Before She Disappeared (A Frankie Elkin Novel, Book 1), by Lisa Gardner | Free Audiobook
28 May 2026
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She built the matchmakers. Now it is her turn
Everly Fletcher has spent the series making sure everyone else found their person, all while pretending she was not quietly running out of room in her own love life. Back on Fletcher Mountain after years away, she is trying to help launch her aunt’s rescue center and keep the family machine moving until Wolf Reilly arrives and makes all of that much harder than it should be.
Wolf is her college roommate’s twin brother, an Irish rugby player with a damaged reputation, a stubborn streak, and a talent for getting under her skin. He is supposed to be temporary, useful, and easy to ignore. Instead, shared space, forced proximity, and a bad decision or two start turning the summer into something much riskier than a simple arrangement.
Bad Boy Era closes the Mountain Men Matchmaker series with a romance that mixes heat, banter, and enough emotional payoff to give Everly her own story at last. The book stays light on its feet while still letting the characters work through the parts of themselves they have spent too long hiding.
The best thing about Bad Boy Era is that it finally gives Everly the story she has earned. She has been the person arranging everyone else's happiness for four books, so seeing her get pulled into her own chaos feels satisfying in exactly the right way. The romance has that easy, teasing energy Amy Daws does well, but it also has a more personal payoff because the series has been building toward this turn for so long.
Wolf is a good fit for this kind of story because he is not just the gruff outsider. He has the mix of arrogance and vulnerability that makes a sports-romance hero work when the writing is doing its job. He pushes back, she pushes harder, and the whole thing becomes much funnier and sweeter than it first looks.
I also liked how the book keeps the rescue center thread alive without letting it overwhelm the relationship. The setting matters, the family matters, and the work matters, but the emotional center stays focused on Everly and Wolf figuring each other out while pretending they are not doing exactly that. That balance is what keeps the book from feeling like a standard series wrap-up.
The narration setup suits the book nicely. Erin Mallon and Emma Wilder bring clear contrast to Everly's side of the story, while Teddy Hamilton and Connor Crais give Wolf enough swagger to make the banter land. At 10 hours and 46 minutes, the audiobook moves quickly and keeps the tone playful without losing the heart of the ending.
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Bad Boy Era by Amy Daws follows Everly Fletcher as she comes home to Fletcher Mountain and ends up sharing space with Wolf Reilly, the Irish rugby bad boy who is not supposed to be part of her future. The final book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series gives the matchmaker herself a story that feels both playful and earned.
The free trial, cancellable at any time, lets you start listening right away. Narrated by Erin Mallon, Emma Wilder, Teddy Hamilton, and Connor Crais across 10 hrs and 46 mins, the audiobook brings the banter and chemistry to life with a full-romance cast energy that suits the series well.
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