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. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they've met many times and it's never been cute. Well-rounded characters and a believable plot gave this story an extra layer of goodness. 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. 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. New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry ( Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation) returns with Book Lovers, in which an ambitious literary. 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. A delightful romance that both dismantles and celebrates the career woman archetype, Book Lovers cements Emily Henry's status as one of the best rom-com writers around. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Julia Whelans dynamic performance will have listeners savoring every literary reference and word in this romance novel. Nora Stephens' life is books-she's read them all-and she is not that type of heroine.
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