wants to gift Paxton a menage with a woman. Queue Paxton running into his childhood bff Jodi. Jodi is freshly divorced and just moved back to town. Paxton and Nicholas invite Jodi to live with them. Nicholas and Jodi quickly form a bond as she and Paxton rekindle theirs and are reminded of their childhood crushes on each other. It doesn’t take long for the bond and attraction between these 3 to rise, resulting in an unforgettable night. It doesn’t say so in the book, but you do get the impression that these 3 have found their HEA together with each other.

“You are like a key, Jodi. You unlock a part of Paxton that I wanted a part of. At the same time, you reveal a part of myself that I didn’t even know existed.”

This book was so incredibly sweet! I could not stop listening!  It’s a short listen at just under 2 hours. I thought it was well written and had great character and plot development. Though it was short, Alyssa wrote it in such a way that you feel a connection to all 3 of them. This was such a cute love story. It was the perfect combination of sweet and sexy. I did not want it to end!

The narration was done in true duet form which I absolutely love. Adam Riley is definitely getting added to my list of favorite narrators. His voice was very manly and sexy, and his tone was perfect for each male character. I must admit, I was not as impressed with Erin’s narration for Jodi. She wasn’t bad though; I think this is more of a personal preference for me.

4 SWEET STARS!