The Subway Girl

The Subway Girl, Book 1

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The Subway Girl

By: Lisa Becker

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

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A hopeless romantic and cynical news producer set out to find a “missed connection” from a NY subway. Will finding the Subway Girl lead to love?

Graphic designer and cinnamon roll Ryan Carlson is just a regular guy - a good guy - looking to meet the right woman. A transplant to New York from small town Iowa, he’s a strong believer in fate and hoping to recreate the magic his parents found. When he spies a stranger on the New York subway, he feels an instant connection. Before he can muster the courage to talk to her, the beautiful woman exits the train. Intent on finding her, he creates a website with all the details he can remember in the hopes someone will recognize her.

Angie Prince is a cynical news producer for the TMZ-style website Celebrity Monger. Between her nonexistent father figure, cheating boyfriend, and the celebrity infidelity she covers on her job, the native New Yorker believes love and goodness is for suckers. Desperate to help her unscrupulous boss take the site to network television, Angie needs a big story to boost ratings and page views.

As Ryan’s love quest causes a social media frenzy and collides with Angie’s search for headlines, he can’t help see the gorgeous woman behind the newswoman’s tough exterior. And though Angie happily pimps Ryan’s story for ratings, the biggest news might be the growing feelings in her own heart.

Is the mismatched couple’s focus for affections totally off track, or is fate about to arrive on platform passion?

The Subway Girl combines witty humor, sizzling chemistry, likeable characters, funny banter, and heart-swooning moments into a story of unexpected love and fate.

If you love opposites-attract romances, small-town heroes, sassy heroines, and great banter, scroll up now to buy.

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

Romance

Romantic Comedy

New York

Comedy

Small Town

Heartfelt

Witty

Feel-Good

Funny

Celebrity

Destiny

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I’m so in love with Ryan and I thoroughly enjoyed his travel towards happy ever after.

The search for his dream girl got derailed a bit but the track he went down landed him a perfect match and it was worth listening in. Have fun.

A fun ride on the love train

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Have you ever seen that person that you never met and wonder what would have happened if you approached them? Ryan sees his mysterious Subway girl, but she gets off at her stop before he gets the chance to talk to her. Now with the help of Angie and social media, he is on his way to finding his dream girl. He just doesn't know what his dream girl really is. Fun, flirty, and relevant, Becker pens a story that has a little bit of everything. It has great friendships, fantastic humor, rising passion, social media blunders and the romance of a lifetime. This is a refreshing listen and perfect for the summer! I loved it.

Erin Mallon brings it all to life with her extraordinary narration. I love her voice and every time I listen, find myself just relaxing and enjoying. I know she understands her characters and gives them the feelings and inflections to make the story magic.

Feel good, heart warming & funny!

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If you love all the classic romcoms, you’re going to want to read this book.

First, because there are a few references of those movies. Other movies too–filming, and telling a story, and images, have a great importance in the story, on multiple levels.

Also because it has the same spirit as those romcoms. All the steps and events are here. The meeting when they realize they have nothing in common, the building relationship that becomes a little more, all the obstacles, the misunderstanding… I had the strong–yet pleasant–feeling of watching an old classic like Pretty woman or Bridget Jones–okay, not so old, or is it?

I loved that the hero isn’t an alpha male for once. He’s a genuine nice guy, romantic, sweet, a great friend. And Angie is sure no damsel in distress. They’re different but they interact on equal terms.

There’s also a slight criticism of gossip rags, the media in general, how they induce some dreams of celebrity and fame in weaker minds, and how they can threaten/destroy someone personal life. It may have been a bit Manichean, but the message is clear.

The narration was great, with lots of emotions–and even the vapidity of a few characters–perfectly interpreted. It was fun, it was emotional, it was a bit sexy, what are you waiting for?

If you love all the classic romcoms

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This book is an enjoyable delight! I loved everything about it, from Lisa Becker’s wonderful writing style to the storylines and characters she created to Erin Mallon fabulous narration. The story is original with interesting storylines that grabbed my attention right from the start and held it straight to the end. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with. I adored Ryan Carlson, a hopeless romantic with charm and a lot of heart. What he was willing to do to find the girl she had a brief encounter with in the NYC Subway. He knew she was the “one”, his “one”. Angie Prince a reporter at Celebrity Monger thinks she has found the story that will make her career, she gets Ryan on broad and she starts a social media frenzy in search of his Subway girl. I loved this premise, it was getting a great response and was taking on a life of its own. But the web producer wanted more and started manipulating Angie’s idea to stir up drama, including bringing in Ryan’s cheating ex amongst other things. I am keeping things vague because it is best to go in spoiler free. This story is brilliantly plotted and there is never a dull moment. There is drama, some great humor and bantering dialogue, some heartfelt and emotional moments, some twists and turns all leading to an amazing friendship and romance. Sometimes things happen for a reason and you do find what you are looking for. Lisa Becker, thank you for another awesome story.

Erin Mallon is perfectly casted to bring this story and it’s characters to life. She is a talented narrator and a versatile voice artist. She performs the voices for all the characters, covers both the male and female roles with perfection, giving each their own unique sound which makes it easy to follow along. She effortlessly handles all the back and forth banter and lands the humor without missing a beat. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another awesome listen🎧

Outstanding RomCom & Narration🎧A Heartfelt Delight

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This was a cute contemporary romance. Fun premise. Low steam. I also loved all the secondary characters. They really added to this book and hope they will get stories.

Great narrator.

very enjoyable

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