This program features an author's note and acknowledgments read by the author.
From the creator of viral TikTok account Betty's Book List, a debut romance about a supermodel and a photographer with a past marriage pact who meet again ten years later on a photoshoot in Cinque Terre, Italy.
From the moment Emerson and Theo met as teenagers, they were inseparable. But just when they finally expressed their feelings to one another, they were torn apart.
Now, supermodel Emerson is nearing her twenty-eighth birthday, and she's tired of looking for love in all the wrong places. When the calendar reminder for the marriage pact she and Theo made as teens goes off on her phone, she realizes this is it—her chance to rekindle the only romance that ever really made sense. Emerson convinces her grumpy agent to book her as the face of the fashion campaign that Theo, now a fashion photographer, is shooting. The good news: the campaign is being shot in ridiculously romantic Cinque Terre, Italy. The bad news? Theo might not be as happy to see her as she'd hoped.
The two embark on a four-day campaign that tests not only their feelings, but their ability to keep their hands off one another. But as roadblock after roadblock keeps them apart, Emerson starts to wonder: will this photoshoot be the key to getting one last shot at love, or will it be a final goodbye?
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250350480
- File size: 310332 KB
- Duration: 10:46:31
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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March 4, 2024
Cayouette makes a memorable debut with a second-chance love story that is equal parts heart-wrenching and inspiring. As an adult, supermodel Emerson Grey is still dealing with a sexual trauma from her past that led her to distance herself from her high school love, Theo Carson, when they were 18. Then a calendar reminder of their pact—that if they weren’t married to other people when they turned 28, they would marry each other—pops up on her phone, and she realizes how much she misses and still loves Theo, who is now a photographer. An opportunity to work with him arises, and Emerson jumps on it—against the wishes of her uber-manipulative agent, Matt. Will their sweet reunion lead to the soul-satisfying happy ending both characters deserve, or will their complicated past and Matt’s present treachery keep them apart? Cayouette leads readers on a well-plotted, multidimensional route to the answer. Along the way, she does a masterful job of showing how trauma affects relationships, and shares in an emotional author’s note that she’s drawing from personal experience. The result is a commendable portrait of healing. -
September 13, 2024
Emerson and Theo made a pact in high school, agreeing that if they weren't married to others, they would marry each other when they turned 28. Emerson, a world-famous supermodel recovering from past sexual trauma, hasn't seen Theo, her high school sweetheart, for over a decade. When she is selected to appear in a photo campaign in Italy, she fights tooth and nail for Theo to be hired as a photographer, but she is deeply unsure how the reunion will go. The two characters begin a four-day journey that puts their feelings to the test as they encounter one obstacle after another. Will the two finally be able to heal from the past and find their happily ever after? Brittany Pressley and Sean Patrick Hopkins narrate the parts of Emerson and Theo, respectively, while debut author Cayouette reads her author's note. The narrators enhance Cayouette's tender story, adding compelling emotional depth. Their character portrayals capture the characters' growth, from prickly to cautiously hopeful to openly loving. VERDICT Cayouette's debut traces a complicated second-chance romance set against the glamorous yet demanding backdrop of the fashion industry.--BreAnn Weeks
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