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Living at 40

By: L.B. Dunbar
Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Kelsey Navarro
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Is it an accidental pregnancy if it’s purposefully planned?

Autumn Kulis wants a baby. It’s that simple and that complicated because one thing stands in her way: She doesn’t have a man in her life. And at almost 40, she isn’t getting any younger. On a two-week trip to her brother’s lakeside cottage, a plan forms. Make a list of three men. Sleep with each of them. Allow nature to take its course.

Only, a certain someone gets in her way.

Logan Anders goes with the flow of life. Divorced, single dad, he works hard and occasionally plays harder. When his college roommate invites him to Lakeside Cottage for two weeks, he hadn’t remembered his best friend’s little sister being so hot. Nor was he a fan of her plan to find a baby daddy. He’s determined to make her list, then tear it to shreds leaving him the only man horizontal with her.

A crush revealed exposes the desire for her brother’s best friend and a simple proposition could be the second chance they both need to really live.

It’s The Big Chill of 2021, including a reunion of friends gone awry when someone wants to get pregnant and someone else wants to be the one to give her everything.

Welcome to Lakeside Cottage, a new adventure in over-40 romance and second chances at love by L.B. Dunbar.

©2021 L.B. Dunbar (P)2021 L.B. Dunbar

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Perfect narrators!!

New author for me. I've really started to enjoy these "adult" romances. This one was great and had lots of sexy times (I approve) - something that you don't necessarily see when reading stories with ~40-year-old characters. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Pass me tissues

First of all. The narrators are PERFECTION for this story. I already read the book, so the story was familiar but I was pulled in once again, reaching for my tissues.
Listening to it read by these narrators, magnified an already amazing story.
This is one I will re-listen to again in the future.

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Logan and Autumn

I loved how this book focuses on the older characters at 40. This sets a more established age with less young adult stupidity, or does it really? Lol Lakeside Cottage is a great family retreat and nice place to reunite with your friends and loved ones. There is so much more to this story than the birthday celebrations for the buddies. We have raising kids, wanting babies, single parenthood, forever love, new love, sex, emotion and camaraderie. I highly recommend this book.
I loved the great narration!
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Loved it!

OMG!! I am a mess! This book was AMAZING!
Our couple struggled to get it together they were going to be sex only but NOPE they both caught feelings. Actually the feelings were already there, they just weren't ready for them.
Honestly that wasn't the only love story in this book and that was something I LOVED. We had sibling love, parental love, and Oh My! the love of four men who are life long friends. So many touching heartfelt moments showcasing all the levels of love.
I finished it a sobbing mess! My heart was breaking for some characters yet filled with joy for others.
I can't wait for the next one in the series!

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Really enjoyed this one!

This was such a well-written story. The entire vibe between all the characters and the dialogue between them really pulls you in and makes you feel the closeness of this group of friends. Lots of feels in this one. Not just surrounding the romance and relationship between Logan and Autumn, but in the events that occur with the other characters, as well. SPOILER follows (stop reading here if you want to avoid a spoiler.) Having lost my husband at a very young age to cancer (27), that part of the storyline was tough, but very well done in my opinion. The reactions and feelings were believable from all angles, and pretty realistic based on my experience. There is a lot to love about this book. The story, the writing, the heat level, and the narration are all excellent.

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Great Story!💜

I enjoyed the reality of this story. It was well written with the struggles of getting older and having to make life changing decisions. Some were happy and others were sad but all were for a better life. It was funny, charming & heartbreaking but every aspect of this story was full of heartfelt emotions and the importance of lifetime friendships.
The narration was absolutely fantastic. Both narrators performed brilliantly. That said sometimes in duel narration, one narrator reads faster than the other so the flow of the story changed a bit. This did not change how much I loved this book and can’t wait for more. This is book 1 and can be read as a standalone.
I highly recommend this book.

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Great story

Loved the narration! Great story. Ms Dunbar writes some great scenes. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Really great first story

Aaron definitely made the story. I stay captivated and enjoyed the listen.
Story was good. I love a story that beings reception and healing out of loss and grief.

I was too young during the 80s to appreciate the Big Chill references though I got the loose parallel.

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Beautiful Story

This a second chance at love story for later in life but not “old” couples.

This one was so beautiful. She is his best friends younger sister whom he knew well. He someone she had had feelings for years ago that never truly went away.

They came together under the guise of a mission and feelings blossomed into love ❤️

The love of friendship blossomed in this beautiful story also.

TW for talk of cancer and death but it is so beautifully handled


Narrated by Aaron Shedlock and Kelsey Navarro whom are both favorites of mine. Such talent and passion

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Liked

I liked a lot. I am 38 and I liked it so much that I listened to it twice in three months

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