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One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming.... Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
Publication Year: 2022
Still real loving this book. My prediction is that Libby has always planned on buying Goode’s Bookstore, or at least running it in some capacity, and moving her family to Sunshine Falls, and that is what the lawyers are for. I think as much as she and Nora have special memories in New York City, they weren’t as endearing to Libby as they were to Nora. Now a mother herself, Libby wants the best for her kids, and because she saw how her mother struggled in New York City and how it impacted Nora and herself, she doesn’t want that for her children and is looking to settle down in a quiet place. This will free up Charlie from the responsibility of running the store, so he can return to NYC with Nora. We will have to see how far off I am 👀😂
I’m dying 😂 As someone who HATES Hallmark movies and books, this book is ✨fantastic✨. I am LIVING for the witty comebacks from Nora and Charlie, they are way too funny. I love how much fun they make of the Hallmark vibes while actively being stuck in it. Greatly enjoying this one.