• Next in Line

  • A Brother's Best Friend Standalone
  • By: Amy Daws
  • Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,449 ratings)

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Next in Line

By: Amy Daws
Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton
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What happens when the cute mountain man you made out with in an ice-fishing shack turns out to be your brother's best friend? A whole lot of awkward, that's what.

Maggie's mind is reeling when she discovers the guy she became tangled up with at Marv's Bait & Tackle isn't a stranger like she thought.

The big snag: Sam and Maggie's chemistry is hot enough to melt ice, which makes keeping their secret far more difficult than either expected. Especially when one of them decides they want this arrangement to be more than just a catch and release.

©2018 Amy Daws, LLC (P)2018 Amy Daws, LLC

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✫✫ 4.5 Stars ✫✫

Amy Daws does it again! I loved Wait with Me so I was anticipating the release of Next in Line and it was everything I wanted it to be. I can't decide if I love Sam more than Miles but they are both PERFECT! Maggie is a little lost and has her priorities a little messed up but she figures it out, She is a really fun & spunky character. I'll admit I wanted to smack some sense into her a few times. I loved the meet cute in this book, it was funny and the chemistry was so strong! Sam is a great guy, he is sweet and protective with a smart, mature head on his shoulders. I love mature characters in books and low drama, especially dislike drama just to give a story some excitement and Amy's level of drama is perfect for me.

The narration was PERFECT!!! Erin & Teddy are my favorites so I knew it would be amazing!

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More Please!

I enjoyed Wait With Me so much when Amy said there was going to be a book 2 I was all about it.
I love that the characters all interconnect and we still get Kate and Miles.

Maggie and Sam crack me up you can feel their chemistry from a mile away and that my friends is what makes a great romance book. Between the banter and their connection, you can’t help but root for them even when they are not rooting for each other. ;)

I love how Maggie had to see with her own eyes what was right in front of her face this whole time. But also how Sam opens himself up and doesn’t even know he is doing it.

Amy, thank you for not creating drama for the sake of drama this was a great book and it didn’t need all the extra you knew just when to pull back and give us all the swoon.

Loved loved the narration, Erin and Teddy are an amazing team and it feels seamless when they are in my ears.

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Get ready to be grabbed by these characters, hook, line and sinker!

I loved how Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton brought these characters to life! I was excited to get Sam’s story. Maggie came into his life unexpectedly and knocked him off his feet. He was immediately drawn to her and I found myself smiling to myself and laughing out loud at their meet cute. They didn’t know each other but they were drawn to one another. Poor Maggie had a rough go of it and was trying to prove something to her ex. Sam got caught up in her pursuit. Not that he was complaining! I enjoyed the ease they had with one another and when they put two-and-two together and learned who they were, they had to reevaluate some. But Sam didn’t let that deter him from getting to know Maggie and spending time with her. Their story was sweet, sexy, fun and exciting. I think you’ll also fall for this book hook, line and sinker! Be sure not to miss out and grab your copy!

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Love It!!

Amy Daws never fails to deliver! She packs humor into every situation. I laugh soo much in her books that I have a side ache. Next in Line was no different. I absolutely loved the chemistry and dynamic between the characters. I also loved that we got to enjoy Myles and Kate in this as well. I love the world she has created here. Fantastic read and well worth a credit.

Narration is crazy good! Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Blow me away. They own these roles and never look back! I would listen to Erin Mallon all day long. You can never go wrong with these two!

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Fell for this hook, line and sinker

“I have to hand it to you Sparky, this sounds like the worst plan ever,
but you’re committed and I like you more for it.”
All four books in this series fall in my Goldilocks zone of rom-coms. Or, since this book is all about corny fishing jokes and euphemisms, I guess you could say this one found my secret fishing hole. Two great narrators, contrived scenarios to bait the comedy, and smexy good times between a studly guy and a sassy gal. Well, dip me in batter and make me sizzle!

“I’m not going to fall for a bearded ginger knight in shining armor type.”
I liked this one better than the others, perhaps because Sam, at 31, is a little more mature. Sure, 22 year old Mags is crazy, with her delusional dreams of HEA. But, these two opposites attract in the sweetest, funnest way.

“He watches you like a man watches a filet on a grill.”
Although there’s less naughty than the other books, there’s still enough kink to yank the fishing rod.
In this series, you also need to be able to tolerate the mouth, whether in dirty talk or the F 💣.
Luckily, I like a good salty margarita with my fish story.

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ARGH!

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It took me so long to finish this book. Maggie is a bloody idiot. She is in Boulder, Colorado looking for things to do that will make her seem more adventurous and less "basic" to her football player ex-boyfriend. Sam meets her in a bait and tackle shack where is in waiting in line to buy bait for ice fishing. He helps her when another guy in the shop teases her and makes inappropriate comments. They fish together and then later on realize that Maggie's brother works with Sam. They make the decision to not tell Maggie's brother they had met before.

Maggie is stupidly naive about everything. She is unprepared for everything she tries to do to become more "adventurous" and has to rely on Sam for everything. When she went ice fishing she didn't have any equipment or the appropriate clothing. She does not think things through at all and does everything on a whim thinking that it'll make her seem more bold. She goes ice silo climbing because some visitors made the suggestion to her at the B&B she was staying at. She doesn't have any idea of what is in store and plays it off when Sam asks her if she knows what she is doing. When Sam wins a stay at a local Chalet, they go together and she brings almost nothing with her. She barely brings enough clothes.

Her whole character annoyed me. For someone who had graduated from college early, she was incredibly inept at doing anything else. Yes, these things were new to her but anyone doing something new would do a minimum amount of research to prepare for it, especially someone who had that level of education.

Sam was someone who seemed more real and relatable to me. He is a hard worker who does a lot to take care of his family. He is nice and helpful and a little emotionally repressed due to his childhood. He helps Maggie with her adventures with some criticism because he thinks that she shouldn't be doing things to try to impress a guy who broke up with her Christmas morning. He goes along with her until he realizes that he has feelings and doesn't want to lie to her brother anymore, who is also his best friend.

If this story had been told solely from Maggie's POV, I would have stopped and not finished. Her behavior was annoying and stupid. I feel like if there was a female friend along with her, they would have slapped her silly. The fact that it was split POV made it more palatable but it still took me forever to finish.

The narrators were great. Erin Mallon as Maggie I would say is perfect because of her valley girl way of speaking. Normally, her narrations annoy me a little but in this case it complemented Maggie's naïvety. Teddy Hamilton is a favorite and I always enjoy his narrations.

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I Couldn't DO It!

This book was too much. I could not continue to listen to this girl who seemed like she had a head full of air. This is a testament of how far a man will go for booty and how he will sugar coat it to have her. This girl scares the hell out of her boyfriend with her projections of their future. He was a douche bag, really. Then out of the blue she goes to see her bro in Alaska but just decides to ice fish without even doing a lick of research from her smart phone.... no supplies, no nothing... in cold ass Alaska, frozen Alaska...then he is there for her in a big way but she literally throws herself at him on day one, but the ex is her future. Then on a whim she decides to silo hike again, no research, no google, no nothing and is surprised at the actual tools you need to use but he hops right in to look after her then lets her and others push him into competition and while he did win and win well it was ridiculous, Then she shows up to the chalet for the weekend with again... nothing, She is attracted to this man but she wants her ex back, but willing to sleep with this man whom she is attracted to, I could not go any farther. He calls her fierce and I say air head and childish but he was too horny to see anything else. No

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Hook, Line, and Sinker!

Overall 4.5 stars

What a fun follow up to Wait with Me! Brother's best friend is such a great trope, and this slow burn romantic comedy was just what I needed. Sam and Maggie's meeting at Marv's bait shop was hilarious and hooked me right in. ;) This is book 2 in the interconnected series, but can definitely be enjoyed as a standalone (though characters from the previous book do appear).

I really loved Sam! He was gruff and standoffish, but underneath was a sweet, big teddy bear. He seriously makes me reconsider my feelings about gingers! LOL He did make some mistakes along the way and got a bit demanding towards the end (his now or never declaration in the alley really irked me), but overall I really liked him. His devotion to his family and business was really admirable, even if it held him back emotionally. Unfortunately, it took me longer to warm up to Maggie. I understand that she's fresh out of college and only 22, but she just came across way over the top and really naive. I recognize that her character needed to realize that she didn't need to be anyone but herself to be happy, but it took her a really long time and I was pretty much done by that point. Both her and Sam had specific plans for how they envisioned their lives and it caused them to really have tunnel vision. The build up between them was so good though and I loved that they opened themselves up and dropped the masks when they were together. I appreciated the message that it might not always be a fairy tale, but to be truly seen is worth so much more.

Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon were perfect again in this hilarious romcom. They always sound incredible and complement each other so well. They are one of my very favorite narrating duos! I am still dying from Hamilton saying, "the change" LOL Their male and female voices are amazing, though I did have some problem with Maggie's chapter at the end, differentiating between Sterling and Sam. Overall, a really enjoyable listen that will put a smile on your face!

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5 Stars for Sparky and Sam

A great follow up to Wait With Me. Sam is Miles best friend and boss at Tire Depot who unknowingly stumbles on Miles sister Maggie aka Sparky at Marv's Bait and Tackle. He decides he will help her with her project of getting back her ex and then finds out who she is. They work hard to keep the fact that they've met from Miles and in the meantime continue their playful relationship and begin to fall for each other, Narration of course is awesome. I can't wait for the next installment of this series.

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MAGGIE AND SAM!!! LOVED IT!!!

I am loving Tires Tires Tires!!! Maggie and Sam were great together...I felt kind of bad for Maggie in the beginning, doing all this outdoorsy stuff to win back a man..but I knew once she slid into Sams hands she was going to be alright...I hope her and Sam and Miles and Kate have a double wedding some day and we get en epic HEA for them both with babies and lots of love!!! Thanks Amy Daws!! You Rock...and the narration was amazing!! LOVED IT!! RECOMMEND IT!!

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