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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.

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Published May 3, 2022

416 pages

Average rating: 7.85

2,426 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

NDThompson
Mar 28, 2025
10/10 stars
One of my all time favorite RomComs. If you love banter between characters this is for you. I literally LOL’d while reading!! So cute!
suzuppello
Jan 02, 2025
10/10 stars
I’ve been in a slump and within the first 20 pages of Book Lovers, Emily Henry’s Nora pulled me out and I devoured the book in a single day. By the end, my eyes were puffy for crying big, fat happy tears. Even more so than in Beach Read and PYMOV (which I didn’t think was possible), Henry writes dialogue and train of thought that puts you in the room with your very real and very ridiculous friends. She makes it OK for her characters to say all the things we’re trained not to.

Much like Charlie, I nearly skipped the end of this so I could hold it for a day when I really needed to make sense of things. But like Nora, I lack self control.
Shawna K88
Dec 29, 2024
10/10 stars
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KelBel
Dec 20, 2024
9/10 stars
I loved this story. It gave me all the feels. It was a Hallmark movie in reverse.. (read the author's notes at the very end). So emotional and heartwarming.. I was crying near the end but you do get the HEA. Loved the writing style and flow/pacing of the book. Quickly downloaded more books by this author.
Anonymous
May 19, 2024
8/10 stars
I originally picked this up for bookclub, but I didn't attend it.

I loved the book references in this book. It was a romance, and, as usual with romances, we knew how the story would end, but not how we'd get there.

I would recommend this cute romance to anyone who loves bookstores and the process of reading, writing and publishing, and who loves reading romances.

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