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Experienced

By: Kate Young
Narrated by: Annabel Baldwin
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'Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it' BETH O'LEARY

'A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening’ CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE

‘A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings’ RED

Bette is in love, for the first time in her life, and everything is perfect. That is, until her girlfriend Mei suggests they go on a break, so that Bette can catch-up on all the dating she missed out on in her twenties, before she came out. And it’s fine! All Bette needs to do is have lots of casual sex with lots of hot women and then she can return to Mei more ready to settle down. More experienced. What could go wrong?

But as Bette throws herself headfirst into a dating odyssey she never could have anticipated –sometimes cringingly disastrous, sometimes completely thrilling – she realises that the best things in life are those you just can’t plan for…especially when it comes to love and heartbreak.

Experienced is a sexy, witty, and heartfelt debut about figuring out what – and who – you really want.

©2012 Kate Young (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Contemporary Genre Fiction Humorous Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Dating Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

'Sexy, wise and funny, Experienced is about finding your way home to yourself. I fell into this novel heart-first' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies

‘Warm, witty and sexy as hell’ Lauren Bravo, author of Preloved

‘I have read 8 million romcoms and this one is my favourite’ Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken

‘Romantic, sexy and heartwarming’ Kate Davies, author of In At The Deep End

‘Gloriously tender, beautifully observed and deeply sexy’ Emma Hughes, author of It’s Complicated

‘Fun, sexy and smart. Kate’s characters are warm and recognisable and importantly, deeply fanciable’ Laura Kay, author of The Split

'Like a delicious, gossipy conversation with your funniest friend, Experienced is a warm, joyful gift of a rom-com' Laura Wood, author of Under Your Spell

'Everything I want from romance… gorgeously written, funny and super hot! I absolutely devoured it and am hanging out for whatever Young writes next' Brydie Lee-Kennedy, author of Go Lightly

'A warm, sharp and clever romantic comedy with a refreshing take on the endless dating anxieties we put ourselves through… a sparky, sensuous gem' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up
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The book felt like a real experience, in all its messiness and fun experiences. I enjoyed it a lot, easy to listen to and I finished the book in just two days. Agree with the other review, fun summer /beach listen

Real and fun listen

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Loved this heartwarming, sexy, relatable romance. Very addictive and the perfect summer listening. Would highly recommend.

Great romance listen!

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Lovely and real about a messy, 30-year old, newly out, people pleaser. Bette and Ruth had me rooting for them from the start.

Incredible impressive work from an author who has only published cookbooks before this debut.

Lovely and real

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