A tender amnesia rom com about starting over, finding your way home, and realizing the past doesn’t always hold the answers you think it does.

Goodreads | Thank You for Remembering

Release date: September 15, 2026

Publisher: Simon Audio

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis:

A woman wakes up with amnesia to a totally different life and teams up with her charming new neighbor to piece together her missing memories in this tender and funny romantic comedy from the author of How Freaking Romantic.

Growing up, Marnie Stephens believed in magic. That destiny was real, the universe had a plan, and every problem could be fixed by one of her grandmother’s many crystals or mantras. But now, at thirty, Marnie’s dreams have fallen by the wayside as real life proves to be more difficult than divine. That’s all about to change, though, thanks to her upcoming move from LA to Boston with her boyfriend Matt. Sure, she still has some nagging worries about the future, but those things will work themselves out. She just needs a fresh start.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Marnie gets when she wakes up at a hospital in Boston with no knowledge of how she got there. Her doctor tells her she suffered a head injury, Matt insists they broke up months ago, and, most distressing of all, her hair is somehow eight inches shorter. Nothing makes sense, but one thing is clear: Marnie has no memory of the past year. Soon, she’s discharged and finds herself in an apartment she doesn’t remember with a new neighbor, Ben Morgan, a man she’s sure she won’t forget.

Now, with the clues she finds scattered around her home, and Ben, who knows Boston like the back of his hand, Marnie sets out to retrace the past year to figure out where things went wrong and set them right. But despite what her grandmother always told her, there’s no magic to make her recovery easier. Between doctor’s visits and treks across the city in search of her lost memories, the last thing Marnie needs is to start falling for the grumpy—and incredibly attractive—man helping her. But the universe has other plans, and it’s not long before Marnie begins to wonder if fighting for the past is as important as the one person who could be her future.

Review:

I really love Emily Harding’s brand of romance. Her books have this soft, tender quality that makes them feel incredibly comforting, and Thank You for Remembering was no exception. I know the amnesia trope isn’t for everyone, but I actually think it can be a really interesting way to explore a character’s life when they’re forced to look at themselves from the outside and I thought it worked especially well here. Marnie wakes up knowing absolutely nothing about the past year of her life, and I couldn’t help but feel for this sweet little dolly as she tried to piece together what happened and, more importantly, who she had become.

I loved following Marnie as she tried to solve the mystery of the box of items she discovers and retrace the missing year of her life. Was some of it predictable? Absolutely. Do I care? Not at all. This was such a quick, engaging read that I finished it in a day, and sometimes a book that is light, breezy, sweet, and easy to sink into is exactly what I want. I especially enjoyed discovering Boston alongside Marnie, while Ben was such a solid, steady, comforting presence throughout her journey.

There’s also a more emotional thread running through the story as Marnie works through her grief and healing after losing her grandmother. Those parts really resonated with me, especially because I happened to finish this on my own grandmother’s birthday. She passed away in 2018, and I still miss her immensely, so Marnie’s complicated feelings around that loss hit a little closer to home than I expected.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Allyson Ryan, and she was absolutely delightful. I’ve listened to her perform several cozy mysteries before, and she brings the same warmth and charm here that made this such an enjoyable listen. Overall, Thank You for Remembering was a sweet, emotional, comforting romance with a mystery woven through it, and sometimes you really don’t need a book to surprise you to enjoy the heck out of the journey.

Perfect for readers who love:

• 💕 soft, tender romance
• 🧠 amnesia/missing memory mysteries
• 🏙️ exploring a city alongside the characters
• 🥹 emotional stories about grief and healing

Overall rating: 4/5

Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.

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