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Too Good to Be True Mass Market Paperback – January 27, 2009

by Kristan Higgins (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,012 ratings
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When Grace Emerson's ex-fiancé starts dating her younger sister, extreme measures are called for. To keep everyone from obsessing about her love life, Grace announces that she's seeing someone. Someone wonderful. Someone handsome. Someone completely made up. Who is this Mr. Right? Someone…exactly unlike her renegade neighbor Callahan O'Shea. Well, someone with his looks, maybe. His hot body. His knife-sharp sense of humor. His smarts and big heart.

Whoa. No. Callahan O'Shea is not her perfect man! Not with his unsavory past. So why does Mr. Wrong feel so…right?
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  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    HQN
  4. Publication date
    January 27, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    4.22 x 1.01 x 6.61 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0373773552
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0373773558
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Three weeks before her wedding, Grace’s fiancé calls it off to date her younger, prettier sister. Grace is a history teacher, and the only males she meets are her teenage students, elderly men at the dance class her friend teaches at the nursing home, and guys at her Civil War reenactment-society battles, where it’s hard to flirt when they have to play dead. Sick of being pitied, she tells everyone that she’s happily involved with a pediatric surgeon. Cheeky, cute, and satisfying, Higgins’ romance is perfect entertainment for a girl’s night in. --Hilary Hatton

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Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA TODAY bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She has received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The New York Journal of Books and Kirkus. Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, two atypically affectionate children, a neurotic rescue mutt and an occasionally friendly cat.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HQN; Original edition (January 27, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0373773552
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0373773558
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.22 x 1.01 x 6.61 inches
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Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than twenty novels, wKristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than twenty novels. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold millions of copies around the world. Kristan has been praised for her mix of “laugh-out-loud humor and tear-jerking pathos,” which the author attributes to a diet high in desserts and sugar-based mood swings.

Kristan’s books have received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Kirkus, the New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, National Public Radio and Booklist. She personally responds to every reader letter she receives, even the mean ones.

Kristan is the mother of two ridiculously good-looking children and the grandmother of the world’s cutest baby. She lives in Connecticut and Cape Cod with her heroic firefighter husband, a rescue mutt and indifferent cat. In her spare time, Kristan enjoys gardening, easy yoga classes, mixology and pasta.

To sign up for Kristan's always entertaining newsletter, visit www.kristanhiggins.com.

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hrslvr54
5.0 out of 5 stars laugh out loud funny!
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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This is one of the best books I have read in a while. A romantic comedy so funny at times I laughed out loud! I can’t wait to read other books by this author. Nice to have a good laugh nowadays with all the turmoil in the world!
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Rachel
4.0 out of 5 stars Expect More Chick Lit than Romance!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013
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Normally, I prefer reading historical romances to contemporaries, but Kristan Higgins is among the very, very few exceptions. It's finally dawned on me, though, that I gravitate so strongly towards KH's contemporary romances because most of them aren't truly romances. As many other reviewers have noted, the majority of Higgins' novels seem to qualify more as 'chick lit' (argh---hate that term!); fiction that explores myriad facets of a woman's life. Romance is PART of her novels, of course, but often neither the salient nor best part. Honestly, I think she tends to write about familial relationships, friendships, careers and beloved pets with more heart, wit and style than she does about her characters' love lives.

KH's books are brimming over with humor and warmth, and they're written in a cozy, breezy style that I find endlessly engaging. She creates some vivid, memorable characters who are lovably flawed, and she offers a surprising amount of sharp, poignant observations to give her books some substance beneath the frothy fun. However, reading all of her novels has underscored for me that she tends to write frustratingly desperate, needy, 'OMG I need a marriage and baby right now or life isn't worth living!' heroines, some of whom have some serious obsessive, stalker-y tendencies as well. She also veers into overly cutesy preciousness, having her characters use ridiculously juvenile catchphrases and language that one might expect from a book with a 13-year-old protagonist!

All that said, I'm reviewing this particular book because I found it so quintessentially Higgins in ways that were both wonderful and groan-worthy! There's a lot of wit, warmth, and terrifically written dialogue and prose. There's also an endearing yet pitiful, obsessive and needy heroine and a rather unconvincing, underdeveloped romance between her and the likable but under-explored hero. You get great moments with friends and family members, and also scenes where things get so cutesy and goofy that you're torn between a smile and a cringe.

Overall, I feel like readers eager for a romance revolving around a couple will be disappointed by this and other KH entries, while readers craving women's-centric fiction that explores ALL aspects of a woman's life with humor and poignancy may be more satisfied. Happy reading!
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Amy P
5.0 out of 5 stars Caution: You will want Callahan O'Shea to be YOUR neighbor
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2012
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Grace Emerson is the middle child of bickering parents. Her father is a lawyer, while her mother crafts glass sculptures in the shapes of female reproductive organs. Gorgeous older sister Margaret, also an attorney, is in a complacent marriage not improved by her caustic observations. Gorgeous younger sister Natalie is an architect. She's also dating Grace's ex-fiance.

When Grace has come up against romantic conundrums in the past, she solved her problems by making up a boyfriend. Her solution to Natalie's relationship with the ex-fiance is no different. This time she creates Wyatt the Pediatric Surgeon, who, in addition to saving lives, also rescues feral cats. Grace's intentions are honorable; she knows that Natalie will not invest herself in a relationship with Andrew unless she knows that Grace is happy, and Grace is smart and intuitive enough to know that what Andrew and Natalie feel for each other is very different - far more passionate - than what she and Andrew shared.

But then trouble shows up in the form of Callahan O'Shea, Grace's new rugged and HOT neighbor, who recently spent time in the old Grey Bar Hotel. Callahan's ex-con background may put off some people, but Grace is too attracted to him to let a little thing like a prison record keep her from finding out if he's a good kisser.

Like most of Higgins's books, you know exactly where this is headed. And, like most of her books, our heroine has a colorful family for whom she does too much and to whom she is a bit too devoted. Grace's self-sacrifice knows no end. There are times when you want to scream at Andrew and Natalie on her behalf. Thank goodness for Margaret, who often says what we think.

This book differs from others, however, in that Grace and Callahan are together as a couple more than Higgins typically delivers. We actually get to see them struggle together to work things out, and it's fun to read.

Still, this is a feel-good, happy book, full of Higgins's witty one-liners. The path to true love never runs smoothly, least of all in a Higgins novel, but fortunately she gives us heroes and heroines we can root for, along with some good, hot kissing.

This review is published on cupcake's book cupboard. @VivaAmaRisata
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MK
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect....loved it...Another Winner!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013
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Grace Emerson is having issues in the boyfriend department early on, and then later in the man department.. She does something to help her feel better and get her family off her back..she doesn't think anyone is getting hurt..but later on it might...you just might have to buy this book to find out. She has two sisters Natalie and Margaret who she does everything for...
She has a friend Julian who helped her in her little conquest. When she meets the boy next door Callahan O'Shea things get very interesting but they can't really move forward because something is holding them back and only Grace any fix that..

Buy the book to find out what the reasoning behind all these little secrets are? I say you will be very surprised. I was literally shocked and taken by surprised at what happens.

Kristan Higgins really knows how to take you on a roller coaster of emotions in her books. I just love that about her books. So much laughter like all her book, very sentimental in parts...family...all good qualities in a book...it deserves more then a 5 in my book.
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Stella Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2023
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This is a wonderful story.
Couldn't put it down
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Liz Butler
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story, laughs, heartache, the lot!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019
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I loved the characters in this book, I really did laugh out loud! The story was great, the interplay between every character and their nutty personalities is brilliant. Highly recommend this book xx
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Ellie Humphris
5.0 out of 5 stars All Kristans books are INCREDIBLE
Reviewed in Australia on July 13, 2020
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If you want some pure entertainment, with a splash of romance, family dynamics and some laugh out loud moments, this is the book for you. I loved it!
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RAEL.ORG
4.0 out of 5 stars drôle et rafraîchissant
Reviewed in France on October 18, 2013
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Comédie romantique dans les règles de l'art, avec beaucoup d'humour et des personnages très attachants. C'est la première fois notamment qu'un chien me fait rire dans un roman, mais celui de l'héroïne est vraiment super drôle, de même que le personnage de la grand-mère.
Petit bémol : c'est parfois un peu répétitif à mon goût et cela manque de scènes de sexe, mais c'est le genre du roman qui veut ça, on est dans la comédie romantique et non dans la romance pour adultes.

Je le recommande pour passer un bon moment de détente et terminer le livre avec le sourire aux lèvres.
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Little Tree
5.0 out of 5 stars Wieder mal glücklich gemacht....
Reviewed in Germany on April 11, 2011
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... wurde ich durch dieses Buch. Ich habe nun alle Romane von Kristan Higgins gelesen , ihr Englisch ist gut verständlich, und muss sagen obwohl sie ein gewisses Schema hat " Mädchen trifft Jungen, der absolut falsch für sie scheint,lernt ihn besser kennen und er entpuppt sich als Mr. Right", genieße ich jedes Buch von ihr und freue mich auch schon auf ihr neuestes Werk "My one and Only".
Ich denke mich überzeugen am meisten die Protagonistinnen, weil sie eben nicht perfekt sind, weder was ihre Figur ("Fools Rush In"), ihren Charakter ( "Catch of the Day") noch ihre Lebensgeschichte ( " The Next Best Thing" - Bisher mein Favorit) sind. Im Fall dieses Buches habe ich mich total in Grace's kleine Neurosen verliebt. Mal ehrlich, wer hat sich nicht auch schon mal den perfekten Freund erträumt und sich vorgestellt wie es wäre, wirklich mit ihm zusammen zu sein.
Für mich steht fest: Absolut empfehlemswert!
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