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  • Waiting in the Wings

  • By: Melissa Brayden
  • Narrated by: Betsy Zajko
  • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (152 ratings)
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Waiting in the Wings

By: Melissa Brayden
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Summary

If you don't get lost, there's a chance you may never be found.

Jenna McGovern has spent her whole life training for the stage. She's taken dance classes, voice lessons, and even earned her performance degree from one of the most prestigious musical theater programs in the nation. At graduation, she's stunned when a chance audition lands her a prime supporting role in the hottest Broadway touring production in the country. In more exciting news, Jenna discovers acclaimed television star Adrienne Kenyon is headlining the production.

Jenna settles easily in to life on tour and has a promising career laid out in front of her, if only she plays her cards right. She's waited for this opportunity her entire life and will let nothing stand in her way. The one thing she didn't prepare for, however, was Adrienne. Her new costar is talented, beautiful, generous, and the utmost professional. As the two women grow closer onstage and off, they must learn how to fit each other into a demanding lifestyle full of unexpected twists and difficult decisions. But is Jenna ready to sacrifice what she's worked so hard for in exchange for a shot at something much deeper?

©2011 Melissa Brayden (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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  • Categories: Romance

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An accomplished fully engaging story

Well researched story of love against odds. Instantly engaging with likeable characters given normal names.
Apart from being totally unable to imitate an English voice, this is well narrated with perfect tone that is smooth and well suited to the book. I have to admit to avoiding this author, having resigned her books to be as bad as Radclyffe, I bought it after reading the summary, then to my horror saw it was a Brayden book, berating myself for not having checked. I thought I would try it, expecting to hear unfathomable nonsense with ridiculously irritating characters having stupid names with no depth....but shocked I found myself drawn in, pleasantly surprised. This writer seems to have evolved. I couldn't stop listening, bits of humour injected, keeping it light, without detracting from the depth of characters. A thoroughly good book.

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I found this book very heart warming.

I do not usually write reviews but I really engaged with this book. loved the characters and really got engrossed in the story. had to read it in one sitting.

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Fantastic book! Would highly recommended:)

I love this book so much I own the digital, hard copy and now audio.
It makes you laugh at the right times, shocked when your not suspecting it and sad. It is one of my favourite books and wouldn't change a thing.

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Good first novel.

I wish I'd realised this book was the first from this author. I'd judged it by the dates on audible and ended up listening to Kiss The Girl first. This story was good, but in comparison to Kiss The Girl you can tell the writing isn't quite as sharp or finessed. Still a fantastic debut, and significantly better than most other lesbian novels I've read.

I really like the length of these novels, they're reasonably substantial. I was unsure about the characters, I didn't find them as likeable. Jenna seemed very immature and Adrianne quite spoiled. It also felt like they were both sometimes unbelievably stupid or obtuse and completely oblivious to what was going on around them simply to drive the story forward. This didn't feel like an issue in the authors later novel though.

I wasn't sold on the reader. Her voice was quite raspy and it didn't really fit the characters. It pulled me out of the story a bit.

This review seems negative and so I want to end by saying that this story is an excellent lesbian rom com. If I'd read it before others from this author I'm sure I'd have been delighted so please, listen or read and then move onto to her other books and I'm sure you'll love them all!

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Romance with insight into Dance and Acting

Um, well I wrote a long review. Then it said "pending approval" for 3 days then it disappeared. Censorship? or just bugs. It was a good review, but I wont retype all. From what I can remember, it basically said: great insight into the acting and dance profession which adds a lot of depth. I marked it down slightly because the conflict seemed unchallenged. What I mean is it was founded the main characters not actually speaking their minds when they needed to resolve the conflict of career verses relationship, which of course is resolvable if its important. There are a number of very atmospheric scenes and locations, and I liked the main characters. I recommend it. But would suggest looking at the author's other work first - "How sweet it is". But I have to say I think Melissa Brayden showing is she is a great lesfic author.

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Probably my favourite Melissa Brayden book

At first I really wasn’t sure what I made of it being written in the first person. I’ve listened to almost all of Melissa Brayden’s books these past few months. I think however it’s been my favourite way of hearing the story. Betsy Zajko does a phenomenal job of being the character to life. I’d love to hear a follow up to their story.

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Brilliant

Wonderful characters and written so I felt I knew the characters and could empathise with their stories. Great writer I now own two of her books and can't wait to read more.

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Heartwarming

The narrator was wonderful - the only blip was her English accent but otherwise a truly fabulous performance of a really great story.

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Lovely story.

Fantastic lesbian romance, loved it. ❤
Narrator was brilliant and told this story with such skilled gusto and passion.

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Loved it.

Loved it.
Took me back to many lovely memories of my own. Wishing there was a follow up.

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