Publication Date: January 5, 2024
Florida, 1978. Nineteen-year-old Chris is inexperienced in the world of love, but that’s soon to change. In the summer between his high school graduation and his admittance into, he delves into his first foray with love—and comes out the other side burned. Yet he presses on, meeting Quentin…and Cathy…and Anna Lina…
But it’s not until one night when he locks eyes with Chloe, that his world stops.
Things are immediately easy with Chloe, and they fall into each other’s arms and each other’s lives. But where Chris is immediately smitten with tender love for Chloe, she guards her emotions, holding herself back from saying “yes” to his love. As time and distance separate the two, Chris must determine if Chloe is worth pursuing, and if he’ll ever get her “yes.”
Sweet, tender, and nostalgic, Tim Hunniecutt’s coming-of-age romance story Getting to Yes is an ode to young love and commitment, and is not to be missed.
With the gift of gab, Chris never has to worry about a lack of female company. His story begins the summer after high school in 1978 when he pours on the heat in order to gain more experience in the dating world.
Getting to Yes highlights his adventures as the young man soon learns how challenging women can be. Author Tim Hunniecutt devotes chapters to the various women crossing Chris’s path, leaving behind a trail of laughter and some regrets.
From the church visit with Cathy to the two-timing Colleen, Chris gathers physical experiences but falls short on the emotional side (or at least reciprocated). When he meets Chloe, though, he feels an instant connection. Separated by time and location, Chris is determined to win the girl.
As a side note, the author was inspired by his own happily ever after. He channels his own emotions through Chris, particularly the uncertainty of whether Chloe would ever be his. For some, love is more of a marathon than a sprint, and this is a perfect example of that journey.
Getting to Yes is a young man’s story of perseverance in finding his true love.
Tim Hunniecutt’s earliest memories include a love of words which he expressed by writing poems and stories for family and friends.
Tim attended Florida State University, where he studied psychology and English. Home for the summer after his first year, he met a girl and fell in love. The love she gave him inspired this story.
Tim lives with that same girl, now his wife, in Lithia, Florida. He loves traveling, playing escape games, spending time with his grandchildren, and ballroom dancing with her.
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