It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From USA Today bestselling author Christina Hovland comes a single parent, #DateMyCelebrityDad, forced proximity romance.
Divorce her Beverly Hills husband: check. Set the neighborhood dumpster on fire with her nightstand buddy… check. Her hunky celebrity chef neighbor rushes to her aid? Sigh. Check mate.
Emmaline Eaton is doing her best to avoid the attractive chef, but their daughters just became the bestest of friends.
Ethan Greene's culinary show and career are in shambles. He already has too much on his plate trying to figure out the single parent life when his daughter launches a trending hashtag of #DateMyCelebrityDad. Now he’s getting all kinds of unwanted attention, so he calls in a favor from Emmaline. If she could just pretend to be his date until the social media mayhem dies down, that would be fabulous.
But when their kids play matchmaker, just how much heat can Ethan and Emmaline handle?
Customer Reviews
Fun and fantastic listen
Opening scene…is hilarious and sets the tone for this fun and fantastic rom com. I’ve listened to and read several of Christine’s books and known I am going to be entertained, laugh and fall in love with the characters when I pick up one of her books. Emmaline and Ethan are both single parents, doing the best they can, going through the motions of everyday life but are facing challenges. What starts out as a favor turns into so much more. The banter, dialogue and meddling kids make this book such a fun listen. Addison Barnes and Rupert Channing deliver a fun and fantastic performance. They have the characters perfect emotion, voice and personality! Thank you Home Cooked Books for the ALC.
True romcom delight, perfectly cast
Thanks to Home Cooked Books for the #gifted ALC.
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Hard
By Christina Hovland
Narrated by Addison Barnes & Rupert Channing
Story Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5)
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 (0-5)
Overall: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (0-5)
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥 (0-5)
What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 This is a true romcom delight—cute, refreshing, laugh-out-loud funny.
🤩 Perfectly cast for these beautifully characterized MCs—gorgeous voices, accents, and so much personality. What amazing sexual tension in these beautiful voices.
🤩 Meet-cute hilarious.
🤩 So much banter and chemistry.
🤩 The MCs are both single parents and they are neighbors. One is a famous chef and the other a floundering artist—both so interesting.
🤩 The daughter best friends are perfect and so fun!
🤩 And fake is my favorite. Especially the let’s make a deal, steamy kind.
What I’m Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 I’m always greedy for a little extra steam toward the end. It’s not totally necessary here, but I wish we could experience the welcome home “snogging” mentioned in the epilogue.