Thursday, February 12, 2026

2.12.2026 - Playing Away

Playing Away by Adele Parks 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for gifting me an audio ARC of this re-released first novel by Adele Parks, narrated by Cassidy Janson, Antonia Desplat, and Arthur McBain.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Connie Green’s life should be perfect. She’s married to gentle, loving Luke, has a good job and really fabulous friends. She thinks she can’t be happier.  But she’s just met John Harding.  He's about to destroy her peace of mind and her happily ever after, and she just can't resist.

I'm a big fan of Adele Parks and this was a good story, made better by the fact that she has brought back these characters in her new book, Our Beautiful Mess.  And apparently there is a middle book that I'll have to catch up on too, Young Wives' Tales.  So I was happy to listen to this book to get the backstory.  Connie is definitely the epitome of the grass is always greener trope, because while she's pining for the excitement of a new man in her life, she's ignoring all the good things she has already.  Narration on the audiobook was great - love when there are multiple narrators - and kept me listening.

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