The Sweetheart Deal, Polly Dugan
The Sweetheart Deal, Polly Dugan
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The Sweetheart Deal

Author: Polly Dugan

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/19/2015


Synopsis

Leo has long joked that, in the event of his death, he wants his best friend Garrett, a lifelong bachelor, to marry his wife, Audrey. One drunken night, he goes so far as to make Garrett promise to do so. Then, twelve years later, Leo, a veteran firefighter, dies in a skiing accident.

As Audrey navigates her new role as widow and single parent, Garrett quits his job in Boston and buys a one-way ticket out west. Before long, Audrey's feelings for Garrett become more than platonic, and Garrett finds himself falling for Audrey, her boys, and their life together in Portland. When Audrey finds out about the drunken pact from years ago, though, the harmless promise that brought Garrett into her world becomes the obstacle to his remaining in it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gayle on June 28, 2015

Don’t be misled by the cozy domestic photo on the cover, or by the plot – firefighter husband dies in an accident and best friend moves in to help widow, who is unaware that husband once made best friend sign an agreement that he would take care of widow if anything ever happened to husband – which......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 12, 2016

I feel like I've read at least 4 or 5 contemporary novels about young widows in the last few years, and The Sweetheart Deal is the latest -- but by no means the least. It's an emotionally compelling and honest look at the devastation of unexpected loss, as the main character loses her beloved husban......more

Goodreads review by Jacque on January 12, 2016

The first half of the novel was 5 star for me. I was wowed: the opening pages drew me in with an amazing emotional impact. The detail of the experience of Audrey losing her husband Leo in an accident and the ensuing weeks had me in tears 2 times by page 55 -- and I virtually never cry when reading.......more

Goodreads review by OpenBookSociety.com on November 18, 2015

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Goodreads review by Kathy on March 17, 2015

The Sweetheart Deal The Sweetheart Deal becomes not only a sweet story but one filled with a rollercoaster ride of emotions for not only Audrey, a young widow, but Garrett her late husband’s best friend. As Audrey tries to process the tragic accident that took her husband’s life, she is thrown feelin......more


Quotes

"The Sweetheart Deal hits all of my favorite topics: loss, pain, friendship, betrayal-but ultimately love. It's the most romantic story I've read in years."—Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day and The Matchmaker

"Heartfelt and wise, Polly Dugan's The Sweetheart Deal reminds us that every difficult ending can lead to a beautiful new beginning."—Sarah Jio, author of The Violets of March and Goodnight June