Meet Me in the Margins

By: Melissa Ferguson

Narrated by: Talon David

"Meet Me in the Margins is a delightfully charming jewel of a book that fans of romantic comedy won't be able to put down!" --Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of A Happier Life

You've Got Mail meets The Proposal--this romance is one for the books.

Savannah Cade's dreams are coming true. The Claire Donovan, editor-in-chief of the most successful romance publishing company in the country, has requested to see the manuscript Savannah's been secretly writing. The only problem: she's an editor for a different company, and their philosophy is only highbrow works are worth printing and romance should be reserved for the lowest level of Dante's inferno.

But when Savannah drops her manuscript during a staff meeting and nearly exposes herself to the whole company--including William Pennington, the new boss and son of the romance-despising CEO herself--she has no choice but to hide the manuscript in a hidden room.

When she returns, she's dismayed to discover that someone has not only been in her hidden nook but has written notes in the margins--quite critical ones. But when Claire's own reaction turns out to be nearly identical to the scribbled remarks, and, worse, Claire announces that Savannah has six weeks to resubmit before she retires, Savannah finds herself forced to seek the help of the shadowy editor after all.

As their notes back and forth start to fill up the pages, however, Savannah finds him becoming pivotal not just to her work but her life. There's no doubt about it: she's falling for her mystery editor. If she only knew who he was.

Meet Me in the Margins is a delightful rom-com that combines the witty banter and tension of You've Got Mail with the clean and heartwarming romance found in Katherine Center's novels. With its fun premise and charming characters, this book is perfect for book clubs and girls' nights. Plus, it includes discussion questions to spark engaging conversations about love, literature, and the power of second chances.

©2022 Melissa Ferguson (P)2022 Thomas Nelson

Critic reviews

"Ferguson (The Cul-de-Sac War) enchants with this whimsical tale set against the evergreen culture war between literary and commercial fiction . . . An idealistic, competent heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, and delightfully quirky supporting characters bolster this often hilarious send up of the publishing industry, which doubles as a love letter to the power of stories. The is sure to win Ferguson some new fans." (Publishers Weekly)

So good! So cute!

The story started off a bit slow but it turned out to be the perfect pace for the sweet ending. I’m so wary of romance bestsellers but this one is so good! Just enough sweetness and spark with no language or blush-worthy scenes. Loved the transformations and lessons learned. Great read overall!

Cute and fun

I enjoyed listening to this book. The story is sweet and the characters fun and interesting.

Had a hard time putting this one down

Definitely the sweet, feel-good summer read I didn’t even realize I was needing! It pulls you in immediately and is hard to put down!

Vacation book

Fun book to listen to while traveling. Cute story. Performance was good. Fun ending. Enjoyed book

Cute and light

Fun, cute falling-in-love story with interesting characters. I liked the narrator as well. No offensive language—I could recommend to my mom ;)

Pure Delight!

A fun story with fantastic characters and an engaging plot. Loved the narration as well! Will watch for more from this author and narrator!

Great premise, pretty good execution

I loved the premise, and overall the story was enjoyable. Definitely worth a read. Some minor criticisms are that some character and story elements seemed a bit unbelievable, and the chemistry (outside the margins) is not compelling. I get that the protagonist is supposed to be an "average" woman and no one can objectively edit their own work, but her first draft was appallingly bad. And she's an editor but she's impressed by the word "bailiwick" and other thesaurus words? Hard to see why the mystery editor was impressed. Also, how did they have so much time during the work day to hide away and edit her book?? Still, it was a fun, light read. The narrator seemed a bit too serious for the character sometimes, but was nice to listen to.

funny and coean

I didn't think there were many wholesome romances bring published. I really liked this one and have listened several times. The setting (a publishing house) and the back story (main character's boyfriend left her in order to propose to her sister) plus the interesting language make this story memorable

Ups and downs, miscommunication and weird coworkers.

I really enjoyed this book, characters with depth and heart, loyalty and love.

My only complaint is that your editors need to learn when to use the word begrudge. In nearly every single instance the word that should have been used is grudge!
Please LOOK IT UP!

So good

Loved this one. Perfect balance of heartache and hea. The miscommunication was actually believable and quite funny. This is the kind of book to pick you up on a down day and make you smile. I want more books like this to read!!

The narrator was awesome too ❤️