Falling for Her

The Callahans Series, Book 2

By: Monica Murphy

Narrated by: Sarah McEwan, Teddy Hamilton

From New York Times best-selling author Monica Murphy comes an angsty new adult romance about the popular quarterback and the smart girl who brings him to his knees.

Jake Callahan. Prince of the popular crowd.

My mortal enemy.

Gorgeous. All the girls want him.

Quarterback. All the boys want to be his friend. He’s the most popular boy in the senior class.

And he hates me.

Or so I thought.

What I mistook for hatred turns out to be…interest. There’s that thin line, right? It makes me crazy. I can’t stand it. Attraction, chemistry, whatever it is, I also can’t resist it.

And neither can he.

Together, we make no sense. The odds are against us. His friends definitely don’t approve. I’m not a part of their crowd. Not one of the cool kids. I don’t fit in, or so they say.

But that doesn’t stop him from falling for me.

And it won’t stop me from fighting for him.

©2020 Monica Murphy (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Monica Murphy!!

This story was by Monica Murphy NOT Karen D! Good story without the overly explicit sex scenes! The female narrator, with the little girl voice, took away some enjoyment as the male characters sounded like pre-puberty adolescents.

Sooo sweet!!

Teddy Hamilton is one of the best male narrators. He did an awesome job as usual. Good story line.

Loved this book so much

I thought this was more of an adult book, but when it comes down to it, it was a high school book, but the story was so incredibly sweet that I couldn’t quit listening to it. Good job, Monica Murphy.I

I love it

Really good story, I fell in love with every single character. Very nice narration as well. Overall is an amazing high school love story.

Cute, basic high school situations

Simple yet pretty honest look at high school relationships and sports. The rich, the not so rich finding love

Love the Callahan stories

I love the Callahan family stories, and the narrators were perfect!!! I really enjoyed going back to high school. :)

spicy teen first love story

new to this author and I loved it. the story great, I appreciate author bringing up the topic in a good way about mental health and therapy. might have lost some sleep bc I was so into completing the book in a few days. and the performance of narrators A+ kept me engaged.

Female narrator is boring

Listening to this because of teddy and the story seems cute. The female narrator takes some getting used to.

Hannah + Jake

I love Hannah. The girl did not back down or give up what she wanted. She was strong, loyal, and the ultimate girl next door. She was the opposite of what Jake would normally go for and I LOVED that. He came across a bit much at times, but I loved the mental health rep we saw throughout this.

Narration made this story!

Updating with audio review:
Audio review- I just really loved this story, and the audio narration is so expressive and authentic, I think it really adds to the YA angst and first love energy of this story. Sarah McEwan is one of my favorite narrators- she brings so much emotion to her narrative approach, and it really brings the spirit of the story and these characters to life.

The story itself has a lot to adore- nerdy wallflower and arrogant jock. Monica always writes her young adult characters with a lot of authenticity- they think like kids, act like kids, are selfish and immature at times, haven’t yet developed their emotional intelligence yet, and bring ALL that teenage bravado…or insecurities. It means her characters are flawed and honest- but relatable. For that reason, Jake takes a minute to love - he’s full of himself, sometimes lack self-awareness, but he grows and evolves so much in his relationship with Hannah. And Hannah is the “every girl” we can all relate to. I loved watching them mature together, each work through their own issues and insecurities. Monica so perfectly captures the first love magic.

I do wish we had a bit more ending focused on these two (the ending starts to set us up for the next book in the series- which is my all time favorite MM couple, so since I read out of order I didn’t mind), but I wanted more closure for Hannah and Jake. But all in all, really loved this one- and I liked it even better in audio. The narration really adds to the story.