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The Rebound
- Narrated by: Claudia Jessie
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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- The Rebound
- Some things in life are a given...
- Mrs Archie Smithson to be?
- Enter Leo Evans...
About the narrator
Claudia is a Brand Ambassador for Barnardos UK, heading their 'Look Good Do Good' campaign for vintage clothing.
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About the author
Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in advertising for some of the UK’s most iconic radio brands. She lives on the south coast of England with her husband and two small children. When she’s not juggling motherhood and a writing career, she’ll probably be watching cooking shows, obsessing over Taylor Swift, or reading romance novels like her life depends on it. The Rebound is her first novel.
Find her at leeanneslade.com or @leeannesladeauthor on Instagram and TikTok
Summary
How far would you go to win back the love of your life?
Only from Audible comes this exclusive laugh-out-loud rom-com, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Beth O’Leary.
Kitty Harris has it all: cosily coupled up with boyfriend Archie, she’s putting in the hours at an ad agency to land her dream job. OK, so maybe they’ve become a bit too comfortable in their routine, with pizza night every Thursday, and maybe the agency isn’t so much up-and-coming as been-and-gone, but Kitty is happy.
Until one diamond ring sitting pretty in her pepperoni ruins everything. Kitty does NOT want to get married, not after being caught in the crosshairs of her parent’s destructive divorce. Desperate not to lose Archie altogether, Kitty suggests a summer-long break so she can turn her ‘I don’t’ into ‘I do’. Somehow.
Enter Leo Evans, Kitty’s impeccably dressed advertising nemesis who loves to appear at the very worst moment. Needing a distraction of his own, Leo claims to have the cure for Kitty’s cold feet: a no-strings rebound fling and a ten-date plan to face her marriage fears. Kitty shouldn’t really be fraternizing with the gorgeous enemy, not when they’re about to go head-to-head for the biggest pitch of their careers, but if it means getting her happily-ever-after with Archie, it’s a risk she’s willing to take.
This rebound is about to get complicated. Luckily, you can’t catch feelings when you’re still madly in love with someone else...right?
Meet Leeanne Slade
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- MossMan
- 26-04-23
Not my demographic but.......
I am a 42 year old rugby playing ex copper. My usual reads are crime fiction, history and biography.
I was a few days from a new credit and hit play on a title in the included list. It started like a crime thriller so I carried on for a few chapters. When I paused I saw the cover and realised my mistake, however I was kind of interested to see how things panned out for kitty and carried on until I was completely hooked!
My wife uses my account and saw what I was reading.
"it's really good" I said through bloodshot eyes.
Honestly this book is brilliant. Superbly paced, well constructed characters. I was genuinely invested in their situations.
I have now added another genre to my reading list and will look out for more titles by Leeanne Slade.
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- pjy
- 05-04-23
Just superb!
I finished this audible book in 2 days even while at work! I just fell in love with the characters & Claudia Jessie’s narration was sublime! Do yourself a favour & start this book today! It’s romantic, heartfelt, funny & raw! I can’t wait until it’s made into a movie too 🤞🏻
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- Anonymous User
- 01-04-23
Had me hooked from the beginning
Cleverly witty and fabulously narrated. Strong characters & easy to fall in love with the story.
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- Narcissisticnobody
- 30-05-23
Fabulous!
Wow, I absolutely loved this from start to finish. Not many books get 5 stars all the way from me, but this deserves every one of them.
I'm not a big fan of mushy love stories & at first, I thought this was going to be just another 'boy meets girl' predictable tale, but it's SO much more than that.
It was engaging, intriguing, funny, sad, passionate & completely lovely. I fell in love with Kitty & Leo, even Kitty's mother won me over. The excellent narration was the cherry on top.
A thoroughly enjoyable listen.
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- rosie tamayo
- 08-05-23
Best audiobook in ages!
I was so pleasantly surprised by this book, its brought the joy back to Audible for me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-05-23
Absolutely loved it
Wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this book but I absolutely loved it, didn’t want to stop listening
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- C Newton-Brown
- 06-04-23
Loved it!
Couldn’t stop listening, narrator was brilliant, story was great, hope they make this into a film.
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- Judith Sharman
- 21-05-23
Completely enchanting
This is a keeper. A book to return to and to savour again and again! Exceptionally well narrated, it is beautifully crafted for a thought-provoking, thoroughly rewarding experience. Looking forward to more from this author and narrator.
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- Nicola J Hardy
- 09-05-23
Amazing !
I absolutely loved this book! Could not stop listening and have already recommended it to everyone , my favorite audiobook this year! I can't wait for more from this author , HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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- Janice Tai Lim
- 09-05-23
Brilliant writing and narration
This is such a thoughtful and well-written book with characters that feel real. I love that the main character has a really well-developed character arc. The narration was so well-articulated and a joy to listen to. Highly recommended!
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- S Guffey
- 01-05-23
Some profanity and sex, but cute story
If this had been a clean listen, it would easily get five stars. As is, I gave it 4 stars because it has some infrequent strong profanity, and a couple sex scenes (thankfully not graphically detailed). I’d recommend it with a content warning.
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- Kelly
- 05-05-23
PERFECTION!
This was UTTER PERFECTION! A witty journey of self-discovery and love in the unlikeliest way...a fiancé freakout, a "temporary" summer break up, and a rebound guy (also a work nemesis) who is willing to help you get over your marriage-phobia one fake date at a time!
After her own parents messy divorce, Kitty has sworn off marriage but, that's okay because she has found Archie, her long-term, understanding boyfriend of seven years. She is comfortable. Content. Until a night at home starts with a pepperoni pizza proposal and ends in panic! Desperate not to lose Archie forever, Kitty suggests a summer break from their relationship. She will work on herself and be marriage ready by the time summer ends. Struggling to wrap her mind around her predicament, Kitty finds herself face down in a panic attack and that is where her work nemesis, Leo, finds her! Full of concern, Leo is there for Kitty in one of her worst moments, forging an unlikely friendship and connection. He even has a way for Kitty to cure her cold feet! A no-strings, friends with benefits relationship...the benefit being his 10-Date Plan to marriage readiness...and quite a few more benefits too! 😉
Here is the thing, this is an Audible Original. It's exclusively on Audible. Did that stop me from messaging @leeannesladeauthor and asking her if it would ever be published to paperback? No it did not! I NEED this in paperback! Did this story cause me to slow my listening speed to prolong the greatness that was this story? Yes it did! I simply didn't want this to end and I am fairly certain I could listen again with just as much joy and love for Kitty and Leo as I did the first time! Kitty and Leo have my whole heart! Their witty banter, encouraging comments, mutual respect, and obvious love for one another (even if they coudn't see it themselves) was FANTASTIC! And, their chemistry made me swoon! Ugh! I just loved this SO much! If you have Audible, go download it! If you don't, consider a free trial just to listen to this! IT'S PERFECTION!
Oh! And, it's narrated by Claudia Jessie, Eloise from Bridgerton and she is PHENOMENAL!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-23
So good!
Grabbed this freebie, but wasn't expecting to enjoy it much. So happy I took the chance! I absolutely loved it!!!!
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- Amy Hoffman
- 13-04-23
Not a Rom-Com
Claudia Jesse’s performance CARRIED this book. SHE is magical and I only finished because of her narration.
But this plot- no. It is NOT a romcom. This is Women’s Fiction. The romance itself is questionable.
I liked Leo’s character- until the 80% mark- go back to your ex? No. Make it make sense.
Kitty- oh Kitty. Bless. I could see her arc and that she grew with the help of therapy (praise for her going and applying the lessons from therapy). But the fact she couldn’t see that Archie was a selfish jerk til the literal end was too freaking long.
There was a way for the story to have ended cutting out the last 20% of unnecessary drama and making us think TWICE that Leo and Kitty were doomed to always mix up their signals, and I would have been fine.
But a three year time jump, the exes being factors til 98% of the book, the miscommunication for a couple whose safe word was literally “truth”- it just was too much.
I loved parts of this, but the ending was rushed and unsatisfying.
If the blurb had correctly labeled this Women’s Fiction, I would have gone into this with different expectations that may have allowed me to not become INFURIATINGLY FRUSTRATED with this couple.
I think the whole point of this book was for Kitty to get her mess together and be happy within herself, not for this to be a romance novel.
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- Natalia jamison
- 20-04-23
Truth
This books so so good. The characters. The up and downs. I honestly had no clue how this book was going to end but it made the ending that much better. 10/10 I’m going to be recommending this book to everyone.
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- Bj
- 08-08-23
I am about to listen all over
Such an amazing story… yes it is cute and romantic but also shows how one needs to find and love themself before searching for the one.. love!!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-09-23
Loved it!
This was a random find for me but I'm so glad I stumbled upon it. I thought the narrator was great and she brought the expressions of the characters alive. The book told a wonderful story of getting to know yourself and finding joy with others. I wanted to scream at Kitty and Leo to just be honest with each other about their feelings and the author drug it out until the very end as she should have. Great listen!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-09-23
One of my favorites ever
This was a brilliantly written story with complex character and plot. I honestly didn’t know how it was going to end up, and I loved that. The character development in the lead was the most gripping part, the central story. The love story was adjacent to her development. The story was beautifully performed.
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- Michael Miller
- 29-09-23
overall good listen
i really liked the story, it was believable. and i like the fact that she didn't go from one relationship straight to another and that she recognized that it was a good thing. That she needed time by herself to figure out who she was.
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- dworley
- 29-09-23
Great read!
I really enjoyed the characters and how they developed throughout the story. And the narrator helped make the story great to listen to!
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