The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. A quote from author Lyssa Kay Adams reads “The kind of Hollywood ending that will make you believe in soul mates” in small yellow writing in the upper right corner. The title “Something to Talk About” is written across the bottom half of the cover in black capitals with a blue outline around each letter. The phrase “a novel” is written directly upper left of this in smaller, lowercase yellow cursive. The author’s name “Meryl Wilsner” is written in the lower left corner, in small dark blue capitals. The background of the cover is pink and shows art of two women. The woman on the left has long brown hair and is talking into the ear of the woman on the right. The woman on the right has her back turned to the audience. She has black hair tied into a low bun, a yellow dress, three rows of pearls around her neck, and blue diamond earrings. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Content
• Homophobia
• Racism
• Sexism
• Asthma Attacks
• References to Death of A Parent

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Summary:

A showrunner and her assistant give the world something to talk about when they accidentally fuel a ridiculous rumor in this debut romance.

Hollywood powerhouse Jo is photographed making her assistant Emma laugh on the red carpet, and just like that, the tabloids declare them a couple. The so-called scandal couldn’t come at a worse time–threatening Emma’s promotion and Jo’s new movie.

As the gossip spreads, it starts to affect all areas of their lives. Paparazzi are following them outside the office, coworkers are treating them differently, and a “source” is feeding information to the media. But their only comment is “no comment”.

With the launch of Jo’s film project fast approaching, the two women begin to spend even more time together, getting along famously. Emma seems to have a sixth sense for knowing what Jo needs. And Jo, known for being aloof and outwardly cold, opens up to Emma in a way neither of them expects. They begin to realize the rumor might not be so off base after all…but is acting on the spark between them worth fanning the gossip flames?

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Notes:

This book was nominated for the 2020 Goodreads Award for Romance.

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

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Archivist Comments:

There appears to be an age gap romance in this book of about 14 years- one MC is 41 years old, the other is around 27 years old. It also falls into the employer/employee trope.

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