The Text God Text and You Shall Receive

Melanie Summers, Whitney Dineen — 2021

Text and you shall receive?Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist. This translates into walking dogs for money, practicing yoga for sanity, and hitting up her friends at a local bakery to supplement her diet. Rent is due and she's running out of cash. After begging the universe for a sign that help is on the way, her phone pings with an incoming text. GOD: You can do it; I believe in you!Gabriel Oliver Daly agreed to mentor a friend's younger sister. Unbeknownst to him, after losing her phone, said sister uses her dog walker's phone to text him about a job offer. He responds enthusiastically.Jen can't believe GOD is actually texting her! But who is she to question the ways of the universe? On the first day of texting, GOD gets her a job that will keep her afloat. On the second and third days he offers even more help.Gabriel starts to think his friend's sister might be too flighty to make it in the legal jungle of New York. Why exactly does she need a survival job? Wasn't she supposed to be interviewing for a position as a junior lawyer? And why is she texting him random (not to mention very personal) stuff all the time?When they finally meet, Jen realizes GOD isn't a deity but a divinely handsome lawyer. A complete stranger has answered all her prayers. After all, God does move in mysterious ways.

Reviews

Nichole Bogard@time_to_novel

Nov 17, 2022

This was the sweetest rom-com I have read in a while! It was exactly what I needed right now. Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers did an amazing job with this cute love story. I fell in love with the characters and how their lives came together like they were just waiting for one another. Jen Flanders is this messy artist who does not have her ducks in a row. One day in the middle of yoga she asks for a little help from the universe and sure enough she gets a text from God, but not the god although she would like to believe she did. "What the … God is texting me? Is this some new Verizon service? Because if it is, what in the heck am I paying for it?" She just cannot believe her luck “God” is getting her and job and then she meets Gabe. Gabe Daly is a handsome lawyer who is just trying to help his friend’s sister out. Little does he know he is texting the wrong women. Gabe and Jen meet several times before it becomes apparent that Jen is the one, he has been texting. In the meantime, after getting to know Jen he beings to question his whole life, his career and his girlfriend of 8 years. Is this divine intervention or just a good connection?? This was a charming story filled with humor and the kind of love you see on the hallmark channel. If you want a sweet romantic treat this is the book you’ve been searching for. Special thanks to NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Swati Raisinghani@sr

Jul 25, 2022