Noel Calabrese hates Christmas as much as she hates her life. While in the Silicon Valley on a business trip, she meets Leon Hallas. Could this sexy, silver fox be her ticket to happiness? Can she learn to trust again?
Unwrap this steamy little romance about Second Chances and Self-Worth, complete with a palindrome…
Noel is a feisty character who seems stuck in a dead end marriage. Things begin to shift when she meets someone just her speed on a business trip. This was a fun, creative, high paced experience of a read!
Unwrapping Noel by Jennifer Theriot
Narrated by Sara Gordon
Five Stars
Unwrapping Noel is hands down the best holiday story I read/listened to this year. It made me laugh and cry, which is how I like to judge my books. This one brought awareness to being happy with yourself no matter your size. Noel and Leon are wonderful characters with a real connection. The witty banter was extremely entertaining. If you’re looking for a good holiday romance, I highly recommend this book.
This is the first book I listened to narrated by Sara Gordon, but definitely not the last. She brought the characters to life. Her voice was smooth and she really landed those sarcastic quips thrown about.
This audio book had me laughing within the first chapter. Noel is hilarious and real I can feel myself in her. She’s a true inner womens dialogue. A women scron is not one to be messed with.
Dave what a dickhead. He is what you call a despicable human been. If your ears are delicate you may need an adjustment. Leon is amazing I love his character. The narrative who does this book both female and male do. It very well.
I have throughly enjoy all the voices who have done this audio book. I listen to this book in one sitting it is brilliant and I would highly recommend it to someone who wants a realistic romance story with the real world aspects.
This is a fantastic love story.
We have Noel who is a public relations specialist. She has done very well for herself. Noel had a crap marriage though and finally divorced her husband Dave after 13 years of marriage. But he reeled her back in at least to get her help after being diagnosed with cancer. Do you think that changed him? Nope think again but finally Noel opens her eyes to the horrible man she was once married to. Noel hates the Christmas holidays and it just gets worse for her. She has never really felt that she was sexy or attractive.
Noels dear friend Tony is getting married so Noel is off to California and with some luck have some fun.
Well as they say when you are not looking. While in California, she attends a meeting with Tony and some others to discuss a new project. Little does she know her life and heart is about to change thanks to one Mr. Leon Hallas the trainer / business partner of Tonys that is if ex-husband Dave don’t mess it up.
Again very well written and truly a romantic story. I enjoyed it very much.
I really Liked the cast of characters in this story. They developed into true to life people. These are adults, with adult issues and all the good or bad that implies. I like it when I “know” who they are, and I really idenified with Noel and her struggles, within herself and in her life… Like, being “curvy,” she can’t see how beautiful she really is. And coming out of a toxic, 14 year marrage to a cheating husband hasn’t helped. Now, being single for about a year she is starting to develope some independence. (and right here I had a mental rant) Dave, her ex-husband, announces he has testicular cancer and begs her to move back in through his chemo treatments and take care of him just until things get better! (what nerve)…. So now her ex is also her roommate!…..then, while on a business trip for one of her clients, she meets Leon Hallas. The draw is Instant. It’s relentless. It’s a freaking hot whirlwind…. with the hottest man she’s ever seen, and he wants her! But how is this going to work out… (because of Dave) ….and Dave is keeping a couple secrets of his own. All I will say is, if you look up the meaning of “Cad” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure his picture will be there.