
GROW (Your Own Boyfriend)
Jennifer M. Waldrop
What if you could grow the perfect boyfriend?
One drunk night. One impulsive click. One synthetic man on her doorstep.
K8 isn’t buying the manupartner hype. She wants something real—messy, human, unfiltered. Everyone else is happy with programmable perfection. But when the box shows up, it’s too late to cancel.
No returns. No refunds.
Instead of the docile, made-to-order partner she expected, she gets James Alexander Fletcher: a sharp-tongued entrepreneur from 2035 with memories, opinions, and absolutely zero interest in being anyone’s customizable sweetheart.
When his lease on life starts ticking down, they strike a deal—she’ll help him survive the future if he pretends to be the perfect manupartner.
There’s just one catch: his résumé hasn’t aged well. The only marketable skills James has left involve blood, fists, and a few broken underground laws.
As he fights for the cash to buy his freedom, and K8 fights the urge to get emotionally attached, their fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real. The lines between programming and passion blur, and when trust finally breaks down, K8 has to decide whether love is worth the risk—especially when it’s the messy, maddening kind that can’t be manufactured.
Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis and Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation, GROW (Your Own Boyfriend) is a quirky, heartfelt, and occasionally dark romp through a bubblegum dystopia where love isn’t dead—it’s just been discontinued.
Duration - 13h 5m.
Author - Jennifer M. Waldrop.
Narrator - Rylee Kuberra.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Jennifer M. Waldrop ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Jennifer M. Waldrop
Rylee Kuberra
Love, Manufactured
July House Publishing
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
What if you could grow the perfect boyfriend? One drunk night. One impulsive click. One synthetic man on her doorstep. K8 isn’t buying the manupartner hype. She wants something real—messy, human, unfiltered. Everyone else is happy with programmable perfection. But when the box shows up, it’s too late to cancel. No returns. No refunds. Instead of the docile, made-to-order partner she expected, she gets James Alexander Fletcher: a sharp-tongued entrepreneur from 2035 with memories, opinions, and absolutely zero interest in being anyone’s customizable sweetheart. When his lease on life starts ticking down, they strike a deal—she’ll help him survive the future if he pretends to be the perfect manupartner. There’s just one catch: his résumé hasn’t aged well. The only marketable skills James has left involve blood, fists, and a few broken underground laws. As he fights for the cash to buy his freedom, and K8 fights the urge to get emotionally attached, their fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real. The lines between programming and passion blur, and when trust finally breaks down, K8 has to decide whether love is worth the risk—especially when it’s the messy, maddening kind that can’t be manufactured. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis and Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation, GROW (Your Own Boyfriend) is a quirky, heartfelt, and occasionally dark romp through a bubblegum dystopia where love isn’t dead—it’s just been discontinued. Duration - 13h 5m. Author - Jennifer M. Waldrop. Narrator - Rylee Kuberra. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Jennifer M. Waldrop ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:22
A Note from the Author
Duration:00:00:45
Prologue - A Soft Landing - James
Duration:00:09:34
1 - Say Yes to Manupartners - K8
Duration:00:15:35
2 - A Sudden Break from Sanity - K8
Duration:00:17:39
3 - Loneliness Ends Now - K8
Duration:00:25:36
4 - Hes Not Real - K8
Duration:00:13:57
5 - J-A-M-E-S - James
Duration:00:26:40
6 - A Disturbing Turn of Events - James
Duration:00:36:27
7 - Report a Dangerous Product - James
Duration:00:20:53
8 - Breakfast is Served - James
Duration:00:19:21
9 - Her New Roomate - K8
Duration:00:15:04
10 - A World Without Dogs - James
Duration:00:27:28
11 - An Unfortunate Notification - K8
Duration:00:19:58
12 - Bombs are Dropped - James
Duration:00:22:55
13 - An Electrical Charge - James
Duration:00:06:41
14 - Let the Yearning Begin - K8
Duration:00:05:57
15 - The Inspection - James
Duration:00:25:45
16 - They Took Him - K8
Duration:00:17:15
17 - Kate Will Be So Pleased - James
Duration:00:05:05
18 - A Far Cry from Mr. Darcy - K8
Duration:00:13:41
19 - All the Saints You Know are Dead - James
Duration:00:25:55
20 - Frustrating with a Capital F - K8
Duration:00:04:07
21 - Virtual Tennis Ball - James
Duration:00:19:09
22 - Blackout - James
Duration:00:25:21
23 - The Thing About Luck - K8
Duration:00:27:19
24 - You Weren’t Invited - K8
Duration:00:16:45
25 - The Slip - James
Duration:00:17:12
26 - The Nasty P Word - K8
Duration:00:11:36
27 - A New Day, A New Precipice - James
Duration:00:21:31
28 - It’s a Baby! - K8
Duration:00:22:38
29 - Identity for Hire - James
Duration:00:11:58
30 - Viper - K8
Duration:00:28:37
31 - Never Is a Promise - James
Duration:00:07:00
32 - The Most Precious Possession - K8
Duration:00:19:18
33 - Petty Theft - James
Duration:00:17:40
34 - Even Pretty Girls Lie - James
Duration:00:15:28
35 - An Uncomfortable Confrontation - K8
Duration:00:12:43
36 - Thats Just Kate - James
Duration:00:08:09
37 - A Quick Fix - K8
Duration:00:06:07
38 - Lovers at Last - James
Duration:00:27:24
39 - The Measure of a (Wo)man - K8
Duration:00:17:32
40 - Decommissioning - James
Duration:00:27:09
41 - I Still Own Him - K8
Duration:00:08:08
42 - A Fateful Reunion - K8
Duration:00:07:04
43 - Real Like Me - James
Duration:00:20:57
44 - A New Man - James
Duration:00:06:33
Epilogue - Res6 and Electra Lynch - James
Duration:00:04:08
A Closing Note from the Author
Duration:00:00:21
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:49