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Nora Goes Off Script

Written by: Annabel Monaghan
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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Publisher's Summary

"The perfect escape."—USA Today

"Readers who loved Emily Henry's Book Lovers are sure to savor Nora Goes Off Script."—Shelf Awareness

Named one of the Best Beach Reads of Summer 2022 by The Washington Post • USA Today • Cosmopolitan • Southern Living • Country Living • Business Insider • Buzzfeed • Book Riot • The Augusta Chronicle

Nora’s life is about to get a rewrite....

Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it’s her job. But when her too-good-to-work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage’s collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life. No one is more surprised than her when it’s picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her 100-year-old home. When former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne’er-do-well husband, Nora’s life will never be the same.

The morning after shooting wraps and the crew leaves, Nora finds Leo on her porch with a half-empty bottle of tequila and a proposition. He’ll pay a thousand dollars a day to stay for a week. The extra seven grand would give Nora breathing room, but it’s the need in his eyes that makes her say yes. Seven days: It’s the blink of an eye or an eternity depending on how you look at it. Enough time to fall in love. Enough time to break your heart.

Filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom, Nora Goes Off Script is the best kind of love story—the real kind where love is complicated by work, kids, and the emotional baggage that comes with life. For Nora and Leo, this kind of love is bigger than the big screen.

©2022 Annabel Monaghan (P)2022 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

One of Real Simple’s Best Books of 2022

One of Cosmopolitan’s 30 Best Romance Novels of 2022

One of the Washington Posts’s 10 Noteworthy Books for June 2022

One of USA Today’s Top Rom Coms for June 2022

One of Amazon’s Best Romance Books of 2022 So Far

One of Southern Living’s Beach Reads Perfect for Summer 2022

One of the Skimm’s 10 Books That’ll Get You Out of a Reading Rut

One of Buzzfeed’s 27 New Romance Books Releasing in June, July, and August That Will Heat Up Your Summer

One of The Augusta Chronicle’s Newest Beach Reads Inspired by Hallmark Movies

One of New York Post’s Best New Books to Read

One of WTVJ-NBC’s Summer Book Picks

“A witty and poignant roller coaster that springs a delightful surprise.”—People

“Monaghan’s witty adult debut novel perfectly captures the apprehension and excitement of infatuation blended with life’s complications.”—Washington Post

“The perfect escape from reality…In the best way.”—USA Today

What listeners say about Nora Goes Off Script

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A winner - Enjoyed everything about this book and the audible experience. I binged this read harder than a Netflix series

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This will be one of my favourite audiobooks this year. I was swept away by this book. I was a bit hesitant on the narrator at first as she seemed so matter of fact but that was Nora. Loved the narrator. She was perfect. And I loved this book and the surprise at the end.

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Enjoyed by the beach

My husband and I listened attentively to this story while we were at the Sea everyday on the beach. It was a cute story to follow with its' ups and downs. The narration threw me off at first but completely understood her mannerism after a few paragraphs. Enjoyable!

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