WHEN GRUMPY MET SUNSHINE

Emily Spowage performs this sizzling contemporary romance with a light touch. Gruff former professional football star Alfie is urged by his agent to write his memoir. Curvy, cheerful Mabel applies to be his ghostwriter. When the two are seen together, they're mistaken for a couple. To hide the real nature of their relationship, they pretend to be dating. Spowage brings out the humor and emotional intensity as the two bicker and stumble toward a completed book--and more. While her shifts in vocal tone are subtle, it's easy to differentiate each character. Snippets of social media discourse are interspersed throughout to illuminate the community's speculations about the pair. This is a bighearted romance about an unlikely pair who discover they have much in common. M.J. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2024]