Unlikely Story
Ali Rosen
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
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· 32 ratings · 318 pages · Published: 01 Mar 2025

As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she’s hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her she’s in love with someone she’s never even met.
J edits the advice column Nora’s been writing anonymously for the last seven years. He’s in London, she’s in New York, and they communicate solely through shared files. When he confides that his girlfriend’s out of the picture, and her boss asks her to come to London, Nora takes both as a sign.
But that’s not the only thing on her mind. A client’s ex-boyfriend just moved into her co-op, directly beneath her. Eli blames Nora for his breakup and seems determined to make her life miserable, gleefully planning a noisy renovation.
Yet despite all his bluster, Nora eventually starts to see the softness behind Eli’s brusque, charming exterior…and after a slipup reveals a startling secret, Nora wonders whether someone can be two things at once.
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- workplace/office 6
- contemporary 5
- enemies to lovers 5
- funny 5
- older/mature 4
- first person pov 4
- m-f romance 3
- competent heroine 3
- white collar heroine 3
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- caretaking 2
- forced proximity 2
- jewish 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
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- geography
- new york state 3
- england 3
- content warnings
- death / grief 2
- past child neglect 1