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Before Jamaica Lane

By: Samantha Young
Narrated by: Angelica Lee
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Samantha Young’s Before Jamaica Lane, the latest novel from the best-selling author of On Dublin Street. Read by the actress Angelica Lee.

Edinburgh was going to be a fresh start for Olivia Holloway. Crippled by shyness around the opposite sex, Olivia nevertheless meets gorgeous postgraduate Nate Sawyer and decides it is time to push her fears aside. Before long, Olivia and Nate form a close friendship and she finds herself confessing her deepest secrets, and Nate, being her best friend, offers to teach her the art of flirting.

As Olivia and Nate’s friendship turns intense it soon blossoms into a passionate love affair. For the first time Olivia opens her heart but what she doesn’t realise is that Nate has his own fears and just when she finds herself hopelessly falling for him, Nate’s past returns to haunt him. Will Nate have the courage to confide in Olivia, or will he cut and run? And can Olivia face up to her own fears and keep him?

Before Jamaica Lane charts the love trials of characters introduced in Samantha Young’s best-selling prequel, On Dublin Street, and Down London Road.

Samantha Young is a 27-year-old Scottish book addict who graduated from the University of Edinburgh. She currently lives in Scotland. Her previous novels, On Dublin Street, Down London Road and the novella, Until Fountain Bridge, are also published by Penguin.

©2014 Samantha Young (P)2014 Penguin Audio
Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction Scotland Heartfelt Highlander Caribbean

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“Scotland’s answer to E.L. James” ( Sunday Post)
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Enjoyed the story by spoiled by Terrible terrible Scottish agent. Sounded Eastern European. Worst accent ever.

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I usually don't like first person narrative but I do like Samantha Young's novels. She can get a little too involved with all the secondary characters but I love her male leads - she knows how to create a really sexy man. The narration was good but the Scottish accents were just terrrible.

Enjoyable story

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I absolutely loved this book! The story kept me intrigued and it’s a nice mix of sweet, steamy and funny! I think the narrator was extremely good at being Olivia and is probably one of the best narrator’s I’ve listened too she really embraces the story! ....but, I struggled with the Scottish accent in the beginning!!
Overall I love this series of books and will definitely be getting the next one!

Brilliant Book!

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Loved all the On Dublin Street series eagerly awaiting next two A fall from India Place and Echoes of Scotland.

Before Jamaica Lane

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Love this series , regardless of bad scots accent as im Scottish ,ive read all of them. Will defos read more of this author

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