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The Girlfriend Stage

Written by: Megan Walker, Janci Patterson
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo, Alex Boyles
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Publisher's Summary

In this stand-alone sequel to The Extra, Anna-Marie has never wanted to find love - but love’s about to find her.

Anna-Marie Halsey loves her job as a regular on the soap opera Southern Heat almost as much as she loves living the LA lifestyle: clubbing and partying and casually dating gorgeous men - most recently powerhouse agent Josh Rios. When Anna-Marie starts feeling more-than-casual about Josh - her signature cue to break things off - she finds a much-needed excuse to get away: a family reunion in small-town Wyoming.

In Wyoming, Anna-Marie remembers why she’s spent years avoiding her crazy family and claustrophobic hometown - and her ex-boyfriend, up-and-coming rock musician Shane Beckstrom, provides the perfect distraction. But when a Boy Scout troop films them nude in a hot spring, Anna-Marie finds Wyoming even more nerve-wracking than her paralyzing fear of commitment. To make matters worse, Josh Rios appears, and it’s clear that commitment is exactly what he’s hoping for. Anna-Marie isn’t sure what she wants, but being trapped in Everett, Wyoming, with Josh, Shane, and her crazy family when her impromptu sex-tape hits the internet sure isn’t it.

The Girlfriend Stage is book two in The Extra series, but it stands alone, and can be listened to first, without missing anything except the backgrounds of the side characters. It features PG-13 rated sexual content, no cliff-hanger, and a swoon-worthy happily ever after.

©2019 Megan Walker and Janci Patterson (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

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Narrator very annoying

Good book and story but really really annoying narrator. The perpetual angst in her voice as she read was very off putting by the end of the book. If you can overlook that it’s a fun book.

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entertainment and bingeworthy!

loved this book! really enjoying this series. excellent writing, witty and entertaining. looking forward to book 3!

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Youthful love story ❤️

Wow! The family reunion brought back memories! I would have gone home a long time ago! A tale that shows how parents mold children's psyches, whether they mean to or not. Touches on different kinds of addiction that affect other family members and friends. Working on your issues, therapy, and trust are key.

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Parts made me cringe.

Anna Marie seems like such an idiot in parts of this. In chapter 17 and the beginning of chapter 18. Made me grit my teeth and yell “What an idiot. Why does she want to go see Shane? Why doesn’t she just hit Shane and grab the phone, delete the images?”

As well, I’m sure in the Book 1 of this series, Anna Marie had gone to college and had a degree, while in this book, it says she didn’t. Bad continuity.

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male narrator not suitable at all !

First 4 chapters were okay, but narrator for Josh Rios is absolutely awful!! narrator is so robotic and flat, sounds like he is narrating a science textbook rather than a rom-com character! sorry it really killed it for me and this is in contrast to the awesome casting for the previous book the Extra ; very disappointed !

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Story line drags on

I fast forwarded at chapter 17 I could not listen to this character whine anymore and listen to the story carry on. Got really bored with it

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