I have never been even a little bit disappointed by one of these Proper Romances. And this one was no exception. In fact, this one might be my favorite Proper Romance I’ve read. I loved everything about it!

Let’s start with Silvia. There are so many great things about her. She’s a woman working hard as a film editor. And when I say working hard, I mean that she’s doing her own job and her bosses and she’s doing a great job of covering that last bit up. Silvia has so many things going for her, you’d never know that she only has one eye. Well…that is, the people in her life don’t know she only has one eye. I loved how she talked about her eye, she even named it, Audrey, after Audrey Hepburn. The way Silvia thinks about Audrey Hepburn and talks about her makes the story just that much better.

I loved Silvia’s grandma. She’s this little old lady who loves old movies. She is the most sassy person you could imagine. I loved how she kept telling Silvia not to sass her, so funny! She seemed so…not vulnerable…until she was. She was one of my favorite parts about this book.

Now we’re to Ben. In this one, you only see the plot through Silvia’s eyes. Sometimes it’s hard not to see the whole plot. But I’m just realizing that I didn’t think at all about that while I was reading this book. That tells me that the author did a great job with Silvia. I liked Ben’s character. There was so much chemistry between him and Silvia. The whole plot between the two of them just worked.

There are so many other great characters. I won’t talk about any more of them. I was thrilled that Emma from Lies Jane Austen Told Me was a big part of this one. But how could she not be? She is Silvia’s best friend.

The plot of this one was fabulous! There was so much more going on than just a love story, although there was that. And it’s a great one too! Make sure you pick this one up! It’s one of my very favorites.

This was a super fun read!!Silvia has a very positive out look on life but things are about to change. She is a very strong person and has been through a lot. I love the chemistry between Ben and Silvia. This is such a great fun read with depth!!

**I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher via NetGalley. All words are my own and honest.**

I think I was my own problem in this book. I adored Lies Jane Austen Told Me by the same author and expected this to be similar. It’s obviously a different book, and also it’s about a field with which I am not familiar so I felt on the outside handling terminology with which I was not fluent.

I’ll keep on the lookout for further books by this author but this one was just okay for me. My stars here, and in almost every other case, are a reflection of my response to the book, not the writing or the author.

This was such a fun book to read and I gobbled it up mostly in one sitting. I loved reading more about what a career might be like as a film editor. LOVED the characters and the Hollywood-ness of it all. It was SO FUN!!! Shadow Mountain's books have yet to let me down.

Love! Love! Love this book! Such a fun one. It has all the feels and I love the Audrey Hepburn talk.

This is another book I read before the holidays but it slipped into the review cracks/void/black hole or whatever you want to call it. When I finally started to review it I was almost done but had to leave it. I forgot to save a copy of my review and my computer restarted itself (thanks for that Microsoft) and I lost the entire thing!! 😞

Silvia Bradshaw is trying to make it in what still seems to be a man's world--a film editor in Hollywood. Well, she beat cancer at the age of five, although she lost an eye in the fight, and she would prove she could make it in the often ruthless world of Hollywood. When she was a child Silvia named her glass eye "Audrey" after Audrey Hepburn.

Ben is also a film editor who used to work with Silvia, and he helped her get her new job at this bigger studio. Because he was her boss at her former job they never dated, but there's nothing holding them back now. Ben is a great guy!!

Silvia's grandma is a big part of her life. She's the one who introduced Silvia to Audrey Hepburn movies. She's a riot and is always telling Silvia "Don't be sassy." For some reason I picture her as an older Suzanne Sugarbaker--sassy and dressed to the nines.

Emma is Silvia's best friend who's always there for her. They accept each others faults and quirks--isn't that what best friends are for? Emma has her own story in Lies Jane Austen Told Me Emma is funny and I thought one of the funniest things she said was when Silvia was having trouble admitting that Ben was a "hottie". "Why? I know you're down an eye, but your left one still works, doesn't it?" I died laughing.

I loved Silvia's relationship with her grandma and her bestie, Emma. She and Ben were great together and had to figure out where they wanted their relationship to go. One of my favorite parts was when they did the scene from Dirty Dancing--"Silvia?" "Yes, Mickey?" It was super fun to hear Julie Wright say she and her best friend Silvia do that All. The. Time. How cool and funny is it that that made into this book?

One of my favorite parts in the book is when Silvia's boss gets stinking drunk and she has to get him ready to present the film that she alone has worked on, and he tries to take credit for the film. But he wasn't going to get away with it. People always said that my ability to call people on their crap was my superpower. It was time to get super. Silvia was no longer going to be the one doing the work while others took credit for it!

Thanks to Shadow Mountain and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Being a film editor in Hollywood for a major movie studio isn’t as glamorous as people might think. Silvia Bradshaw knows it’s a cutthroat world, but she’s determined to make a name for herself. Her boss makes it really difficult, but her determination keeps her going.

Her old friend Ben Mason, also, keeps her going. He works for a rival studio, but he and Silvia have been close friends for years. The friendship becomes romance and just when it seems like they will have their happy ending, the rival studios toss legalities into the mix and their lives are turned upside down.

The author takes us right into the heart of the Hollywood world. Each chapter begins with a quote from an Audrey Hepburn movie character. It’s a clever addition to the story. I don’t want to give too much away, but it left me wanting to have a Hepburn movie marathon.

Silvia is a wonderful character with an inner strength she doesn’t even know she has. I was crying and laughing right along with her. This is the perfect romance story that leaves you feeling happy. It’s a sweet romance, no sex or violence but there are a few characters you might want to smack in the head. LOL

Sometimes I just wanted Silvia and Ben to sit down and talk, but things are never that easy. Watching their love story grow is both fun, dramatic and entertaining. I loved every minute of this story.

I wasn’t familiar with the author before, but I am now. I’ll be on the look out for more of her books. The previous one was a take off on Jane Austin which I plan to read. Although there is a character crossover, you absolutely do not have to read it first. It has no bearing on this book.

This is a great way to spend a weekend. I totally enjoyed this book. Great characters, a captivating story, and a fascinating setting - what more could I ask for?

What I most appreciate about Julie Wright, having read Lies Jane Austen Told Me and now the equally excellent Lies, Love and Breakfast at Tiffanys, is that she takes tropes that might very well read as cliche by a lesser pen and makes them fresh again. The pacing, the structure and the world of film editing are brought to colourful life in a delightful character piece. I loved our unique heroine and her unique world--painted amidst a Los Angeles that becomes its own colourful character and reflection of the author's obvious love for it. The friends to lovers trope here is well-earned because it rings genuinely and ekes out on pages an absolute delight to read. Indeed, Wright makes this spin fast and warm like the movies Silvia works so painstakingly on.

To add to the fresh romance and dimensional supporting cast, Wright expertly places a woman in a man's world and shows the triumphs and travails of an industry where even those with the most talent bow to those with the biggest names. It was a delight to see Silvia grow in personal confidence and demand recognition for her own hard work and talent.


There is a lovely connection between this and Lies Jane Austen Told Me ( the heroines of each are best friends) but you can read each as a standalone.

The self-deprecating heroine and whipsmart dialogue make this a unique and riveting entry into the RomCom genre!

I enjoyed Julie Wright’s Lies Jane Austen Told Me last year, so of course I wanted to read Silvia’s book. And, oh, what a delicious one it is!

Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s is part Ode to Audrey Hepburn, part critique of the Hollywood boys club, and, my favorite, a friends-to-more romance.

While the first half of the book sets up what’s to come, I thoroughly enjoyed getting a look into Silvia and Ben’s friendship—their movie quote game, their comfort and ease with each other, and Ben’s crazy statistics. These two know each other well.

I appreciated the laughs in the book (a few provided by Silvia’s grandmother who I adored and a few more provided by Silvia’s glass eye) but more so, I enjoyed Silvia’s revelations of her feelings for Ben and what she found important in life.
This is a book for those who love movies, romance, humor, or a great story.

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This book is a hoot! And with wonderful depth! Isn't that a great combination? First of all, I will forever remember the unique main character- Silvia had cancer as a five year old which left her with inner scars as well as outer- she lost her eye and has a glass eye she named Audrey (the little details about her vision and glass eye as an adult are fascinating!) Her fears stemming from her experiences in the hospital influence her relationships and priorities. I loved that she is strong and ambitious in a cutthroat Hollywood career, but also struggles with vulnerability and confidence at times. Ben is pretty awesome, and unrequited love (that is eventually rewarded) is one of my favorite tropes! He and Silvia have a comfortable friendship, fun banter, and quirky mannerisms that really made them come to life. It was interesting to see Ben as the vulnerable one as he shares his long-time angst over his romantic feelings and sadness when they had drifted apart. Their chemistry is amazing and only grows as Silvia sorts through her feelings for Ben. She has a loyal friend in Emma and her grandmother, and I enjoyed the dynamic they each brought to Silvia's life. She learns important lessons through the obstacles she faces and grows as she begins to model her life into one of compassion like the real-life Audrey Hepburn. This is a book not to miss!

(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)

This is a sweet contemporary romance set smack in the middle of the major film editing world. The chemistry between the leads felt real, and the Audrey Hepburn theme that ran throughout the entire book was sweet (and better, never cheesy).

Julie Wright has a new book out called, Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. I really enjoyed her last book, Lies Jane Austen Told Me, and was excited to read Silvia's story. It did not disappoint!

Julie Wright has such a witty and fun writing style. It's like I'm right there with the characters experiencing the twists and turns through life with them. In Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's, Silvia is trying to make it as an editor in the film industry. She lands what was supposed to be a dream job, but her boss is a nightmare. In trying to save the film they're working on, she turns to her old colleague Ben, who gladly helps her out. And in that moment, she realizes that Ben might not be in the friend-zone anymore for her. But does he feel the same way?

Silvia is such a rich character. She has a job that she's trying to maneuver, an opportunity to explore her feelings with Ben, but she also deals with prejudice against women in the workplace, a grandma who is hiding something, and some remnants of fear from her childhood cancer. Mingled with all of this is movie quotes and Audrey Hepburn moments because of Silvia's special connection to her. I love how the author was able to seamlessly pull together a character and truly breathe life into her--so much that she feels like a friend! All of the characters were so well done, from the hero to the boss to the assistant. But another real standout for me was how much I learned about what a film editor does. The research was incredible and so woven into the story that I closed the book with a new appreciation for what I see on the credits of a movie.

Of course this is a romance and if you don't fall in love with Ben, then you don't have a pulse. He's so swoony and quirky and everything you want in a romantic hero. Their journey to love is so bumpy in this story, and you'll want to see that happy ending so bad, that you'll take the book everywhere with you and be turning the pages at every red light until someone honks at you. It's that good. I loved this one.

I have been looking for something different to read for awhile now. It seems like a lot of the books being released right now all have the same theme. So when I came across Lies, Love and Breakfast at Tiffany's on NetGalley, I instantly requested it. I may or may not have squealed when I saw that I was approved.

Confession. I have never watched Breakfast at Tiffany's but that didn't stop me from enjoying this book! I was pleasantly surprised and found myself reading this book whenever I could. I loved the relationship that Silvia and Ben had. The friends to lover storyline has always been a favorite of mine. I loved seeing how independent Silvia was and how she chose to be herself in a world that wanted her to conform to what they wanted her to be. Ben and Silvia were the perfect match for each other. They both needed someone who got them and someone they could be themselves around.

This was definitely a fun book and I look forward to reading more by Ms. Wright.

*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley to voluntarily review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

Hollywood isn't all it's made out to be and Silvia learns that the hard way. I love old movies and the glitz and glamor of a famous lifestyle, but a lot of it is simply a facade. Basing this one on Audrey Hepburn was pure genius, especially the "object" with her namesake.

Silvia is a film editor and she's good at what she does, but has had to fight to get to where she is. I love that she's strong and not a person to back down when treated unfairly. She's a very quirky, confident woman, yet she has fears just like anyone else. I loved when she gets Ben, her former boss, to help her with a project. He's a genuinely funny and sweet guy and the banter they shared using movie quotes was both hilarious and endearing.

It was fun to see Silvia's best friend, Emma (from Lies Jane Austen Told Me), make some appearances. People who can accept others, flaws, quirks, and all are winners in my book. The supporting cast of characters was great--especially Silvia's spunky, sassy grandma. I love a book with great relationships and this one scored on all levels.

Content: mild romance

This is the follow-up book to Lies Jane Austen Told Me which I completely enjoyed. I also enjoyed this book and especially the fact that the main character Silvia is a strong female. She works in Hollywood as an assistant film editor and has a handicap but doesn’t let that get in her way. I thought it was interesting that the author had the main character worked in a tough industry for women and also have a handicap. She handled it well! Audrey Hepburn is her inspiration and throughout the book, there are quotes from Audrey Hepburn movies which I loved.

I liked the supporting characters especially Silvia’s grandmother who has her own bit of spunk. The relationship between Silvia and her grandma were so sweet and I loved the relationship that developed between Silvia and her friend Ben.

A light, clean, well-written romance that I would be happy to recommend!

Thanks to Shadow Mountain and NetGalley for a review copy.

After how much I enjoyed this author’s Lies Jane Austen Told Me last year, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get an ARC of this story. Added bonus, there’s a bit of crossover between the two books. Don’t worry, you absolutely do NOT have to read one in order to understand the other. They are not related in that type of way.

This story seems timely with all that is going on in Hollywood and the rest of the nation these days. I don’t mean to imply this is a story about sexual harassment or assault…it’s not. But it is about a woman being treated as an equal and not a mute servant. Yep, this story delves into the world of equality. But don’t worry, it doesn’t cross over to being so preachy it loses it’s flow or identity. This is a great story, and that story stays to the forefront of this book throughout regardless of what issues are being tackled.

Sylvia is a woman in a man’s world. A young woman, at that. Although she’s been raised to speak her mind and not get pushed around, she is also aware there is a fine line she has to walk if she truly wants her career to progress. While she doesn’t want to (nor should she need to) be a doormat, she also cannot go into meetings guns blazing with neon arrows pointing out her wonderful attributes. There are politics to be played and a tact that is needed. While she’s been able to walk that line for her career so far, this new job (more specifically her new boss) has made that difficult the last few months.

Ben is Sylvia’s previous boss. The man who basically mentored her early career and even recommended her for this bigger and better job she now has. Ben is, quite frankly, a stand-up guy. He’s the guy you want to have your back. The fact that he’s also good-looking, smart, charming, and caring just sweetens the total package.

There are times Ben did drive me crazy, though. As sweet and caring as the guy is, he’s also a bit clueless. I’m sure I’m not the only reader that will know what’s going on even while Ben and Sylvia seem to be stuck in some weird loop, neither trusting the overt signs and only reading (incorrectly) into the wrong signs. Such is the nature of humans. We always have to take the long way around.

I enjoyed watching the progression of Ben and Sylvia’s relationship. I adore their friendship and the word games they play…they just “get” each other. That’s a beautiful thing. Seeing Sylvia realize she has to take a stand is powerful. It happens more than once, I each time I was cheering her on.

I’m going to climb on a soapbox here for a minute. I’ve had plenty of female friends, family members, and acquaintances tell me they’ve never experienced misogyny. I always wonder if it’s just so ingrained in the female psyche after years of the world being a certain way, that it’s not even recognized by some women. I love that we see both sides of Sylvia here. The Sylvia that is strong and stands up for what is rightly hers and the Sylvia that feels she has to keep the peace between everyone. That it’s her job to keep things running smoothly no matter that nobody else is doing their assigned jobs so it all falls on her shoulders. The situation between Sylvia and her boss, Dean, is extreme. But even in other aspects of this story we see that subtle reminder that the woman is expected to act a certain way that is NOT expected of the man in the same situation. I think this author did a beautiful job of showing multiple angles to this issue without feeling like she was beating me over the head with the idea.

Stepping back down now to say one last thing. So far both stories I’ve read by this author have impressed me. I still haven’t had a chance to get to any of her other works but trust me, there are on my TBR list.

Silvia is a film editor in Hollywood who, since she was a little girl, has felt a strong connection to Audrey Hepburn. That connection and the reason behind it have made a significant impact on Silvia's life. Through a totally relatable awful situation with her current boss, she finds herself spending more time with Ben, her former boss and friend. That friendship and Silvia's feelings for Ben start to change, and I really enjoyed reading the scenes with them together, and Silvia trying to figure out how Ben felt in return. Well written and interesting throughout, I especially loved Silvia's close relationship with her grandmother and with her best friend, Emma. The characters were all very realistic and likable. The basics of storyline could have been taking place in any industry and any location, but the Hollywood setting added a different level of interest.
I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sooo, I really really loved Lies Jane Austen Told Me...it’s one of my favorite books and I was so excited to get to read this book early. However, I just couldn’t seem to get into this story. I think some people will love it, especially, old Hollywood/movie fans, but for me it was a struggle.
Sylvia is an assistant film editor and you get to see her world of working in Hollywood and how it’s really not that glamorous. I felt like the beginning of the book was so centered around her work world that I wondered if there would even be a love interest. Then, the love interest finally comes in, but it just didn’t hold my interest much. I think mainly because their connection was to quote movie lines and rarely did I know any of the movie lines or movies they were referring to. Both Sylvia and Ben were likable but I struggled to connect to them or feel the chemistry between them.
All that said, I might have loved the first book in series more because I am a Jane Austen fan...and even though I’ve probably seen every Audrey Hepburn movie, I don’t have the movies memorized. So, I really think this book is more of a personal preference sort of thing.

Silvia Bradshaw is an assistant film editor, working on a major film--and she has a huge problem since her boss seems completely incapable of doing his job. When she goes to a club to drag him back to the studio to finalize the film just hours before their deadline, she gets an unexpected ally in her former coworker Ben Mason. Not only does Ben help her get her drunk boss back to the office, but when said boss passes out, Ben helps Silvia finish the edits. Silvia soon finds herself looking at Ben in a new light--only to find that he has reconnected with an old girlfriend. While Silvia loves being his friend, she also has to respect his relationship, as hard as it is to smother her feelings. With a little guidance from her grandma, her best friend, and Audrey Hepburn, Silvia will decide what she really wants in life and how she's going to get it.

This is a fun contemporary romance. Silvia's a pretty dynamic personality--she gets major points for telling it like it is--and Ben's a total sweetie. I thought the film editing aspect of the plot was really interesting, but I wasn't in love with the constant movie quotes and references and getting inspiration from movies. However, I think that is just because of my tastes, not because of any problem with the book. (I'm not a big movie watcher, and I've only seen a couple of Audrey Hepburn's movies--and I have NOT seen Breakfast at Tiffany's. So that aspect of the book wasn't my favorite, but I think other readers will be totally fine with it. For me, it's a 3.5-star book, but I can easily see other readers rating it higher, because, again, I'm just not that into movies. Great characters (including some of the secondary characters), and a cool plot make this a really nice clean, contemporary romance.

I read an ARC via #NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This book was fun in a lot of ways.  Silvia, a cancer survivor is both a courageous spunky woman and a woman that  is afraid of what she can't see. Both literally and figuratively.  Will she take the risk and tell  Ben she loves him?

Ben is the perfect book boyfriend. He is loyal and willing to give up his dream for Silvia. Will she figure it out before she loses him?

Rounding out the cast is Grandma, Emma, and Walt.

Highly recommended. To say anymore will give spoilers.



I relieved an Advanced Reader's Copy. (Thank you Shadow Mountain!)