Write By Your Side (A Small Town Sweet Romance)

Golden Grove Series, Book 2

By: D. J. Van Oss

Narrated by: Kathleen Li

Ellie Chambers always wanted to be a writer.

Now, she was a successful author, but it had come at a price. Two prices, actually.

The first was the fallout from a hastily-signed contract with Margo Rollings, the publisher who wouldn't die. And the second was Sam Price, her former writing partner and almost-fiance.

Sam Price had dreamed of being the next Hemingway, not the hack ghostwriter behind the popular "Lottie Long" cozy mystery series. But days spent with his dad as a sought-after finish carpenter in quaint Golden Grove, Iowa gave him little time for much else.

Now, an unforeseen catastrophe in the form of Margo Rollings, his former publisher, has left him with the ultimate lose-lose proposition: Write another book with Ellie or face a ruined career. The result leads them into the deadly world of laser-guided rosary peas and spam cupcakes.

Can Ellie and Sam put aside their differences in order to save their careers? Or is there a happily-ever-after waiting for them at the end?

©2017 D. J. Van Oss (P)2019 D. J. Van Oss

Ellie💘Sam! Great Story & Listen🎧 Enjoyable & Fun!

This is a sweet second chance romance! The original storylines are interesting and they held my attention from start to end. The characters are likable and well developed. Sam and Ellie had dreams of becoming successful authors, they were a couple and wrote several books together. They had a contract to write 4 books with a conniving publisher, Margo Rollings but the company folded after their third book. Sadly, their relationship did not survive their differences in opinions and the pressure of success. Ellie continued writing and had several books published, Sam became a ghost writer for a well known author, never finishing his own novel. Four years later Margo Rollings contacts them telling them they owe her one book, if they do not fulfill their contract it could ruin their reputation and they would have to pay Margo $100G. So they team back up to write the novel their contract requires. I liked how it all played out, the two worked well together, got over their animosity of breaking up. They realized their issues with each other, their differences and what made them love each other in the first place. They came up with a great idea for a book, it was hysterical but their plan did not go as expected. I recommend this book for a fun and entertaining reading and/or listen, there is plenty of drama, humor, a tad of angst and sweet romance. D.J. Van Oss, thank you for this great story.

I listened to the Audible edition, Kathleen Li is a wonderful narrator and voice performer. She brought these characters to life, gave each their own voice and personality. She did a great job projecting the emotions of the characters and the drama of the story into her performance. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this great listen

Enjoyed Listening

This was a nice book. Narration was enjoyable. I enjoyed the subject and will probably do a repeat listen.

Can exes play nice & work together again?

6 yrs ago the writing duo of Price-Chambers ended when the skeezey publisher closed down...as did their romantic relationship. Now Ellie Chambers is a well-known author of a detective series, while Sam Price remains a ghost writer for a who-dun-it series. When their mutual agent calls them in for a meeting, they learn that the prior publisher has decided to re-open her publishing business and that the writing duo still owes her a book...or pay her $100,000 for breach of contract. Can these two former soulmates work together to accomplish this task or will egos and manipulation get in the way? Or is this the second chance that they need to rekindle their romance? While this is a good book, there were a few parts where it tended to drag...but I stuck with it and there is a cute HEA. Narration helped to keep me going.
I accepted a complimentary copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

Sweet 2nd Chance Romance

Write by your side is a cute 2nd chance romance. I loved the story and the angst that Ellie and Sam went through and their shared history. It would have been a bit more enjoyable if the narrator stopped a little more in between thoughts/dialogs to give more emotion since it sounded rushed, however she did a fantastic job with emotion and switching between character voices.

Sweet Romance

Sometimes you just want something sweet with little intrigue, light conflict, and this book fits the bill. I enjoyed listening to the narrator, the book was pleasant this was well worth my time and matched my mood perfectly.