Lovebug, Erin Mallon
Lovebug, Erin Mallon
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Lovebug

Author: Erin Mallon

Narrator: Erin Mallon

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/24/2021


Synopsis

My name is Mabel, the girl who “wouldn’t hurt a fly".Of course I wouldn’t.I’m an entomologist for goodness’ sake. I work in a nature center. Bugs are my jam.It’s the humans in my life who are starting to get me down. I’m used to them calling me sweet and innocent. I can even handle them calling me naive. But when they lie and keep secrets from me? That's when my proverbial pincers want to come out.Trouble is, I'm not the girl who fights back.Not until a handsome groundskeeper with a dirty mouth and secrets of his own shows up and lights all sorts of fires in me.In the bug world, the female is always the fiercest. The praying mantis doesn’t worry about being a “good girl". Nope, she follows her instincts no matter how crass or crude they may seem to others.Turns out I could learn a thing or two from her.I’m not necessarily looking to tear anyone’s head off, but after decades of being nice, it's high time for me to return to nature and unleash my wild side.

About Erin Mallon

Erin Mallon is a vibrant part of the audiobook community. Listeners love her natural delivery and her smooth transitions between characters. Her youthful voice makes her a great match for children's and YA titles, while her darker, huskier tones delight fans of fiction, science fiction, mystery, and romance. Mallon's ratings on Audible.com are consistently high, she has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards, and she is an Audie Award finalist in 2020 for Abby Jimenez's The Friend Zone and was a SOVAS-nominated narrator in 2019 for Meghan March's Deal with the Devil.

Her energetic performances are just right for children's titles. Her clear, clipped, and purposeful narration complements Gail Gibbons's children's nonfiction From Seed to Plant. She connects well with teen audiences through her sensitive performances. In Puddin', Book 2 of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' series, co-narrated with Kyla Garcia, Mallon's raspy, snarky delivery adds to the humor to the story. Another YA title, Rae Carson's Walk on Earth a Stranger: Good Seer Trilogy, Book 1, gives Mallon a chance to handle a diverse group of characters, and she does so with perfect pitch and pacing. She makes listeners feel what the characters feel, and that makes her a favorite of fans and critics.

Many romance audiobooks call for more than one narrator. Mallon has narrated hundreds of romance titles, sometimes solo and sometimes with a partner. In Lauren Blakely's romantic comedy The Real Deal, Mallon is paired with Zachary Webber. Webber's charm and Mallon's whispery voice keep the chemistry between them humming in every scene. Luke Daniels joins her for the narration of Tanya Eby and Sarina Bowen's contemporary romance Man Hands. Their performances, filled with emotion and humor, won an Earphones Award. Mallon's top-notch narrations in mystery and suspense are performances to savor. In Christine Mangan's mystery set in Tangier, Tangerine, Mallon delivers a coolly logical sociopath, while in Sheila Webster Boneham's Animals in Focus Mysteries, Drop Dead on Recall and The Money Bird, her character voices, both human and animal, are believable and never overdone.


Reviews

A pitch-perfect rom-com and that manages to create a swoon worthy romance with substance.......more

I really enjoyed this very funny, very cute love bug story. Well, Mabel loves bugs, but she also has a quirky path to finding love as well. Mabel is under-estimated by her parents and her, uh big jerk of a boyfriend. I was so anxious for Mabel to kick him to the curb. There is a scene with Mabel and......more

Goodreads review by Kitty

Loved it! Highly recc this fun series!......more

Goodreads review by Mel

Oh my!! Mabel & Wally absolutely stole my heart! If you liked Flirtasaurus, book 1 in the Natural History Series from Erin Mallon, you are in for a treat with Lovebug!! More fun, more shenanigans, more swoon, & more steam! ! I LOVED IT!! Erin's books just keep getting better, so you better believe I......more