Behind Enemy Bylines

A Novel

De: Kathleen Fuller

Narrado por: Melissa Moran

Full of small-town charm, this latest cozy, low-spice romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Kathleen Fuller offers a second chance at love for one local reporter and his big-city accountant ex.

Little Rock, Arkansas, 1995: Jade Smith's life has never been entirely stable. Bouncing back and forth between her mother and foster care, she learned that the only person she can really trust is herself. So when she starts to fall for newsroom reporter Sebastian Hudson, her defenses go up. When she gets a job offer from a company in Atlanta, Georgia, she immediately takes it, leaving Sebastian behind. He might have claimed to love her, but she knows no one sticks around for long.

Clementine, Arkansas, 2005: Ten years after his heartbreak, Sebastian is back in his tiny hometown running the local paper and writing his slice-of-life column. The numbers in the accounting book are telling a story he's not ready to read, but he's refused to entertain any buy-out offers from big conglomerates, even as other small presses are being grabbed up, and in some cases, put out of business. He's determined not to let anything happen to the Clementine Times.

In Atlanta, Jade is eager for the promotion that will finally provide the security she's always craved. There's only one hitch—her boss wants her to convince a small-town newspaper owner to sell his paper to their company. No big deal, right? Then she learns the owner is none other than Sebastian Hudson. Now it's a very big deal.

Reunited for the first time since their awful break-up, Sebastian and Jade dig in their heels, refusing to see each other's side. But the small town of Clementine won't let them stay at odds with each other for long. Between a springtime hoedown, a dangerous apartment fire, Sebastian's slightly meddling younger sister, and the surprise appearance of Jade's younger brother, Sebastian and Jade end up discussing everything but business. They also rekindle past feelings.

But when one of them makes an unforgivable decision, can they find their way back to each other? Or is this second chance the very last one?

If you love low-spice, high-heart romances where the town is as much a character as the people in it, don't miss this tender tale of love lost...and maybe found again. Download Behind Enemy Bylines and fall back in love with small towns, second chances, and the people who just might surprise you.

©2025 Kathleen Fuller (P)2025 Thomas Nelson

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The changing fortunes of newspaper publishing provide the backdrop for this spirited second-chance romance from Fuller (The Marriage Pact) . . . Fuller's lighthearted story brims with quirky characters and southern charm . . . Readers will race through this." —Publishers Weekly

"This sweet romance set in the early 2000s about a small-town Arkansas newspaper made me long for a time I didn't even know I was missing. By the time I finished Behind Enemy Bylines I wanted to pack my bags and travel down to Clementine so I could keep visiting all the new friends I'd made on these pages (hopefully at a hoedown with lots of funnel cake). If you're in search of a charming second-chance romance full of lovable characters and satisfying emotional arcs, Kathleen Fuller has written you a great one right here." —Becca Kinzer, award-winning author of First Love, Second Draft

DID NOT FINISH

Did not like either of the main characters. The female is self-centered, uncommunicative and as story unfolds she lies, steals and then lies more to cover it up. While is human & forgivable, I don’t want to read The 1995 “dating” should have been expanded because it did not feel they had a relationship other than lunch dates … certainly not enough to have lasted for 10 years other than physical attraction. I typically liked Kathleen Fuller’s books and I have appreciated the contemporary books (so over all the Amish stories)! This one drug me down and I skipped to the end. There was a “positive” outcome but it left me flat. Thomas Nelson used to publish Christian stories. There was no hint (in what I listened to) of faith or Christianity. Very disappointing. Narration is good.

Ch 13 & 14 repeat A LOT.

The first thing I have to address is the fact that chapter 13 and 14 repeat. A good portion almost a whole chapter is repeated and it’s not like it’s two chapters just repeating itself it’s jumbled and mixed up. I was walking with my phone in my pocket while listening and I thought maybe I hadn’t made my phone go back at chapters so I verified before I posted this.
It was very disconcerting and it’s odd that they missed this and all the production, especially since it lists everything at the end of the production.

that aside, I absolutely love the narrator. I’ve listened to some of her narrations and I absolutely think she does a great job.
the story was very sweet! I can handle story with a lot of spice and somewhat none at all. This one had none at all. And I absolutely loved it and I think it was a really good story. There was a bunch of moving parts and they all really fit well together. I would highly recommend this book. Just keep an eye out on the chapters. I would give it a five star overall, but I have to take away from the production value I think. Something needs to be done about that and I don’t know if anybody ever checks these reviews that I have to do with the author. Or the editors.