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The Hometown Heartless #2

ALC provided by Must Love Audio

Author: Brit Benson

Narrators: Stella Hunter and Stephen Dexter

“Let me play your bass notes…” 

 never thought that these words by Torren Fucking King would touch me so deeply. We met Torren before and I confess I wasn’t impressed. He was in a very toxic relationship with his bandmate, Sav Loveless, of The Hometown Heartless, but we get to see a whole new side of the handsome and charismatic rockstar. 

This story goes back and forth in time in a span of four years. There’s a stalker situation going on involving the band and Torren needs to make it publicly clear that he’s moved on and is in a relationship with someone other than Savannah. 

Enter Callie, whom he met in the funniest of meet cutes involving a dog, also named Torren King. Well, he thinks it’s the first time they met, but she’s oddly familiar. When the paps mistake her for his new love interest, an idea pops into his mind – she’ll pose as his girlfriend and keep the stalker away. But he’ll remember that he did indeed meet Callie before… and he will never want her to leave.

I was floored by Between Never and Forever and I thought nothing could beat that story. I was wrong. I devoured this audiobook in one sitting and I loved every single minute of it. 

Narrated duet style by Stella Hunter and Stephen Dexter, this one is a joy to listen to. Stella shines as Callie (as a young, starry-eyed fan and as the jaded fake girfriend) and Stephen Dexter will melt your ears with his incredible performance. And there is music! Kudos to Juno Cooper and Zachary Werbber for the perfect words and music for Firebird. AMAZING. 

You don’t have to listen to book 1 but if you do, you have a better understanding of Torren and the expletive I used between his first and last names change meaning from “asshole” to “swoony”. Trust me. You’ll love to be caught in the mess that is The Hometown Heartless. I can’t wait for Jonas’s story!

Oh, and “sharing is caring”…If you know you know… 😉 

Thanks, @mustloveaudio for sending me on tour with the band early. 

Content notes: drug and alcohol use, traumatic car accident with fatalities, depression, stalking, financial insecurity, toxic relationship with a family, parent with a debilitating disease