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No Romeo

By: Donna Alam
Narrated by: Summer Morton, Will M. Watt
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Scandal meets sizzle when a runaway bride’s quick getaway lands her in the arms of her almost-groom’s rival, but he has more than business on his mind when he makes her an offer she can’t refuse.

Your wedding day is meant to be the happiest day of your life. Not the day you discover your groom is a cheating jerk.

When I run, strong arms catch me. It’s just a shame they belong to my ex’s nemesis, Oliver Deubel. Rich and powerful, the man is sin in a suit. He’s also arrogant, demanding, and infuriatingly irresistible.

When my wedding disaster goes viral and deportation hangs over my head, Oliver offers me a deal: help him ruin my ex in exchange for my visa. The fine print? Move in with him.

I want to laugh in his face, until I discover how ruthless he is. So I decide to repay him by making his life a living hell, and he retaliates by…being nice to me. Which is where things become really weird as lines blur and pretend suddenly begins to feel real.

But Oliver is no Romeo, and only a fool would fall for him.

Worryingly, I think that fool might be me.

©2024 Donna Alam (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Meh

This was one of the few books that I couldn't bring myself to finish. I made it about half-way through the 15 hour book and finally decided that I just didn't care enough about the story or the characters to bother finishing it.

The beginning of the story was fun, with a runaway bride (the FMC) making her escape with a handsome stranger (the MMC) who just happened to be her groom's biggest enemy, but it just slogged on from there. The two get into a fake relation situation enabled by some underhanded actions by the MMC. It's clear that we are supposed to view the MMC as manipulative and petty and the FMC as a wonderful person who was forced into a bad situation, but actually there was almost nothing likeable her. A brief bit about her volunteering at an animal rescue was pretty much the only example of her being the "good and kind" person in this relationship. I imagine that both characters are redeemed by the end of the book, but I'll never know for sure, nor do I care.

Narration by Will Watt and Summer Morton was very good. In fact, Will Watt's narration was the best part of the whole book .

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Great story!

This was my second book from this author, and it was fantastic! Different from anything I have read in a long time. Runaway bride who lands (literally) in the lap of the cheating jilted groom’s nemesis. Evie is trying to pull her life together and Oliver see an opportunity to get revenge and use Evie as the means to achieve it. Gotta admit, there were so many times I thought Evie should have run far away, but the story all came together and it was a HEA.

Narrators were perfect. Honestly, I preordered this one when I saw Will Watt was narrating. Both narrators were fantastic. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.

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Love Alam!!!!

Ms Alam is IMO one of the most clever writers of this genre! Her mastery of witticism and sensuality on the page is unbeatable. Some of the most creative analogies I’ve ever come across. Narration was excellent. Mr Watt’s performance is utterly superb. The man has fabulous resonance, his use of modulation is perfection. Huge fan of both Alam and Watt.

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great book

I really enjoyed reading this author.  I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future.

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Wonderful!

Will Watt made this audio amazinggg! My only regret is that the epilogue was basically pointless.

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MMC laughs BWAHAHAHA

Why does the MMC sound like a cheap failed villain? The MMC is so poorly narrated, its as if the narrator is mocking the story. It also makes the MMC sound like a joke and not the book bf readers gravitate to.

The story is written well and paced appropriately to keep your interest. Female narrator is also wonderful. She voiced the character with detail to her personality and ongoing dilemmas. She is the only reason for any stars in performance.

Really the only downside to this book is the male narration. Its hard to get pass the mockery.

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Another solid read from Donna Alam

Donna Alam is one of my “go to” authors; I always look forward to her releases and can’t think of a book she’s written that I didn’t like. No Romeo is no exception. It’s in many ways a typical enemies to lovers “arrangement” trope, but the main and secondary characters are well drawn, the story is engaging, and the spice is ON. POINT. Bonus points for cute animals in the story.

I have only two criticisms, the first of which is just a pet peeve of mine and may not bother others. Characters assuming what they know is going on without asking a single question is a plot device that makes me hurt myself rolling my eyes. The second is that the “misunderstanding” (which wouldn’t have been one if the FMC didn’t jump to conclusions higher than Simone Biles) was so completely predictable, that I started to question the FMC’s intelligence. I saw what was going to happen a mile away. Still, the ending was absolutely hilarious.

All that said, it was a very enjoyable read, and anyone who enjoys Donna Alam’s work will enjoy this one. This is one audiobook where the narrators, Summer Morton and Wil M Watt elevated the story to the next level.

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Difficult to root for this couple

There were things about this book that I really liked and an equal amount that i didn’t. Let’s start with the good things. The beginning was great. I loved how the FMC dumps her cheating fiancé at the altar with a very dramatic reveal that becomes a viral video which is hilarious. I also love all the gossip column none sense with the ridiculous comments. The FMC was great, she’s a kind hearted animal lover with a few solid friends in her corner.

Now on to the dislikes. The MMC was not a good person. If he’s not focused on his revenge plot he’s focused on making money regardless of who may be harmed in the process. He blackmails the FMC into a fake relationship and plans to use her as collateral in his revenge plot. Even after he gains feelings for her, he’s prepared to let her go. He doesn’t communicate anything. Makes lots of plans both nefarious and generous behind her back. He cannot be trusted. The trust issue is what made their love story fizzle for me. I couldn’t believe in it because of how conniving he is. She definitely didn’t deserve to be treated the way she was. Lastly, we never find out where all the anonymous text messages that exposed the cheater came from?

So, in conclusion…this book was alright. It was free on KU and the audiobook was free with an audible subscription so it was no sweat off my back. Buuuut the audiobook narration was top notch.

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lol 😆

loved listening to this. both narrators were great. it took me a bit to get used to the male narrator. I Increased the speed and that helped. Great story, laughed out loud at some of the parts. yes will definitely recommend.

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Heartwarming and hilarious

Well written, immediately loved Oliver and Eve, and had me laughing hysterically out loud so much.

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