Love, Only Better: A Novel

Written by Paulette Stout

Narrated by Jennifer Blom

Sometimes we find ourselves when we’re not even looking.

Rebecca’s life is a bit of a disaster. Her boss is the worst and her bestie is moving out to live with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Rebecca’s love life just stormed out the door after she faked it in bed.

But how is she supposed to fake something she’s never experienced?

It’s humiliating and Rebecca swears everyone in Manhattan can tell just by looking at her on the sidewalk. She deserves better.

When her doctor’s advice falls flat, the next offers a different path. One she’d never consider in a million years if she wasn’t so desperate for answers. And for Kyle.

The gorgeous photographer who moves in across the hall is impossible to resist. Kyle is everything Rebecca isn’t—bold, charismatic, and fearless. When they ride his black motorcycle, all her troubles melt away. Except for one.

After hiding her secret becomes impossible, Rebecca summons the courage to fight for the life she wants—knowing it could be her last chance.

Vulnerable and inspiring, Love, Only Better is an authentic and inspiring story about how to find confidence and love yourself.

Read in 24 countries, it’s 5x award winning contemporary fiction—with romance and spice—that readers “can’t put down.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Media Goddess Inc.
• Release date: Nov 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798989023905

Reviews for Love, Only Better

[grgenius_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Rebecca may not think she was a brave woman, but she was, really and truly. It takes a lot to admit you have a problem, but to own it and do something about it, that's where the real winners are uncovered. She was treated badly in her relationships in the past, and over something that really had no baring on the other person, but it did directly affect her...and if she wasn't complaining, who were they to? Watching her feelings get hurt by even those she called friend, seeing her try medical advice, and then undertaking a place on that unusual study, understanding that while her interactions with Kyle stoked something, she was still far from where she wanted to be...all of these steps and missteps went into creating a character WITH character; someone that readers could feel a connection with, even if they didn't relate to her struggles, and ride the emotional rollercoaster by her side.

All in all, the story does well not only to entertain as any Contemporary Fiction, or Women's Fiction title should, but it also informs, and brings awareness to an issue that has long been there and still is, but remains shuddered behind closed hearts and minds. There's no harm in seeking help for anything that ails you, so why should there be when you have a mental or emotional block keeping you from fully experiencing everything love has to offer? Rebecca is a character that certainly champions this issue for women, and her relationship with Kyle, though it had its disastrous moments, felt realistic enough to root for. I still feel that the book is better aimed at adult readers due to content as there are frank sexual discussions and some between the covers scenes, but once you've hit the age of majority, I'd say it's fair game.


**ecopy received for review; opinions are my own