As Seen on TV
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3.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Fans of the Hallmark Channel and Gilmore Girls will adore this delightful rom‑com about a city girl who goes in search of small-town happiness, only to discover life—and love—are nothing like the TV movies.
Emerging journalist Adina Gellar is done with dating in New York City. If she’s learned anything from made-for-TV romance movies, it’s that she’ll find love in a small town—the kind with harvest festivals, delightful but quirky characters, and scores of delectable single dudes. So when a big-city real estate magnate targets tiny Pleasant Hollow for development, Adi knows she’s found the perfect story—one that will earn her a position at a coveted online magazine, so she can finally start adulting for real . . . and maybe even find her dream man in the process.
Only Pleasant Hollow isn’t exactly “pleasant.” There’s no charming bakery, no quaint seasonal festivals, and the residents are more ambivalent than welcoming. The only upside is Finn Adams, who’s more mouthwatering than the homemade cherry pie Adi can’t seem to find—even if he does work for the company she’d hoped to bring down. Suddenly Adi has to wonder if maybe TV got it all wrong after all. But will following her heart mean losing her chance to break into the big time?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Schorr (Bridal Girl) delivers a smart, feel-good contemporary centered on New York City freelance journalist Adina Gellar, whose addiction to Hallmark TV movies, Gilmore Girls, and romance novels has given her an idealized view of small town life. When she pitches an article about a big-city developer bringing a huge condo complex to small town Pleasant Hollow, N.Y., her editor at an online pop culture magazine bites. It sounds like a real-life take on one of romance's favorite tropes—close-knit small-town residents band together to keep big, bad corporate entities from ruining their home—and a staff position hinges on Adina delivering the goods. Except Adina quickly learns that fiction and real life don't always line up; the Pleasant Hollow locals are excited about the amenities the new project will bring, and the cute small-town boy she instantly crushes on? Turns out, he's project manager Finn Adams, who lives in Manhattan and doesn't do long-term relationships. Schorr's handsome hero has unexpected depth (formerly homeless, he's now an advocate for affordable housing), and her heroine's journey from starry-eyed dreamer to realist resonates. This clever plot easily charms.
