The Boyfriend Candidate

Written by Ashley Winstead

Narrated by Ann Marie Gideon

“THE BOYFRIEND CANDIDATE is a total freaking delight. It’s smart, sexy, funny and so sharply written.”
—CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake

A laugh-out-loud rom-com about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone.

As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she’s dumped for being too meek—in bed!—she decides she needs to change. And what better way to kick-start her new more adventurous life than with her first one-night stand?

Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Audacious and filterless, Logan is Alexis’s opposite—and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she’s about to fulfill her hookup wish, the hotel catches fire in a freak lightning storm. In their rush to escape, Logan is discovered carrying her into the street, where people are waiting with cameras. Cameras Logan promptly—and shockingly—flees.

Alexis is bewildered until suddenly pictures of her and Logan escaping the fire are all over the internet. Turns out Logan is none other than Logan Arthur, the hotshot candidate challenging the Texas governor’s seat. The salacious scandal is poised to sink his career—and jeopardize Alexis’s job—until a solution is proposed: he and Alexis could pretend to be in a relationship until election day…in two months. What could possibly go wrong?

“Charming, swoony, and utterly unputdownable. I LOVE this book!”
—LYNN PAINTER, New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: May 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9781488227912

Ashley Winstead

ASHLEY WINSTEAD is an academic turned novelist with a PhD in contemporary American literature. She lives in Houston with her husband, two cats, and beloved wine fridge. You can find her at www.ashleywinstead.com.

Reviews for The Boyfriend Candidate

[ti · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was an okay book. A little fun but not amazing

[Lynn Anne · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this so much. I flew through this book. I immediately want to reread it 5/5.

P.s that after the thunderstorm scene lives in my brain rent free. And the fire scene in the beginning . Logan lives in my brain now. ??‍?

[Emily Hendricks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely delightful! I was able to read this as a stand-alone without having read the first book and had no issues with context. Cheesy but it had me laughing throughout. And like every romance novel, everyone would benefit from therapy, but it all gets happily resolved at the end. Very enjoyable!

[Kristen Collins · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

How many times can I get annoyed because the main characters wouldn’t just say what they felt? It happened over and over. Once is normal, but so many times it’s just exasperating. Otherwise I liked the characters and the general story.

[Curtis Youngberg · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I laughed. I cried. I enjoyed it. After a string of uninspiring books, I was glad to find one I enjoyed

[Nancy Linford Gallo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Very light chick flick read. Super fun and easy to get through.