Featuring Rachel Coates as Cara, and Gio Gahol as Lucas.

Book description: 

Fate's been playing tricks on Cara Nicolas lately. She agrees to go on a blind date with her best friend's fiancé's cousin, only to discover that the guy is her first love from high school, Lucas Lobregat. Now that would have been a charming story, except that the date turns out to be one of the worst ever. And they can't even pretend it never happened, because they're both suddenly part of the wedding preparations.

Just as she is starting to get to know more about the boy she used to love, Oliver Sta. Maria, an old flame who owes her some closure, surprisingly shows up. With two pasts resurfacing, which will Cara choose to rekindle? Or can she have the chance to choose at all?

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=== Show Notes === 

The third episode features a scene from Blast From Two Pasts, a romance novel by author KristelSVillar. It's an indie release, available in ebook and print, and it isn't in mainstream bookstores just yet. If there's anything that excites me about doing this podcast, it's that we can showcase indie books that are loved by readers. Kristel's book has its share of fans and loyal readers — go listen, and we hope we brought Lucas and Cara to life in the best way possible. (And then go get the book!)

I chose this scene for Gio and Rachel to do because it seemed like an interesting, packed chapter. If this were a movie it would be a montage, and we'd see quick cuts of their amusement park date, as they go from one attraction to another. There's also a nice range to this, because we get to hear Gio/Lucas be scared and teasing, and later, tender. Rachel/Cara gets to be jokey and fun, and later, swoony. Gio throws himself into this and that was fun even during rehearsal. Rachel changes gears and slows it down near the end but you don't feel it as abrupt, even when you've only been listening for less than ten minutes.

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