Nora Hamilton is a successful romance script writer for the Romance Channel. When her husband abandons her and their two children, Nora does her best writing about her no-good husband and their failed marriage. A big studio buys the script and in no time the movie is being filmed using Nora's property as the filming location. Handsome movie star Leo Vance is cast as the husband in the film. His smoldering good looks make Nora's heart race. When the shooting on her property is wrapped, Nora discovers Leo Vance drinking tequila on her porch and watching the sunrise. Leo asks Nora if she would rent out her tea house to him for $1,000 a day. Needing the money to pay some overdue bills, Nora jumps at the chance; but she doesn't know what she is getting herself into.
I have mixed feelings about this story. It's told in Nora's first-person point-of-view which I'm not a fan of when it comes to romance. I also wasn't a fan of Leo for the first quarter of the story. But he slowly changed for the better and grew on me. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the romance was going strong in the middle of the book when something happened that threw me out of the story. I couldn't figure out how the author could possibly give this story a plausible happily ever after. I was ready to give up on the book. Luckily, the author salvaged the story and saved the day. I was happy with the ending, and I hope everyone gives this book a chance. My rating: 4 Stars.
I have mixed feelings about this story. It's told in Nora's first-person point-of-view which I'm not a fan of when it comes to romance. I also wasn't a fan of Leo for the first quarter of the story. But he slowly changed for the better and grew on me. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the romance was going strong in the middle of the book when something happened that threw me out of the story. I couldn't figure out how the author could possibly give this story a plausible happily ever after. I was ready to give up on the book. Luckily, the author salvaged the story and saved the day. I was happy with the ending, and I hope everyone gives this book a chance. My rating: 4 Stars.
I've been looking forward to reading Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan since I've heard so many glowing reviews. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Hillary Huber and loved it! I've never given a romance 5 stars, but this story definitely deserves it. If this book created the romance trope of a "normal" person falling in love with a "famous" person, I'm here for it if they are all this well-written.
I really liked how 'real' Nora was - her dry sense of humor, her strong sense of self, and the love for her children. I wasn't sure about Leo at first, but he definitely found his way into my heart. And Nora's daughter and son felt realistic and added to the story. I was so invested in these characters, I gasped when the source of the inevitable conflict was revealed. And I had a big smile on my face as I listened to the final chapter with its HEA ending.
Thank you to Putnam and NetGalley for the egalley. Now I'm very eager to read the author's next novel Same Time Next Summer which is scheduled to publish June 6, 2023.
I really liked how 'real' Nora was - her dry sense of humor, her strong sense of self, and the love for her children. I wasn't sure about Leo at first, but he definitely found his way into my heart. And Nora's daughter and son felt realistic and added to the story. I was so invested in these characters, I gasped when the source of the inevitable conflict was revealed. And I had a big smile on my face as I listened to the final chapter with its HEA ending.
Thank you to Putnam and NetGalley for the egalley. Now I'm very eager to read the author's next novel Same Time Next Summer which is scheduled to publish June 6, 2023.
