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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

2,389 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Noemi salsa
May 27, 2025
8/10 stars
A long read. Took a while for me to get hooked. Had to get to the middle of it for it get good. The last 10 chapters were worth it.
Mhoovs21
May 12, 2025
10/10 stars
This book was AMAZING. The characters were so well written and their growth made so much sense. I love how Charlie and Nora's relationship was based on how much they just got each other and they never tried to change one another. I haven't had a book bring me to tears in a bit, but this story did. I will be buying ALL of her books now. :)
V Lew
May 09, 2025
6/10 stars
It was cute and a fun weekend read
MWind
May 08, 2025
4/10 stars
Light and easy, like reading your fav rom com movie.
tayloractuallyreads
May 02, 2025
10/10 stars
I initially rated this book 5 stars a couple years ago and after my reread I feel like it's so much better ??? arguably 6 stars. it also might be that I relate more to Nora (and libby) now than I did when I first read it. also having just reread beach read, I feel like I fucking hate Gus hahaha. I thought he was my favorite EmHen mmc but after rereading this one, Charlie is so much better than Gus. ugh I love this one. continuing my EmHen rereads. up next: happy place

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