Book description
Margot Bradley's world collapsed when her "Happily Never After" file went viral-a secret document swapping weddings for divorce papers, babies for slashed tires. Now canceled, broke, and desperate to care for her sick sister, she flees to a remote Alaskan resort to write a murder mystery. But the silence there isn't peaceful. It's thick, watchful, like the snow outside the cabin is holding its breath.
The audiobook's genius lies in how it weaponizes the setting. You hear the crunch of snow underfoot as Margot flees a moose, the low murmur of the narrator making you feel the chill seep into your bones. This isn't a cozy romance-this is a trap. The resort's owner, Forrest, isn't a charming hero. He's a man nursing his father's illness, his heart already frozen over by loss. His voice, when he says, "I don't have room for someone I'll lose," isn't gentle-it's a warning. And Margot? She's terrified she's become the cliché she's been avoiding.
The tension isn't in jump scares but in the quiet dread of being trapped. Every "meet-cute" feels like a noose tightening: a spilled coffee, a shared laugh over a broken cabin door, the way the wind howls like a warning. The audiobook's pacing is deliberate, letting the unease build until you're flinching at every creak of the old lodge. You hear Margot's internal panic-Is this a trope? Am I the victim?-as the narrator's voice dips, almost whispering the question.
Forrest isn't just a love interest; he's a mirror. He's also writing his own "Happily Never After," one where he's not the man who stays behind while his father fades. Their slow burn isn't sweet-it's raw, edged with the fear that love might just be another kind of loss. The audiobook nails this with subtle pauses, a hesitation in the narrator's tone when they almost say "I love you," then pull back. You feel the weight of every unsaid word.
What elevates this beyond a standard romance is its refusal to let Margot-or the reader-hide. The Alaskan landscape isn't just backdrop; it's a character. The howling wind, the endless white, the way the resort feels both isolated and suffocating-it all mirrors her emotional state. You don't just hear the story; you're inside the cold, the silence, the fear that the only thing worse than a bad ending is the one you've been writing all along.
This isn't a book about escaping tropes. It's about realizing the most dangerous story you'll ever live is the one you're already in. And the audiobook? It makes you feel every frigid, fragile moment of it. You'll hear the snow fall long after the final word.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience