The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

Written by Robin Talley

Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya

Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Nina LaCour, this romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley has something for everyone: backstage rendezvous, deadly props, and a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to True Love.

Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything.

What she doesn’t have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off any entanglements until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over.

Of course, Mel didn’t count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely didn’t expect Odile to be sweet and funny, and care as much about the play’s success as Mel.

Which means that Melody McIntyre’s only plan now is trying desperately not to fall in love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Dec 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9780063033641

Robin Talley

Robin Talley studied literature and communications at American University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her wife, but visits both Boston and New York regularly despite her moral opposition to Massachusetts winters and Times Square. Her first book was 2014's Lies We Tell Ourselves. Visit her online at robintalley.com or on Twitter at @robin_talley.

Reviews for The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

[Jeimy Gonzalez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Predictable and exasperating, but It’s still managed to be cute.

[edgoldberg · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not Robin Talley's best (Pulp is her best) but totally enjoyable.Melody McIntyre, Stage Manager, has gone through boyfriends and girlfriends, especially those in theater. When her girlfriend Rachel breaks up with her ion the tech booth during a performance of Romeo and Juliet that seems to be the culmination of a long list of breakups. However, the play has been fraught with issues. Also, it seems that whenever Melody is in love, things go wrong.Theater folks are superstitious and they make up a new rule for every play. The tech crew gets the idea that if Melody can refrain from falling in love during the next show, things will go better. Recently broken up, she figures she can do that. However, she didn't anticipate meeting Odile Roise, high school senior and Broadway theater star. Now she is caught between falling in love, breaking the superstition, getting t he best performance out of the spring musical.This is a fund book, broken out in Scenes, days before the show opens and locations...just like a real script. The characters are good. The plot is good. The ending is good. Definitely a fun read. But....if you haven't already, you MUST read Pulp. It's a 5 star book.