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    The Date Swap
    The Date Swap
    The Date Swap
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Date Swap

    Written by Lydia Westing

    Narrated by Maggie Mayfield

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    Vivacious and forthright, Lyla Taylor is honest, except when it comes to her family. It’s self-preservation, really; she doesn't want to give her judgmental mother any more ammunition than she already has. But there’s no lie that will cover up the fact that Lyla is attending her cousin’s Hawaiian destination wedding alone. Until she meets the recently single, straitlaced, and handsome stranger Daniel Dugray in the airport.

    Since they both need a date to their Hawaiian wedding weekend, Lyla convinces Daniel they can be each other’s dates. Among all the secrets she keeps from her family, what’s one more? Tripping through bad weather, ex-lovers, and convincing their families they’ve known each other more than a few hours, Lyla and Daniel struggle to keep up the ruse. As their families pry into their fake love-life, Lyla and Daniel work to last out the weekend until they can part ways forever. At least that was the original plan. Of all the lies Lyla is keeping up, denying her growing feelings for Daniel is the one she needs to last.

    Charming characters in a tropical getaway makes Lydia Westing’s The Date Swap a cozy read you can’t put down.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Shorts
    Release dateDec 15, 2020
    ISBN9781094415574
    Author

    Lydia Westing

    Lydia Westing is usually a comedy and pop-culture writer for websites like Reductress, Bunny Ears, Cracked, and The Modern Rogue. She has a small dog and a large husband, and they all live together in Nashville, Tennessee. She played roller derby for several different teams on and off for over five years. She’s much better at writing than she ever was at roller derby.

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    • 4/5
      This is a fun, entertaining read. Daniel and Lyla are interesting, relatable, fun, entertaining, intriguing characters. I enjoyed their romance and the path it took to get them to their HEA. I loved that we got an epilogue and what it contained. The various secondary characters added to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment.

      I enjoyed the audio version of this book and the narrator.
    • 3/5
      This would be a good one for younger romance enthusiasts to enjoy. It's implausible but definitely cute.
    • 4/5
      So cute! Loved this so much! Great, happy and uplifting read!
    • 5/5
      This was such a cute and sweet short romantic book.
    • 4/5
      Entertaining and engaging. The characters were funny and relatable. It would have gotten 5 stars if the plot had a little more weight.
    • 1/5
      Wow. This narrator is absolutely unbearable. It’s like she’s eating peanut butter or something… it’s too fast and there is zero distinction between any character. I couldn’t come close to finishing this on audio. Gonna have to do the physical book for this one.
    • 3/5
      Story was cute, simple, and short. However I wish the narrator would have made a distinction between the male and the female voice. It was hard to make out whose point of view each chapter was from since her voice never changed even the slightest.
    • 3/5
      Loved the book but the narrator just seemed as if she was talking in run-on sentences. It would have been a much better/fun audiobook if she would have changed voices to make it easier to follow the characters.
    • 3/5
      Cute, easy, quick read for when you need something light. Predictable in the good way.
    • 3/5
      Is it normal that your family never meets your partner you’ve been with for two years? Or your parents not having any clue about your school life or professional life? It was also quite confusing who was talking at a point unless a name was mentioned.
    • 3/5
      fun, though completely forgettable if i have to be honest.
    • 4/5
      Lydia and Daniel were adorable. I loved this story…the plot was very exciting and the story was hilarious. Cute HEA.

      Content: Clean, mild innuendo, mild language (One F* bomb)
    • 4/5
      Cute quick and light hearted. Well written characters strangers-to-lovers. ❤️
    • 5/5
      Lovely and sweet story. Good character development. Makes me want to go to Hawaii (smile)
    • 4/5
      Short and sweet! A casual summer read with some light romance.
    • 3/5
      Most of the characters were pictured in my head, despite being a short read; good lighthearted read.
    • 4/5
      This was a fun fast read! Loved all the characters!
    • 4/5
      Really cute short story with very little steam. I would recommend for those looking for an escape read.
    • 5/5
      Funny and fresh story. I loved how unique it was
    • 3/5
      A fun, but kind of rushed story. There were so many opportunities to create conflict and chaos, but the couple never gets caught by anyone or anything. Revealing their scheme to their families was done in a sentence or two and nothing changed because of it.
    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable, a quick read - will make you smile
    • 3/5
      Loved the story although it was a bit confusing as to who was who. Different voices would of been better

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This was such a sweet, short book. I enjoyed the fake dating and the almost grumpy sunshine trope. Definitely recommend!
    • 3/5
      Cute story but the audiobook was tough to follow because both characters were read exactly the same.
    • 3/5
      Cute story but narration was too fast. Also alternate chapters were POV of girl then guy but voice tone didn’t change and no indication of whose POV it would be in the coming chapter.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Cute, clean and fun read- will be looking for more books by this author.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Story was nice, not so plausible, but nice. One thing I did't like was that I couldn't distinguish when narrator read male, and when a female character... it was all the same!

      4 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      A fun story. And The narrator was good, but this production was rushed. The reading was so hurried, and it was sometimes hard to distinguish between the male and the female characters.
      I tried slowing the audio to 0.8, but then she sounded drugged.
      Please listen to the finished version before publishing.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Loved it. Very cute and clean. I want to find more from this author.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This was cute but there was no spice in it lol

      1 person found this helpful