Awfully Ambrose, Lisa Henry
Awfully Ambrose, Lisa Henry
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Awfully Ambrose

Author: Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey

Series: Bad Boyfriends, Inc

Narrator: Grant Cartwright

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/25/2025


Synopsis

Bad Boyfriends, Inc—When you can't find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?

Ambrose Newman is a bad boyfriend. Professionally. If someone's parents don't approve of that long-haired unemployed bass player they want to date, that's where Ambrose comes in. For a few hundred dollars a night, he'll go to dinner with a client and their parents and show them that the grass is definitely not greener on his side of the fence. It's dead. When Ambrose brings a date to a fancy restaurant, it isn't sparks that fly—it's glassware.

After his last boyfriend turned out to be a cheat, Liam Connelly has no interest in dating again, but his parents are determined to see him paired off. When they come to visit, he hires Ambrose to act as his boyfriend. If Ambrose can be a bad boyfriend, he can be a tolerable one too, right? But Ambrose plays the part too well and scores an invitation to spend the Easter weekend with the Connolly family at their winery, and Liam finds himself developing real affection for his fake boyfriend.

But does Ambrose return those feelings, or is it all an act?

Contains mature themes.

About Lisa Henry

Lisa Henry is the author of the Dark Space series and the Emergency Services series, in addition to several stand-alone novels. She is also coauthor, with J. A. Rock, of the Boy series, as well as the Playing the Fool and Prescott College series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by drew on June 10, 2022

i tend to enjoy Lisa Henry’s books, but this one was just okay for me. i mean, it was cute but also a little bit annoying? the two leads were fine, if a little bland, but the side characters were either totally dull or way over the top…. and i just don’t think i have it in me to deal with ~ qUiRkY~ e......more

Goodreads review by Eugenia on August 12, 2023

3.5 Stars! Funny, low angst Aussie romance 💘 Lighthearted romance with a fake-boyfriend trope. The spin? Instead of a good fake boyfriend, this one is hired to be an awful one. Oohhh, some of the things that theatre major Ambrose did and said performing his bad boyfriend role made me laugh and cring......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 11, 2024

I previously thought I had no triggers when it came to books. I've read some pretty dark stuff and left fine from it. This book has taught me the valuable lesson that I do, in fact, have a trigger, and that is secondhand embarrassment. Having to witness Ambrose have to make an ass of himself when he......more

Goodreads review by ~Nicole~ on June 07, 2022

Loved Ambrose but disliked Liam. Loved Liam’s family though.. The book had good humor here and there and I enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Kirsten on June 18, 2022

3.5 stars I’m a sucker for fake boyfriends. And nerds. No sex, but plenty of swoon.......more