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About the book

Nora Stephens is a high-powered literary agent who embodies the "city girlfriend" trope usually dumped at the start of romance movies. When her sister Libby insists on a vacation to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, Nora expects a cinematic small-town transformation. Instead, she repeatedly encounters Charlie Lastra, a cynical book editor from her past in New York. While Libby creates a bucket list to push Nora into a rustic romance, Nora and Charlie form a sharp-tongued alliance. They navigate family secrets, corporate shifts, and the reality that their identities are rooted in the city rather than the country.

Readers of contemporary romance who enjoy banter and subverted genre tropes will find this story fits their interests. It appeals to people who identify with ambitious, prickly protagonists rather than traditional heroines. The book provides a look at the editorial process and the mechanics of the publishing industry. Readers walk away with a perspective on sisterhood and the realization that personal growth does not require changing one's fundamental personality to fit a conventional narrative.

Details

Published

2022

Language

EN