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Narrated by:
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Dan Bittner
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Imani Jade Powers
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One of...
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They were cowriting literary darlings until they hit a plot hole that turned their lives upside down.
Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their cowritten book topping bestseller lists. But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms, for reasons neither would divulge to the public. They haven't spoken since, and never planned to, except they have one final book due on contract.
Facing crossroads in their personal and professional lives, they're forced to reunite. The last thing they ever thought they'd do again is hole up in the tiny Florida town where they wrote their previous book, trying to finish a new manuscript quickly and painlessly. Working through the reasons they've hated each other for the past three years isn't easy, especially not while writing a romantic novel.
While passion and prose push them closer together in the Florida heat, Katrina and Nathan will learn that relationships, like writing, sometimes take a few rough drafts before they get it right.
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Critic reviews
"Real, raw, and heartfelt."—USA Today
"The Roughest Draft is a book about books, and a breathtaking meditation on the ways in which fiction can be a space to expose and write large our must vulnerable truths...Complex and achingly romantic, The Roughest Draft feels as if it's a palimpsest for Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka's most deeply held beliefs about writing and each other—a profound collective story inked out for all of us to find ourselves on its pages."—Entertainment Weekly
“The Roughest Draft has it all: Romance, rumor, and intrigue, and you won’t want to put it down.”—Shondaland
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Cadence "Cady" Bloomquist knows two things for sure: First, shelving books at her shop, Nevermore Bookstore, totally counts as cardio. Second, staying late every Thursday night to take a certain mysterious customer's order is not the same as waiting by the phone for some man. Until the calls with the man who identifies himself only as "Fox" last for hours, and become the highlight of her week. Which leaves her to wonder, if his velvet voice can kindle her fire over the phone, what sort of alchemy might it inspire if they met in person?
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Give it time
- By Ap2514 on 10-30-23
By: Kerrigan Byrne, and others
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The Match
- It Happened in Charleston, Book 1
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Rusty Mewha, Leanne Woodward
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her life: Charlie, a service dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But it’s no secret that the company has been struggling to make ends meet. It’s up to her and her longtime mentor and boss to throw the fundraiser of the century to keep the doors open.
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Not my favorite
- By Jane Denali on 07-26-24
By: Sarah Adams
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Snow Days with You
- By: Leonie Mack
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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When Luna Rowntree gets an unexpected and life-changing legacy from a man she’s never met, she’s determined to find out why – even if it is Christmas Day and her family are expecting her. So, with only her mother’s ashes for company – Luna sets off in her trusty Astra to the skiing resort in Chamonix, where her mysterious benefactor had lived. But her little car isn’t designed for driving through snow-covered mountains, and when she runs out of fuel heart-breakingly close to Chamonix, Luna is relieved to be saved by her very own knight-in-shining armour.
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I was captivated by the story and setting
- By washingtonmom on 12-26-24
By: Leonie Mack
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Take Two, Birdie Maxwell
- By: Allison Winn Scotch
- Narrated by: Helen Laser, Andrew Eiden, Dan Bittner
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost love in the new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch.
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Fun second chance romance
- By Lauren G. on 04-17-24
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Come as You Are
- Bluebird Basin, Book 1
- By: Jess K. Hardy
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Stephen Borne
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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46-year-old Ashley Cooke will do just about anything to save her struggling ski hill. When she hires the men from a local sober living home for the season to cut costs, even she thinks she’s gone too far. With her credit cards maxed, her cheating ex-husband intent on buying the mountain out from under her, and record-breaking snow in the forecast, she can’t afford to be distracted by the six-foot-tall bearded and tattooed sober-living-home owner moving onto her mountain.
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Great 'second chance' romance!! ❤️
- By Judi on 03-15-24
By: Jess K. Hardy
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Drive Me Crazy
- Drive Me, Book 1
- By: Carly Robyn
- Narrated by: Callie Dalton, Shane East
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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A tumultuous season filled with reckless driving, drunken debauchery, and more bad press than a kinky politician leaves five-time Formula 1 World Champion Blake Hollis in desperate need of an image overhaul. To redeem his tarnished reputation, his team decides it’s time for drastic measures. Their solution: a tell-all book that showcases his illustrious career and presents a more respectable public persona. Enter Ella Gold, a once-renowned sportswriter and podcast host desperate for a fresh start.
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Excited to read more by this author
- By NATASHA WHITE on 04-15-25
By: Carly Robyn
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The Road Trip Agreement
- By: Tiana Warner
- Narrated by: Anastasia Watley
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A camper van, a camera, and the open road are all laid-back Carol Lavoie wants in life—and she's using her career as a social media video creator to fund her adventures. The problem is, if she can't work out how to get more followers soon, she'll have to give it all away. Minimalist vlogger Ruby Hayashi has over a million followers who watch her meticulously edited takes on cooking, van living, and her cute rescue dog. When Coral and Ruby team up for a road trip to boost their audiences, it's a clash of opposites in what could be the change they both need.
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A Trip worth listening to.
- By Rl on 02-23-25
By: Tiana Warner
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Christmas Baggage
- Christmas Escape, Book 1
- By: Deborah M. Hathaway
- Narrated by: Jaren Cerf, Geraldo Côrtes
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Tired of spending the holidays throwing up on cruises with her parents and, you know, being dumped by ex-boyfriends, Claire Frost is determined to change her luck this Christmas. Taking time off from her flower shop, she follows her friend to London, ready to enjoy all-things England. And boy, does she. The frost-covered flowers. The frozen green hills. The bright red telephone boxes. The festive Christmas markets.
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Sweet Christmas Happiness
- By Kayla Stewart Klas.favorite.reads on 11-24-24
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Holiday Star
- By: Melissa Dymond
- Narrated by: Lidia Dornet
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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When Dr. Gwen Wright agrees to house-sit for her mother in Los Angeles, she has no idea that her surgically precise world is about to get a major plot twist. Caleb Lawson—world-famous movie star on the run from the paparazzi and his secrets—crash lands in her kitchen. Besides being a Hollywood heartthrob, Caleb is also her new stepdad's nephew. He thinks he has as much right to stay in the house as she does, but as far as Gwen's concerned, she's the landlord, and he's the squatter. Forced to share the small space, Gwen is drawn to the moody celebrity.
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🩵My new favorite holiday romance! 🎄
- By 🌼Daisy H. on 08-08-24
By: Melissa Dymond
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Every Duke Has His Day
- By: Suzanne Enoch
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Determined to locate a kidnapped dog, Michael Bromley, Duke of Woriton, isn’t thrilled to be saddled with a flighty female insisting on helping, except that Bitsy has a great deal more sense than he expected—and a sharp tongue to match. Still, what’s a scientist to do but continue to pursue an outcome, however unexpected it may be? But chemistry is all about attraction, and this is one formula with some hilariously romantic results.
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Mark Meadows makes this fun story memorable
- By Book Queen on 06-09-24
By: Suzanne Enoch
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Blame It on the Champagne
- Blame It on the Alcohol, Book 1
- By: Fiona Cole
- Narrated by: Vanessa Edwin, Lance Greenfield
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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I blame the bubbles for my wild night with a masked stranger. Who cares if it's nothing this good girl would normally do - with a man who turns out to be my horrible boss? Who cares that I’m promised to someone else? I blame the alcohol for agreeing to marry him. As long as my new husband keeps his mouth shut, I can survive five years of our little arrangement. It's too late for anything else. But our impromptu wedding leads to so much more than I bargained for.
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The plot didn’t allow for (as much) spice but a good quick read!
- By M.Ghorm on 07-14-21
By: Fiona Cole
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Forever After All
- By: Kaylee Ryan
- Narrated by: Alexa Elmy, Eric MacArthur
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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I've always had a thing for my best friend's older brother. In fact, I've been planning our wedding since elementary school. Then I grew up, moved away, and studying, and law school became my only focus. Now that I'm back, the sexy cowboy is everywhere I turn. I shouldn't mind so much as Rip Callahan is all levels of fine. My problem? His presence . . . his attention is sending me in a spin. And our reconnection? It's fast and intense and everything I've ever dreamed of. So why am I getting in my own way?
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Not the best…
- By NotMyMothersLibrary! on 01-10-25
By: Kaylee Ryan
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- Jaclyn
- 10-25-22
Great storyline, a little slow to start
I loved the story of this book but the start was a little slow. I love reading about writers and this storyline was super interesting!
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- Sarah Painter
- 06-23-23
Lovely
The narrators did a fantastic job! this book made me feel warm and fuzzy and have some self-realization as well. the storyline became a little predictable for me but it overall was a great read.
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- Destinee
- 01-01-25
Hidden hard hitter
Was waaaaay deeper than the quick read (at first swipe) I thought it was.
Therapeutic isn't the right word....cathartic perhaps?
Hmmmm, I suggest you try it, then pick which word is better ssuited.
If you are wanting a ' time waster' I am not sure this is it.
This, this is underrated.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-08-23
Disappointed
At first, I loved this book. Couldn't put it down. Then as I got further into it, I became more impatient for the story to unfold. When it finally did, it was extremely anticlimactic. I'm so disappointed with how the authors wrapped up this book.
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- Anna JPK
- 08-02-22
Hard to digest
I’m not sure how to put this but the quality of workmanship was great … I just *felt* nothing. I didn’t fall in love with the characters. It moved very slow, I kept waiting for the shift from shallow beginning to deep ending but it barely climaxed.
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- Sarah Howard
- 10-11-22
Super cute
This romance is super cute. It’s beautifully written. I enjoyed the flashbacks blended throughout the story. I read this in just over 24 hours, so I would say it’s a good one.
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- Zach J. Payne
- 01-28-22
Gorgeous. Moving. Hopeful.
There is so much in this book that speaks directly to me. First of all, the characters starting out being so desperately angry at somebody who used to be such an integral part of their lives. The desire and aching to avoid that wound and yet the magnetic pull to make it right. Particularly powerful to me is Katrina's anxiety about not being enough, about not being significant. Her anxiety and fear echo so many of my own, and they are painted honestly and starkly on the page. But at its heart, this book is about mending love: mending our love for ourselves; for the work we're destined to do; for the friends we've hurt without meaning to; for the people we've loved dearly and cruelly wounded to protect ourselves. The prose is gorgeous, obviously. The characters are rich and real and beautiful and flawed. After all, this is a #wibbroka novel.
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- Lila
- 02-24-22
So-o-o slow and drawn out
The narrators were pleasant and effective and I’d enjoy hearing them again in a different novel. I skimmed along and barely finished this one. It was so slow, very little happened per hour of listening, and full of time-consuming flashbacks on their earlier partnership. I just wanted it to be over. I really don’t like audiobooks filled with lengthy flashbacks- so tediou in the audible format.
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- Wanda Sloan
- 02-08-22
Best Read in Years, If not Ever!
Not predictable, the narrators were great and the story line was different. Loved loved this book.
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- Cynderella
- 12-21-22
Loved the narrators!
Chris sucks! He’s so selfish and inconsiderate! He doesn’t love Katerina and he never did! He only wanted her because of the money she could bring him as an agent/author relationship!
In the first part of this book Katrina is being so naive about Chris’s feelings toward her, he only wants her to write the book. He wants nothing more, his comment about “what about a new wife” is just such a strong thing to say! It’s a slap in the face, just because she doesn’t want to write anymore he wants to leave her? Wow! And she is feeding into this now, saying yes to writing the book with Nathan!
Chris is a tool, I hate him!
Nathan’s douchebag character Dean is spot on for Chris! He really is an asshat.
This is very hard to read, not in the sense that it’s not enjoyable, but that their tension is so strained! It’s just very palpable and cringy right now. And we still know nothing of what’s happened in the past! I’m feeling very much like I want to read ahead and see what happened, but I’m not going to do that, choosing to stay dumb to the meat of the story!
I like Harriet!
Okay, so no cheating happened between the mains! That’s good… but I’m definitely feeling that Nathan was probably falling in real, actual love with Katrina and maybe that is why his marriage ended? I just don’t understand why Kat wouldn’t reciprocate?!? They seemed to have good chemistry… I’ll keep reading it.
I hate Chris!
I’m now about 75-80% done with the book, and I’m at the cross roads! The 4 years earlier chapter of where the decision lies to change their lives forever, and it’s heart breaking the way Nathan is talking about his wife, nothing has happened between him and Kat, but the future of wanting it to happen is in the forefront of his thoughts! He’s breaking on the beach and I’m beaming along side him. I love this book. Working along side someone who really gets you in every possible way and feeling that chemistry with them is just an undeniable truth. It has to be hard when you’ve made commitments to someone else!
Wow, Kat’s 4 years ago was so sad, Nathan confessed his love but as characters, and Kat is scared of everything she could have and lose and so she chooses to end her relationship with her best friend.
Oh man, I hate the way she let him down! That’s kinda crappy and very immature I feel. Just have the conversation with this man that you love so much, I know it’s scary and your scared for the future, of it maybe not working out the way that you planned, but if you don’t take risks you can never move forward… and now it makes sense as to why she settled for Chris all those years ago!
We’re back in the presence and I’m so happy Chris had been kicked to the curb and they can now explore their feelings for each other! And I love these scenes, they are beautifully written, it’s spicy yet tame and I’m in to it! I don’t need dirty filthy talk in every single book I read, sometimes it’s nice to really be in the moment of what is really happening. And what is actually happening is two people finally acting on their feelings. I’m loving this.
So sad, but they needed to hash out the past and really talk out their feelings! I was scared when she was at the beach thinking she was going to just give up her craft and the man she loves for fear. But she prevailed and it was wonderful.
This book was super great, the only thing I have a problem with is it just a little pretentious. It’s filled with complicated rhetorics and fancy language that sometimes the story is lost to all the words! Also……. IF I HAVE TO READ THE WORD PROSE ONE MORE TIME!!!!!
Gah, I really enjoyed this book.
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