Why we’re excited
Maggie Lin keeps her father's Baltimore radio station, 101.6 LITE FM, on the air almost single-handed. Then a corporation sends Cooper West to buy it. Neither of them knows that the anonymous online friend each has been confiding in is the other, a setup borrowed from You've Got Mail.
B.K. Borison wrote the Lovelight Farms books, and her Heartstrings series began with First-Time Caller, also set around a Baltimore radio station. This is the third Heartstrings book. It centres on a new couple, so it should read fine alone. Rivals-to-lovers fans have plenty to look forward to.
On our most-anticipated list since 21 October 2026. See all the most anticipated books →
What to know about Longtime Listener
Longtime Listener is Book 3 in the Heartstrings series. New readers should begin with Book 1, First-Time Caller (we have reviewed it). The book just before this one is And Now, Back to You, also reviewed on The Bookish Elf. 2 of the 3 books in the series have a full review here.
We have reviewed 4 of B.K. Borison’s books, with an average score of 4.0 out of 5. The one we rated highest is Grim Tidings (4★).
Readers have saved it often enough to put it at No. 1 on our list of February 2027’s most-anticipated releases.
From the publisher
A workaholic radio station manager does her best to resist the charms of her corporate enemy in this swoony, You’ve Got Mail–inspired romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison.
Maggie Lin has been seamlessly running her retired father’s radio station for years, keeping 101.6 LITE FM thriving, often at the expense of her own personal life. Her only friends are her coworkers—and her anonymous online pen pal. But when the future of the station is threatened by a Fortune 500 corporation, Maggie has to get creative to outsmart their shark of an acquisitions executive.
Cooper West arrives in Baltimore determined to put an end to Maggie’s stonewalling and finally collect his next big promotion. Armed with advice from his anonymous online friend and plenty of charm, Cooper somehow seems to know every move Maggie makes—just before she makes it. But in between the verbal sparring and office plotting, something else begins to grow. Something neither of them wants.
There’s a fine line between love and hate, and Cooper and Maggie are tap-dancing along the edge. Will their fledgling feelings be enough to bridge the gap between them? Or is this merger bad for business?
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Longtime Listener yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
