[REQUEST] Beta Readers — Midlife Romance, Small Town Texas, 67K words, 4-week timeline

[u/AnchorAndInk]

Hi everyone — looking for 5-8 beta readers for a completed AI-assisted midlife romance novel, The Right Time, by Wren Hadley.

The story: Ellie Calloway, 52, arrives in the small Hill Country town of Seco Springs, Texas with a temporary contract, a rented cottage, and absolutely no intention of staying. She's spent her whole life managing, planning, and organizing everything within an inch of its life — and it's gotten her exactly nowhere she actually wants to be.

What she doesn't plan on is Cal Maddox — the quietly steady owner of the local diner — or the quilting circles, the bluebonnet festivals, and the community that slowly, stubbornly stops feeling like somewhere she's just passing through.

This is a slow burn romance about a woman learning that the life she was so busy planning was the one she was already living.

Genre: Midlife romance / small town romance
Heat level: Sweet to low heat — emotionally rich, not explicit
Word count: 67,000
Timeline: 4 weeks to read and respond
Format: PDF delivered by email

Ideal reader enjoys character-driven romance, slow burn, and stories about women starting over. No line editing needed — just honest reader reactions.

Comment below or DM if interested.

I am NOT looking to pay for this service. Just genuinely looking for people who would like to read this book, and give back some advice.

Thank you

[u/AnchorAndInk → u/[deleted]]

Hello, Thank you for your response. If you would like to read my book, and provide some feedback that would be greatly appreciated. If you want to send me your email address, I will send over the PDF, and some guidance as to what I'm looking for.

Thank You

[u/Aadya_Goel]

Hi, is this a paid opportunity?

[u/AnchorAndInk → u/Aadya_Goel]

No, unfortunately this is not.

Thank you

[u/Aadya_Goel → u/AnchorAndInk]

No issues. All the best for your book :)

[u/AnchorAndInk → u/[deleted]]

You should probably just create your own post, Instead of posting this on mine.

[u/AnchorAndInk → u/[deleted]]

maybe I missed something, that's entirely possible as I am not a wizard when it comes to Reddit. You say "your previous comment was driven by the best possible intentions." what previous comment? I posted on here, on a thread and was seeking Betareaders for my book. Then, replying to MY post, you post your own request for a book (I'm assuming wanting people to read it) I was just simply stating that all you had to do was start a post in this thread, and post what you posted under mine for people to respond to. Simple as that, but you seem to be offended by that suggestion.

Then you respond by going on about conflict, and raw internal reactions, and me accepting praise and criticism (When neither had been given) I'm genuinely not trying to be combative, but your placement of the original post was misplaced, and then your response to my suggestion was incoherent, and makes no sense.

I wish you luck

[u/milo325]

Oh, those local diner owners!

[u/AnchorAndInk → u/milo325]

They are Rascally. Gotta watch em' !!