WAITING FOR TOM HANKS by Kerry Winfrey

"Don't wait to read this delightful rom-com!"

Waiting for Tom Hanks

Posted: June 6, 2019

Ever since her mother died, Annie had a to-do list that focused on achieving the next step, until she graduated from college. Ever since she's been living her life standing still. She lives in her childhood home with her Uncle Don. She writes articles for Buzzfeed by day, by night she writes a screenplay.

She would love to be the next Nora Ephron, especially if that means finding her own Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks represents the ideal man -- he's charming, sweet, kind, and potentially lives on a houseboat.

When her uncle calls in a favor, Annie finds herself working on a movie set for an Oscar-winning director. She can hardly believe her good fortune until she meets the star of the movie. She and the lead actor get off on the wrong foot. Drew's never even watched the classic rom- coms.

Reading WAITING FOR TOM HANKS is like watching one last Nora Ephron movie complete with a great meet-cute, a quirky best friend, a nerdy uncle, and a love triangle. You can't help but root for the heroine to realize that she has met her Tom Hanks -- that he's standing in front of her. The banter between the heroine and the hero about rom-coms adds charm to the book. As they discuss her favorite movies, Drew doesn't understand why these movies are so important to Annie. To Annie, rom-coms connect her to her mother and hopefully to her future.

This book is perfect for fans of romantic comedies; it will make your heart happy.

Book Summary

A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn’t always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel.

Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet-cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks—a man who’s sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat—her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight.

When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and Annie gets a job on set, it seems like a sign. Then Annie meets the lead actor, Drew Danforth, a cocky prankster who couldn’t be less like Tom Hanks if he tried. Their meet- cute is more of a meet-fail, but soon Annie finds herself sharing some classic rom-com moments with Drew. Her Tom Hanks can’t be an actor who’s leaving town in a matter of days . . . can he?