Ben and Beatriz

Written by Katalina Gamarra

Narrated by James Fouhey and Aida Reluzco

There’s nothing like falling for your worst enemy.

Beatriz Herrera is a fierce woman who will take you down with her quick wit and keen intellect. And after the results of the 2016 election worked hard to erase her identity as a queer biracial woman, she’d be right to. Especially if you come for her sweet BFF cousin, Hero. Beatriz would do anything for her, a loyalty that lands Beatriz precisely where she doesn’t want to be: spending a week at the ridiculous Cape Cod mansion of stupid-hot playboy Ben Montgomery. The same Ben Montgomery she definitely shouldn’t have hooked up with that one time… The things we do for family.

White and wealthy, Ben talks the talk and walks the walk of privilege, but deep down, he’s wrestling with the politics and expectations of a conservative family he can’t relate to. Though Beatriz’s caustic tongue drives him wild in the very best way, he's the last person she'd want, because she has zero interest in compromising her identity. But as her and Ben’s assumptions begin to unravel and their hookups turn into something real, they start wondering if it’s still possible to hold space for one another and the inescapable love that unites them. 

This retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is both razor-sharp and swoon-worthy: the perfect love story for our time.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: Aug 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781488214165

Katalina Gamarra

KATALINA GAMARRA earned a BA in English from DrewUniversity, where she received accolades for both creative writing and academicprowess, as well as an award in Shakespeare study. Before becoming an author,she worked in bookselling and literary scouting. She lives in Boston with herhusband, cat and dog.

Reviews for Ben and Beatriz

[Mesha Taylor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved the story, but I felt like it never ended, it kinda just stopped. However, I understand that had the author gone into more detail, it would have had to be a 2nd, maybe even 3rd book (which wouldn't be a bad idea) so I see why she stopped where she stopped. It just kinda felt a HFN instead of a HEA. Maybe that was the intention; I mean these are just college kids.??‍♀️