Emergency Contact

Lauren Layne · Anthony Ledonne

Oct 2023 · Blackstone Publishing

About this ebook

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne—and her real life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne—comes a new holiday romcom that is sure to warm even the coldest heart.

Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn’t get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to updated her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an antagonistic overnight misadventure that stirs up old feelings even as Tom prepares to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve.

A delightful meet-cute between The Proposal and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Emergency Contact is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sophie Kinsella.

Ratings and reviews

Katherine has been waiting to make partner in her law firm for years. It was her dad's dream and since he is now gone, she has done everything to make it happen, even giving her career more attention than her husband. Katherine is blindsided when Tom asks for a divorce. Fast forward four years and Katherine is still awaiting being a partner. "The Call" always comes right before Christmas. When Katherine ends up in a car accident on December 23rd she brought to the hospital with a concussion and a bad cut on her back. Since Katherine never updated her emergency contact, her ex, Tom gets called. Of course he is just about to leave to head back home to Chicago to be with his family and propose to his current girlfriend. Feeling guilty Tom heads to the hospital. When he realizes that Katherine needs to be supervised for the next 48 hours and she has no one else in her life, Tom agrees to take her with him to Chicago. The next two days turns into the movie Planes, Trains, and Auto

I am afraid I wasn't a great fan of this book, despite being an avid reader of Lauren Layne's books. It all felt too contrived, too ridiculous. I can see this as a cheesy Hallmark Christmas film all too easily. I think I got over-excited at seeing a Lauren Layne book and just requested it without reading the blurb. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review.

I cried that's definitely a 5 star read

About the author

Lauren Layne is the New York Times bestselling author of romantic comedies. She lives in New York City with her husband. A former e-commerce and web marketing manager from Seattle, Lauren relocated to Manhattan in 2011 to pursue a full-time writing career. Her first book was published in summer of 2013. Since then, she's written over two dozen books. When not writing, Lauren can be found at happy hour with her high school sweetheart, or shopping for a great pair of stilettos.

Anthony LeDonne is a New York City–based stand-up comedian, actor, and author. Originally from Tacoma, WA, his comedy reflects his experience growing up in a small city, trying to make it in a big one, marrying his high school sweetheart, not having kids, and playing dad to an overweight Pomeranian. He performs at Gotham Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Comic Strip Live, and anywhere else with a stage and a microphone.