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5.0

read for PopSugar 2019 Reading Challenge: a book told from multiple character POVs

Wow I adore Kelly Bowen! Her novels have completely swept me off my feet and I can't wait to devour the rest of them! This book was so delightful with a great hero and heroine who complimented each other so well, a wonderful cast of supporting characters, a plot that had many twists and turns but never felt too wild, and so much depth! Our heroine Gisele is a survivor of domestic abuse, and her strength is deeply admirable and relevant in the #MeToo era. Jamie is such a delightful little puppy dog who is completely besotted with Gisele, and ugh, my heart melted. If I had any critique of this book (and truly this applies to Bowen's other books I've read) the timeline is so short that the reader requires some suspension of disbelief for how quickly Gisele and Jamie fall so hard. However I truly wasn't bothered by that!

It also appears that this series is connected by the threads of the Duchess of Worth which is fantastic. I love a whip smart, meddling matriarch who exaggerates her eccentricities. Definitely eagerly anticipating the next book!