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The Roughest Draft

By: Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Imani Jade Powers
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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. Second Chance Romance Women's Fiction Contemporary Romance Romance Contemporary Heartfelt
Beautifully Written Story • Complex Emotions • Excellent Narration • Authentic Reactions • Unique Storyline

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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!

Great storyline, a little slow to start

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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.

Hidden hard hitter

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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.

Lovely

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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.

Gorgeous. Moving. Hopeful.

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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.

So-o-o slow and drawn out

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