Just a Name: A Romantic Comedy Novel
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Just a Name: A Romantic Comedy Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Becky Monson (Author, Publisher), Tayler Mettra (Narrator)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 3,094 ratings
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“Fans of romantic comedies should grab a copy of Just a Name; it has the perfect balance between sweet and sassy.” (Readers’ Favorite)

Holly has a plan for everything. But she never could have planned for this.

Holly Murphy’s perfectly planned life is not going so well. Her fiancé recently dumped her, the team she supervises at work secretly hates her, and now the promotion she’s worked so hard for is in jeopardy.

Thinking that maybe Holly is too tightly wound and needs a break from everything, Holly’s boss demands she take a vacation. Holly’s best friend Quinn comes up with a wild idea for Holly to do a nationwide search for a man with the same name as her ex-fiancé to go with her on her honeymoon trip. That idea is a no-go for play-it-safe Holly, until her boss finds out and loves the idea.

Resigned, Holly gives in and starts the nationwide search, and when handsome Nate Jones from Newport Beach gets picked to go with her, she wonders if this whole thing won’t be so bad after all.

Will Holly learn that sometimes even the best laid plans need to be thrown out the window once in a while? Or will it send her running and screaming back to her safety net?

"Just a Name is delicious escape! I devoured every character, every moment, and every quirk and couldn't get enough. This book is Becky Monson at her finest!" (Author Whitney Dineen)

"Becky Monson has outdone herself with Just a Name. It's fantastic! I'm still swooning." (Author Jennifer Peel)

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  1. Listening Length
    8 hours and 12 minutes
  2. Author
    Becky Monson
  3. Narrator
    Tayler Mettra
  4. Audible release date
    June 3, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Becky Monson
  7. ASIN
    B07SMX95SY
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 8 hours and 12 minutes
Author Becky Monson
Narrator Tayler Mettra
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date June 03, 2019
Publisher Becky Monson
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07SMX95SY
Best Sellers Rank #127,839 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#2,463 in Romantic Comedy (Audible Books & Originals)
#16,138 in Romantic Comedy (Books)

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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3,094 global ratings

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Carole McKee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
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One thing I really liked about this story is that everyone had jobs and nobody was a millionaire or a billionaire. The characters were like real people. Holly managed a call center in Florida. So did I once. So I could understand her frustration. It was an enjoyable story with interesting characters. I enjoyed it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021
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A quick, easy read. Good story line, interesting characters, and mostly clean. I like fluff, not trash. Many of these cozy ebooks are full of typos and errors in grammar and sentence structure, but this one was mostly well edited. I have been snowed in for a week and this provided a distraction. I would read more of this author's work.
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GigiRonnie
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a romance reader...
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
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Romance has never been my thing... Either too sappy or too offensive... and lacking in just good writing.
Well, I need a little break from my usual murder, mayhem and suspense and thought, what the heck! I began this book at about 10:30 last evening and by 3 this afternoon was done. Just could not pull myself away from these charming and delightful characters.
The storyline, and there actually was one, was fun and interesting. The banter among the characters was witty and engaging. I was totally pulled in to the relationship between Holly and Logan, as well as the emotional motivations that kept them apart originally. Additionally, the author equally well developed the supporting characters do that the entire story drew you in and stayed engaging. And finally, it was a clean read. You didn't feel you had to skip pages at a time just to get past sex scene after sex scene.
I would definitely pick up a book by this author again.
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Kotori
3.0 out of 5 stars not her best effort
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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Average sort of book with a flawed just dumped heroine.
The plot was a little stunted and I couldn't get into it.
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GaryE
4.0 out of 5 stars Very cute and funny book
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020
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This was just a good read. It has laugh out loud moments and moments that are a little sad and lots of cute moments as well.

It’s full of great characters that you just want to read more and more about. It’s just a good fun to read book.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Just a Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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Becky Monson begins the "Just a Series" pair of stories with "Just a Name," the tale of Holly, a corporate drone who desperately needs a break she can't bring herself to take. Her boss orders her to take a vacation using the data previously set aside for her honeymoon, which was cancelled after her guidance called off the wedding.

After her attitude meeting with her hopelessly clueless customer service team, Holly takes the advice of her friend Quinn,a local news anchor desperate to increase publicity for the station and minimize the fallout from a humiliating video that's gone viral on the internet. Since her airline tickets are in her name and the name of her ex-fiance, Quinn suggests that Holly do a nationwide search for another Nathan Jones to use his ticket and to with her to London and Paris. Holly, a committed planner who only agreed to the cities because her ex-fiance had been there and could help navigate, let's herself get painted into a corner and reluctantly agrees.

A few short weeks later, the dozen Nathan Joneses are narrowed down to two, and Holly makes her choice, confident that Quinn's producer has subjected all contestants to a background check and all remaining contestants' records are clean. The Nate Jones she chooses seems too good to be true, but after a Skype and subsequent phone call , Holly feels confident that she's made the right choice.

After a whirlwind tour of London and a shocking revelation about Nate, Holly begins packing to go home but is stopped by Logan, get ex-fiance's roommate, best friend and business partner, who hasn't shown any interest in Holly or anything else, for that matter, in the two years she and her ex-fiance were together. Instead of helping her go home, he persuades her to go to Paris with him. She agrees, despite her innate aversion to risk, thinking she will be happy when it's over.

Logan, however, proves such a great travel companion that Holly finds herself enjoying not only Paris but his company . A zipline adventure off the Eiffel Tower caps her experience and shows her not to let her fear block her ability go have fun. When she returns home go Orlando, she is not the same and neither is the life she thought would be waiting for her.

Monson's characters come to life (Holly, Quinn, Logan, Thomas, Alex, and Bree appear in the sequel, "Just a Girl") and become irresistible to the reader, especially one with planning and risk-averse tendncies like Holly. The concept of a strong, silent type like Logan, contrasted with a social, energetic life of the party like Nate, shows the reader that sometimes what's on the inside matters more than what's on the outside.

I highly recommend this book to over terms and adults who prefer not to read explicit cussing and scenes of affection beyond kissing. I'm A huge fan!
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Christie Castro
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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I enjoyed reading this book. It’s a good read to pass the time. I recommend reading it, it was cute.
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C. Condon
4.0 out of 5 stars I did laugh out loud!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
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The premise is funny and makes for an unpredictable, maybe, situation. Not sure how a person as controllaholic as her is ever promoted to managing people or considered for future promotion ... but I clearly get how she needs to control. Not sure her fiance being talked out of marrying her and pushed into changing his character is a nice thing to do. I totally anticipated and enjoyed the whole issues with the name swap... but not her reaction when it is revealed. But, it was needed for Logan to get what he, as the real hero, really wanted.
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Kika
3.0 out of 5 stars So so
Reviewed in Brazil on June 29, 2021
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I liked the story and some of the characters, but there was too much repetition I can't exactly explain; those kind of segments that make you go "ok, ok, I got it, you've already said that, go on"
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louise tyrrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Romance appears in the most unexpected places
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2021
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Holly is a control freak but unfortunately 3 weeks before her wedding her groom calls it off. This causes Holly to go into a meltdown as, she also has a job where no matter what she does, she isn’t liked. She has a dream honeymoon to go on but with who??
Lots of drama, tv interviews, strange meetings and a whole new country. Turn her life upside down. I can just imagine her saying we are going to this place because I’ve planned it. Rather than going with the flow.
Holly is definitely a fiery red head frighting to change
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A change makes a difference
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2018
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I enjoyed the way the story was developed. The young lady was able to work out more understanding about herself. And, it ended in the best surprising way I was glad to see.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 4/5
Reviewed in India on May 4, 2019
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Quite enjoyable.
There were certain parts I found far fetched and unbelievable... But on the whole it was entertaining.
There are a few funny dialogues. Enjoyed the writing style.
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Louise
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, funny, heart warming book
Reviewed in Australia on November 4, 2020
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I loved this book! Very funny and easy to read. I love anything Becky Monson.
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