What I Should've Said

De: Max Monroe

Narrado por: CJ Bloom, Sebastian York

You don’t find love. Love finds you … in New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe’s tender and emotionally charged story.

When grumpy, muscled-up artist Bennett Bishop bothers to speak, it’s usually to say something you’re not ready to hear.

When he first speaks to Norah Ellis, a rambling runaway bride who hitchhikes a ride from him, it’s to tell her to get out of his truck and walk because she’s a pain in the …

By appearance, Norah Ellis is a fancy fashionista who’s spent the last several years living the good life in the city—expensive apartments, highbrow events, and a fiancé with wealth and good looks. The only problem is that she didn’t choose any of it for herself.

On the day of her July wedding, Norah’s world turns upside down, thanks to a letter from a stranger. She runs for the small town in Vermont she used to call home, but what’s waiting for her, between her estranged sister, the townspeople, and bad-boy Bennett Bishop himself, is way more than she bargained for.

Enemies turn to lovers, strangers become friends, dark secrets bust open like cans of worms, and most of all … summer will never be the same.

"Some books feel personal when you read them, like you can tell the writer poured extra in. That's this story. I dreamed about it all night. What an unforgettable journey."—Kim Holden, Bestselling Author of Bright Side.

©2024 Max Monroe (P)2025 Recorded Books

Wonderful book

Such an emotional book. There are funny moments and definitely moments that made me cry. The narration by CJ Bloom and Sebastian York really added to the story.

Gets you in ALL the feels

This book starts out funny,laugh out loud snorting. Then it catapult you right into bawling your eyes out with Summer's illness.

I am wondering if narrator Sebastian York actually cried while narrating Bennet's gut wrenching parts. He did such a fantastic job and did the various male voices SO well. He is getting much better at doing childrens' voices. CJ Bloom does a fantastic job with Nora and keeping the various female character voices straight.

I am wondering if the author duo of Max Monroe meant Redbridge Vermont to represent Weybridge? Anyway, the one complaint I have is that even small town folks here would NOT call visitors etc "darling." AND we are in the North, we don't have a Southern accent or twang and this is something I am noticing narrators are doing in other books set in Vermont and it is done here too. Please don't. Old timers might have the old Vermont accent, so if you want to know how to do it, feel free to reach out.

Now, moving on. This book does contain childhood illness and death. It ripped my heart out. It also references domestic violence, prostitution, extortion by Nora's own mother and cheating ex fiance, left at the alter. The best decision Nora ever made.

Overall, I highly recommend this book and despite my one complaint, the narrators are top notch and do a fantastic job. Thank you

Amazing on Audio

What I Should’ve Said

Small Town
Enemies to Lovers
Disability Rep
Slow Burn
Workplace Romance

I love a true enemies to lovers and Max Monroe nailed this one perfectly! The banter pulled me in immediately. Emmett is the bad boy of the art world and gives zero shits about the new girl in town…until he does.

“Good grief, you’re like mold, you know that? I can’t seem to get rid of you.”

The slow burn enemies to friends to lovers journey of Emmett and Norah put me through every emotion imaginable. I laughed, I swooned, and my heart broke. Don’t be fooled by the pretty cover, this is an emotional read but so worth it.
The plot twist - You’ll see it coming a mile away and it will rip your heart out page by page.

CJ Bloom and Sebastian York did a phenomenal job narrating this book! From the snarky banter to the most tender heartbreaking moments, they delivered an amazing performance.

Hart wrenching

This was the most emotion book I have ever read by Max Monroe. The emotions I went though were something. This torn my heart out and somehow mended it. Talk about dealing with a real life situation. This is a 5⭐️ read for sure. Loved it!!!

Love Max Monroe

Max Monroe is one my favorite authors…I wasn’t prepared for the emotions this book pulled from me. A great story about love in Summer.