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Length: 11hrs 34mins
Narrator: John Solo
Blurb
After a drunken night of hot sex in Vegas, strangers Will Patterson and Dr. Patrick McCloud wake up married. A quickie divorce is the most obvious way out - unless you’re the heir of a staunchly Catholic mafia boss with a draconian position on the sanctity of marriage. Throw their simmering attraction into the mix and all bets are off!
Episode 2: Will & Patrick Meet the Family
Meeting the family is challenging for every new couple. But for Will and Patrick, the awkward family moments only grow more hilarious - and painful - when they must hide the truth of their predicament from the people they care about most. Throw in the sexual tension flaring between them and you've got a recipe for madcap laughs and surprisingly heartwarming feels.
Episode 3: Will & Patrick Do the Holidays
A couple’s first holiday season is always a special time. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are magical when you’re in love. Too bad Will and Patrick’s marriage is a sham and they’re only faking their affection for each other. Or are they? Sparks fly in this episode of the Wake Up Married serial. Will the sexual tension between Will and Patrick finally explode in a needy night of passion? Or will they continue to deny their feelings?
My Two Pennies' Worth
I've read several Leta Blake books, but for some reason, despite owning the entire series, I never read Will and Patrick's story. So I was going into this fresh, with no preconceptions. First off, this is the second John Solo narration I've listened to and I like him: his delivery is expressive, the voices are distinct, and he adds an extra layer to the story.
Married in Vegas and unable to divorce for reasons (like Patrick wanting to keep his fingers) this story is the fake boyfriend trope to the extreme. Let's get the things I didn't like out of the way first, and surprisingly one of those things wasn't Ryan. I didn't like him but then we, the readers, weren't meant to, he's the bad guy, the poisonous ex, the enabler of Will's drinking half the time and a negative force in his life. No the people I didn't like were the rest of the Ryan-brigade including and especially Will's Mum. I won't start on how much I hated her but every scene left me with my blood boiling and resentment that Will wouldn't stand up for himself. So Will's Mum's a bitch and Will's got serious self-esteem issues and he's a little bit of a doormat except when he's with...
Patrick. Patrick is an arsehole, but he is the heart of this series. And I don't mean the series is about him, no, he is the true hero of the story, kind, compassionate and caring, all under a veneer of sarcasm, harsh home truths, and unfiltered statements. He has no social skills. He's rude. He's brash and arrogant. But I loved him and I have no idea why Will would pine endlessly over a man who was quite obviously cheating on him when they were together when he could have Patrick, with his bendy yoga body and quiet consideration of Will's diabetes. No contest.
The tale is no where near finished, with another 3 books to come, but that would have made for an unwieldy audiobook (and probably a sore throat for Mr Solo!). I shall just wait patiently for the rest. Or I could just dig out those Kindle editions and have a read.
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