Wow! That is the perfect word that describes this book. I loved it because it made me remember the incredible time I lived in France. This story is about Maggie Bliss, a very talented writer who is known to many avid readers of the romance genre. However, Maggie's fans are asking for more books, so now she must find some source of inspiration. Maggie's daughter lives in France, and Maggie comes up with the great idea of ​​travelling to this country. Maggie arrives at an apartment in Paris, a place where she will seek her much-needed inspiration. The charm of Paris, as well as its people, will be the perfect environment for her. Nothing could go wrong, but maybe Maggie will meet interesting people in this new country. This book was hard to put down for me. I loved that it was impossible not to smile when reading it. The author mentions Rennes, a magnificent city in which I had the good fortune to live for a year. I liked it a lot because I was able to connect with Maggie in some ways, such as the first impression of seeing this dream city. Paris is a special place, but Rennes has my heart. The narrative of the story is so fun and romantic that it fascinated me. I highly recommend this book because I think it is perfect to have a fun time. I thank NetGalley, St Martin's Press, St Martin's Griffin for providing me with a copy of this incredible book in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely funny, charming, lighthearted romance ... and I enjoyed the romance but more than that, the story of a middle-aged woman taking back her life.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Maggie Finds Her Muse is a quick fun read. I thought it did start off slow but when it got going I thought it was entertaining. I laughed out loud a few times while reading. I didn't really feel like I connected with the characters very much but it still grabbed my attention enough to finish reading it. I thought the writing was very well done also.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the arc. What a perfect summer read.. Loved the characters. Author did a great job with this story. I did not want to stop reading...

Faced with a bad case of writer's block and a tight deadline on her upcoming book, Maggie jumps on an offer to visit a friend's apartment in Paris where, hopefully, she'll find her muse and break her writer's block. Once in Paris, Maggie struggles with two unexpected romantic interests, reunites with her daughter (who lives in France), and begins to write again. This book is a fun read, set in one of the most romantic cities in the world, and flavored with French food and wine. I enjoyed accompanying Maggie on her journey to France and loved the behind the scenes insight into a famous romance writer's life. If you're looking for a summer beach read, this book is for you!

This book was a pure delight... loved the characters, loved the setting, loved the food, loved the romance!

A lovely book a story that had me travel from my armchair unable to travel to glorious Paris.Friendship Wine food and romance.Perfect book to escape into & enjoy.#netgalley#st.Martinsbooks

This is a cute book with a different type of main character. Being set is Paris was a big treat! The story was well written and has excellent character development. You really get to know the characters and each character plays an important role in the story. I would definitely recommend!

What else can I say: I will pick up a book set in Paris any time!

Maggie has been struggling to write (to start) the third book in her trilogy, so her agent decides a change of scenery may be what she needs, and he invites her to Paris where his family has an apartment that was inherited years ago. Maggie decides to go, and she begins to acclimate with Paris and find her writing groove once again.

But it isn't just the beauty of Paris that has inspired her. She begins to reinvent herself and her self-worth as well, and of course there are a few men that find their way into her life and make her start to both question her motives in Paris and if maybe her muse isn't in a place but in a person.

This was super cute in a steamier-than-Hallmark way--I read this in one day. Nice and quick and soul-restorative with some quirks and awkward dialogue--totally in the vein of Hallmark, which of course meant that I ate this up!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

Super quick, fun read about an author looking for her muse. Maggie Bliss is stuck on the last book of the trilogy that’s going to make her dreams come true. Looking for her muse and a change of scenery, she goes to Paris and finds more than what she was looking for. Definitely recommend if you like HEA, romantic settings, and some humor thrown in for good measure!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Oh man Maggie Finds Her Muse, was such good romance novel. I loved every bit of Maggie’s story. For me the story felt very realistic and at the same time felt like one of those old romantic comedies like Gidget or like Under the Tuscan Sun. I would so see this if it was a movie. My only complaint was that there wasn’t an epilogue. I wanted to see more of what happened with the characters.

Such a fun, chick-lit style read. Who doesn't want to escape to Paris? Loved this one!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Who misses traveling as much as I do?!

After being confined to home for so many months, it was such a treat to read about Maggie's time in Paris. And, oh my goodness...the food! 😍

Maggie is a writer, and it was so interesting to read about her writing process while working on the final book in a popular trilogy. I also loved her relationships with her daughter (a wonderful, realistic portrayal of a young woman with autism), her ex-husband, and her friends. It was a quick, fun read!

Maggie Finds Her Muse was such a fun, light, romantic summer read! That said, I wouldn’t call it fluffy, as it had some real depth to it in the exploration of Maggie’s relationships with her daughter, ex-husband, as well as the new people she meets along the way.

I loved being wisked off to Paris with our heroine, and the author’s vivid descriptions of the scenery, people and food was exquisite. I’ve never been to Paris, but she made me want to go, if only to eat cheese, drink wine and people-watch.

It was a pleasure taking the journey with Maggie while she found her muse---and more!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Netgalley and Dee Ernst for an egalley of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie Bliss suffers from writer’s block and comes to Paris to retrieve her muse. She’s single again at 48, and hopes her stay will birth a new book and a new life. Her daughter starts school nearby, and soon Maggie’s ex-hubs Alan shows up too. He wants to reunite, but she’s intrigued by Max, a handsome Frenchman she found in her bathtub.

Will she finally finish her book? Patch things up with Alan? Or get her groove back with Max? A sexy summer read!

4 of 5 Stars

Pub Date 20 Apr 2021

Thanks to the author, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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Maggie Bliss is in a slump. She is contracted to write the third novel of the Delano’s Trilogy and she has already missed several deadlines. She cannot miss this last one or all bets are off for publication, book tour, and that little beach house she’s been dreaming about.
Her agent calls and suggests she come to Paris and stay with him and his partner. They are going to be traveling and other than the housekeeper she will have the apartment to herself. Maybe this is the opportunity to find her muse and get back into her writing groove after her latest breakup. And what luck, her daughter Nicole who she hasn’t seen for a year or so is going to college and living in nearby Rennes.
It’s complicated but Maggie is desperate.
What could go wrong? Her ex-husband Alan decides to visit Nicole as well, Nicole is in love and preoccupied with Louis, Solange the housekeeper has designs to hook up Maggie with her charming son Max and the pressure mounts as Maggie finds herself in the City of Lights with little more than her tee shirts and sweatpants and looming deadlines.
A charming story of find happiness later in life when you least expect it.

I started reading this book and enjoyed the premise of the story, but could not finish the novel. The lead character is very self-centered and writing feels flat. The story feels too contrived and is unreadable for me.

I really liked this book. Maggie was a fun character and it was nice to see an older heroine for once. It took awhile to get to the main plot which was a little frustrating. I would have liked at least 3 or 4 more steamy scenes. The ones that were in the book were really fun and original. Nicole was unique and you could tell the author had some first hand experience with Asperger's. Great beach read! Thanks Netgalley for the experience.

lovely little summer read, sweet and funny. I don't often enjoy romance novels and I really did enjoy this, I desperately want to visit Paris now. Thank you NetGalley xx