![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She still tries forgetting her magical snowy one night stand in Vegas but now her sweet, steamy banters, long text messages with Brock make her hyperventilate! For paying the expanses of nursing house of grandmother Blah ( short for Barbara :that woman stole the chapters each time she appeared on the page), she needs extra cash, so she takes the offer she cannot refuse: she’s gonna be co-narrator of a romance novel with freaking BrockMc Night: the industries hottest, most secretive and sexiest male voice. They share a memorable night! Sewanee acts like a stranger, talking in Texan accent, giving her name as Alice the book editor! And they parted their ways! When Adaku leaves her alone at the bar for catching an audition which takes place in LAX, Sewanee decides to call the night but then something magical happens which can only happen in romance novels: A perfect stranger with Irish accent and heavy charm sits on her table and begins to talk…they have only one night till the stranger called Nick leaves the town. She decides using her acting skills with more proficient way by narrating audibooks: and guess what? She literally kills it! She manages talking in different accents, imitating perfect male voices! Only thing she doesn’t do is romance novels!īut after attending to Vegas Book Convention for replacing her boss/ her landlord/ her mentor Mark, sharing a room with her bestie Adaku who is riding movie star, living her dreams by heading to a blockbuster as leading actress, her life changes in one magical night! I easily connected with Sewanee Chester: once upon a time an aspiring actress who had a terrible accident resulting with losing her one eye, wearing permanent eye patch to cover it and damaging her shoulder. It was hilarious opening! Then a few chapters later: I was hooked and as soon as Sewanee meets Nick, I was game! I literally started drooling over! The book glued to my hands! I couldn’t stop reading it! It was smart, seductive, heartfelt, entertaining!!! As usual I started to read this one, and I was literally guffawing. Normally at first chapter I decide my semi verdict about a book. I saw some mixed reviews, rolling my eyes, maintaining my objectivity! Honestly, I fell in love with author’s debut novel “My Oxford Year” and I was so excited to start this one. If she can learn to risk everything for desires she has long buried, she will discover a world of intimacy and acceptance she never believed would be hers. Soon, she is dreaming again, but secrets are revealed, and the realities of life come crashing down around her once more. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her.Īs Sewanee begins work on the book, resurrecting her old romance pseudonym, she and Brock forge a real connection, hidden behind the comfort of anonymity. Sewanee doesn’t buy what romance novels are selling-not after her own dreams were tragically cut short-and she stopped narrating them years ago. On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world’s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book-with Brock McNight, the industry’s hottest, most secretive voice. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. From the author of My Oxford Year, Julia Whelan’s uplifting novel tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator-who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident-and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last romance novel.įor Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. ![]()
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