There's something warm and comforting about Jo's books and this was no different. Emily, you can't help but love this audio book reader as she's meet Juce, a man who needs romance and to get his publisher off his face. There were times I was frustrated with the characters and others I was rooting for the main characters.

Although this feels all Christmas, in summer, it's still that perfect poolside or a lazy Sunday afternoon read with that Jo magic storytelling.

I have ready most of Jo’s books and was happy to receive this. Emily works as an audio book narrater on romance fiction ,usually and loves her job. Jude is a crime writer but is struggling to finish his book and is getting hassle from his publisher. They feel he needs to lighten the main character up and introduce a softer side to him. Jude can’t see this working and he doesn’t believe in true love. Emily gets introduced to Jude in the hope she can help him finish his book. Emily is going home to Cornwall to stay with her parents for Christmas. Her mum doesn’t keep great and her dad looks after her. Jude’s dad and step mother stay nearby but he never visits as he doesn’t get on with his dad. Jude’s Mum died when he was 12 and he hasn’t ever got over that. He was sent away to boarding school by his Dad and his second wife. His Dad remarried again and Viv is lovely and always inviting him to visit but he never does. When he finds out Emily is going to Cornwall he rents a flat nearby so he can work with her but there is an attraction which he tries to fight. I loved the book and didn’t want it to end,please read it to find out how Emily and Jude navigate their working relationship and spending time together. You won’t be disappointed.

Love Jo Bartlett books. Emily is a romance audiobook teller. She loves romance. Jude is a crime author who hates romance but has hit a block with his series of detective novels. He persuade Emily to try and help him put some romance in his books

Emily representa a la romántica empedernida moderna: una mujer que cree en los finales felices no porque su vida haya sido fácil, sino porque eligió encontrar belleza en lo cotidiano. Con una empatía natural y una visión esperanzada del mundo, Emily no solo busca el amor, sino una vida significativa. Su encuentro casual con su autora favorita, Sophia Wainwright, cambia su destino, dándole un impulso profesional... y sembrando las semillas de un futuro aún más inesperado.

Jude es un exitoso autor de thrillers que está perdiendo conexión con sus lectores. No cree en el amor. Su historia personal está teñida de abandono, desilusión y una visión amarga de las relaciones.


Jude es un exitoso autor de thrillers que está perdiendo conexión con sus lectores. No cree en el amor. Su historia personal está teñida de abandono, desilusión y una visión amarga de las relaciones. Lo que comienza como una obligación profesional (acercarse al romance para inspirarse) lo lleva al audiolibro de Emily, cuya voz y emoción comienzan a penetrar sus defensas. El cambio de Jude es lento, lleno de dudas y contradicciones, que me llegó a desesperar al final.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest