Here to Stay

by Adriana Herrera, Sean Crisden (Read by), Carmen Vine (Read by)

Overview

Starting over is more about who you’re with than where you live …

Julia del Mar Ortiz is not having the best year.

She moved to Dallas with her boyfriend, who ended up ditching her and running back to New York after only a few weeks. Left with a massive—by NYC standards, anyway—apartment and a car lease in the scorching Texas heat, Julia is struggling … except that’s not completely true. Running the charitable foundation of one of the most iconic high fashion department stores in the world is serious #lifegoals.

It’s more than enough to make her want to stick it out down South.

The only monkey wrench in Julia’s plans is the blue-eyed, smart-mouthed consultant the store hired to take them public. Fellow New Yorker Rocco Quinn’s first order of business? Putting Julia’s job on the chopping block.

When Julia is tasked with making sure Rocco sees how valuable the programs she runs are, she’s caught between a rock and a very hard set of abs. Because Rocco Quinn is almost impossible to hate—and even harder to resist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781799918608
Publisher:	Harlequin Audio
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d)

About the Author

Adriana Herrera was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last fifteen years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about people who look and sound like her people, getting unapologetic happy endings.

Sean Crisden is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games, such as the award-winning ShadowGun, and has appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender.

Carmen Vine is a Los Angeles based, Puerto Rican actress who is passionate about love and literature. When she isn't on camera or behind the mic, she loves curling up with her sweet dog, Louster, and a good romance novel.

Editorial Reviews

Narrators Carmen Vine and Sean Crisden capture the balance between Julia and Rocco, who fight their attraction to each other in equal ways. Vine immediately hits the listener with Julia’s bold sassiness. One hears suggestions of her Dominican background when she addresses her family or her steamy crush, Rocco. Crisden gives Rocco a deep voice and a New York accent, along with a suave tone when he’s in the presence of his love interest. However, his voice gets a little quirky and high-pitched when he portrays Julia. The oddity wears off after a while, but the desire for Vine to portray Julia instead of Crisden is distracting. The banter between the two characters offers humor and cultural revelations that draw the listener in. It’s positively hot and fun! T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2020 - AudioFile

Narrators Carmen Vine and Sean Crisden capture the balance between Julia and Rocco, who fight their attraction to each other in equal ways. Vine immediately hits the listener with Julia’s bold sassiness. One hears suggestions of her Dominican background when she addresses her family or her steamy crush, Rocco. Crisden gives Rocco a deep voice and a New York accent, along with a suave tone when he’s in the presence of his love interest. However, his voice gets a little quirky and high-pitched when he portrays Julia. The oddity wears off after a while, but the desire for Vine to portray Julia instead of Crisden is distracting. The banter between the two characters offers humor and cultural revelations that draw the listener in. It’s positively hot and fun! T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

SEPTEMBER 2020 - AudioFile