Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words by Tara Sivec, Andi Arndt Published by Audible Original on September 3, 2019
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Andi Arndt
Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
Amazon Audible
Cowritten by USA Today best-selling author Tara Sivec and award-winning narrator Andi Arndt, a hysterically funny, heartfelt romance about starting over and taking chances.
Nothing good ever comes from drinking a box of wine alone. So when I decided to entertain my drunken self by setting up some hand-me-down podcasting equipment and reading the steamy parts from romance novels, I never thought anyone would actually listen. The fact that I admitted my huge crush on my sexy next door neighbor made the whole thing even more mortifying. But sometimes life surprises you, and that’s how my podcast, Heidi’s Discount Erotica, was born.
Now I, Heidi Larsen, a sweet former kindergarten teacher in Waconia, Minnesota, lead a scandalous double life reading erotic novels to the listening world. And with each episode, I find myself embracing my new alter ego more and more. Now I’m starting to feel more comfortable in my own skin and do things I never would have dreamed of - like kissing my neighbor.
Look out, Waconia, because Heidi’s on the loose! She’s in your ears, in your hearts, and down your pants...wait, that didn’t sound as good as it did in my head. Well, you get the picture, don’tcha know!
Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words is the delightful love child of Tara Sivec and Andi Arndt. Tara has enticed me with her wicked sense of humor in previous books, and Andi is one of my favorite audiobook narrators. Who better, then, to bring us a romantic comedy about a virtuous small town gal and her inadvertent erotica podcast?
Of course, I listened to the audiobook. Andi Arndt narrating her own words? I mean, come on! Heidi is a prim kindergarten teacher, and Andi brings the character to life with wonder and innocence. I absolutely adored her Minnesota accent and the awkward way in which she talks about the birds and the bees … or a man’s fern or rooster, as the case may be.
I loved seeing Heidi’s self-confidence grow with every episode of her podcast. Her romance with her neighbor is sweet, but almost less important to me than Heidi’s pride in herself. Heidi’s chatterbox mom is hilarious and a prime source of both embarrassment and comic relief.
Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words is a fun story is sure to chase your blues away.
Recommended for fans of:
Podcasts
Romance novels
Quirky heroines
Hot dishes/casseroles
Listen to Andi read the synopsis for Heidi’s Guide to Four Letter Words!
About Tara Sivec
Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author, wife, mother, chauffeur, maid, short-order cook, baby-sitter, and sarcasm expert. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and looks forward to the day when they all three of them become adults and move out.
After working in the brokerage business for fourteen years, Tara decided to pick up a pen and write instead of shoving it in her eye out of boredom. Her novel Seduction and Snacks won first place in the Indie Romance Convention Reader’s Choice Awards 2013 for Best Indie First Book and she was voted as Best Author in the Indie Romance Convention Reader’s Choice Awards for 2014.
In her spare time, Tara loves to dream about all of the baking she’ll do and naps she’ll take when she ever gets spare time.
I just added this to my TBR. I love Tara Sivec! Great review!
I was wondering about this book! I think I need to read it after reading your review.