Can't Help Falling

A Sweater Weather Standalone

De: Courtney Walsh

Narrado por: Zura Johnson, Lucas Dixon

Sometimes, all it takes to start a fire is a single match...

Owen Larrabee is not my soulmate.

He wasn't when I confessed my love to him on his wedding day, and he isn't now. I should probably say that I wasn't the bride when that happened. I don't have the best timing.

He's got a temper, he's moody, and he has a history of being misunderstood and making big mistakes.

I, on the other hand, make pumpkin cupcakes, spend my Friday nights curled up with a beloved romance novel, and long to be kissed in the rain.

Owen is my best friend's older, off-limits brother and the only boy I ever thought I loved. Which is laughable because he only ever saw me as his kid sister's dorky friend.

But that was a long time ago. And I'm over him. Mostly.

Until he comes back to Harvest Hollow like some kind of hero, showing up just in time to pull me out of my burning house and make me feel all the things I told myself I'd never feel again.

But I have questions. Why is Owen back? And does he remember our secret friendship or the day I've spent the last eight years trying to forget?

I know better than to get hung up on Owen again. Especially now, when he's sworn off relationships and thinks romance is a farce. And I'm something of an expert—at least to the people who listen to my podcast, The Hopeful Romantic.

Never mind that nobody would guess their local bookshop owner is the one doling out popular weekly relationship advice.

Never mind that I'm basing all that advice on the hundreds (thousands?) of romance novels I've read over the years and not on personal experience.

And especially never mind that Owen is making me question everything I believe about all of it.

Can't Help Falling is a best friend's brother, childhood crush, opposites attract sweet rom-com with plenty of sizzle but none of the steam.

©2023 Courtney Walsh (P)2024 Podium Audio

A really sweet and fun story! Loved!!!

This was a great audio book. It was thought provoking for me. It brought together both ideals of practicality and romance and pulled them together in ways that made me see my own relationship differently. Thanks!

Delightful

Wow! This book and these characters totally captured my heart. It’s really funny that in the very beginning I wasn’t sure that I liked Emmy because her romantic notion seemed a bit over-the-top and silly. But I was very quickly drawn into the beauty of the relationship between her and Owen…And loved every bit of it.

I very highly recommend this book as well as the audiobook narration, which was incredible!

Great performance, and the perfect cozy romance

This story was the perfect cozy fall romance! Full of romantic thrills and smart and humorous dialogue. The narration is stellar and truly brings these characters to life! Highly recommend this!

Wow! Wonderful Characters! Great Story!

Wow! This story was so good! I really felt the emotions of both Owen and Emmy so deeply as I listened to the audio version. The narration was wonderful and brought the characters to life so well.

The author did a great job of creating both the characters current day situations as well as showing some key flashbacks to really illustrate the way Emmy and Owen had connected back when they were teenagers. My heart broke for Emmy, who had loved Owen and cared about him in an accepting way that no one else ever had, yet he only saw her as a friend.

But when Owen finally began to realize in the present day that he loved Emmy? Well, he was amazing! I went back and listened to the last three chapters at least two more times after finishing the book. This story made me so happy!

How important is romance?

Emmy thinks it's so important she builds a secret pod cast around it. Even when her best friend comes home, the one she'd pour her heart out to and confessed her love for years before, stands right in front of her with all the tingles and romantic images she can't see him as the right one because he's just not her version of romantic. Owen thinks he can't look at Emmy as more than a friend. He thinks expressing your feelings for someone should be in practical ways. When he decides maybe his feelings for Emmy could change,he has to decide if showing her he can be romantic to capture her heart is worth the effort to win the woman he loves. Sweet, funny, and a great HEA.

Courtney Walsh does it again!

My favorite of hers so far— so well done! So appreciative of her talents and commitment to quality clean literature

Wonderful

The story is well told and the characters become friends. I didn’t want it to end!

Pride and Prejudice is one of my top 6!!!!

I love best friends to lovers rom com novels! This novel reminds me of my husband and I love story. I was able to relate so well with Emmy. I felt so connected to all the characters and didn’t want the story to end. I completed the book in 2 days. It would’ve only taken one day to finish but that’s the life as a mom and wife ;)

Love Courtney Walsh books!

This is a fun listen with lots of references to classic books and characters! Great for a fun escape!

Can’t Help falling for the hunky Fireman or the hopeless romantic?

Secret Friends in High school, Emmie and Owen accidentally meet up when he rescues her from her burning house. He tries many practical things to help her and show her that he cares but it seems she just can’t see it. He finally starts to listen to the romance podcast and tries to win her over with romance, it doesn’t work and he definitely wants to give up!