The Fall Risk
A Short Story
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Narrated by:
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Julia Whelan
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Connor Crais
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By:
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Abby Jimenez
About this listen
Two good neighbors make the best of a bad Valentine’s Day in a funny and improbably romantic short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer.
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are not looking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person’s nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he’s fine with. Trust? Not so much. But when disaster traps them one flight up and no way down, an outrageously precarious predicament forces a tree-loving guy and a rattled girl next door to embrace their captivity. Soon their defenses are breaking away. Considering how close they both are to the edge, Charlotte and Seth could be in danger of falling—in love.
©2025 by Abby Jimenez. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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“Narrators Julia Whelan and Connor Crais deliver unique performances in this short yet moving audiobook.… The narrators' performances offer a full experience. Each portrays their respective character's dialogue throughout the entire audiobook, which gives depth to the highly focused story. The majority takes place over a weekend, when the main characters come alive with their expert delivery. While most romances cover a longer time period, this one emphasizes the impact of a moment and the potential of a fresh start.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
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- Mrs C Lord
- 01-04-25
Short and sweet
Good, quick, easy listen. Would have been good to have a bit more story but then wouldn’t be a short story! I always think it’s tricky when serious topics are included in fiction books, no spoilers but for a short fiction story I think this was done well.
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- K H Swinnerton
- 07-03-25
Tree man
Brilliant short story with loads of funny moments. I always like how Abby Jimenez can mix a serious topic into a RomCom book.
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- Tricia
- 08-03-25
Lovely short listen.
Great characters who were fairly believable and described well for the short length of the audiobook. With the exception of the antagonist, there isn't one unlikeable character but it doesn't make the tale either saccharin or twee. There's about the amount of character development you could reasonably expect given the very few days the story happens over and that development feels totally real. Both MCs sound like the kind of people you'd like to meet and get to know. The narration of both characters is great - both actors have lovely, fitting voices and read their parts convincingly. I'll be looking for more (longer) work by Ms Jimenez now. A recommended audiobook.
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- Ruth_Reads1
- 16-03-25
Short, Sweet, and Full of Heart
This short, well-written book drew me in with its heartfelt and meaningful story. The narration was excellent and truly engaging.
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- Lou Lou
- 04-04-25
I loved this short story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Another wonderful short story from Abby Jiminez. It's truly amazing how she manages to cram so much story into such a short amount of time!
Wonderful characters and lots of humor, despite the trauma Charlotte was having to live through.
All 4 main characters were Wonderful, and I also loved the Easter Egg update on Holly & John from last year's short story - Worst Wingman Ever 😄
Brilliant writing and excellent narration, I could have heard about their lives for much, much longer. ❤️❤️❤️
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- Crimson Whispers VA
- 11-03-25
great character development in a short time
Thank you, NetGalley for an advanced ARC of this book for an honest review
After reading one of the author's book Last year I enjoyed her writing and the stories that came across in her books because she has really good character growth.
This is a short story about a woman who is being stalked and not able to live a life because she is always running, then we have a guy who got cheated on by his ex-wife... I highly enjoyed reading this and could not put it down, there were some things in this book though that I related to in them talking to each other about things about each g other.
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- Zoe
- 02-03-25
Gorgeous little listen
This was funny, engaging, emotional and the duet narration was perfect. No substance lost due to the short length. Really loved it.
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- Kim Jackson
- 14-04-25
Great short story
Check the trigger warnings. I loved this short story! Gave me such more than I expected from a short romance. So much female empowerment! I love it
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- Sophie
- 15-04-25
Cute romcom
4.5/5 ⭐️ 0/5 🌶️ 5/5 🎧
This was such a cute story, I love Abby’s writing her humour is always so well executed. I saw a lot of people complaining about the tree puns being on the cringe side but I actually thought they were adorably funny! I would also immediately fold for a nerdy arborist with an 8 pack 🙂↕️
🎧Duet Narration🎧
Julia Whelan and Connor Crais were amazing in this, both TREEmendously 😉 talented narrators
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