A Not So Fictional Fall

A Marriage of Convenience Romcom

De: Savannah Scott

Narrado por: Amanda Friday, Tyler Hyrchuk

I live for happily ever afters.
And I'm finally meeting my favorite romance author in person!

Only, all this time, I thought author, Amelie De Pierre, was a woman.

It turns out, Pierre Toussaint is the man behind the books that make me weak in the knees.
He could be the consummate book boyfriend with his dreamy hazel eyes, strong jawline, and those black-rimmed glasses. Not to mention that accent. Oh, that French accent. When Pierre speaks, I feel like I’m curled in his arms on a riverbank being fed chocolate-dipped strawberries.

Not Pierre’s arms, of course. We barely just met. And I’m just me. And he’s Pierre, internationally renowned romance author.

Seeing Pierre in person has me stammering and blushing—two things I don’t usually do.

Imagine my surprise when I receive a call a few weeks after meeting Pierre—from his agent—proposing marriage. Not that I’d marry his agent.

They want me to marry Pierre.

©2023 Patty H Scott (P)2024 Patty H Scott

marriage of convenience fun

This is such a fun story, that I enjoyed reading and listening to. well written and well performed.

preview before buying

the guys French accent is heinous. should have previewed before buying. he sounds pretentious. the story is okay though.

The perfect fall romance!

Oh! My! Gosh! This book! This man! As always with Savannah Scott books… I purchased the Kindle version as soon as it came out. Loved it reread it and loved it all over again. Now the audible version is available and (insert swoony french phrase here) ….. so so good! These characters are warm and witty and fun. The love story is believable and accessible, but so romantic. When I grow up, I want to live in Harvest Hollow! 10 out of 10 recommend.

But that cover!

Well, that was adorable! I don’t usually go for romances featuring MCs who are authors, but this book managed to thread the needle, giving quotes from real romance books and writer shop-talk without overdoing it. I also don’t care for French (I know it’s the language of love, but I grew up on Pepe Le Pew, where French was smarmy), but I was charmed by the duet narration and thought both narrators did a fabulous jobs with all the French accents and characters.

My only quibble about the story was that I didn’t feel the sizzle from Pierre until the very end. Perhaps the writing worked too well to convince me that Pierre was so jaded that he could only see her as a friend. Or perhaps it was her infatuation with him that made the romance unbalanced. Nonetheless, the story and the characters rallied and I had all the feels by the cozy, closed door end.

Now, if only someone could explain the lure of the faceless pod-people on the cover art.
Eek, talk about creepy mannequins.

So swoons

It was so sweet and romantic to hear Pierre’s voice. That added so much. Thank you!!!

Insanely annoying female lead

Idk if I’ll be able to finish this book. The female lead has a ridiculous internal monologue that takes up WAY too much time. Just move on. Stop talking. It’s not endearing or cute or whatever it’s supposed to be. It’s wildly annoying.