Emergency Contact

By: Lauren Layne, Anthony LeDonne

Narrated by: Tim Paige, Brianna Cohen

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne—and her real-life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne—comes a new holiday rom-com that is sure to warm even the coldest heart.

Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn’t get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact, so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an antagonistic overnight misadventure that stirs up old feelings even as Tom prepares to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve.

A delightful meet-cute between The Proposal and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Emergency Contact is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sophie Kinsella.

©2023 Lauren Layne and Anthony LeDonne (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Critic reviews

Bookish Libra, Jeeves Reads Pic

A Hasty Book List Pick

Audible Pick

Another great one by Lauren Layne

I adore every single book she has ever written!!! This was super cute to listen too and I enjoyed the banter. Easy listen in a crazy time in this world. Helped me escape and relax. Thank you

Cried through the book

It was such a cute book!! Ugh!! I cried from sorrow and happiness. And the narrators are so good.

Funny! Really loved the banter.

Very fun light read as I always laugh when listening to Lauren Layne books, I love the humor in them. This story took a bit too long to get to the point & needed a hit better ending but all in all I really liked it.

Fun, easy breezy story

I liked the characters and their witty banter. This was a light, easy, predictable read but I really enjoyed it.

Pretty good story and narration overall

There is nothing new or exciting about the story told here, but it is a great pick me up or holiday feel good book. Definitely recommend

Wonderful story

The banter in this story is wonderful. It's sometimes laugh out loud funny. Towards the end, I had so many feelings. The narration was perfect by Tim Paige and Brianna Cohen.

Christmas romance

Loved it. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the part where a line is repeated and it was missed in production as well as a voice change of Katherine at the end of the book. Otherwise it was a perfect warm Christmas unexpected romance.

The snarky humor.

I love the humor in this book. The witty barbs and comments. I would have given it five stars, but it was a bit too predictable for my preference. Not a lot of surprises.

Not a Fan

There was no appeal for me I did listen all the way thru but not sure why. It was grating the way both main characters acted. I cannot see how there was any love between them.

A Phenomenally Fun Holiday Read with Heart

This audio had me CACKLING! If you love a second chance, once-married story line & LOTS of banter, this is the read for you!

Emergency Contact is the story of a “grinchy” Katherine, who finds herself in the hospital after an accident leaves her concussed & under the care of her ex-husband, Tom. You see, Tom was never officially removed as her emergency contact. With no one else to watch her, Tom begrudgingly brings her home for Christmas. Together these two endure all the misfortunes of holiday travel while rediscovering what made them fall in love in the first place.

The banter in this was on another level! These two former exes went no holds barred on each other’s flaws during their travel together but, as the barbs were traded, they also unraveled a new understanding of each other and what went wrong. The audio narration was perfect for his humorous and healing read!