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    Goodnight Tweetheart

    By Teresa Medeiros

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    New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros absolutely dazzles in this quick-witted, laugh-out-loud funny, and highly moving love story that will set readers’ hearts atwitter.

    Abigail Donovan has a lot of stuff she should be doing. Namely writing her next novel. A bestselling author who is still recovering from a near Pulitzer Prize win and the heady success that follows Oprah’s stamp of approval, she is stuck at Chapter Five and losing confidence daily. But when her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account, she’s intrigued. What’s all the fuss?

    Taken under the wing of one of her Twitter followers, @MarkBaynard—a quick witted, quick-typing professor on sabbatical—Abby finds it easy to put words out into the world 140 characters at a time. And once she gets a handle on tweets, retweets, direct messages, hashtags, and trends, she starts to feel unblocked in writing and in life. After all, why should she be spending hours in her apartment staring at her TweetDeck and fretting about her stalled career when Mark is out there traveling the world and living?

    Or is he?

    Told almost entirely in tweets and DMs, Goodnight Tweetheart is a truly modern take on a classic tale of love and loss—a Griffin and Sabine for the Twitter generation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateDec 14, 2010
    ISBN9781439188170
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    Teresa Medeiros

    New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros wrote her first novel at the age of twenty-one and has since gone on to win the hearts of both readers and critics. A two-time recipient of the Waldenbooks Award for bestselling fiction, Teresa makes her home in Kentucky with her husband and two cats.

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    • 5/5
      I normally don't read a lot of "normal" romance novels. But Goodnight Tweetheart was a book that I had heard nothing but great things about, so I knew that I had to at least give it a try seeing as I am a twitterholic and figured that this would be a lighthearted fun read.
      I can't believe how GREAT the book really was. I was expecting a fluffy romance where two people meet online and then meet in real life, instead what I got was a wonderful romance/comedy/tearjerker. I laughed at the DM's between main character's Abigail "Abby" Donovan and Mark Baynard. The story of Abby having trouble writing her second book, and her agent's push to get on Twitter is something that I can actually see going on in a writer's life. With the imagery that Teresa Medeiros " paints" as Mark, makes me feel as if I am traveling to all the wonderful places that him and Abby talk about. Throughout the book, I began to fall for Mark just like I could see Abby doing. The twist toward the end of the book, had me almost in tears and I knew that I would have to keep the tissues handy, and I am so glad that I did.
      If you are looking for an amazingly romantic read, make sure you pick up your copy of Goodnight Tweetheart today!!
    • 5/5
      This is s GREAT book. Sweet & funny, but so much depth, I could not put it down. Late night last night because I HAD to finish it. Teresa Medeiros always tells a wonderful story. Charachters are smart and witty and engage your feelings every time. This book was no different. I fell in love with Abby & Mark immediately. Abby wrote a bestselling "Oprah Pick" a couple years ago and has not been able to write a follow up. Stuck on chapter 5 for a long time, her publisist sets her up on Twitter where one of her first tweets back asks "Are you a virgin?" This was from Mark who meant was she a Twitter virgin. He gives her some pointers and they form a bond in 140 characters or less. Culteral references grabbed me and I really related. Book was different in style and I liked it a lot. Then something is revealed. I almost don't want to mention it because it surprised me and pulled me all the way in. Just read the book, enjoy it and be deeply touched by it.
    • 4/5
      Different kind of book but such a good message about devotation and love
    • 4/5
      Heartbreakingly good. What an original way to create a love story. I love the repartee and intelligent exchange of tweets. Some I can’t follow nor understand since based largely on American lifestyle trivia.
    • 5/5
      To tweet or not to tweet? That’s the question Abigail Donovan faces after months and years of unsuccessfully finishing her latest writing project. In hopes that it will connect her with her fan base after her first successful novel her publicist forces her hand, but what happens after is completely unexpected. In a world of online dating and match making via online quiz who’s to say you can’t meet your soul mate on Twitter? When Abby “meets” Mark that’s exactly the question she unexpectedly ends up asking herself.What a fun read! I’ll be the first to admit I’m completely addicted to Twitter. I love being able to chat with friends at almost anytime of the day or night. My family (including my mom) all have accounts too, and it’s great to be able to get in touch quickly. So when I initially heard about Teresa Medeiros’s book Goodnight Tweetheart I was completely intrigued, but not overwhelmed with a need to read it. It wasn’t until I read my friend Juju’s review & interview a couple of weeks ago that I felt I absolutely had to read it now and I’m so glad I did.It starts out as a simple friendship with Mark introducing himself as someone who can help Abby figure out the ins and outs of Twitter, but quickly becomes more. The romance isn’t over the top and I completely fell into step with Abby and Mark’s conversations. It was incredibly believable and as soon as Abby learns more about Mark I couldn’t help but wish for a “Sleepless in Seattle” style meeting even if it’s not quite the same destination. I do have to say I was hoping for more closure at the end, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to imagine your own happily ever after for the characters.Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros is a story of finding love in the most unlikely of places. In a world that’s constantly in contact via email, forums, Twitter and more this was a fantastic look at a new way to find love and friendship. Abby and Mark travel the globe together without leaving their location and without actually being in the same room, but when Mark suddenly reveals a huge secret the hopeless romantic in all of us carries Abby to the last pages. This is absolutely a Chick Lit novel I’d recommend to everyone, Twitter user or not!Originally reviewed and copyrighted at my site, Chick Lit Reviews and News.
    • 5/5
      I don't read a lot of contemporary romance if you follow my blog you know this. I was pleasantly surprised by this book, contemporary though it is. This book is different than any other book I have read and I have to admit when I read the excerpt from her Wicked Intentions book I was wary about it. I couldn't have been more wrong. This book is amazing.

      The story is heart-wrenching and warming at the same time. There are no naughty bits but Teresa Medeiros makes up for that with witty banter and beautiful characters. Seeing as I have never read a book like this I have to say I had no idea what would happen as I read. It was amazing to get to know Mark and Abby especially in the format that we got for them. I think the tweets were perfect and genuine and there was enough actual story to get to know the characters and truly fall in love.

      I can't say how much I loved this book. It touched my heart and made me fall head over heels for the characters. I teared up towards the end and I really hope we see more books like this from Teresa Medeiros. This is the perfect book to read on a cold blustery night, it will warm your heart, I promise you that.
    • 4/5
      A pleasant romance, and it gets better in the last part.
    • 3/5
      Fast read with fun and funny pop culture references.
    • 4/5
      This was a darling book, a really quick read that will surprise you with both wit and tenderness. A gem!
    • 4/5
      I don't like sad books...this book was sad. #Fail
    • 4/5
      Short, sweet, funny, and even at times heartbreaking, this story had me smitten from the beginning. The premise of a relationship starting on twitter was fun & unique, and perhaps because I spend way too much time on twitter myself & can attest to the relationships you build there, I found it heartwarming & realistic.

      My only gripe of the book was that I didn't get enough of an ending. I need more Mark & Abby.
    • 1/5
      Ok, so I guess Spoilers: the main character in this book has cancer, is being treated for cancer, and pretends - for a good portion of the book - that he is instead traveling the world. As a result of the character's deception, I got so angry that I could not finish the book, even though I really liked the format.

      Up til then, I was on-board with the whole "140 characters or less love story": I thought both characters were cute (but not cutesy), honest, and open (without veering into 'DANGER: DON'T GIVE AWAY PERSONAL INFO ON THE INTERNET' territory). As I began to suspect Mark's dishonesty and then see his entire tweet-history as basically Catfishing this lady, I just was ... done.

      I mean, I have chronic illness. I would LOVE to pretend that I do not have this constant terrifying overwhelming thing in my life - but do I think it's fair to start a relationship based on that pretending? No; not in any way. I also don't think it's cool, as a person with chronic illness, and disabilities, that disabled characters are still being portrayed this way - as charlatans & fakes. (This is my own personal bias, certainly, but this is also the 2nd (recently published) book I've read this summer where a character had a disability and lied about it. Why is that necessary?)

      So the more I write in this review, the less stars I give the book - I didn't finish it, although I see from other, more positive reviews that he goes into remission (even though one of his reasons for lying was supposedly that the seriousness of his situation - and small chances of recovery - were part of the things he was sparing the heroine from having to deal with), and they live happily ever after.

      woo hoo. Not a fan.
    • 4/5
      This was not only my first Teresa Medeiros novel but the first book read on my Kindle... so this is pretty memorable. Teresa Medeiros has since become one of my favorite authors and even though I now know that this isn't her typical writing style, it was still a lovely read.

      Abigail is struggling with writing her next novel, so she begins procrastinating and decides to delve into Twitter after her publicist signs her up for an account. She begins talking to 'MarkBaynard' who helps her get acquainted with Twitter/TweetDeck. Their conversations are told almost always in Tweets and I was a bit weary at first at the idea of reading Tweets in novel form. It was perfect though and I absolutely loved it.

    • 5/5
      I loved it. Read it all in one sitting. You've read the description, you've seen the other reviews. If you like An Affair to Remember, you'll love this book. Straight romance, compelling suspense/crisis.
    • 5/5
      This was a really quick read and also very sweet. I really liked Abby and Mark. Their twitter banter was playful and fun and I completely understood their connection. I have met many great people online and I totally get the bonds that you can form with people you've never even spoken to. And since I'm a recovering Twitter addict, I really found it amusing when Abby was composing tweets in her head throughout the day.

      The one thing that kept this book from being five stars was the ending. I needed more. I'm sure for some people the way it ended was perfect, but I'm so NOT that person. I wanted an epilogue so much it was almost painful.

      ETA: I recently found a copy of the mass market release of this book in the library book sale and picked it up since it has a new, shiny epilogue. I can now bump this book up to five stars! I was so happy that the author decided to add it to the book and it really gave me the closure I was looking for.

      I was initially dismayed that the epilogue wasn't available online for people that had already bought the trade size version, but I have recently discovered that it will be available in October on her website.
    • 5/5
      * My 2010 Favorite Book of the Year * Abby Donovan is a down-on-her-luck author with a severe case of writer's block. The pressure of repeating the success of her debut novel is simply overwhelming. She's almost certain the author she once was - an Oprah Book Club pick and Pulitzer Prize nominee - is gone forever. Lonely and defeated, Abby finds hope and inspiration in an unlikely place. Twitter. There she meets Mark Baynard, a charming and funny professor on sabbatical who spends his time traveling around Europe.Abby and Mark form an instant connection, and they engage in an online love affair over a few months. Mark becomes the muse Abby needs to write again. But when she discovers that Mark has not been entirely truthful with her, Abby feels like yet another person in her life has betrayed her. Can she accept his reason for the deception and find forgiveness in her heart when she realizes just how important Mark has become to her?I am a longtime fan of Teresa Medeiros' historical romances, and when I heard about this book I was curious to see her take on a contemporary love story. Goodnight Tweetheart exceeded my expectations! With such a whimsical cover I did not expect the emotional depth of this story. I think I read the last third of the book with a lump in my throat! My heart went out to both characters, two lost and lonely individuals who find each other by chance on Twitter. Most of the story is cleverly told through the "tweets" between Mark and Abby. The story begins with Mark helping Abby, a "Twitter virgin," figure out the ins and outs of tweeting. Their messages are full of fun pop culture references to Lost, Glee and many others.Abby soon finds a kindred soul in Mark, and she begins sharing the scary parts of her life, like her unstable writing career and losing her father. Mark opens up about dark parts of his past as well. Abby and Mark were such multi-dimentional and compelling characters who were so well suited for each other. A little geeky. Somewhat flawed. Quite a bit lonely. I loved them both! As the story progresses, we learn that Mark is not all that that he seems. I admit that I was begging Abby to forgive him! Goonight Tweetheart is an engrossing story complete with an emotional ending. Goodnight Tweetheart is a witty and touching modern day love story. I highly recommend it to fans of contemporary romance and women's fiction. Be prepared to laugh and love with Mark and Abby, but be sure to have the tissues ready too.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. No foul language, no sex scenes, just a well written and unique
    • 3/5
      This book was very cute. Capitalizing on the rash of books using technological methods of communication (Twitter, Facebook, text messages, email, etc.), Goodnight Tweetheart is almost exclusively of tweets between Abigail and her Twitter follows. She strikes up a friendship with one of her follows that seems to be bordering on romance. But will meeting “IRL” ruin the nice relationship that Abigail and Mark have cultivated in cyberspace?This book was a nice, fluffy, quick read that I enjoyed. I probably enjoyed it a bit less than I could have if I had not already read Cavanaugh Lee’s Save As Draft. Lee’s book really took the technological communications and love angle to a whole different level. If I had encountered Goodnight Tweetheart first, I might have been a little more in love with it. However, I enjoyed reading it. I loved that it was a wonderfully light novel that read extremely quickly.I would recommend this book to fans of the genre.
    • 4/5
      I really liked the concept of this book that it was told in tweets between two strangers. It was a unique concept that I haven't really read in a novel yet, so i was excited to get my hands on it. I enjoyed their witty and sarcastic relationship and many times was laughing out loud at the tweets they shared between them. It was a quick read because about 50% was told in tweet format.I didn't like the ending though and felt like it ended upruptly. I wish it had been different and had higher expectations of what the outcome would be. I also thought that mark's suprise towards the middle of the book would have been better left out, and if he was really who he said he was in the beginning. I enjoyed Teresa Medeiro's writing style and look forward to more chick lit from her. She has a quirky, sarcastic, humor to her voice that I really enjoyed.
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars, really. I found Goodnight, Tweetheart a fast, fun, very light read. It worked on that level, but I it left me wishing it was just a little more.The biggest problem with the book is that I kept thinking I'd seen this movie before. The twist of the pen pals meeting over Twitter vs. e-mail or old-fashioned snail mail was fun, but I never got a feeling for the Twitter world-- the thing about Twitter is that it is a public conversation, and we never see that aspect of it. Abby and Mark immediately take their conversation to direct messages, and out of the Twitter world. I would have loved to see Mark comment on a tweet that Abby sent out to her fan followers (once she had settled in a bit), or some other such interaction with the rest of the world.I don't mean to imply that I didn't enjoy Mark and Abby's interactions, I did. They were fun and clever and showed a nice process of them getting to know each other.There was never any doubt that Mark had a secret, the only question which secret it was. I was betting against "married with wife and kids in the other room", but there were a number of other possibilities that would have fit the situation. Because Mark is hiding for most of the book, and all we do see of him is the 140 character messages, he never turns into a real person to me.Abby was real. I enjoyed her character, and the portrait I had of her (which was still fairly shallow, but fine for a book that took under 2 hours to read). I particularly enjoyed seeing her as a writer, overwhelmed by her initial success and not sure where to go next. I wished I'd seen more of her second novel, as a way to get to know her more deeply.Again, I enjoyed what was here. I read it very quickly, smiling most of the time. It just didn't quite leave me satisfied in the end.
    • 3/5
      Abby is one of those down-and-out characters who is in just such a bad place that you can't help but like her. She's struggling to write the Next Great American Novel and in a last ditch effort to help rejuvenate her career, Abby's agent sets up a twitter account to connect Abby with her adoring masses - er, you know, her fans. This is when things get interesting. During her first attempts to navigate and decipher twitter, Abby meets Mark Baynard - Literature professor on sabbatical, and Abby's personal twitter guru. Their 'lessons' turn into a friendship balancing deepest, darkest secrets and shameless flirting. I loved reading Abby and Mark's tweets - they're very believable, very real - and the friendship that develops between them is fun. I enjoyed watching them move from "tweet nothings" mixed in with the "here's how to use twitter" to actually talking to each other - it's a great look at the relationship-growing-aspect of twitter (and all social media, for that matter). The challenge of 140 characters or less is also a fun twist on communicating.
    • 4/5
      A quiz for you.When I saw the cover of this book Ia. Rolled my eyes and made dismissive noisesb. Plucked it from the shelf and hoped that no one would see me actually looking at itc. Opened it up and started reading it on my way to the checkout aread. All of the aboveIt's a fun read, well-written, entertaining and ultimately poignant. The way it incorporates pop culture will either tickle you or make you throw the book across the room. Since I don't watch a lot of television, some of the references flew right by me, but that's okay. I know I'm lame.
    • 4/5
      Abby got the ultimate stamp of approval. Oprah picked her book for her book club. That was four years ago. Abby's star is fading fast. Book two needs to be written but she's stuck on Chapter 5. Deadline has passed. She's on the verge of getting dumped by her publicist, bordering on agoraphobia, and quickly heading down the path of no return; the eccentric cat woman. Not good.Enter Twitter. What does one do on Twitter? So she tweets. Someone answers. His name is MarkBaynard. He's a college English Literature professor on sabbatical, traveling the European continent. At least that's his story and he's sticking to it. Abby accuses him of being a 15 year old adolescent living in his mother's basement with body parts in his freezer.The relationship develops one tweet at a time or 140 characters or less. He pulls her out of her writing funk, her blossoming agoraphobia but she keeps her cats. Their interactions are hilarious. I dream of being so clever! They also discuss some pretty deep issues and share their true selves albeit he does forget to inform her of one teeny tiny detail of his life. No spoilers here but a dispeller; his name really is Mark, a lit professor on sabbatical. He is not married nor gay.Every conversation begins with "What are you wearing?" Nearly without fail, Abby replies that she is wearing sweats with coffee stains and - fill in blank -. The fill in blank is usually unusual like a pill box hat from any of Doris Day's movies. Mark also claims he is wearing a combination of clothing from a character from pop culture. Perhaps the black coat of Keanu Reaves from The Matrix and the ghost canister on Bill Murray from Ghostbusters. The dialogue is heavy laden with pop culture references. It's snarky, intelligent, and keeps the reader on her toes.They sign off with references from a television show - The Waltons, for instance. Goodnight Mary Ellen, Goodnight Erin, Goodnight John Boy, Goodnight Grandma. The Cosby Show, Goodnight Dr. Huxtable, Goodnight Theo, etc. and finally, "Goodnight Tweetheart."The relationship is built solely on tweets. Both are too insecure to share their pictures with one another (although they are accessible via internet at any time). With growing intimacy, they discover the importance of their friendship and how much they want to be there for each other in times of need.Very cute, quick but meaningful read.
    • 4/5
      We knew books based on Twitter were coming with it being all the rage and the success of Holly's Inbox, a book composed of emails that tell the story. I had my doubts about how the story would come across in 140 characters or less sound bits but it worked. It was funny watching Abigail as a Twitter virgin who is taken under the wing of Mark Baynard, someone she randomly meets online. With the freedom of being somewhat anonymous on the web they begin to flirt with each other but Abigail soon finds herself falling for Mark. Her best friend points out is he really all he seems to appear or did he take advantage of the freedom to be whoever he wants to appear to be on the web? Abigail has to decide if she is willing to take the risk to find out the truth.My favorite part of this book was the humor. At one point while joking about tweetsex Abigail forgets to mark her tweet as a direct message and ends up getting all sorts of freaky followers. She also finds herself thinking in tweets of 140 characters or less even when away from her computer. I have to admit I have once or twice found myself thinking "LOL" instead of laughing and realized that I was thinking in text format. Is that what we are all coming to? LOL. In the end this was a light hearted, cute read with an ending that I certainly did not see coming.
    • 5/5
      STORY: Abigail Donovan has a lot of stuff she should be doing. Namely writing her next novel. A bestselling author who is still recovering from a near Pulitzer Prize win and the heady success that follows Oprah’s stamp of approval, she is stuck at Chapter Five and losing confidence daily. But when her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account, she’s intrigued. What’s all the fuss?Taken under the wing of one of her Twitter followers, “MarkBaynard”—a quick witted, quick-typing professor on sabbatical—Abby finds it easy to put words out into the world 140 characters at a time. And once she gets a handle on tweets, retweets, direct messages, hashtags, and trends, she starts to feel unblocked in writing and in life. After all, why should she be spending hours in her apartment staring at her TweetDeck and fretting about her stalled career when Mark is out there traveling the world and living?REVIEW: Let’s start with an admition that this story is by one of my favorite Authors. That in itself, if you’ve read any of my reviews, will not stop me from voicing my opinion. Also, being an avid reader almost exclusively of Historical romance genre, and after reading Debbie Macomber’s Cotemporary short, I had my doubts. Let me be clear, this is one story you should not pass on reading. It has everything you ever wanted in a love story: humor, passion, heart and wit. If you loved “You’ve got Mail”, “Sleepless in Seattle” and my favorite “The Love Story”, you’ll just gobble this book up! The only complaint I would have would be that it ended a bit too fast for me, but then I think Teresa wanted it that way because she wanted each of us to give the story an ending of our own choosing. So go forth my little “tweets” and visit your local Borders to get this book! You’ll be glad you did! I promise!
    • 4/5
      Abby Donovan’s first novel was a bestseller and an Oprah Book Club pick. Now she’s writing her second novel and is currently stuck on Chapter Five. Her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account to gain more exposure to her readers. Abby had no idea what Twitter is let alone tweets, hashtags or DMs. Her curiosity wins out when she gains a follower named Mark Baynard.Slowly Abby finds herself drawn to Mark and anxiously waits the chirp of TweetDeck announcing a new message. As their relationship progresses, Abby begins to lower the walls she built after her father’s death and her mother’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s.Goodnight Tweetheart is a contemporary romance written mostly in tweets and direct messages. Medeiros illustrates how easily someone can connect to his/her online relationships. Hiding behind her computer screen, Abby feels more comfortable with herself than she does in real life. What started out as a flirtatious banter, flowed into a honest friendship leaving Abby wanting more.Less than 230 pages, Goodnight Tweetheart can easily be read in few hours. Don’t be fooled by the cute cover. It appears to be a quick chick lit/romance novel, but it’s much more than that. I felt for Abby and Mark and wanted them to have the “happily ever after” ending. I do hope Medeiros brings them back in a follow-up novel. The ending certainly left me wanting more.
    • 5/5
      I LOVED this book! In fact, out of all the books I've read in 2010, this was by far my FAVORITE. No, it's not Christian....it does have use of the minor curse words, (nothing overtly terrible though), and it has no sex scenes....well, unless you count the laugh out loud Tweets going on between Abby and Mark that might HINT at some naughtier things. But, that in no way makes this book unreadable. In fact, the laugh out loud humor this book throws at you, is PHENOMENAL! This novel was told in 90% Tweets. I mean, it's the PERFECT book for book reviewers in the year 2010. We all have a TweetDeck account, or Twitter account ,and Facebook, I'm sure....at least most of us do, I think. So, what better way to throw a love story in with a twist? Written in a way that us book reviewers are used to! In the world of #hashtags and 140 characters or less, this book is a classic love story. It reminds me of Debbie Macomber meeting Nicholas Sparks. PERFECT! I find it fun to have a Twitter account and to use all the fun loving #hashtags(though I would never imagine finding love through Twitter!), so I was super excited to hear about this book. In Goodnight Tweetheart, Abby,an author who thinks she has a failing career, "meets" Mark, a fellow Tweeter whom quickly befriends her. But, is it cool to fall in love with someone you've never met, to have virtual dates and read the words each night of 'Goodnight, Tweetheart'? She's nervous, sure, but as she gets to know Mark, can he break down the walls of her heart in 140 characters or less? And, why won't Mark tell her where he is??? This is a love story you WON'T want to miss, as you find out the answers to the questions above. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll cheer these two love birds (fitting for Tweeters, don't you think?) on in their wonderful Social Media world. This is most definitely 5 star (and then some!) worthy and must have high praises sung! In 140 characters or less: THIS IS A MUST READ FOR EVERY BOOK LOVER! Well done, Teresa! When's the next book like it?