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The Hating Game: A Novel Audiobook
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Now a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person’s undoing
3) Joshua Templeman
Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.
Trapped in a shared office together forty (ok, fifty or sixty) hours a week, they’ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There’s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can’t let Joshua beat her at anything—especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.
If Lucy wins this game, she’ll be Joshua’s boss. If she loses, she’ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she’s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she’s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.
Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.
This production includes a bonus excerpt from Sally Thorne’s next audiobook, 99 Percent Mine.
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"I initially hesitated from buying this book because of the cover. I found it hard to take seriously because of it. But I'm glad I decided to listen to this title. It's funny, romantic and entertaining. The main characters are likeable and I think a lot of listeners would enjoy their romantic tension. Plus, I love the narrator. Her voice really gives me a good picture of Lucy: cute and adorable!"
— NMP (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. The Hating Game will take the rom-com world by storm. One of the best I’ve read, ever.”
— Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author -
“An addictive, dazzling debut. The Hating Game is bursting at the seams with love (and hate) and heart.”
— Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author -
“Funny, smart, fresh, and thoroughly enjoyable from the first delicious page to the last. I highly recommend.”
— Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author -
“A wicked, witty romance that will capture readers’ hearts long before Joshua manages to capture Lucy’s.”
— Washington Post -
“Intense and full of heat, this debut’s romantic chemistry is off the charts! As these opposites attract throughout the story, readers may want to have an alternate source of oxygen handy. Humor shares space with office drama, an easy ebb and flow of tension and relief. A witty writing voice combines with spot-on timing to make sure this novel is difficult to put down!”
— RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!) -
“Readers who appreciate powerful-man-meets-ingenue romances will enjoy Lucy and Josh’s chemistry.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Debut novelist Thorne delivers something nearly impossible: an entirely predictable plot that is also completely fresh, original, and utterly charming…From Lucy’s hilarious inner dialogue to Joshua’s sharp retorts, the chemistry between them is irresistibly adorable—and smokin’ hot. A breezy tale perfect for a day at the beach, this one’s a real winner.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“Thorne is skilled at creating Hepburn-and-Tracy-esque banter and an appealing heroine.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Thorne pens a novel that is more than a game of one-upmanship between two coworkers. She slowly begins to unfurl their insecurities both inside and between themselves, fearlessly aiming at the heart of what makes Lucy and Joshua tick…Thorne is a strong writer and one to watch. Her debut will have readers rooting for both Lucy and Joshua in whatever games they play.”
— Library Journal
The Hating Game Listener Reviews
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" It took me a few chapters to get into this one, seemed like it took off slow but once you get a little ways in its totally worth it! The antagonism between the couple is cute and the storyline is very real life relatable. The actions of the couple were believable and touching and it has a lovely ending! I would totally fall for a guy like this! "
— SC Jane, 5/8/2024 -
" Started out slow, but ended up to be a good story. Liked the dry humor. "
— Leslie, 5/6/2019 -
" I love a good romance novel but I could not wait to get back to this book just to finish it already. Dragged on for way too long, too sappy and unrealistic. "
— julie, 5/21/2017
About Sally Thorne
Sally Thorne lives in Canberra, Australia, and spends her days writing funding submissions and drafting contracts (yawn!) so it’s not surprising that after hours she climbs into colorful fictional worlds of her own creation. Sally believes that romance readers are always searching for intensity in their next favorite book—and it isn’t always so easy to find. The Hating Game is her first novel.
About Katie Schorr
Katie Schorr is an actor and writer in New York. Her one-woman show, Take Me. Seriously, ran for six months at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and she performs throughout New York in new works at the Ensemble Studio Theatre and Ars Nova, among other theaters. She has appeared on VH1’s Best Week Ever and costars in the web series Head in the Oven with Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader. Her audiobook credits include narrating the novels in Alyson Noel’s bestselling Immortals series. Of her work on the series, AudioFile magazine has said, “Narrator Katie Schorr has a wonderfully raspy, youthful voice, which she puts to good effect on the cast of teenage characters.”