Unlikely Story

De: Ali Rosen

Narrado por: Carly Robins

From the author of Recipe for Second Chances comes a swoonworthy romance bursting with wit about a therapist who falls for the wrong man…but perhaps the right one was hiding in the margins all along.

As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she’s hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her own: she’s in love with someone she’s never even met.

J edits the advice column Nora’s been writing anonymously for the last seven years. He’s in London, she’s in New York, and they communicate solely through shared files. When he confides that his girlfriend’s out of the picture, and her boss asks her to come to London, Nora takes both as a sign.

But that’s not the only thing on her mind. A client’s ex-boyfriend just moved into her co-op, directly beneath her. Eli blames Nora for his breakup and seems determined to make her life miserable, gleefully planning a noisy renovation.

Yet despite all his bluster, Nora eventually starts to see the softness behind Eli’s brusque, charming exterior…and after a slipup reveals a startling secret, Nora wonders whether someone can be two things at once.

©2025 by Ali Rosen. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Carly Robins's warm, expressive narration suits this delightful rom-com set mainly in New York City.… Robins seamlessly shifts from Nora's hesitant persona to Eli's brash but kindhearted demeanor and to a lively supporting cast, including the elderly residents of Nora's building. This heartwarming rom-com is full of poignant moments, as well as laugh-out-loud scenes.”—AudioFile Magazine

“A swoonworthy romance reminiscent of a Nora Ephron movie. Rosen’s enemies-to-lovers romance is a delightfully modern take on You’ve Got Mail, mixed with the kind of will-they, won’t-they sort-of love triangle that’s the bread and butter of all rom-coms…Readers will be eating it up happily.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A fun read from cover to cover. Exceptional and memorable, Unlikely Story is a very highly recommended and popular pick…”—Midwest Book Review

Stopped listening after 30 min.

nothing but silly boring chatter. i will not consider books by this author. Waste of my time.

Not interesting

Overall performance is OK, I like the pace of reading. The story is predictable, not very interesting. Some cute moments but had to force myself to finish the book.

Excellent!

The characters express emotions that most people experience, but can’t articulate. The relationships are interesting and captivating. It is wonderful to read a story that keeps you guessing and has such a happy ending.

cool little story

this story has it all, intrigue,and love. unfortunately some of the story line is predictable.

So Sweet and Cute and Funny

4 ⭐ 2 🌶️ 5 🎧

This was super cute and a fun listen. I loved the secret pen pals via cloud docs angle, especially with how their professional and nicknames were different so it made sense they wouldn't know. The ending was wraught with miscommunication tension, but thankfully ended up fairly low angst.

I loved all the side characters too, it was quite the found family they got themselves. When they stuck up to Nora’s mom for her, it was so dang sweet. And then the perfect epilogue that included them as well.

The audio was great. Carly Bloom is just fantastic in this one and I really enjoyed this audiobook.

Cute romance!

This cute romance was modern and included a therapist main character, which I thought lent to the feel of the plot. There was a sweet surprise in the middle, too. The reader hops in and out of British and American accents well!

So enjoyable

Thoroughly enjoyed. Well written. Well spoken. Kept me entertained throughout. Trials and tribulations resonated with me.

Multiple Names

Good reading. It’s predictable. After main character admits she uses 2 different names I knew what the twist would be.

Cute if not predictable

Cute story. Only downside is narrators attempt at different voices. Trying to sound like a senior citizen was comical. Tried to do a Scottish brogue but sounded Eastern European.

Ease of listening

Easy listening, sweet story
Warm and fuzzies all day long
Great to listen to- difficult to turn off