Off the Record (Nothing Less Than Herself)

By: Tom Davies

For four years, Lucy Reyes has heard everything Dan Mercer is too afraid to say to her face.

Dan is careful in person. Polite. Controlled. The kind of man who can turn a simple answer into a hostage negotiation if somebody else's feelings are involved.

But when the struggling novelist is alone with a recorder, everything changes.

Lucy transcribes the raw recordings Dan uses to write his books, which means she hears the version of him no one else does - the filthy jokes, the ridiculous opinions, the private fears, and every dangerously honest thought he has about her.

She knows he wants her.

She knows he may even love her.

The problem is, Dan has never actually told her.

After four years of friendship, lunches, almost-moments, and confessions delivered safely through headphones, Lucy is done accepting the truth secondhand. She has a life she intends to live, dreams that reach far beyond the office, and no intention of waiting forever for a man who can only be brave when she isn't there to answer.

If Dan wants her, he'll have to stop talking to the recorder.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKDNSNXH
• ISBN13: 9798175648554
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"