Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry, Sara Read
Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry, Sara Read
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Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry

Author: Sara Read

Narrator: Marni Penning

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

“Laugh out loud funny and poignant. I loved it!”—LORI FOSTER, New York Times bestselling author

Johanna is not a thief—and she is definitely not sorry.
In the back room at an elite gallery party, 40-something soccer mom Johanna Porter stands face to face with her younger self. The girl in the portrait, La Rosa Blanca, is fierce and fearless, and Johanna sees the great painter she almost was before her lover, the powerful artist Nestor Pinedo, torched her career.

When she cuts the million-dollar masterpiece out of its frame, rolls it up and walks out, it’s not a theft. It’s a rescue.

Hiding out in a shack on the Chesapeake Bay with La Rosa Blanca looking on, Johanna tries to paint again, but encounters only the cringe-worthy atrophy of her talent. When she reluctantly goes sailing with the injured surgeon two houses away, and chemistry flares between the struggling misanthropes, Johanna realizes that to fulfill the promise of her younger self, she’s got to quit playing it safe.

Battling novice-thief paranoia, impostor syndrome and mom guilt, she can stay one step ahead of the law. But it will take an act of desperation to become the woman La Rosa Blanca was meant to be.

“Vivid, visceral, and sexy—I loved it.”—JEN DEVON, author of Bend Toward the Sun

Don’t miss Sara Read’s next captivating book, Principles of Emotion, a smart, poignant STEMinist novel perfect for fans of Lessons in Chemistry

About Sara Read

SARA READ is co-founder of #momswritersclub. Originally from Washington, DC, she tried the nine-to-five life for about a nanosecond before moving to rural Virginia to become a flute-maker’s apprentice. A cancer survivor herself, Sara now has the distinct privilege of caring for cancer patients as a nurse. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, two teens, a terrier, and three snarky cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on April 13, 2023

Audiobook Rating: 3.5/5 Book Rating (after sitting on it more): 4/5 I knew absolutely nothing about Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry by Sara Read when I saw it on my library's Hoopla, loved the cover, and decided to listen to it. I can't say I expected it to be a romance and while that part threw me off, I......more

Goodreads review by Robin Loves on March 08, 2023

When Johanna Porter was in her early twenties, she was a rising star in the art world. Extremely talented, her fame only rose when she became involved with a man who would become her mentor. His name was Nestor, and he was truly a misogynist. Although 30 years, her senior, the pair became a couple,......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 10, 2022

This book is amazing. Johanna is a 40-something soccer mom who’s not afraid to use the F bomb. When she happens upon her ex lover… And a vision of her past self in the form of a painting he did of her at her height as an up and coming painter, before he took away her career— she does the only sensib......more

Goodreads review by Lacey on April 05, 2023

Thank you NetGalley, Sara Read & Graydon House for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. First things first - TW: addiction This book was written very well! I loved the premise as it was something I haven't really read before and it kept me intrigued! There were some slow parts in the......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on March 02, 2023

I love when books that weren’t even on your radar totally blow you away!! I absolutely LOVED this book. Thank you so much for the ALC @librofm !! This is perfect for Finlay Donovan fans with an art heist instead of dead bodies and a great love story! ⚠️CW: pain pill addiction, accidental drug overdos......more