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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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416 pages

Average rating: 7.86

2,322 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Hasti book lover
Apr 09, 2025
5/10 stars
It is exactly what it is supposed to be! Romantic novel! Not a lot of great mind blowing writing but it has a plot, and it is not weird or over the top ! Will I remember the plot two days from now? No, will I recommend it ? Also no but again, it didnt make me gag and in this genre of books if it doesnt make me want to pull my own eye out of its socket then it is a win hahah
Anonymous
Apr 01, 2025
8/10 stars
I liked this a lot, but for a book about the publishing industry and editors, it had a few glaring editing mistakes, in my opinion. How did Nora get home from her date with Shepherd?
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!
AMaynard
Mar 28, 2025
6/10 stars
Funny and witty. Wonderful characters. However, it was also predictable and underwhelming toward the end.
WayneInTheButt
Feb 28, 2025
8/10 stars
I typically don't read romance novels, but picked this one up on suggestion of a friend and totally loved it! I'll be honest, despite loving romcom movies I was always a little embarrassed to pick up a similar style of book. But I'm glad I decided to push my boundaries! Henry's writing is fun and engaging, and I loved the dynamic between the main characters. Sometimes I could tell where a plot line was going and sometimes I was surprised!

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