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Yours Truly
452 pages
A tender, laugh-out-loud romance that proves the best connections often start with a handwritten letter and a willingness to be vulnerable.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being wrapped in a warm, comforting blanket after a long, exhausting day. It balances the sharp, witty banter of a workplace comedy with a deeply tender exploration of anxiety, chronic illness, and the messy aftermath of betrayal. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, pulling you into an intimate space where handwritten letters bridge the gap between two guarded people. The prose is effortlessly conversational, making you laugh out loud on one page and ache with empathy on the next. It is a story that delights in the quiet, everyday acts of care, perfect for readers who want their swoon-worthy romances grounded in real-world emotional stakes and fierce, protective love.
- Mood
- heartwarming
- swoony
- hopeful
- comforting
- Tone
- wry
- vulnerable
- tender
- bantery
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- navigating social anxiety · healing from betrayal · the vulnerability of chronic illness · workplace romance · epistolary intimacy
- The writing
- Sharp, conversational, and effortlessly funny, balancing witty banter with moments of profound emotional resonance.
- The arc
- Moves from defensive walls and workplace friction to a deeply tender, fiercely protective love built on mutual understanding.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave romances that treat mental health and real-life baggage with as much care as the swoon-worthy chemistry.
Content notes
- chronic illness
- hospital settings
- past infidelity
- past miscarriage
- social anxiety
About the book
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match.
Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game... by sending Briana a letter.
And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor... especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.
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