In a New York Minute

By: Kate Spencer

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan, Neil Hellegers

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

A clever, tender, and romantic "Nora Ephron romp for the modern ages" (Christina Lauren) for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Cousens, this laugh-out-loud debut is a perceptive reminder that fate can have a sense of humor and that love can happen...in a New York minute.

Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favorite silk dress to ruins, and now she’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can’t get away from her fast enough.

Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knight-in-couture, Hayes Montgomery III, are the newest social media sensation, and all of New York is shipping #SubwayQTs.

Only Franny and Hayes couldn’t be a more disastrous match. She’s fanciful, talkative, and creative. He’s serious, shy, and all about numbers. Luckily, in a city of eight million people, they never have to meet again. Yet somehow, Hayes and Franny keep running into each other - and much to their surprise, they enjoy each other’s company. A lot. But when Franny’s whole world is turned upside down (again!), can she find the courage to trust in herself and finally have the life - and love - she’s always wanted?

“Spins a catastrophic meet-cute into a richly realized romance that's surrounded by even more love stories - between friends, between families, and between New Yorkers and their city. You'll devour it.” (Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, USA Today best-selling authors of The Royal We and The Heir Affair)

“A love story to friendship, discovering what - and who - makes you feel truly yourself, and New York City. I flew through this book and enjoyed every moment!” (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times best-selling author of While We Were Dating)

“A sparkling delight about found and chosen family, being brave even in the tiny moments, and the rewards we can reap when we put our authentic selves out there. What a sweet, hilarious treat.” (Christina Lauren, New York Times best-selling author)

“A frolicky, playful rom-com about finding Mr. Right when everything else goes wrong.” (Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Life’s Too Short)

“A perfect New York romance, as sweet, steamy, and surprising as the city itself.” (Abbi Waxman, USA Today best-selling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill)

“If you’re looking for the perfect ‘meet cute’, look no further. Adorable banter and countless laugh-out-loud moments makes this charming romance a true delight.” (Farrah Rochon, USA Today best-selling author of The Dating Playbook)

©2022 Kate Spencer (P)2022 Forever

Great romance

This book really grew on me. I feel like you can hear some of Kate’s personality shining through. Definitely recommend!

Disappointing heroine

I really liked the premise of the meet cute on the subway but the story seemed to drag on after the initial meeting. Beside some initial embarrassment and miscommunication, there is very little conflict in the story and almost no depth to the hero. He is shy, intelligent, rich, patient and thoughtful. He shares his feelings and expresses his interest in her almost immediately. He is almost perfect and it is hard to relate to the heroine who pretty much complains through the whole story. She creates her own drama for no reason. I had a hard time getting through it and ended up abandoning the book at about 75% in.

2 cuties

Love this Love story
Brought me right back to Brooklyn and my train traveling days
great job by narrators great use of movie references I felt connected to the characters 👍🏼 😀

A fun tale

This story grew on me. It just kept on getting better (as did the audio performers). A quirky contemporary romance with an excellent feel for NYC.

Eh

The story was cute at first, but it kind of went off the rails towards the end. The narrators were ok but not quite right. The male narrators voice for the female lead was excruciating. The female narrator was shrill and read as if every sentence ended in an exclamation mark. Surprised at all of the glowing reviews.

LOVED IT !!!!

it’s such a good book and it’s very well read, easy to follow and a great story !

Delightful!! 3.5*

This book was delightful modern day love story set in New York! It was a quick, easy read and I immensely enjoyed reading it!

Super cute

Wished it didn’t end. Very cute easy listening.
Had me excited to listen each day

Cute, Cheesey Love Story

After reading two gut-wrenchingly sad books (one a memoir) back-to-back, I wanted a light, breezy, low-stakes plot book to give myself a break. This book is exactly what I was looking for. I tried reading a different book first, and it was truly cringe-worthy, but I felt this book was funny and witty and romantic without being too cringey. I personally enjoyed the switch back and forth between narrators. The first chapter was a little rough– I almost returned the book because of the narrator's yelling– but I'm glad I didn't because it got a lot better after the first chapter. The group of girl friends made me smile a lot, and their interactions sometimes reminded me of the Girls Gotta Eat podcast.

Cute Concept, Slow Delivery

This story started off really great but then chugged along until like the last 90 minutes before they finally got together and then she blew up at him literally hours later for caring about her. Yikes

Their make up was adorable though-both hers and his and then theirs.

This book was a lot longer than it should have been though. There was sooo much filler before they got together for sure and then their breakuo happened literally 3 days later.

The narrators are both new to me and while I did not mind their voices at all the female narrator, Amanda Dolan, had a hard time controlling her mouth/breath noises and it was not filtered out in the first part of the book.

The male narrator, Neil Hellegers, I enjoyed and would listen to again