The Perfect Letter
A Novel
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4.4 • 191 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
“Do you love romance? Do you love reading? Do you love The Bachelor? Are you from Texas? If you answered ‘yes’ to any two of those questions, do we ever have a book for you.”—Huffington Post
As the longtime host of ABC’s hit shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison has witnessed the joys and heartbreak of men and women searching for everlasting love. A true romantic at heart, he believes that everyone deserves their own fairytale ending. Now, in his first work of fiction, Chris draws on his unique insights and wisdom in a remarkable debut novel that explores love and its consequences—a must-read for Bachelor fans and hopeless romantics everywhere.
Leigh Merrill spent ten years running away from her past. Now she’s going back . . .
A talented young book editor in New York City, Leigh leads a rich life full of writing, parties, and romance, far from the dust of her grandfather’s horse farm in Texas. And she is engaged to Joseph, a brilliant, generous man who adores her. Still, when she’s invited to a writer’s conference in Austin, Leigh can’t help but feel that Texas, with all of its tangled secrets, is calling her home.
She tells herself the trip is just a few days away to catch up with old friends, meet new authors, and clear her mind. But Leigh’s plans for a quiet retreat quickly dissolve when she discovers a stack of letters from her past in her hotel room . . . letters that bare her soul and her deepest and darkest secrets . . . letters she wrote to the love of her life.
After years of running, but with nowhere left to hide, Leigh must finally decide what she truly wants . . . and just how much she’ll risk to get it.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Harrison, host of reality show stalwarts The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, puts his extensive knowledge of women's thoughts on love to good use in his strong debut, a contemporary romance. Leigh Merrill, a book editor in New York, has assiduously avoided her home state of Texas for a decade. But when her boyfriend who just happens to be her boss proposes and she isn't ready to give him an answer, she gratefully accepts an invitation to speak at the Austin Writers' Conference. What Leigh doesn't expect is that she will run into Jake Rhodes: her first love, her first boyfriend, and the reason she hasn't returned to Texas until now. Jake is a part of the biggest secret Leigh's ever had. The two rekindle their romance, but there are several who have a vested interest in making sure Jake and Leigh don't become a permanent couple again. Can the two overcome these obstacles? Despite a few head-scratching moments at the end, Harrison has written a solid first novel, convincingly writing from Leigh's point of view.
Customer Reviews
The Perfect Letter
This book kept me interested the whole time, couldn’t wait to see what happened. I would have given it 5 stars except for the fact that the character Jake became annoying with how many times he told Leigh that he wasn’t good for her.
The perfect letter by Chris Harrison
A love story and a mystery all rolled into one. I am hopeful the author will continue the story of Jake and Leigh and write a sequel of their continuing love affair. I could not put the book down I rate it five stars.
Warm comfy feeling
This was a feel good, can’t put the book down story. I thoroughly enjoyed it.