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    The Close-Up
    The Close-Up
    The Close-Up
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Close-Up

    Written by Sarah Smith

    Narrated by Donnabella Mortel

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    About this audiobook

    A new work assignment goes delightfully off script in this friends-to-lovers rom-com from Sarah Smith, author of Faker and Simmer Down

    Simon Rutler is the perfect man.

    Handsome, kind and smart—Simon is amazing. Naomi Ellorza-Hays might be fresh out of a bad relationship and determined to stay single, but Simon is testing her newfound relationship ban. Good thing they’re working together. Simon may be perfect, but he’s also off-limits.

    There’s just one small—well, big—problem.

    Simon works as a relationship therapist, specializing in helping men better support their partners. But Naomi can’t stop thinking about how she was first introduced to Simon…as the camguy she watched in college. Filming him for her new docuseries suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.

    Their relationship is…complicated.

    Determined to stay professional, Naomi refuses to give in to their sizzling chemistry—until she does, and even then, it’s strictly no strings attached. Until it’s not. And Naomi realizes that maybe things between her and Simon aren’t so complicated after all.

      

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    Book 1: The Close-Up

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Audio
    Release dateApr 5, 2022
    ISBN9781488213953
    The Close-Up
    Author

    Sarah Smith

    Sarah Smith is the CEO of acet UK, a Christian charity delivering relationships and sex education in secondary schools and providing training to youth workers, teachers and parents. She lives in London, and is a well known speaker throughout the United Kingdon. She is the author of A Guide to Growing Up: Honest Conversations About Puberty, Sex and God.

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    • 5/5
      Hot, sweet & a good story! The female MC was a little bit annoying at times, but it was also very real & believable. Make MC is freaking swoony! All around fun book that was so good I finished in in an afternoon. 4.5 stars!
    • 3/5
      MC is immature and much of the final drama hinges on the lack of a single conversation. But the writing is good and there are laughs and interesting characters, even if none of them are very developed. Perfectly fine for some light fluff with some spice.