I am thrilled to be on the blog tour for this brilliant read.
Romancing the plot:
For Penny Archer, dating after forty has proved to be less ‘silver foxes and romantic dinners’, and more ‘last chance bargain bin’. She’s met every liar and cheater in the dating pool, and after one heartbreak too many, she is officially sworn off men.
A strong, single mum, she doesn’t need a partner, and besides, the family planner is crammed with work commitments, school meetings, puppy classes, chores for her ageing parents and, of course, her beloved book club. Although a cuddle now and then wouldn’t go amiss…
Penny jumps at the chance to let her hair down at a friend’s wedding, blissfully unaware that she’s about to crash into a stranger’s life in the most mortifying manner.
Can something that begins in disaster ever end in happiness, or is it all too good to be true? Will Penny ever turn the pages of her own book towards that happy ever after?
Bobs and Books honest review:
Well its fair to say that I absolutely loved this and ended up devouring it in one sitting.
This made me smile lots! A gorgeous natural relationship that was created. Love the meet cute, and good to see how it blossoms. Pacing was spot on and I got very invested in this from the off.
Penny and Ryan are fab and I love their journey. Nice to see a natural step father too! Rockets appearances are also amusing.
I love the book club side of things too- the passion for reading and books shines through which is engaging as a reader myself.
The sensitive parts are also well handled. Grief isn’t easy to tackle, particularly in a romance but it was dealt with so well and good to see it not from a jealous point of view but an understanding one. One particular tricky subject that tackles victim shaming brilliantly and the emotional impact that can have on an individual. And finally hooray for seeing women in their 40s. There are so many books of those in their 20s/30s. This breaks the norm perfectly.
Divine.
About the author
Olivia Lockhart (Livvie to her friends) is an English author who can't quite decide if she wants to write contemporary romance or paranormal romance. Either way, it HAS to be romance.
She loves to write about the underdog, the one who got away, the bits of love stories we can all relate to.
When not writing she can be found drinking wine, cuddling her beloved pooch or with her head buried in a book.
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