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Boyfriend for Hire Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Kendall Ryan (Author, Publisher), Jason Clarke (Narrator), Erin Mallon (Narrator)
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I’m the guy you call when you need to impress your overbearing family, your boss, or your ex. Yeah, I’m a male escort, but not just any escort, I’m the escort. The one with a mile-long waiting list and a pristine reputation that’s very well-deserved.

I’m the guy who’ll make you feel beautiful, desired, and worshipped...all for a steep price. I’m hired to make you shine, and I always deliver.

I’ll be whatever you want me to be for one night - except my true self. This is just a job, a role I play to earn a paycheck.

But I’m not the guy who falls for a client. Not once in six years.

And then I meet Elle. Her friend has hired me to escort her to a wedding, but Elle doesn’t know we’re just pretending.

There’s a fire between us I never expected. A connection I haven’t felt in so long. One kiss, and I’m losing all control.

But what will happen when she finds out who I really am?

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 32 minutes
  2. Author
    Kendall Ryan
  3. Narrator
    Jason Clarke, see all
  4. Audible release date
    February 19, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Kendall Ryan
  7. ASIN
    B07L5WZZVQ
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 5 hours and 32 minutes
Author Kendall Ryan
Narrator Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date February 19, 2019
Publisher Kendall Ryan
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07L5WZZVQ
Best Sellers Rank #98,630 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#857 in Coming of Age Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#4,596 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)
#8,572 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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The Perfect Boyfriend?
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The Perfect Boyfriend?
As a big fan of Kendall Ryan I’m always excited when she has a new release so “Boyfriend for Hire” was a no-brainer. Nic is the perfect male escort. He’s perfectly GQ handsome, a perfect gentleman and perfection in the bedroom. Hoo boy! But Mr. Perfect falls for one of his clients and breaks his own rules. Elle is not your typical fashionably-thin female protagonist. She’s a curvy, intelligent woman but she was just dumped by her a**hat boyfriend and she needs a drop-dead gorgeous escort for her brother’s wedding. Nic easily fills this void. Their connection clicks and a weekend turns into much more. Elle is smart enough to realize there’s something about Nic that doesn’t quite jibe, only she can’t put her finger on what it is. Can he come clean about his job? Can they have a future?I love the plot premise and the two protagonists. What’s not to love, right? Well, for starters the character development never really happened. Aside from some meager bits and pieces of info, we don’t get any real insight into the characters and their backgrounds. The bones of a good story are here but there’s no real meat on those bones. Part of the problem is the length. Ryan is cranking titles out at an astoundingly rapid pace but they’re only averaging about 250 pages. That’s barely novel length. Some could be better classified as novellas, which do not allow for full character and plot development.Kendall Ryan’s writing has always had heart but her style and technique have really developed and improved. Part of that is because she’s doing what good writers do. They write. So, do keep writing but, can we have some more meat please?#BoyfriendForHire #KendallRyan #Goodreads #Amazon #FacebookSandraGarlandHardy
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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars ~ 5 ‘Now Hiring’ Stars ~
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
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Boyfriend For Hire is a fun, flirty, sexy and totally entertaining romance story.

I am always a little leery about reading an escort story. Because cheating is a hard limit for me when it comes to my romance books. And I have read in the past some that really push that line, but I am happy to say that Kendall Ryan has written one of the BEST escort stories I’ve read. She NEVER crosses that line, so there is NO cheating in this book.

Boyfriend For Hire is Kendall Ryan’s newest standalone novel. This is the first book in her newest interconnected standalone novels about the Allure Escort Agency. Each book will be about a different escort working for the agency. This one is about Nic. I thought the flow and pace of the story was great. I loved the characters we meet in this story as well. Although the storyline is pretty predictable, it was still totally entertaining and sucked me in until the end.

Like I said in this story we follow along with Nic and Elle. Nic is a 28 year old man who is a pretty popular make escort. He has been in the business for the past 6 years, but is now starting to think he wants more out of life. Elle is a newly single woman who was recently dumped by her boyfriend and is now dateless for her best friends wedding. Christine (Elle’s BFF) got the brilliant idea of hiring Nic to be Elle’s date for the wedding, without telling her. What could go wrong, right???? Little did Christine know this would be a game changer for both Elle and Nic. Read Boyfriend For Hire and get to know what happens with Nic and Elle. Can they get their HEA??

As I said I enjoyed meeting all the secondary characters in this story. This is a standalone novel told from Dual POV and has very little drama. But it is an engaging story.

If you are a fan of Kendall Ryan’s books, then you need to read this latest gem of hers!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Changing the rules for the one I love
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2023
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Nic is a professional male escort with a few rules. For six years this has always been a temporary means of making money. Escorting women has only been a job that he separates from his personal life. The rules are in place for when he meets the woman he plans on marrying. Escorting Elle to her brothers wedding is more than a job to him. It’s become personal and he struggles with separating the job from his personal life.
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Narrated by Erin Mallon and Jason Clarke. Erin is extremely talented. She’s one of my favorite voice actors who can read both male and female characters with believable sounds. It’s like listening to a duet performance. This was my first time listening to Jason and I’m impressed. He’s good for performing male roles. There’s a little work to be done to make his female performances better. I listened using the audible app. I’m an eyes and ears person preferring both the audiobook and ebook to enhance my experience. Both were fantastic together.
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Written by Kendall Ryan. I’ve read other books by Kendall, but this one by far is my favorite. The writing is very good. Boyfriend for Hire is a drama free happily ever after romantic story about an escort and the perfect girl.
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Tamara
3.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed the sex scenes!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019
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This was meh. I'm giving it 3 stars. It reminds me so much of Junk Mail except I'm dealing with a Male escort here. Honestly, I love the hell out of Nic. He is so sweet and passionate about everything he did. I was always looking forward to reading Nics' chapters. But, that was still that I was looking forward to. This story was repetitive and very predictable. Almost every story that I've read from Kendall Ryan goes like this:

1. The couple meet
2. Have great sex
3. Medicore break-up
4. Apologies are accepted
5. Get married

And I'm honestly quite tired of it. This book honestly seemed very rushed. Besides Nic, I didn't care for any of the characters. The main character that pissed me off the most was Christine. Ugh!! I don't understand why she was so upset about this when she's the one who hired Nic in the first place.

I wish there was more character development in this book. ALL of the characters seemed flat to me besides Nic. But, he really didn't have a lot going on with him as well. I think this is where more context with the sub-characters in the book was needed.

It sounds like I'm just needing straight rude while reviewing this book but I'm just being honest. I promise. Last negative thing I'm going to say is way too much dialogue. I skimmed majority of this book. Okay, I'm done. 🤷‍♀️

Anyways, I thought the book was okay. I still have a long list of books that I want to read from Kendall Ryan so hopefully it will be better than this one.
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Teressa Mirault
5.0 out of 5 stars The heart wants what the heart wants!
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2020
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An interesting story. Kind of funny how some of the reviews are all about how it is unrealistic to think any woman would want to be with a man who was in Nic's line of work. In a society where there are people in "open relationships" it is very interesting. I loved this story! The characters were very believable, the story has good flow, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great read.
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arinay
3.0 out of 5 stars Fácil de leer aunque esperable
Reviewed in Spain on March 13, 2021
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Se lee rápido y es muy sencillito sin ningún giro ni nada que la haga más atractivo. típico romance del que fácilmente adivinas el final
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Cytia
4.0 out of 5 stars Rezension
Reviewed in Germany on January 19, 2021
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Sehr gut
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NK
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2019
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When I got this book I had doubts about the subject, but honestly Kendall had done great justice.

Nic is Chicago's hottest most sought after Male Escorts. He has a high variety of clientele. But Nic has two rules he's gone by 1. No kissing on the lips, 2. No oral sex ever. He's been in the business with his good friend and boss Case for 6 years and has done extremely well on the most side.

In all these years Nic has never had a serious relationship as no one has ever caught his eye or more so his heart until he gets hired by a woman who wants Nic to be her best friends date, a best friend who was recently dumped by her boyfriend.

Ellie has recently been dumped by her boyfriend and her brothers good friend, who did not take long getting another girlfriend. Ellie is heartbroken and the last thing she wants is to go to her brothers wedding alone.

Ellies best friend sets her up with her college friend for the wedding all in good faith. But who knew what would happen.

When Nic and Ellie meet for the first time its instant attraction. Both get on amazingly with each other. Nic is extremely conflicted and with Ellie he breaks the first rule he kisses her.

After the wedding Nic stops taking on clients as his feelings and emotions are too much to deal with. He and Ellie keep seeing each other but he didn't let it get sexual for a long time. Thus earning respect from Ellie.

Nic knows he needs to tell Ellie the truth about his work and it doesn't help that Christine has threatened him. Will his love for Ellie be enough for Ellie to get over the truth or Will this be what broke them forever.

A great read and exceptionally written. I love the emotions and conflict that Nic his through. Think you Kendall Ryan for a great read.
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Teshe
5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy and serious
Reviewed in Australia on February 21, 2019
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This book took me by surprise actually. Nic a hot as sin male escort meets the beautiful Elle and that's it for Nic. Their chemistry just oozes of the pages and you can just feel it. Kendall Ryan writes a fast paced emotional story which I enjoyed very much.
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