A Novel Proposal

By: Denise Hunter

Narrated by: Jessica Holtan

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

When western novelist Sadie Goodwin must pen a romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: she’s never been in love.

Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie accepts an invitation to hole up at her friend’s beach duplex for the summer and devote herself to this confounding genre. After all, where better to witness love than on the beautiful South Carolina shore?

But Sadie soon finds many ways to procrastinate the dreaded task—like getting to know the beach regulars and installing a Little Free Library on the property. She even attempts conversation with Sam Ford, the frustratingly stubborn neighbor on the other side of the duplex. But things take an unexpected turn when Sadie finds inside her library an abandoned novel with a secret compartment—and a beautiful engagement ring tucked inside.

Suddenly, locating the ring’s owner becomes the perfect way to put off writing that romance. Sadie draws a reluctant Sam into her mission. And as the two close in on an answer to the mysterious proposal, she discovers a tender side to him. She begins to wonder if he just might make the perfect hero for her romance novel—or maybe even her heart.

From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a sweet and sizzling story of a romance writer surprised by her own happily ever after.

• Sweet and thoughtful contemporary listen
• Stand-alone novel
• Book length: 80,000 words

©2023 Denise Hunter (P)2023 Thomas Nelson

Sweet story but a little juvenile.

I liked the story but found it to be a little juvenile; more of a teen novel. The main character was, at times, a annoying; way too perky. All in all, a nice clean read.”

Sweet, heart warming story

Worth a read with an education on how to write a romance. No embarrassing erotic exercising. Enjoy!

Fun read

Loved everything about this story. Loved Sadie’s positive and always cheerful attitude. Loved the mystery they solved and how it ended with Sam’s parents.

It was okay

I liked the way the “romance writing guide “ was interwoven into the story, but the story was not that great. I didn’t buy the way that the hero was able to be so magnanimous with his ex and his cousin after their betrayal and thought the heroine’s mother was quite manipulative at times. The narration was okay, but I had to keep adjusting the speed and she sometimes had me more concerned with that than listening to the story. I think the writing was more of a problem than the narrator though so I will have to give both a try separately to decide. Overall I give it a solid 3. The story felt kinda simplistic at times.

Delightful!

Delightful story. Great beach read. Very creative story line!
Will definitely read more of her books.

Sweet story!

Sweet story. The narrator brought this light love story to life. It didn’t take long to find myself immersed into the characters.

Wholesome

Sweet, simple, warm, and charming. A wholesome book that leaves a smile on your face with all the feel goods.

Novel

Listening to this story was fun. The quotes at the beginning of the chapters gave a little tease about what was coming and were delightful. I always enjoy Ms. Hunter’s work.

Great storyline

Enjoyed the narration as it fit the story line. And the storyline was simple but sweet.

Heartwarming

This was a heartwarming book; that I throughly enjoyed. I will definitely read more from this author.