I know I've listened to these narrators before and not had an issue when they were put with age appropriate characters. This audio was even painful for me and I'm so glad I loved the story and characters first before this debacle. If anyone decides to give up on this audio book because of the narrators, I dont blame you. I'm not sure if Ilsa had any say in who was chosen, if she did, I guess this is how she hears them in her head? I would not want a shrill shrew yammering at me all day that's for sure. Not only did it have me intensely disliking the heroine since she sounded perturbed ALL THE TIME but I think Stella Bloom is a little over the age limit for a college student, the same goes for Mason Lloyd. Had I listened to this book first I would have DNFd as well. I guess reading her books first, I have the chance to love the H/h at my reading pace and hear their voices in my head in a tone that is pleasing to me. I could not have despised the heroine more. I made the mistake of not reading Not My Romeo first and just going straight to listening. I can honestly say that every book Ilsa Madden-Mills has written that I have read first, I have absolutely loved.

Poor narrators can ruin a book I loved when read You do not have to have listen to I Dare You first. Will the quarterback score the good girl, or will his secrets mean everyone loses this game of love? This is a full-length stand-alone sports romance with a swoony, heartfelt HEA. Penelope knows she shouldn’t trust a cocky jock, but what’s a girl to do when she needs help getting a date? And Ryker’s keeping a secret, another bet, one that will destroy Penelope’s heart forever. Sounds legit, right? The only question is.why is Ryker being so nice to her? Once her crush sees her kissing Ryker, he'll realize what he's missing. His crazy bet? He promises Penelope he’ll win her the heart of the guy she’s been crushing on. The late night text is random, but Penelope figures out exactly who “Sexy Athlete” is.

Penelope Graham: Burn in hell, quarterback.

Ilsa madden mills i dare you