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An Accidentally in Love Story #2
The Text God: Text and You Shall Receive...
Text and you shall receive…
Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist. This translates into walking dogs for money, practicing yoga for sanity, and hitting up her friends at a local bakery to supplement her diet. Rent is due and she’s running out of cash. After begging the universe for a sign that help is on the way, her phone pings with an incoming text. GOD: You can do it; I believe in you!
Gabriel Oliver Daly agreed to mentor a friend’s younger sister. Unbeknownst to him, after losing her phone, said sister uses her dog walker’s phone to text him about a job offer. He responds enthusiastically.
Jen can’t believe GOD is actually texting her! But who is she to question the ways of the universe? On the first day of texting, GOD gets her a job that will keep her afloat. On the second and third days he offers even more help.
Gabriel starts to think his friend’s sister might be too flighty to make it in the legal jungle of New York. Why exactly does she need a survival job? Wasn’t she supposed to be interviewing for a position as a junior lawyer? And why is she texting him random (not to mention very personal) stuff all the time?
When they finally meet, Jen realizes GOD isn’t a deity but a divinely handsome lawyer. A complete stranger has answered all her prayers. After all, God does move in mysterious ways
Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist. This translates into walking dogs for money, practicing yoga for sanity, and hitting up her friends at a local bakery to supplement her diet. Rent is due and she’s running out of cash. After begging the universe for a sign that help is on the way, her phone pings with an incoming text. GOD: You can do it; I believe in you!
Gabriel Oliver Daly agreed to mentor a friend’s younger sister. Unbeknownst to him, after losing her phone, said sister uses her dog walker’s phone to text him about a job offer. He responds enthusiastically.
Jen can’t believe GOD is actually texting her! But who is she to question the ways of the universe? On the first day of texting, GOD gets her a job that will keep her afloat. On the second and third days he offers even more help.
Gabriel starts to think his friend’s sister might be too flighty to make it in the legal jungle of New York. Why exactly does she need a survival job? Wasn’t she supposed to be interviewing for a position as a junior lawyer? And why is she texting him random (not to mention very personal) stuff all the time?
When they finally meet, Jen realizes GOD isn’t a deity but a divinely handsome lawyer. A complete stranger has answered all her prayers. After all, God does move in mysterious ways
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Melanie Summers
53 books1,103 followersMelanie Summers is a multi-award-winning, Amazon best-selling author of romantic comedies and women’s fiction. She’s written over thirty books for people who have 'had it up to here' with the real world and need to laugh, feel good, and sigh happily. When she’s not writing or reading, she's usually out for a walk with her two adorable dogs, hanging out on the beach with her husband and their three teenagers, or curled up on the couch for family movie night. Melanie resides on Vancouver Island, Canada where her life goal is to become one of those fabulous people who take daily ice baths in the ocean. So far, she can get in up to her ankles, which is not awful, thank you very much.
Melanie Summers also writes under the name M.J. Summers
Melanie Summers also writes under the name M.J. Summers
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May 29, 2024
Hilarious!! Loved it 😍
May 28, 2021
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I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is more 3.5 stars than 4.
I did enjoy it, but it was so ridiculous.
Let me start out by saying that this had a very intriguing premise, especially because how exactly does one delude themselves into thinking that God is texting them? While I do get that this is fiction, and that this is a rom-com, and this is not supposed to be very serious, but believeing that God is texting you is a bit too farfetched.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get to the other stuff. I enjoyed both POVs, it was really interesting to see both sides of the story, how they were misinterpreting each others' motives so much, what Jen thought when GOD texted, and what Gabe thought when Audraa texted.
By the end o f this I was a bit sick of the constant wackiness, but that's a personal failing that I can't take more than a small amount of seriously ridiculous media before starting to resent it.
I really loved the friendships in this, Zay was a really good friend, and like the only person with any common sense at times, and on Gabe's' side we had so much of the family! I loved the interactions with Mary and Joe (you can't get any closer to the bible and making someone believe you're God when you know people named Mary and Joe.), and Ciara and her kids (her mother sense of knowing exactly what was going on with the kids and knowing who were misbehaving is honestly so relatable), and the customers at the store; all of those were really lovely.
I did have a few issues with the ending, mainly because it was super rushed, and like on an even higher level of ridiculousness than the rest of the book. Also, the injury to another person to make the main couple realise they are in love is not one of my favourites; why can't they come to the conclusion on their own. Like, I'm okay with this if it likes reminds you of your mortality, but I prefer the love declarations and the getting back together to then be slower than just 'oh my God I just saw someone die/almost die and it has made me want to date you'.
I'm going to be honest, I felt sorry for Alexis when Gabe dumped her, even though she was supposed to be the villain. I also get that their relationship was over long before they actually broke up, but I still felt that this book bordered on infidelity at some points.
The insta-love was somewhat heavy, but given that I was taking the rest of this as a ridiculous book, I ended up not caring as I considered it part of the ridiculousness.
On the whole an enjoyable and very lighthearted read. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good light past time, does not mind crack-fic like ridiculousness, lots of second hand embarrassment, loads of misunderstandings, slight epistolary-ness, and doesn't mind insta-love.
Pre-reading review:
This is getting slightly scary, the way every one of the books I've requested today are getting approved one by one. THANK YOU NETGALLEY?
I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is more 3.5 stars than 4.
I did enjoy it, but it was so ridiculous.
Let me start out by saying that this had a very intriguing premise, especially because how exactly does one delude themselves into thinking that God is texting them? While I do get that this is fiction, and that this is a rom-com, and this is not supposed to be very serious, but believeing that God is texting you is a bit too farfetched.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get to the other stuff. I enjoyed both POVs, it was really interesting to see both sides of the story, how they were misinterpreting each others' motives so much, what Jen thought when GOD texted, and what Gabe thought when Audraa texted.
By the end o f this I was a bit sick of the constant wackiness, but that's a personal failing that I can't take more than a small amount of seriously ridiculous media before starting to resent it.
I really loved the friendships in this, Zay was a really good friend, and like the only person with any common sense at times, and on Gabe's' side we had so much of the family! I loved the interactions with Mary and Joe (you can't get any closer to the bible and making someone believe you're God when you know people named Mary and Joe.), and Ciara and her kids (her mother sense of knowing exactly what was going on with the kids and knowing who were misbehaving is honestly so relatable), and the customers at the store; all of those were really lovely.
I did have a few issues with the ending, mainly because it was super rushed, and like on an even higher level of ridiculousness than the rest of the book. Also, the injury to another person to make the main couple realise they are in love is not one of my favourites; why can't they come to the conclusion on their own. Like, I'm okay with this if it likes reminds you of your mortality, but I prefer the love declarations and the getting back together to then be slower than just 'oh my God I just saw someone die/almost die and it has made me want to date you'.
I'm going to be honest, I felt sorry for Alexis when Gabe dumped her, even though she was supposed to be the villain. I also get that their relationship was over long before they actually broke up, but I still felt that this book bordered on infidelity at some points.
The insta-love was somewhat heavy, but given that I was taking the rest of this as a ridiculous book, I ended up not caring as I considered it part of the ridiculousness.
On the whole an enjoyable and very lighthearted read. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good light past time, does not mind crack-fic like ridiculousness, lots of second hand embarrassment, loads of misunderstandings, slight epistolary-ness, and doesn't mind insta-love.
Pre-reading review:
This is getting slightly scary, the way every one of the books I've requested today are getting approved one by one. THANK YOU NETGALLEY?
July 11, 2024
DNF @ 25%
1. The texting God thing goes on too long.
2. The MMC is in a long-term relationship in which she is expecting him to propose soon.
It's a pretty short book, so him leaving one woman for another is not a book I'm interested in reading. *shrug*
1. The texting God thing goes on too long.
2. The MMC is in a long-term relationship in which she is expecting him to propose soon.
It's a pretty short book, so him leaving one woman for another is not a book I'm interested in reading. *shrug*
October 31, 2021
No. She is an idiot and there is zero chemistry between the main characters. 1* only for well written parents.
December 28, 2021
I'm THRILLED to announce that Whitney Dineen and I have our second book coming out on April 1st! The Text God is SSOOO fun. So fun.
One starving artist desperate for her big break.
One attorney who’s forgotten how to enjoy life. When a mix-up has these two texting each other, they just might discover they’re the answer to each other’s dreams.
Text and you shall receive…
One starving artist desperate for her big break.
One attorney who’s forgotten how to enjoy life. When a mix-up has these two texting each other, they just might discover they’re the answer to each other’s dreams.
Text and you shall receive…
May 29, 2024
Quirky, G-rated romcom set in New York City
The cell number of 32-year-old, Irish-American, corporate attorney, Gabriel Oliver Daly, is accidentally entered into the contacts list for of the cell of 20-something Jennifer (Jen) Flanders as "GOD" by a newly minted female attorney, who is the younger sister of a longtime friend of Gabe. Jen is this woman's dog walker, and the woman accidentally mistook Jen's phone for her own when she made this entry, because they look alike. The woman also texts Gabe, connecting to him for the first time using Jen's phone. Thereafter, whenever he gets a text from Jen, Gabe thinks he is talking to his friend's sister, which is how he has identified her phone number in his contacts list. Not knowing about the mistaken entry in her contacts list, naively faithful Jen assumes that she is hearing from the actual Christian Deity when Gabe first texts her, and thereafter, through most of this novel. The motivation for her believing such a crazy thing is that her very religious grandfather raised her to believe in miracles, and she badly needs a miracle the day Gabe's first text arrives. She rationalizes that, if the Judeo-Christian God could create an entire universe, why should it be beyond His power to contact a true believer via a text?
To carry off this premise, and milk it for all the humor she can, the author employs a technique of script writing that is common in film and TV comedies, in which two characters talk at cross purposes. The audience knows what each character is actually saying, but neither of the two people having the conversation realizes they are misunderstanding each other. This allows them, for varying lengths of time in the story, to each perceive their conversational exchanges in an entirely different way, thereby delighting the audience with the resulting comic mayhem.
From Gabe's perspective, he wrongly assumes that he is mentoring an inexperienced young woman at the challenging inception of her legal career. And awestruck Jen believes that the Almighty is answering her prayers at a really difficult point in her nascent avocation as a fine artist.
After an extensive bout of texting over multiple days, Jen asks GOD (whom she does not know is a human being named Gabe) to meet her in person. He suggests that she meet him at an Irish pub in Hell's Kitchen in New York City, not mentioning in his text that it is owned by his Irish-immigrant parents. Gabe doesn't ask for a description of the woman he has been texting, whom he has never met in person before, because he doesn't think he needs it, given the fact that his friend's Irish-American family is overrun with flaming red hair and freckles. Since Jen has neither of those physical attributes, Gabe does not realize that she is the woman he has been texting when she arrives at the pub. He merely notices that she is a young woman with a sweet expression on her lovely face. Because Jen has no preconceptions as to what the Deity might look like in the flesh when He shows up at a pub in New York City, she is not looking for anyone in particular. And she's made no effort to describe what she looks like to GOD, under the presumption that, because the Diety is omniscient, He doesn't need one.
At this point in the story, we are introduced to Gabe's adorable parents, Joseph and Mary. And of course, prior to this moment, when Jen has been texting with the entity that she assumes is the Deity, and he casually mentions that he is in the company of his mother Mary and father Joseph, this has further extended the Christianity theme of the comic miscommunications between them.
This is a cute, frequently heartwarming, G-rated novel, with no more than a few kisses. There are enough references to praying within this novel that fans of Christian romance might reasonably consider it to be part of that subgenre of romance.
Gabe is a kind-hearted, generous, and thoroughly decent human being. Jen is a people-loving extrovert who, as the saying goes, "has never met a stranger." Joe and Mary are fantastic additions to every scene in which they appear. The clever repartee between the two of them is hilarious, and their loving treatment of Gabe and their warmly welcoming of Jen into their family is truly touching.
For most of the book, Gabe is emotionally entangled with a barracuda of a female attorney, whom he has been in a committed relationship with for eight years, ever since law school. There is no explanation as to why the two of them have never lived together, and we are given to understand that his girlfriend has been so busy, that he has hardly seen her the last four months, and they have not been intimate in all that time. She serves as the familiar, romance antagonist, the "evil other woman," after Gabe finally breaks up with her, midway through this book. It is through her that, unsurprisingly, the author creates the expected Dark Period in this romance.
I found it quite interesting that this romcom is a fun homage to You've Got Mail (1998, with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan), in which the FMC and MMC do not realize that they know each other both in person and via an anonymous email correspondence. This plot originated with the movie, Shop Around the Corner (1940, with Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart), and there was a musical remake if it, In the Good Old Summertime (1949, with Judy Garland and Van Johnson). In the latter two films, the FMC and MMC exchange letters via the US mail. In all three of these movies, the FMC and MMC adore each other in their anonymous correspondence and despise each other in person.
This novel creates a fun tweak of that familiar plot, which is similar to the humorous twist employed in the YA romcom, Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. In TC, the FMC and MMC like each other in person (instead of hating each other), but are anonymous enemies on Twitter (instead of liking each other), while promoting their parents' competing restaurants.
In the version of this premise in this novel, Jen and Gabe are physically and emotionally attracted to each other in person (instead of hating each other), but Gabe, unsurprisingly, thinks the person who has been texting him (whom he does not know is Jen) is a flake, based on her odd texts (rather than falling in love with her through her texts). And Jen naively believes she is texting with the God of Christianity, Whom she has regularly prayed to since childhood. As such, He is someone to worship, not fall in love with.
Overall, this is a quick and entertaining read, and it is improved rather than dragged out by the narration of the audiobook version, which I obtained from Hoopla. The male voice artist, Alexander Cendese, who narrates all the chapters from Gabe's POV, is fabulous with Irish accents, and he is is extremely competent at portraying both male and female characters. The female narrator, Avery Reid, who narrates all of the chapters from Jen's POV, does a decent job with Irish accents, but she is not as good with that or as competent with male characters as AC is with female characters.
I did have one small issue of confusion due to listening to this novel as an audiobook rather than reading it. Gabe's parents constantly refer to him by the nickname, Byrne, apparently in honor of the famous Irish actor, Gabriel James Byrne. If that choice on their part was overtly explained, I missed it. I kept thinking that what his mother was saying was, "bairn," which means, child, when she referred to him as, "me Byrne." However, as I found by looking it up, "bairn" is not actually Irish in origin. It is a Northern England English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. Which is why I eventually figured out they had to be referring to that Irish actor. It seems clear that the reason Gabe has this nickname is to help prolong the comic miscommunication between Jen and Gabe as long as possible.
The cell number of 32-year-old, Irish-American, corporate attorney, Gabriel Oliver Daly, is accidentally entered into the contacts list for of the cell of 20-something Jennifer (Jen) Flanders as "GOD" by a newly minted female attorney, who is the younger sister of a longtime friend of Gabe. Jen is this woman's dog walker, and the woman accidentally mistook Jen's phone for her own when she made this entry, because they look alike. The woman also texts Gabe, connecting to him for the first time using Jen's phone. Thereafter, whenever he gets a text from Jen, Gabe thinks he is talking to his friend's sister, which is how he has identified her phone number in his contacts list. Not knowing about the mistaken entry in her contacts list, naively faithful Jen assumes that she is hearing from the actual Christian Deity when Gabe first texts her, and thereafter, through most of this novel. The motivation for her believing such a crazy thing is that her very religious grandfather raised her to believe in miracles, and she badly needs a miracle the day Gabe's first text arrives. She rationalizes that, if the Judeo-Christian God could create an entire universe, why should it be beyond His power to contact a true believer via a text?
To carry off this premise, and milk it for all the humor she can, the author employs a technique of script writing that is common in film and TV comedies, in which two characters talk at cross purposes. The audience knows what each character is actually saying, but neither of the two people having the conversation realizes they are misunderstanding each other. This allows them, for varying lengths of time in the story, to each perceive their conversational exchanges in an entirely different way, thereby delighting the audience with the resulting comic mayhem.
From Gabe's perspective, he wrongly assumes that he is mentoring an inexperienced young woman at the challenging inception of her legal career. And awestruck Jen believes that the Almighty is answering her prayers at a really difficult point in her nascent avocation as a fine artist.
After an extensive bout of texting over multiple days, Jen asks GOD (whom she does not know is a human being named Gabe) to meet her in person. He suggests that she meet him at an Irish pub in Hell's Kitchen in New York City, not mentioning in his text that it is owned by his Irish-immigrant parents. Gabe doesn't ask for a description of the woman he has been texting, whom he has never met in person before, because he doesn't think he needs it, given the fact that his friend's Irish-American family is overrun with flaming red hair and freckles. Since Jen has neither of those physical attributes, Gabe does not realize that she is the woman he has been texting when she arrives at the pub. He merely notices that she is a young woman with a sweet expression on her lovely face. Because Jen has no preconceptions as to what the Deity might look like in the flesh when He shows up at a pub in New York City, she is not looking for anyone in particular. And she's made no effort to describe what she looks like to GOD, under the presumption that, because the Diety is omniscient, He doesn't need one.
At this point in the story, we are introduced to Gabe's adorable parents, Joseph and Mary. And of course, prior to this moment, when Jen has been texting with the entity that she assumes is the Deity, and he casually mentions that he is in the company of his mother Mary and father Joseph, this has further extended the Christianity theme of the comic miscommunications between them.
This is a cute, frequently heartwarming, G-rated novel, with no more than a few kisses. There are enough references to praying within this novel that fans of Christian romance might reasonably consider it to be part of that subgenre of romance.
Gabe is a kind-hearted, generous, and thoroughly decent human being. Jen is a people-loving extrovert who, as the saying goes, "has never met a stranger." Joe and Mary are fantastic additions to every scene in which they appear. The clever repartee between the two of them is hilarious, and their loving treatment of Gabe and their warmly welcoming of Jen into their family is truly touching.
For most of the book, Gabe is emotionally entangled with a barracuda of a female attorney, whom he has been in a committed relationship with for eight years, ever since law school. There is no explanation as to why the two of them have never lived together, and we are given to understand that his girlfriend has been so busy, that he has hardly seen her the last four months, and they have not been intimate in all that time. She serves as the familiar, romance antagonist, the "evil other woman," after Gabe finally breaks up with her, midway through this book. It is through her that, unsurprisingly, the author creates the expected Dark Period in this romance.
I found it quite interesting that this romcom is a fun homage to You've Got Mail (1998, with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan), in which the FMC and MMC do not realize that they know each other both in person and via an anonymous email correspondence. This plot originated with the movie, Shop Around the Corner (1940, with Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart), and there was a musical remake if it, In the Good Old Summertime (1949, with Judy Garland and Van Johnson). In the latter two films, the FMC and MMC exchange letters via the US mail. In all three of these movies, the FMC and MMC adore each other in their anonymous correspondence and despise each other in person.
This novel creates a fun tweak of that familiar plot, which is similar to the humorous twist employed in the YA romcom, Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. In TC, the FMC and MMC like each other in person (instead of hating each other), but are anonymous enemies on Twitter (instead of liking each other), while promoting their parents' competing restaurants.
In the version of this premise in this novel, Jen and Gabe are physically and emotionally attracted to each other in person (instead of hating each other), but Gabe, unsurprisingly, thinks the person who has been texting him (whom he does not know is Jen) is a flake, based on her odd texts (rather than falling in love with her through her texts). And Jen naively believes she is texting with the God of Christianity, Whom she has regularly prayed to since childhood. As such, He is someone to worship, not fall in love with.
Overall, this is a quick and entertaining read, and it is improved rather than dragged out by the narration of the audiobook version, which I obtained from Hoopla. The male voice artist, Alexander Cendese, who narrates all the chapters from Gabe's POV, is fabulous with Irish accents, and he is is extremely competent at portraying both male and female characters. The female narrator, Avery Reid, who narrates all of the chapters from Jen's POV, does a decent job with Irish accents, but she is not as good with that or as competent with male characters as AC is with female characters.
I did have one small issue of confusion due to listening to this novel as an audiobook rather than reading it. Gabe's parents constantly refer to him by the nickname, Byrne, apparently in honor of the famous Irish actor, Gabriel James Byrne. If that choice on their part was overtly explained, I missed it. I kept thinking that what his mother was saying was, "bairn," which means, child, when she referred to him as, "me Byrne." However, as I found by looking it up, "bairn" is not actually Irish in origin. It is a Northern England English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. Which is why I eventually figured out they had to be referring to that Irish actor. It seems clear that the reason Gabe has this nickname is to help prolong the comic miscommunication between Jen and Gabe as long as possible.
April 13, 2021
This book is getting four stars just for the amount of emotion it elicited. Seriously, this book had me feeling so much secondhand embarrassment, it was an accomplishment. I knew I would feel that based off the blurb, but it was even worse than I was expecting.
The relationship between Gabe and Jen was cute, and it definitely kept me hooked. I spent the entire time wondering how they would meet, and how the disaster would resolve. I loved how there wasn't unnecessary angst, this book stuck to what was essential.
I will admit that this book does use some overused tropes, but I can ignore that. I really enjoyed it, and I'll definitely be going back and reading the first book in the series!
Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
The relationship between Gabe and Jen was cute, and it definitely kept me hooked. I spent the entire time wondering how they would meet, and how the disaster would resolve. I loved how there wasn't unnecessary angst, this book stuck to what was essential.
I will admit that this book does use some overused tropes, but I can ignore that. I really enjoyed it, and I'll definitely be going back and reading the first book in the series!
Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!
April 12, 2021
Cute concept about a naive young artist who thought that she was getting txts from GOD. :) It's not obviously...
it's not THAT type of book... :) It's Gabe's short form actually. :) They meet cute, opposite attracts... fall in love.. live happily ever after.. A perfectly fun and enjoyable read.
Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC.
it's not THAT type of book... :) It's Gabe's short form actually. :) They meet cute, opposite attracts... fall in love.. live happily ever after.. A perfectly fun and enjoyable read.
Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC.
April 12, 2021
This was such a sweet and funny novel. I had such a fun time reading it and couldn't put it down. Gabe sounds like the perfect book boyfriend and Jen would be fun to hang out with.
May 11, 2021
I loved this book. Super lighthearted and easy to read. The characters were easy to like and the story flowed. The storyline was unique and quirky.
Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC copy
Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC copy
March 28, 2021
The Text God by authors Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers is a hilarious romance that keeps the readers engaged in the life of Jennifer Flanders and Gabriel Oliver Daly. Jen is at her wits end living in New York as an artist who has yet to sell her first painting. Just after praying to God for some help, she gets a text from Him. Her optimistic outlook in life allows her to believe she is really texting God and getting answers that only He could provide. Gabe keeps getting texts from his friend’s little sister. He is supposed to be her mentor, but she has a weird habit of giving too much personal information. It devastated Jen when she realizes she has been texting a local lawyer instead of God. Gabe comes face to face with himself, not liking the man he has become. How will things turn out when Jen and Gabe meet?
I found The Text God, a book I did not want to put down. Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers team up to write a fantastic Chick Lit. This novel has a minor resemblance to the popular movie, You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Jen and Gabe are texting back and forth, without knowing the actual identity of the person they are texting. The story flips from Jen to Gabe, giving the reader an in-depth view of their feelings as their relationship develops. This novel gives you optimistic hope in dreams and goals that are just out of grasp. I hung on every word as the drama unfolded and their visions were rewarded.
Written by Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite.
I found The Text God, a book I did not want to put down. Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers team up to write a fantastic Chick Lit. This novel has a minor resemblance to the popular movie, You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Jen and Gabe are texting back and forth, without knowing the actual identity of the person they are texting. The story flips from Jen to Gabe, giving the reader an in-depth view of their feelings as their relationship develops. This novel gives you optimistic hope in dreams and goals that are just out of grasp. I hung on every word as the drama unfolded and their visions were rewarded.
Written by Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite.
March 31, 2021
Absolutely delightful comedy of errors. Jen is in awe when she receives a text from God right when she needs a miracle. Gabe is examining his whole life feeling that he is on the wrong path. And I won't say more than that.
I was laughing out loud or grinning through the first few chapters of this book as the story is set up. I was so in love with these characters and many of the others in the story. The humour is exactly right for me. I will be reading more 'accidentally in love' stories.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romcoms.
I received a free copy of this book. The honest opinions in this review are my own.
I was laughing out loud or grinning through the first few chapters of this book as the story is set up. I was so in love with these characters and many of the others in the story. The humour is exactly right for me. I will be reading more 'accidentally in love' stories.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romcoms.
I received a free copy of this book. The honest opinions in this review are my own.
June 13, 2021
This was the sweetest rom-com I have read in a while! It was exactly what I needed right now. Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers did an amazing job with this cute love story. I fell in love with the characters and how their lives came together like they were just waiting for one another.
Jen Flanders is this messy artist who does not have her ducks in a row. One day in the middle of yoga she asks for a little help from the universe and sure enough she gets a text from God, but not the god although she would like to believe she did.
"What the … God is texting me? Is this some new Verizon service? Because if it is, what in the heck am I paying for it?"
She just cannot believe her luck “God” is getting her and job and then she meets Gabe.
Gabe Daly is a handsome lawyer who is just trying to help his friend’s sister out. Little does he know he is texting the wrong women. Gabe and Jen meet several times before it becomes apparent that Jen is the one, he has been texting. In the meantime, after getting to know Jen he beings to question his whole life, his career and his girlfriend of 8 years. Is this divine intervention or just a good connection??
This was a charming story filled with humor and the kind of love you see on the hallmark channel. If you want a sweet romantic treat this is the book you’ve been searching for.
Special thanks to NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for my honest review.
Jen Flanders is this messy artist who does not have her ducks in a row. One day in the middle of yoga she asks for a little help from the universe and sure enough she gets a text from God, but not the god although she would like to believe she did.
"What the … God is texting me? Is this some new Verizon service? Because if it is, what in the heck am I paying for it?"
She just cannot believe her luck “God” is getting her and job and then she meets Gabe.
Gabe Daly is a handsome lawyer who is just trying to help his friend’s sister out. Little does he know he is texting the wrong women. Gabe and Jen meet several times before it becomes apparent that Jen is the one, he has been texting. In the meantime, after getting to know Jen he beings to question his whole life, his career and his girlfriend of 8 years. Is this divine intervention or just a good connection??
This was a charming story filled with humor and the kind of love you see on the hallmark channel. If you want a sweet romantic treat this is the book you’ve been searching for.
Special thanks to NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for my honest review.
May 25, 2021
This was such a cute book.
I felt bad for Jen, that everyone kept thinking she was crazy because she believed GOD was texting her. Personally, I didn't see anything wrong with her belief. She was in a bind and needed something good to happen to her and the text from GOD came at the exact moment she asked for help.
I loved the friendship and eventual relationship between Jen and Gabe. They were adorable together. I will admit that I hated the scene where he was badmouthing his friend's "sister", not knowing it was Jen. It was just heartbreaking when he really liked her but also called her flaky.
Gabe's family were also awesome. I loved his parents and how much they loved Jen.
I definitely recommend this book!
I felt bad for Jen, that everyone kept thinking she was crazy because she believed GOD was texting her. Personally, I didn't see anything wrong with her belief. She was in a bind and needed something good to happen to her and the text from GOD came at the exact moment she asked for help.
I loved the friendship and eventual relationship between Jen and Gabe. They were adorable together. I will admit that I hated the scene where he was badmouthing his friend's "sister", not knowing it was Jen. It was just heartbreaking when he really liked her but also called her flaky.
Gabe's family were also awesome. I loved his parents and how much they loved Jen.
I definitely recommend this book!
May 27, 2024
I liked the family, friends, and the writing. I didn't like the story. FMC was beyond stupid for believing what she did. I know I should show her some grace but I am sitting here still trying to figure out how she thought she was texting God.... How?!
March 19, 2023
Cute!!!! Loved Jen & Gabe. I want to hang out with Gabe's Mom Mary at the pub. It's a hoot!
March 26, 2021
Oh ladies... You've done it again! 'Text Me On Tuesday' was great, but 'The Text God' is even better!! From Jen's memory of her grandfather on the intial pages right up until her opening at the end I was thoroughly entertained!
When the story begins we meet Jennifer who is aspiring to become a successful artist in NYC. During a morning yoga session Jen is seeking clarity and a sign from the Universe that she should continue to pursue her dream. Seconds later her phone pings with a text alert. GOD has just texted Jen assuring her that all will work itself out. After a moment's hesitation Jen responds. Before she knows it he has helped her to find a new "survival job" which will help her to stay afloat financially while pursuing her artistic dream. Except it doesn't end there. Jen texts GOD with confessions, questions, further requests. Her friend, Zay, points out the absurdity of this texting with God business, but Jen is convinced that she somehow has a link with the man upstairs. I mean why look a miraculously gifted horse in the mouth... right?
Enter Gabe, aka GOD, who thinks it's his friend's younger sister, Audra, who is blowing up his phone with her random confessionals and requests. While trying to help her he meets Jen, neither of them having a clue as to the fact that they've actually already met via text. Gabe is in a relationship with a truly awful woman so despite his interest in Jennifer he keeps her at arm's length. Jen repeatedly tells herself she'll do the same, but once Gabe ends his relationship with Alexis it's clear their connection will not be denied for long.
Everything goes topsy turvy when Audra, one of Jen's former dog walking clients texts her asking if by some chance she had accidentally programmed a contact into Jen's phone by the name of "GOD". Jen realizes her awful mistake and that the texts from GOD weren't actually the work of divine intervention at all. She was texting a man named Gabe the whole time. Except she hasn't figured out that Gabe is the object of her interest yet. She has known him as Mr Daly and Byrne, but not Gabriel or Gabe. Add in a pathetic ploy from Alexis and her deliberate deceptions regarding her relationship with Gabe, and well, Jennifer is one confused woman.
On the plus side, Gabe's parents have been amazing and Jen is a natural fit with his family. When a near tragedy strikes will it be enough to push Gabe and Jen into finding clarity with their lives and one another? You'll have to read 'The Text God' to find out. And I highly recommend that you do!
When the story begins we meet Jennifer who is aspiring to become a successful artist in NYC. During a morning yoga session Jen is seeking clarity and a sign from the Universe that she should continue to pursue her dream. Seconds later her phone pings with a text alert. GOD has just texted Jen assuring her that all will work itself out. After a moment's hesitation Jen responds. Before she knows it he has helped her to find a new "survival job" which will help her to stay afloat financially while pursuing her artistic dream. Except it doesn't end there. Jen texts GOD with confessions, questions, further requests. Her friend, Zay, points out the absurdity of this texting with God business, but Jen is convinced that she somehow has a link with the man upstairs. I mean why look a miraculously gifted horse in the mouth... right?
Enter Gabe, aka GOD, who thinks it's his friend's younger sister, Audra, who is blowing up his phone with her random confessionals and requests. While trying to help her he meets Jen, neither of them having a clue as to the fact that they've actually already met via text. Gabe is in a relationship with a truly awful woman so despite his interest in Jennifer he keeps her at arm's length. Jen repeatedly tells herself she'll do the same, but once Gabe ends his relationship with Alexis it's clear their connection will not be denied for long.
Everything goes topsy turvy when Audra, one of Jen's former dog walking clients texts her asking if by some chance she had accidentally programmed a contact into Jen's phone by the name of "GOD". Jen realizes her awful mistake and that the texts from GOD weren't actually the work of divine intervention at all. She was texting a man named Gabe the whole time. Except she hasn't figured out that Gabe is the object of her interest yet. She has known him as Mr Daly and Byrne, but not Gabriel or Gabe. Add in a pathetic ploy from Alexis and her deliberate deceptions regarding her relationship with Gabe, and well, Jennifer is one confused woman.
On the plus side, Gabe's parents have been amazing and Jen is a natural fit with his family. When a near tragedy strikes will it be enough to push Gabe and Jen into finding clarity with their lives and one another? You'll have to read 'The Text God' to find out. And I highly recommend that you do!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 31, 2021
I am so glad the authors didn’t make me wait very long for the next book in this series. They set the precedents in the first one, and this story follows those traditions. My sides are aching from laughing so hard at Jen and Gabe (and all of Gabe’s wonderfully over-the-top family). I can’t quite say that this pair were the same kind of victims of Murphy’s Law as Aimee and Noel were, because, for her part, Gabe’s mom harnessed that sucker and rides it for all she’s worth. (I think his family kind of stole the show and, no offense to Jen and Gabe but, they’re probably my favorite part of the book.) It takes them a while to figure out what they’ve got, but Jen and Gabe are ridiculously cute together. Without realizing it, or even really meaning to, they manage to bring the best parts of each other to the surface. Now I can’t wait to see what the authors have in store for us next.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.
March 26, 2021
The Text God: Text and you shall receive is laughing out loud, a hilarious antidote for what ails you. GOD may answer your prayers, although texting might be a Millennials, generation Z thing.
Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist and believes in good karma; everyone is kind and giving. She is currently a dog walker down on her luck, so when she is short on her rent, she askes the universe to send her a sign when she receives a text from GOD.
GOD--Gabriel Oliver Daly Esq., attorney at law, agreed to mentor his friend's sister, who recently graduated from law school. After a mix-up with phones and back and forth texts, it appears he answers prayers not only for friend's families but for all strangers in need. The Salty Nuts is an Irish pub in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, owned & operated by Joe & Mary Daly, yup, you guess it, Gabriel and Ciara's parents, and the main instigators in this plot!
Let the shenanigans begin, sit back, relax with a cuppa and have a wee bit of craic.
Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist and believes in good karma; everyone is kind and giving. She is currently a dog walker down on her luck, so when she is short on her rent, she askes the universe to send her a sign when she receives a text from GOD.
GOD--Gabriel Oliver Daly Esq., attorney at law, agreed to mentor his friend's sister, who recently graduated from law school. After a mix-up with phones and back and forth texts, it appears he answers prayers not only for friend's families but for all strangers in need. The Salty Nuts is an Irish pub in Hell's Kitchen, NYC, owned & operated by Joe & Mary Daly, yup, you guess it, Gabriel and Ciara's parents, and the main instigators in this plot!
Let the shenanigans begin, sit back, relax with a cuppa and have a wee bit of craic.
March 27, 2021
If you need a story that will make your heart feel lighter and give you some much needed laughs, you have to pick this one up!
Jen is a struggling artist who is full of optimism and radiates positivity. So when she receives a random text from God, she believes it's in response to her prayers and replies. Gabe is a lawyer who has a plan for his life. After a chance encounter with Jen, he begins questioning if sticking to his plan will lead him to happiness.
I don't know how they do it, but Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers write characters that come to life. This book had me laughing aloud at the Jen's mishaps and Gabe's meddling family. And slept you think it's all light and fluffy, please know this tale had some tender moments as well, I found myself in need of a tissue more than once. I highly recommend this story and this series!
Jen is a struggling artist who is full of optimism and radiates positivity. So when she receives a random text from God, she believes it's in response to her prayers and replies. Gabe is a lawyer who has a plan for his life. After a chance encounter with Jen, he begins questioning if sticking to his plan will lead him to happiness.
I don't know how they do it, but Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers write characters that come to life. This book had me laughing aloud at the Jen's mishaps and Gabe's meddling family. And slept you think it's all light and fluffy, please know this tale had some tender moments as well, I found myself in need of a tissue more than once. I highly recommend this story and this series!
March 26, 2021
Another hit from this dynamic duo. This book was refreshing and original. The story was cute, smart, funny and memorable. The variety of characters from his Irish Catholic family to her friendly neighbor who is vertically challenged and a friend who is into astrology, complemented each other and made the book more enjoyable. You don’t see many authors mentioning faith anymore and the way these authors incorporated it was inspiring. This book made me laugh out loud and touched my heart. Looking forward to many more books from this duo. I received this ARC for my honest opinion.
March 27, 2021
Another hilarious collaboration by two of my favorite authors. When there are lines like 'God is free after six today. Any day that God texts you is a good day. And... Today's look is a bright reddish-orange attempt at a pixie cut that resembles a cartoon character being electrocuted.' Fun characters, snarky dialogue (my favorite), and creative storytelling. You can just tell these two ladies just have funny thoughts.
I was given an ARC for an honest review.
I was given an ARC for an honest review.
March 26, 2021
What would you do if, in answer to a prayer, you got a text from GOD? Jen Flanders, a funny, bubbly, super-positive starving artist finds out! Of course, GOD turns out to be Gabriel Oliver Daly, a devastatingly handsome lawyer who thinks he's encouraging a friends sister as she begins her law career. This is a fun story about mix-ups, family, falling in love-and Faith! I'm sitting here grinning stupidly after reading the story in one afternoon (I couldn't stop!) I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. Want to have a great day? Read The Text God!
March 26, 2021
Not as good as the first book, it was missing the steaminess, but equally hillarious. Jen is even more outreagous and funny than Aimee from the first book. She is funny in such a pure and innocent way that you can't get frustrated with her... and oh boy, you really want to. G.O.D. is the swooniest. In this series the guys look like a bit stiff and arrogant at first glance, but they are really not.
It was an entertaining read and I needed some tissues at the end.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
It was an entertaining read and I needed some tissues at the end.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 28, 2021
What a enjoyable read. I couldn’t put it down. Jen is at her wits end. What is left for her to do but pray to God for help. Who knew he would answer her with a text. Loved it so much I went back and got the rest of the series so far.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 26, 2021
This story was such a sweet and funny read! The way that Jen and Gabe found each other was so adorable! I was laughing at the ridiculous events that led them to each other! A definite feel-good read that I couldn’t put down till the end!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 27, 2021
Whitney and Melanie team up for another hit! It was easy to read, with likeable characters (and characters you like to hate), and a storyline that is almost like a modern day fairy tale. I was disappointed when I had to put the book away to go to work - I wanted to read the whole thing at once! Whitney and Melanie make a great writing team. I would highly recommend this one!
March 27, 2021
What a fantastic book! ❤️ Gabe and Jen! Delightful and laugh out loud story. Characters and story just draw you in and soon it’s the middle of the night and you’re still reading! Thank you for another can’t put down read!
March 28, 2021
Jennifer and Byrne are a great couple. Byrne is such a wonderful man who brings happiness to her heart.
March 18, 2023
Another fun read #2!
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