Match Me If You Can

A Novel

By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

In This Heart of Mine, you met Kevin Tucker. Now meet Kevin's shark of an agent...and Annabelle Granger, the girl least likely to succeed.

Annabelle is tired of being the lone failure in a family of overachievers. She's endured dead-end jobs and a broken engagement. But that's going to change now that she's taken over her late grandmother's matchmaking business. All Annabelle has to do is land the Windy City's hottest bachelor as her client, and she'll be the most sought-after matchmaker in town.

With his money-green eyes and calculated charm, Heath Champion is the best sports agent in the country. He's wealthy, driven, and gorgeous, so why does he need a matchmaker, especially a red-haired screw-up like Annabelle Granger? True, she's entertaining, and she does have a certain quirky appeal. But Heath is searching for the ultimate symbol of his success: the perfect wife. And to make an extraordinary match, he needs an extraordinary matchmaker, right?

If Annabelle isn't careful, she just might find herself going heart-to-heart with the toughest negotiator in town, a man who's beginning to ask himself...exactly how perfect does perfect have to be?

©2005 Susan Elizabeth Phillips (P)2005 BBC Audiobooks American & © 2005 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Captivating romance....Phillips has once again created a delightful page-turner. (Publishers Weekly)
"Dazzling contemporary romance." (Booklist)

Great mood booster!

Totally predictable, but who cares when you find yourself making excuses to go back and read...

S. E. Phillips At Her Best

Like most of Susan Elizabeth Phillip's books, I really enjoyed this story. Few writers blend humor, romance and hot sex better. You really get to know and like the main characters and the evolution of their relationship is realistic. One thing I don't like in romance is the "love at first sight" easy way out. Here, you are taken on a fun ride and really believe that the characters fall in love. Don't hesitate to buy this book!

Great Story, Mediocre Narrator

I really enjoyed the plot of this novel and the characters were delightful. The narrator was pleasant enough until she tried to do Heath's voice and it just sounded silly. It was like a child trying to sound like a grown up.. melodramatic and overdone. Otherwise it was a very enjoyable read even if you typically don't like romance.

stayed up all night...

I'll keep this short and sweet -- I started listening to this book in the gym and got completely hooked that I stayed up until 4am to hear the entire thing! Author does a great job of introducing (and sustaining) the first stages of love and flirting -- and you start to root for the characters in an almost real way! I thought it was funny and sweet and would recommend to anyone who likes this genre

Refreshing

it was refreshing to read a book with a true romance story that developed slowly instead of the rushed storyline full of erotica. We need more writers like this today.

voice doesn't fit main character

I don't feel the readers voice fits the character at all. sounded like an old women

Perfect Genius

This is an absolute gem of a story. Heath Champion and Annabelle Granger are such a fascinating and interesting couple. This book has it all sexy men and women interesting careers and great locations. The secondary couple of Portia and Body are the perfect foil. Pippy Tucker is adorable. This is my all time favorite narration by Anna Fields. She gives it the perfect tone. And the humor sparkles from every page. I April take this book on a desert island.

LOVE SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS!

Every year for more than ten years I await the next novel from SEP. I am NEVER disappointed. SEP writes funny quirky stories that thoroughly entertain you. I wish she could match me up with some of her characters. Can't say which one, that's a secret, but I will say I just LOVE her books, this one was no different.
For those that don't know, Anna Fields died quite a few years ago, so sorry for her family's loss, and sorry for the loss of a gifted narrator!!

Fun story but the ending just was a little blah

If you could sum up Match Me If You Can in three words, what would they be?

Fun fiesty romance

Would you recommend Match Me If You Can to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, it was worth the time, I just wish it would have had a stronger ending.

Did Anna Fields do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

For the most part but the male voices were a little off-putting and hard to distinguish. They sounded "dumber" than the male characters were. Not as smooth as they really were.

Any additional comments?

I didn't care for the subplot of the other matchmaker and her weird romance.

WOW........just great

This is my first book by Phillips and I was very impressed. My interest was held the whole time and the narrator did a great job with the different charactors. Although the some of the scenes are indeed predictiable it is still a refreshing book. This book gives a true meaning to the saying that love is blind....sometimes it is right under your nose.