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Is She Really Going Out with Him?

By: Sophie Cousens
Narrated by: Kerry Gilbert
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A hilarious love story about a disillusioned divorcée who agrees to let her children play matchmaker.

Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she’d rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. In a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children.

From awkward encounters to unexpected connections, Anna gamely begins to put herself out there, asking out waiters, the mailman, and even her celebrity crush. But when a romantic connection appears where she least expected it, will she be brave enough to take another chance on love?

©2024 Sophie Cousens (P)2024 Penguin Audio Contemporary Editors Select Romantic Comedy Funny Witty Feel-Good Heartfelt Cats Romance

Critic reviews

One of Bustle’s Best New Books of Fall 2024

One of BookBub’s Best Books of Fall 2024

One of Nerd Daily’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024

One of SheReads’ Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024

One of LitHub’s Ultimate Fall 2024 Reading List

One of theSkimm's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024

One of People's Best Books of November 2024

One of Swooon's 10 Best Romance Books of November 2024

"[A] laugh-out-loud love story."—Woman's World

"[A] hilariously heartwarming jaunt about finding love later in life with characters that feel like friends."—People

"Every season is rom com season. . . . This How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days-esque one is going to be all over BookTok when it comes out. . . . This is the time to read up on the rest of Sophie Cousens’ backlist while you’re at it."—theSkimm

Editorial Review

The rom-com of the season
I can probably count on one hand the number of romance listens that have brought me to tears, and I can honestly say that two of those titles were written by Sophie Cousens. Last year’s The Good Part triggered all the feels with its timely message of how important it is to not skip the hard, icky, challenging parts of life to get to the “good part.” Now, with Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Cousens has written a romance that hits so close to home—I have never felt more seen. Like me, Anne is a single mom, doing her best to hold it all together between work and home. When her job as a magazine writer is put in jeopardy, she comes up with the idea to pen a dating column where her kids choose her suitors. Anne’s ensuing dates are so cringe-worthy you can’t help but laugh to keep from crying, but the realization that the man of her dreams is closer than she thinks—and the truly endearing and hilarious way it all goes down—will really bring you to happy tears. — Margaret H., Audible Editor

Heartwarming Romance • Witty Dialogue • Excellent Narration • Entertaining Plot • Perfect Pacing • Beautiful Voice
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I enjoyed the change of main character and that while she is overall more mature she still is navigating her own weaknesses. I laughed out loud, I felt for her and I also felt her pain. Lovely story all around!

A sweet story with unexpected turns

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Loved this book, loved the performance, loved it all. Of you're a fan of Emily Henry books you'll love this!

SO GOOD

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A lovely story. Witty, funny, poignant. I truly enjoyed it. The narrator was excellent also.

Engaging

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Loved the storyline and humor. The main character was real and the narration fit well.

Engaging

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This was quite a surprising find. it just came up in my recommendations. I loved it. it made me laugh and cry. I can't ask for much more than that in a romance novel.

I loved the characters.

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I loved that Anna got something out of all her dates. They weren’t all a love match but there was something relational in each one.

The challenges of her life stood out

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Sweet, funny love story! Love wins in the end and I recommend. Lively story. #willhavers

Loved it

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I loved this book! Loved the narrator! Super cute love story! I loved it didn’t have the smut like some books do! I can’t wait to read more from this author

Great book!

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This book was just what I needed. It was funny and hart felt. I wanted more book.

My new favorite book

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I found the story and the audiobook performance very entertaining. It was a quick listen because I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next. There were plenty of laugh out loud moments. Highly recommend!

So entertaining!

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