As someone whoâs been born and raised in and around the suburbs of Manhattan, I have a love-hate relationship with the city. I crave the excitement it offers but then gets frustrated by its drawbacks- the crowds, the dirt, the noise, the expense, the pressure. But then you crack open the pages of a romance story, and the allure of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs is undeniable. Anything is possible in New York City.
Meredith Altmanâs engagement to Wesley Latner ended in spectacular disasterâone that shattered her completely. Years have passed since then, andâŚ
I live a very busy life with four children, two dogs, an awesome husband, and a career of my own. If a book doesnât pull me in right from the start, I tend to give up on it fairly quickly. This book sucks you in right away and keeps you turning the pages with fervor. Itâs a complicated story about friendship, romance, and a young woman who thinks she has everything figured out, until she doesnât, but then she does, and then she doesnât. You get the gist.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠âGet ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.ââReese Witherspoon (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick)
âThe perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silverâs characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.ââJill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story.
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. TheirâŚ
This book absolutely shattered me. Imagine going to sleep one night and waking up in the morning to a whole new existence. Thatâs what happens to the protagonist in this book. Itâs five years later, and sheâs living with the wrong man, having no clue how she ended up where she is. With NYC as a fabulous background to this captivating story, she has to figure out how to make sense of her whole new world. The only thing grounding her in reality is the city sheâs always known.Â
'SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING - I LOVED IT!' JILL MANSELL
'Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship, and is one of this year's must-reads' Heat magazine *****
Dannie Kohan has held true to her meticulously crafted 5-year plan since she understood the concept. On the day that she nails the most important interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals.
But that night Dannie falls asleep and dreams of a night five years in the future whereâŚ
Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars in this moving novel by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends. Think White Lotus meets Virgin River set at a picturesque mountain inn.
Seven days in summer. Eight lives forever changed. The stage isâŚ
The night before September 11, 2001, I was in New York City, and my now-husband proposed to me. We woke up the next morning to a whole new world. Any book set in Manhattan that relates to September 11th instantly speaks to me. This romance story is one you will never see coming, and I canât recommend it more highly.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠In this irresistible novel from the author of All We Ever Wanted and Something Borrowed, a young woman falls hard for an impossibly perfect man before he disappears without a trace. . . .Â
Itâs 2 A.M. on a Saturday night in the spring of 2001, and twenty-eight-year-old Cecily Gardner sits alone in a dive bar in New Yorkâs East Village, questioning her life. Feeling lonesome and homesick for the Midwest, she wonders if sheâll ever make it as a reporter in the big cityâand whether she made a terrible mistake in breaking up withâŚ
Youâve probably read The Rosie Project, but have you read the prequel? Iâve always been a sucker for back story and what happened before the moment a movie or novel starts. Well, thatâs what you get in The Rosie Effect. And even better, its setting in the vibrant and thrilling New York City only adds to the romance and excitement in this beautiful romantic comedy.
Sink into the joyously weird and wonderful next chapter of Don and Rosie, in Graeme Simsion's unmissable sequel to the bestselling The Rosie Project!
'Touching and entertaining' Mail on Sunday ___________
Forty-one-year-old geneticist Don Tillman had never had a second date before he met Rosie.
Now, living in New York City, they have survived ten months and ten days of marriage, even if Don has had to sacrifice standardised meals and embrace unscheduled sex.
But then Rosie drops the mother of all bombshells. And Don must prepare for the biggest challenge of his previously ordered life - at the sameâŚ
Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars in this moving novel by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends. Think White Lotus meets Virgin River set at a picturesque mountain inn.
Seven days in summer. Eight lives forever changed. The stage isâŚ
As someone who spent a number of years working in a big office in New York City (and kinda hating it), the âbig city office atmosphereâ in this story really spoke to me. Luckily, there is at least a brief vacation where the characters escape the grind. Best of all, when they return to the city, they can appreciate whatâs romantic about it in so many new and wonderful ways.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR. A BOOKTOK SENSATION.
A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . .
Catalina Martin desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows - including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancee - will be there.
She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC toâŚ
Meredith Altmanâs engagement to Wesley Latner ended in spectacular disasterâone that shattered her completely. Years have passed since then, and now sheâs about to marry Aaron Rapp, a former Ivy League football player and baby-saving doctor. As they celebrate their engagement at a new TriBeCa hotspot, Meredith is stunned to find the restaurant owner is none other than Wesley, the man she is still secretly trying to forget.
When Meredith learns that Wesley has been diagnosed with ALS, her feelings about their past become all the more confusing. As she spends more time with Wesley and is pulled further under his spell, she discovers what kind of man her new fiancĂŠ really isâand what kind of woman she wants to be.
