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The Starter Ex

By: Mia Sosa
Narrated by: Noah B. Perez, Miranda Jay
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Publisher's summary

True love begins with a terrible ex in this steamy rom-com by USA Today best-selling author Mia Sosa.

Meet Vanessa Cordero. A cynic with a colorful past. You see, in college, Vanessa devised a profitable side gig: For a reasonable fee, she’d date your latest crush...and make his life miserable. Too clingy? Check. Jealous? Check. A mother's worst nightmare? Check, check, check. By the time Vanessa was done with him, your guy would be ready for...YOU.

Meet Jason Torres. A certified commitment-phobe. Jason doesn't plan on getting married anytime soon (if ever), much to his mother’s dismay. What he needs is a temporary girlfriend. A totally inappropriate girlfriend. Someone his mother will hate. So she'll abandon her hopes of getting Jason to the altar—for a while at least.

Enter Lisa, Vanessa's younger sister. She's got her eye on Jason and convinces Vanessa to come out of retirement for one last starter ex engagement. The rules are simple: no touching, no fooling around, and definitely no falling in love. But nothing's going according to plan. Because Vanessa can't ditch Jason no matter how hard she tries. And the longer these two are around each other, the more neither of them wants to be apart.

©2024 Mia Sosa (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC

About the Creator

USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately steamy romance novels that celebrate our multicultural world. Booklist called her “the go-to author for fans of sassy and sexy contemporary romances,” and Entertainment Weekly described The Worst Best Man as “rom-com perfection.” Her latest release, The Wedding Crasher, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and BookPage and was a Best Romance nominee in the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, Mia practiced First Amendment and media law before trading her suits for sweatpants. She lives in Maryland with her college sweetheart, their two book-obsessed daughters, a gentle Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and one adorable rescue cat that rules them all. To learn more about Mia, visit miasosa.com.

About the Performer-Miranda Jay

About the Performer

Miranda Jay is an Afro-Latina award-winning voiceover performer, who has narrated numerous audiobooks and performed in multiple animated shows and video games. On screen she has appeared in TV shows on HBO and Peacock. She grew up on the East Coast.

About the Performer-Noah B. Perez

About the Performer

Noah B. Perez is an audiobook narrator best known for working on romance titles from such wonderful writers as Mia Sosa, Lauren Asher, Elena Armas, and more. Having the chance to be a part of such an important and intimate genre is something Noah is very proud of, especially the stories that celebrate inclusivity, safety, and consent. Noah resides in Los Angles, California, where he was born and raised.

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From an Afro Latina who needed a happy story to listen to , obrigada

Omg where has this author been all my life?! I saw the cover and the Puerto Rican flag in the back and thought oh ok finally a story about Latinos ! Then when I realized the main character was Afro Latina I was hooked . I felt so seen ! Cute story and the acknowledgments inspired me to keep going with my podcast . I’m buying all her books .

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Everything I needed

This.,.. This... is what i call a marvelous read. It gave me laughs, on edge, tears, joy and PASSION!! This story was amazingly written and amazingly told. It gave me a spark within myself as i read it and a nice spark to my RL relationship. I could listen to this time an time again.

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I love this author

Mia Sosa has a way of weaving a tale into something powerful. There’s always a hidden lesson. She touches on “real” obstacles that characters need to jump over. I loved this book.

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Vulnerability of the characters was so real!!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. What the author set out to do was done. I loved and hated some of the characters as if I knew them. And felt like I was Vanessa as the story progressed. I laughed so much. It was a well thought out story and I enjoyed it!!

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LIKE OMG

Best Audible in a little while!!! I was into the story from the beginning!!! sure it's the typical romcom template but the characters, the will they won't they dynamics and finally the very 🔥 switch in the story held me with excitement to return to the story! I was late to work because I stayed in the car longer than I should have listening to this book.

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Best book I’ve listened to in a while!

This book was charming and funny. I actually laughed out loud. It wasn’t as expected as you’d think and the characters were very lovable. I’d highly recommend this book.

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Funny story

It was funny story to listen. And it was cute and romantic. I quite enjoyed listening to it and would recommend it to others also.

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Great love story with a twist!

I loved the narrators!! Excellent job👏🏾👏🏾 I love when a book can make me laugh out loud or talk back to the characters!😂 This was great! This was my first read my this author but now I will be looking for more.

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Unexpected but Expected

I enjoyed this book from the onset. The dynamic of the characters was well written/performed. The heat near end was unexpected but greatly appreciated.

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beautiful love story

I loved the concept of the story. The voice actors were great for the characters. As for Vanessa's voice actor, I wish she added a little more umf into her peurtorican accent it would have gave the audience a more visual of what Vanessa would have been in our minds. Overall a beautiful love story.

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