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The Wake-Up Call

By: Beth O'Leary
Narrated by: Jessie Cave, Lino Facioli
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Publisher's Summary

The novel from the bestselling author of The Flatshare and The No-Show.

Two sworn enemies. A failing hotel. One chance to save the season...

It's the busiest season of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when Izzy and Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel's front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside and see it through.

The hotel won't stay afloat beyond Christmas without some sort of miracle. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management that this might be the way to fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, the race is on for Izzy and Lucas to save their beloved hotel - and their jobs.

As their bitter rivalry turns into something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas begin to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future. Can the two of them make it through the season with their hearts intact?

©2023 Beth O'Leary (P)2023 Quercus Editions Limited
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

Critic Reviews

"Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book." (Emily Henry)

"Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth." (Sophie Kinsella)

"A huge, heartwarming triumph." (Josie Silver)

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Loved listening, made me smile, a happy book. All the different characters and their personalities was great.

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Cute romance

This was a sweet book. I enjoyed all the characters and the romance part of the story was nice. Easy listening

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I enjoyed it

Lovely slow burn story. Very enjoyable. Another great story from Beth O’Leary. Well worth a listen.

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Another great book from Beth OLeary

I loved this book. The voice actors were great, it was a little slow but I enjoyed listening to it on my runs.

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Easy listen

It took me a while to get into this book as it initially seemed very cringe. After persisting and getting further into it I found it enjoyable and easy to listen to. It was predictable and nothing overall exciting happens but it was a nice enough story and the characters grew on me.

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High expectations - Ok but Not great

I had high expectations but it was one of those books that I kept waiting to get to the really good bit.

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A nice easy read

A bit slow in parts but a heart warming love story and great audio performances.

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This was fine...

This novel is totally fine. It's fine. Nothing really happens and it's not particularly interesting or imaginative. It's nice! It's just nice. I feel like Beth O'Leary's stuff gets worse with each novel, as much as I so want to love each new book!! It's easy enough & quite comforting listening.

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Loved it!

Very cute story and well performed. Good to have someone with a Portuguese accent reading Lucas’ POV ☺️

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Engaging and Cute

I really loved this book. Beth O’Leary just knows how to write these stories where it keeps you engaged and you care for the characters she’s created. I wanted to be part of this world and watching it with my own eyes. Definitely recommend.

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