After 12 years, 4 months and 1 and 1/2 weeks of marriage, his wife packs up and leaves with their daughter. So he writes an Indie novel. And it becomes a bestseller. Well, sort of.
His fame brings him the lifestyle of a rockstar, and he has the fan mail (i.e. female undergarments, probably clean) to prove it.
But seeing his fame, his wife suddenly believes in marriage counseling. Their homework: to create something beautiful for each other.
So he writes Our Story, his literary secret-weapon that will win his wife back. But in the process he discovers that true love is more than just ticking the right boxes on a checklist, it starts with.....well.....}i{
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by J. Hooligan:
First of all, I was interested in how very unlike the normal romance story this one seemed. It's what originally drew me into it. Too often do I read a book and it's the same as so many others on the market - which he actually brings up in the book. That part made me laugh.
This is not like anything I've read before. As an aspiring writer, I actually enjoyed how real and honest the author was about the world of indie publishing. This included the author's cut of a sale, dealing with bullying, and other things many readers never think about on this side of the book.
That being said, I did have my issues with it. Not that it was bad. There was just something a little hard to get into at some parts, plus the editing is a little rough. Although, I did enjoy it as a quick and easy read. It's something the typical romance reader is probably not looking for - but something they'd enjoy if they picked it up.
I didn't feel like I was reading something an author created to please a reader, with hollow relationships and cheesy lines. Instead, it was much more realistic. For that, I
