Sounds Like Love
Songwriter Joni Lark has a hit on the radio, but the music has stopped coming. She goes home to Vienna Shores, North Carolina, hoping her family's music venue will spark her again, and finds that her mother's memory is failing, the venue may close and her best friend is keeping secrets. Then she starts hearing a melody, and a man's voice, in her head. When the stranger behind it turns up in town, prickly and guarded, they agree to finish the song together to break the bond. Smexy Books praises how the author wraps grief inside a magical romance.
About This Book
Sounds Like Love is a contemporary romance novel by Ashley Poston, first published in 2025 by Berkley. It runs 384 pages. Readers can expect forced proximity.
At a glance
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Trope
- Forced Proximity
- Length
- 384 pages
- Format
- Paperback
Where to read or listen
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Why You May Love This Book
You may love this if…
- When a songwriter struggling with creative block begins hearing a mysterious man's voice in her head, she travels home to discover he is a real person she must collaborate with to break their supernatural connection.
- Fans of magical realism
- Readers who enjoy emotional contemporary drama
- Introspective
- Features Forced Proximity
This may not be ideal if…
- Potential for uneven blending of contemporary grief and magical fantasy
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Tropes
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Contemporary Fantasy Romance
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: Balanced; both are tethered by the same magical constraint.
How It Feels
The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.
Moderate tension, moderate angst.
Heat Level
Based on available metadata and editorial review.
Who Is This Book For?
Best for
Reading mood
Recommended audience: Adult readers of contemporary romance with speculative/magical elements.
Content Guidance
The Story
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
After a hit song, Joni Lark finds her inspiration gone and her personal life in chaos; her family's venue is failing, her mother is dealing with memory loss, and her best friend is keeping secrets. The situation takes a supernatural turn when she starts hearing a melody and a man's voice directly in her mind. This mysterious stranger eventually arrives in Vienna Shores, and the two are forced to collaborate on a song to break the magical link connecting their thoughts.
Central Conflict
The protagonist must navigate familial grief and secrets while managing a forced, unwanted magical bond with a stranger that requires them to finish a song together.
Setting
Vienna Shores, North Carolina
Strengths
- Unique premise combining music and magical bonds
- Explores grounded emotional themes like grief
Consider before reading
- Potential for uneven blending of contemporary grief and magical fantasy
Discussion Guide
Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.
- 1
How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?
- 2
How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?
- 3
How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?
- 4
Who would you most want to recommend this book to?
- 5
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
- 6
Which aspect of the story did you find most compelling?
How This Profile Was Created
Eikna uses book metadata and AI-assisted analysis to create structured romance profiles. Public profiles are reviewed and approved by an editor before publication.
- Editor reviewed:
- Yes
- Last reviewed:
- October 13, 2026
- Confidence:
- Moderate confidence
- Profile version:
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About the Author
Ashley Poston
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Format
- Paperback
- Length
- 384 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780593641026
Sounds Like Love: quick answers
- Who wrote Sounds Like Love?
- Sounds Like Love was written by Ashley Poston.
- When was Sounds Like Love published?
- Sounds Like Love was first published in 2025 by Berkley.
- What genre is Sounds Like Love?
- Sounds Like Love is a contemporary romance novel, with forced proximity.
- How many pages is Sounds Like Love?
- Sounds Like Love is 384 pages long (Paperback).
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