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Call Me Maybe

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Luci Christian, Neil Hellegers
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True love is on the line in this charming, laugh-out-loud rom-com - created specifically for the audio format!

Paint your toes. Pick up the wrong coffee and bagel order. Drive from Brooklyn to Jersey in traffic so slow you want to tear your hair out. It’s amazing all the useless things I can accomplish while on hold for three hours with customer service. Three hours when I should be getting the Date-in-a-Box website ready to launch at the big business expo in a few days. Except my shiny new website is glitching, and my inner rage-monster is ready to scorch some earth...when he finally picks up. Not the robot voice I expected but a real live human named Kal. He’s surprisingly helpful and really knows his stuff, even if he’s a little awkward...in an adorable way.

And suddenly I’m flirting with him? And I think he’s flirting back.
And suddenly it’s been hours, and we’re still on the phone talking and ordering each other takeout while he troubleshoots my website.
And suddenly we’re exchanging numbers and sending texts and DMs every day, leaving voice mails (who even does that anymore?!).
And suddenly I’m wondering if it’s possible for two people to fall in love at first talk.

Because I’m falling...hard.

©2020 Cara Bastone (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Interview: 'Call Me Maybe' Embraces the Particular Joy of a Long-Distance Meet-Cute

'...In my mind, truly the most romantic thing is communication.'
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Audie Award nominee, Best Romance, 2021

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About the Creator

Cara Bastone is a full-time writer living and writing in Brooklyn with her husband, son, and an almost-goldendoodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She’s been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother’s old Harlequin Romances when she was in high school. She’s a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren’t cripple by their own masculinity.

About the Perfomer

Neil Hellegers is an actor, Audie-nominated narrator, and educator who lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and mutt. On camera, Neil has appeared in film and on television, as seen on Blindspot, House of Cards, Madam Secretary, and others. His voice work can be heard in numerous commercials, video games (including Red Dead Redemption 2), and numerous audiobooks, including Dawn of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan, A Tangled Road to Justice by Olan Thorensen, Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone, and 100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda for Audible Studios. On stage, he has performed Shakespeare with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Aquila Theatre Company, and others, both nationally and internationally. He also directs experimental Shakespeare-based devisings for the Hear Now Festival.

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Loved it. Both narrators were perfect for this story. So well written, you could actually see this happening in real life.

Refreshjngly Charming and Sweet

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Loved, loved, loved this book! Cleverly written and wonderfully narrated. Can’t wait to listen again!

So much fun!

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Ma. Bastone gets 5 full stars!! Romcom at is finest! The narrators make this story shine!

Clever, original and witty

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I LOVED this book! It was cute and sweet. The plot was fairly predictable but it was still a thoroughly enjoyably listen. The voice of Cal was super sexy and I'm going to need to find more books he's narrated

best book I've read recently

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This was SO cute!!

I have never listened to an audiobook quite like this. It was a story that was definitely made for an audio listener.

The majority of the story takes place through phone calls. And while unrealistic in spots, that’s not why I listen to or read books. I have enough reality in reality. This was a great escape.

This was one of those books I didn’t want to stop listening to. I loved it so much.

Kal and Vera were so fun to get to know throughout this story. And that’s really what this book was about, them getting to know each other. It was unique in that way because most stories they jump into a relationship and we read to their HEA. In this story, it was all the lead up to them finally meeting in person. And it was perfect.

Wow!

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loved the story. so real, Vera is so cute. Kal, ah... and his fat cat. really good listening!!

quirky, cute

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I would read 10 more times, just to make sure I didn't miss something

absolutely delightful!!!!!!!!

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This was an awesome story. The narration and sound effects were great. I really love how it ended!

Extremely cute rom com

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This was a good, feel good story!! It was easy to listen to. Check it out.

Good story

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The story came to life because of the readers. the story itself was well written and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I will be looking for more by this Author and these readers!

excellent romantic comedy

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