Lustily Ever After by Stephanie Bentley - Audio Book Tour & Review

LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL

Stephanie Bentley

Combining a titillating collection of romance tropes, LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL,

created and composed by Stephanie Bentley, and performed by a

multitalented musical cast from the Groundlings and Upright Citizens

Brigade, makes a surprising and innovative contribution to the audiobook

listening experience. With 20 original songs inspired by ’90s pop music

and a spicy story penned by erotica ghostwriter Miranda Ray at its

core, the musical parody pushes the limits of sexual innuendo right to

the edge before tipping over into the throws of uproarious

ridiculousness.

When sassy Raleigh Jackson interviews for a six-week contract to be

the fake girlfriend of Trystan Lay—schmillioniare playboy, politician,

ex-Navy Seal, songwriter/astronaut, and “the world’s most perfect

human”—she knows the outcome will change her life.

A student/waitress/intern living with her obligatory best friend,

Kim, Raleigh overcomes her medical condition—chronic clumsiness—and

snags the job, thus beginning a whirlwind of extravagant travel and

glitzy events.

LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL covers the span of

romance novel clichés from the brooding playboy to the fake romance

with sprinkles of paranormal love. The story is sultry, silly,

snarky—and hilarious. Chapter titles are sung in harmonies invoking the

R&B group En Vogue. The characters voice their own dialogue and

routinely burst into song, as they fumble through pillow talk, and

relive steamy memories in songs such as “Talkin’ Dirty” and “50 Shades

of Lay.”

The creator’s inspiration for LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL

came from her unusual day job. “I’m a romance audiobook narrator by day

and a musical theater performer by night. Every day in the booth, I

giggle at the same tropes coming up again and again. Then these song

lyrics just started coming to me, “The models in my bed don’t keep me warm at night,” for example. I started writing and pretty soon, the whole musical just came tumbling out!”

LUSTILY EVER AFTER: THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL has an e-book

companion containing the story and all of the lyrics, and there may be

plans for a sequel: “I thought we had hit most of the tropes, but now I

realize we may have only just begun,” Stephanie says.

Book Info:

Audiobook, $6.95; 2 hours 37 minutes; ISBN: 978-1089023753

E-book, $2.99; 104 pages

Publication date: August 2019

Published by Stephanie Bentley

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Amazon → https://amzn.to/2VA47Fw

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Listen to a sample of the audiobook here: https://www.lustilyeverafter.com.

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My Review

My first thought when I finished listening to this audio book was, "Oh, my God! What did I just listen to?"

This book is absolutely bonkers. It's over the top. It's ridiculous. It makes fun of every trope and stereotype in romance novels. And I absolutely loved it.

The songs are creative and unique. The plot itself is beyond cliché and campy. This is definitely one entertaining audio book, that's for sure.

My favorite line in the book was probably, "He wears a condom 24/7 because he wants everyone around him to feel safe." Or something along those lines. I laughed so hard at that. I even told my husband, and he laughed and said it was actually pretty genius. Men, I tell ya.

If you're a fan of romances featuring shifters, billionaires, MMA fighters, "alpha" males, a silly/clumsy/innocent woman, a neglected friend, step-siblings, or anything else under the romance trope/stereotype umbrella, you'll find it here in Lustily Ever After.

The narration is crisp and clear and easy to understand. The songs are amusing and sung with gusto. There are definitely some talented people involved with this book.

I'm giving it 4 stars.

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