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Secondhand Love
Zoe Markham believes the words I love you only spell trouble. A child of divorce, her family is a cautionary tale littered with broken hearts. She's never had a relationship that lasted longer than the blink of an eye. In fact, she writes about breakups weekly for her column in New York Today. The only exception to the rule might be Zoe's friends, Bella and Henry, who have been engaged since college.
Zoe's first date with a new man, Derek, ends up with him making her breakfast, and she finds herself hoping the affair might be more than a one-night stand. But when Bella shows up at the door crying, the engagement ring she'd so proudly displayed gone from her finger, Zoe is again convinced that true love is impossible. Bella persuades her to write about the breakup with Henry and Zoe does it reluctantly Meanwhile, she sets out to prove she's wrong about true love, particularly as it pertains to the two best friends she's ever had. She does everything in her power to get Bella and Henry back together. In the process, Zoe discovers some surprising truths about herself and what she's been looking for all along.
Zoe Markham believes the words I love you only spell trouble. A child of divorce, her family is a cautionary tale littered with broken hearts. She's never had a relationship that lasted longer than the blink of an eye. In fact, she writes about breakups weekly for her column in New York Today. The only exception to the rule might be Zoe's friends, Bella and Henry, who have been engaged since college.
Zoe's first date with a new man, Derek, ends up with him making her breakfast, and she finds herself hoping the affair might be more than a one-night stand. But when Bella shows up at the door crying, the engagement ring she'd so proudly displayed gone from her finger, Zoe is again convinced that true love is impossible. Bella persuades her to write about the breakup with Henry and Zoe does it reluctantly Meanwhile, she sets out to prove she's wrong about true love, particularly as it pertains to the two best friends she's ever had. She does everything in her power to get Bella and Henry back together. In the process, Zoe discovers some surprising truths about herself and what she's been looking for all along.
Zoe's first date with a new man, Derek, ends up with him making her breakfast, and she finds herself hoping the affair might be more than a one-night stand. But when Bella shows up at the door crying, the engagement ring she'd so proudly displayed gone from her finger, Zoe is again convinced that true love is impossible. Bella persuades her to write about the breakup with Henry and Zoe does it reluctantly Meanwhile, she sets out to prove she's wrong about true love, particularly as it pertains to the two best friends she's ever had. She does everything in her power to get Bella and Henry back together. In the process, Zoe discovers some surprising truths about herself and what she's been looking for all along.
Zoe Markham believes the words I love you only spell trouble. A child of divorce, her family is a cautionary tale littered with broken hearts. She's never had a relationship that lasted longer than the blink of an eye. In fact, she writes about breakups weekly for her column in New York Today. The only exception to the rule might be Zoe's friends, Bella and Henry, who have been engaged since college.
Zoe's first date with a new man, Derek, ends up with him making her breakfast, and she finds herself hoping the affair might be more than a one-night stand. But when Bella shows up at the door crying, the engagement ring she'd so proudly displayed gone from her finger, Zoe is again convinced that true love is impossible. Bella persuades her to write about the breakup with Henry and Zoe does it reluctantly Meanwhile, she sets out to prove she's wrong about true love, particularly as it pertains to the two best friends she's ever had. She does everything in her power to get Bella and Henry back together. In the process, Zoe discovers some surprising truths about herself and what she's been looking for all along.
226 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2020
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About the author
Annie Hoff
5 books3 followersWhy write romantic comedy?
I love writing light as air stories that float, characters just this side of crazy that are forever getting themselves into preposterous predicaments. I’m not sure why this is, exactly. I think it’s because I love to laugh.
Life isn’t always funny—there’s enough tragedy in everyone’s personal life and in the collective lives of people to fill more volumes than any library could hold. Laughter is like a balm, like water on a troubled brow. It won’t solve the world’s troubles, anymore than it can put me or anyone into a perpetual state of happiness. But it can soothe down those troubles and for a little while, when we laugh, we feel as though the world might just still be an okay kind of place and maybe life is good, after all.
When I first began writing, I read a wise adage that said ‘write what’s in your heart.’ More often than not, my heart seeks to find the joy in being alive. My heart wants to dance and sing without regard to who’s watching. It wants to spread the joy around, to joke a little, to bask in the sun.
In spending time with the halfway crazy and sometimes funny characters that inhabit my imagination, I can do all those things my heart loves to do—I can let it dance around free and unrestricted by the things in life that sometimes threatened to make it heavier than stone.
My greatest hope is that you’ll bring these characters into your imagination, too. You’ll allow them to lighten the load and to remember life is worth living. If they make you happy, if they make you laugh, then that is, for me, the greatest gift of all.
I love writing light as air stories that float, characters just this side of crazy that are forever getting themselves into preposterous predicaments. I’m not sure why this is, exactly. I think it’s because I love to laugh.
Life isn’t always funny—there’s enough tragedy in everyone’s personal life and in the collective lives of people to fill more volumes than any library could hold. Laughter is like a balm, like water on a troubled brow. It won’t solve the world’s troubles, anymore than it can put me or anyone into a perpetual state of happiness. But it can soothe down those troubles and for a little while, when we laugh, we feel as though the world might just still be an okay kind of place and maybe life is good, after all.
When I first began writing, I read a wise adage that said ‘write what’s in your heart.’ More often than not, my heart seeks to find the joy in being alive. My heart wants to dance and sing without regard to who’s watching. It wants to spread the joy around, to joke a little, to bask in the sun.
In spending time with the halfway crazy and sometimes funny characters that inhabit my imagination, I can do all those things my heart loves to do—I can let it dance around free and unrestricted by the things in life that sometimes threatened to make it heavier than stone.
My greatest hope is that you’ll bring these characters into your imagination, too. You’ll allow them to lighten the load and to remember life is worth living. If they make you happy, if they make you laugh, then that is, for me, the greatest gift of all.
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December 13, 2020
This love triangle has a modern twist on love during current times.
Read full review in the 2020 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2020 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine.
October 12, 2020
Will Both Couples Find Their HEA?
This is a quirky little romantic comedy featuring a young woman who uses humor to deflect a man's serious words and intent. The heroine does not believe love can last, especially after her bestie and her man break up. The couple were the only ones who made her believe it was possible, so she wants to help them get back together. The author has an easy-to-read, pleasant writing style. I'll admit that I felt a little sorry for Derek at the start because he's clearly interested in something more than she is. I like that the author gave the heroine a personal growth arc, one where she becomes more self-aware and understanding of aspects of life that are so crucial. You'll have to read the book to see how it works out for both couples.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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This is a quirky little romantic comedy featuring a young woman who uses humor to deflect a man's serious words and intent. The heroine does not believe love can last, especially after her bestie and her man break up. The couple were the only ones who made her believe it was possible, so she wants to help them get back together. The author has an easy-to-read, pleasant writing style. I'll admit that I felt a little sorry for Derek at the start because he's clearly interested in something more than she is. I like that the author gave the heroine a personal growth arc, one where she becomes more self-aware and understanding of aspects of life that are so crucial. You'll have to read the book to see how it works out for both couples.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
October 2, 2020
Self-discovery
Zoe does NOT believe in love. She actually writes a weekly column in ‘New York Today’ about breaking up. It’s something (breaking up), that seems to come quite naturally to her! Or is she jeopardising things for herself along the way?
And when one of her best friends breaks up with her supposed HEA, she actually tries to get them back together. So maybe she believes more in love for others, but not herself. This story becomes a tale of self-discovery, acceptance and love.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Zoe does NOT believe in love. She actually writes a weekly column in ‘New York Today’ about breaking up. It’s something (breaking up), that seems to come quite naturally to her! Or is she jeopardising things for herself along the way?
And when one of her best friends breaks up with her supposed HEA, she actually tries to get them back together. So maybe she believes more in love for others, but not herself. This story becomes a tale of self-discovery, acceptance and love.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 13, 2020
I liked the sweet romantic nature of the story. I don’t think she realizes how much she wants love to be real especially after meeting him. The story had a number of lovely eye opening moments for her which added to my theory. A wonderfully entertaining and engaging story.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 1, 2020
The book is a good romantic comedy read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry.
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