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Better Luck Next Time

Written by: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Mae Whitman, Colin Woodell, Josh Hurley, Cary Hite, Daniel Henning, Rebecca Stern, Richard Poe, Maria McCann, Art Brown, Petey Gibson, Tim Lounibos
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Two frenemies find a surprising second chance in this timeslip rom-com, starring Mae Whitman (Parenthood), Colin Woodell (The Flight Attendant), and a full cast.

Mona and Duncan used to be best friends. Now they can’t stand each other. Too bad that’s not a good enough excuse to miss their two families’ annual trip to the cabin. But things get really complicated when they accidentally drive through a wormhole together on the way. Look what playing nice and carpooling gets you.

Now they’re stranded indoors by an epic storm and stuck in an alternate timeline where things are just slightly ... off. Duncan and his dad aren’t speaking for reasons no one knows, Mona’s mom doesn’t like her hair or her career choices, and their siblings are meddlesome as ever.

Oh, yeah, and apparently they're going through a divorce. Which means that in this universe they are married. To each other.

All they can really do is play along until they figure out how to get back to the real timeline. How hard can it be—they already hate each other, don’t they? But figuring out how exactly Mona and Duncan managed to fall epically in love with one another—and then break each other’s hearts—is easier said than done. Navigating all these big feelings is leading to new ones, but are they destined to hurt each other in any universe? And what happens to this new relationship when they’re back to their old lives?

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©2024 Cara Bastone (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.
Contemporary Editors Select Romantic Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt

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Editorial Review

One road trip, two timelines.
Cara Bastone’s latest is the kind of clever, heartfelt rom-com that had me smiling one minute and tearing up the next. Better Luck Next Time follows Mona and Duncan—former best friends-turned-reluctant road-trip companions—as they get stranded in an alternate timeline where they’re married, heading toward divorce, and stuck confronting the messy “what-ifs” of their relationship. The full-cast narration, led by Mae Whitman and Colin Woodell, brings all the emotion, humor, and tension to life, complete with original songs that make the story even more immersive. If you love characters who fight their way back to each other across timelines, this one’s not to be missed.—Patty R., Audible Editor

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I LOVE THIS STORY!!! Every time I read it I love it more and more. Mona and Duncan’s love story is so sweet to me, and Duncan is definitely one of my fave Cara Bastone MCMs … and I love how it ties in my fave CB book “Maybe This Time” , with Einstein and the solar flares. I’m hoping this leads to a 3rd installment in the time loop series! They’re certainly my favourite kinds of listens now

Love Mona & Duncan!

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This story was okay, not one of her best.
The story overall felt like it was missing something else. The characters developmental relationship towards each other felt dull at times.
Performance was amazing!

Cute but lacking

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It was a great, cute, fun story! the narration was well done. It was a light listen.

loved this book!

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silly but fun and extremely well performed. great 'beach read'. love this mini series. reading them all now

silly but fun and well performed

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This was my first full cast book. I really enjoyed listening to the banter this way. Story was cute and entertaining. Made me laugh out loud! Nice change to some of the heavier tomes I’ve listened to lately. I’ll try some of the other books now in the series

Fun!

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