-
Not Like the Movies
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Audible Premium Plus
$14.95 a month
Buy for $24.50
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Waiting for Tom Hanks
- By: Kerry Winfrey
- Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn’t always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel.
-
-
If you’re looking for cotton candy rom com, this is for you!
- By tammie bitters murri on 07-03-19
By: Kerry Winfrey
-
The Tourist Attraction
- Moose Springs, Alaska Series, Book 1
- By: Sarah Morgenthaler
- Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Graham Barnett named his diner The Tourist Trap, he meant it as a joke. Now he's stuck slinging reindeer dogs to an endless parade of resort visitors who couldn't interest him less. Not even the sweet, enthusiastic tourist in the corner who blushes every time he looks her way...Two weeks in Alaska isn't just the top item on Zoey Caldwell's bucket list. It's the whole bucket. One look at the mountain town of Moose Springs and she's smitten.
-
-
So cute and engaging!!’
- By Amber on 08-08-20
-
Paris Is Always a Good Idea
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It's been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong postcollege European adventure. Since then, she's lost her mother to cancer and watched her sister marry twice, while Chelsea has become one of the most talented fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and with the exception of one annoyingly competent coworker, Jason, her status as most successful moneymaker is unquestioned. Then Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad.
-
-
Wonderful Story, Beautifully Read
- By Dayhiker on 01-19-21
By: Jenn McKinlay
-
Kiss My Cupcake
- By: Helena Hunting
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Holly Warren
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Blaire Calloway has planned every Instagram-worthy moment of her cupcake and cocktails shop launch down to the tiniest detail. What she didn't plan on? Ronan Knight and his old-school sports bar next door opening on the very same day. He may be super swoony, but Blaire hasn't spent years obsessing over buttercream and bourbon to have him ruin her chance at success. From axe throwing (his place) to frosting contests (hers), Blaire and Ronan are constantly trying to one-up each other in a battle to win new customers. But with every clash, there's also an undeniable chemistry.
-
-
Cute and Flirty
- By being_ericamarie on 08-20-20
By: Helena Hunting
-
Mistletoe and Mr. Right
- Moose Springs, Alaska, Book 2
- By: Sarah Morgenthaler
- Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs...even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.
-
-
Yes Yes Yes 😍
- By Hailey Davidson on 10-18-20
-
Well Played
- By: Jen DeLuca
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll even find The One.
-
-
Root for him!
- By Val on 10-05-20
By: Jen DeLuca
-
Waiting for Tom Hanks
- By: Kerry Winfrey
- Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn’t always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel.
-
-
If you’re looking for cotton candy rom com, this is for you!
- By tammie bitters murri on 07-03-19
By: Kerry Winfrey
-
The Tourist Attraction
- Moose Springs, Alaska Series, Book 1
- By: Sarah Morgenthaler
- Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Graham Barnett named his diner The Tourist Trap, he meant it as a joke. Now he's stuck slinging reindeer dogs to an endless parade of resort visitors who couldn't interest him less. Not even the sweet, enthusiastic tourist in the corner who blushes every time he looks her way...Two weeks in Alaska isn't just the top item on Zoey Caldwell's bucket list. It's the whole bucket. One look at the mountain town of Moose Springs and she's smitten.
-
-
So cute and engaging!!’
- By Amber on 08-08-20
-
Paris Is Always a Good Idea
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It's been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong postcollege European adventure. Since then, she's lost her mother to cancer and watched her sister marry twice, while Chelsea has become one of the most talented fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and with the exception of one annoyingly competent coworker, Jason, her status as most successful moneymaker is unquestioned. Then Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad.
-
-
Wonderful Story, Beautifully Read
- By Dayhiker on 01-19-21
By: Jenn McKinlay
-
Kiss My Cupcake
- By: Helena Hunting
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Holly Warren
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Blaire Calloway has planned every Instagram-worthy moment of her cupcake and cocktails shop launch down to the tiniest detail. What she didn't plan on? Ronan Knight and his old-school sports bar next door opening on the very same day. He may be super swoony, but Blaire hasn't spent years obsessing over buttercream and bourbon to have him ruin her chance at success. From axe throwing (his place) to frosting contests (hers), Blaire and Ronan are constantly trying to one-up each other in a battle to win new customers. But with every clash, there's also an undeniable chemistry.
-
-
Cute and Flirty
- By being_ericamarie on 08-20-20
By: Helena Hunting
-
Mistletoe and Mr. Right
- Moose Springs, Alaska, Book 2
- By: Sarah Morgenthaler
- Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can't stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana's determined to prove that she belongs...even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town's hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.
-
-
Yes Yes Yes 😍
- By Hailey Davidson on 10-18-20
-
Well Played
- By: Jen DeLuca
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll even find The One.
-
-
Root for him!
- By Val on 10-05-20
By: Jen DeLuca
-
The Roommate
- By: Rosie Danan
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Wheatons are infamous among the East Coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too tempting to resist. Unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true.
-
-
Funny, sweet and oh so sexy!
- By Readaholic Book Reviews on 09-19-20
By: Rosie Danan
-
In a Holidaze
- By: Christina Lauren
- Narrated by: Patti Murin
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s the most wonderful time of the year...but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world - the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families.
-
-
Mandrew and Mazey <3
- By Pcelovenme on 10-08-20
By: Christina Lauren
-
Crazy Stupid Bromance
- Bromance Book Club, Book 3
- By: Lyssa Kay Adams
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Alexis Carlisle and her cat café, ToeBeans, have shot to fame after she came forward as a victim of a celebrity chef’s sexual harassment. When a new customer approaches to confide in her, the last thing Alexis expects is for the woman to claim they’re sisters. Unsure what to do, Alexis turns to the only man she trusts - her best friend, Noah Logan. Computer genius Noah left his rebellious teenage hacker past behind to become a computer security expert. Now he only uses his old skills for the right cause. But Noah’s got a secret: He’s madly in love with Alexis.
-
-
Not a fun light read
- By Kindle Customer on 11-22-20
By: Lyssa Kay Adams
-
Well Met
- By: Jen DeLuca
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?
-
-
ho hum
- By April on 09-21-19
By: Jen DeLuca
-
Beach Read
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes best-selling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They're polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.
-
-
Phenomenal Storytelling... with a caveat
- By S.R.V. on 05-22-20
By: Emily Henry
-
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- By: Jenny Bayliss
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When it comes to relationships, 34-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug". The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood café. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with 12 different men. The odds must finally be in her favor...right?
-
-
Predictable yet fun and witty
- By Erica Paulk on 12-06-20
By: Jenny Bayliss
-
Tools of Engagement
- A Novel
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrated by: Charlotte North
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hair, makeup, clothing, decor...everything in Bethany Castle's world is organized, planned, and styled to perfection. Which is why the homes she designs for her family's real estate business are the most coveted in town. The only thing not perfect? Her track record with men. She's on a dating hiatus, and after helping her friends achieve their dreams, Bethany finally has time to focus on her own: flip a house, from framework to furnishings, all by herself. Except her older brother runs the company and refuses to take her seriously.
-
-
Wonderful
- By Allison Ball on 10-02-20
By: Tessa Bailey
-
Spoiler Alert
- A Novel
- By: Olivia Dade
- Narrated by: Isabelle Ruther
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster. Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Immediately..
-
-
fluffy girl approved
- By Melissa A. on 12-02-20
By: Olivia Dade
-
Head over Heels
- A Novel
- By: Hannah Orenstein
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The past seven years have been hard on Avery Abrams: After training her entire life to make the Olympic gymnastics team, a disastrous performance ended her athletic career for good. Her best friend and teammate, Jasmine, went on to become an Olympic champion, then committed the ultimate betrayal by marrying their emotionally abusive coach, Dimitri. Now, reeling from a breakup with her football-star boyfriend, Avery returns to her Massachusetts hometown, where new coach Ryan asks her to help him train a promising young gymnast with Olympic aspirations.
-
-
Ended short
- By Katie on 08-17-20
By: Hannah Orenstein
-
No Offense: A Novel
- Little Bridge Island, Book 2
- By: Meg Cabot
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As Little Bridge Island Public Library’s head of children’s services, Molly hopes the messiest thing in her life will be her sticky-note covered desk. But fate - in the form of a newborn left in the restroom - has other ideas. So does the sheriff who comes to investigate the “abandonment”.
-
-
Amazing as usual
- By Julia on 12-09-20
By: Meg Cabot
-
The Switch
- A Novel
- By: Beth O'Leary
- Narrated by: Alison Steadman, Daisy Edgar-Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some long-overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn 80. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. So they decide to try a two-month swap. But stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected. Will swapping lives help Eileen and Leena find themselves...and maybe even find true love?
-
-
Try the print version
- By Kathleen Djupe on 08-27-20
By: Beth O'Leary
-
One to Watch
- A Novel
- By: Kate Stayman-London
- Narrated by: Kristen Sieh
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers - and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Chad! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television? Just when Bea has sworn off dating altogether, she gets an intriguing call.
-
-
One to Watch was Hard to Read (but still good!)
- By Stephen L Barkley on 10-01-20
Publisher's Summary
What happens when your life is a rom-com...but you don’t even believe in true love?
Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, she’s pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time - or interest - in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend, Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that’s about to premiere in theaters across America...and happens to be inspired by Chloe and her cute but no-nonsense boss, Nick Velez.
As the buzz for the movie grows, Chloe reads one too many listicles about why Nick is the perfect man, and now she can’t see him as anything but Reason #4: The scruffy-bearded hunk who’s always there when you need him. But unlike the romance Annie has written for them, Chloe isn’t so sure her own story will end in a happily-ever-after.
Critic Reviews
“Winfrey excels at upending typical romantic comedy tropes, and Chloe is a complicated, realistic, believable character. Sitcoms, movies, and music are all heavily referenced in the story; fans of the TV series New Girl will no doubt love this book. A quirky novel perfect for rom-com fans and readers looking for a little sweet escapism.” (Kirkus Reviews)
"Humor and love abound in Winfrey’s delightfully meta rom-com...This is a winner." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
More from the same
Author
What listeners say about Not Like the Movies
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- KatCar
- 10-10-20
crass
I really liked the first book, but I remember it being much cleaner. This one was depressing (all woe is me) and so much more crude. I was really looking forward to this book, but I am not a fan, unfortunately.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- L
- 12-21-20
Forgettable.
Maybe I'm at a different stage of my life but I can't stand the main character. She gets annoying and how many times do I have to listen to her talk about her life not being a rom com. I also dislike The way some of the characters speak. It makes me cringe in second hand embarrassment. Its like an older out of touch person depicting the way they think the younger generations speak.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kim Baker
- 09-25-20
Feel good book
Great follow up to Waiting for Tom Hanks. If you are a fan of RomComs you will enjoy this book! I loved it!!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mo
- 08-23-20
good sequel
this book is not as good as Waiting For Tom Hanks but its still a cute rom com story! if you enjoyed the first one you'll enjoy this one
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sara C
- 07-27-20
4 🌟
Really enjoyed this spin-off to Waiting For Tom Hanks diving into the world of Chloe and Nick a little more closely. I feel for Chloe and find that I am a bit like her in some aspects, such as, feeling like I have to do it all including that for others, not having believed in there being a really true love cuz life isn't a Rom Com. In trying to figure it all out, Chloe was true to get stubborn self and felt it was a little too "woe is me" and was a bit perturbed by her constant denial and self pity. As if she's the only one in the world going through things. She went as far as insulting and using Nick with how much she pushed him away when he has always, always been there for her. Aside from that, I really enjoyed the overall story and how it played out. Like it would in real life discussing "pigs in a blanket" instead of a typical cliche Rom Com ending. Because even in a Rom Com, people's problems don't always go away, they just become easier to deal with because they allow love in no longer having to deal with anything alone. Thanks Kerry for that love life lesson!