Andi gets a job in a stately home as a record keeper of the books, but Lady Tanith has other ideas, she’s wants to find missing diary’s of her deceased husband and hopefully a wife for her son Hugo. It’s a quirky read that has period features, but it’s set in the present day. I loved Masters the cat and thought it very fitting, he really is the boss of the house. It’s a quick read with nods to older books read by Andi throughout her childhood, A 4 star read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

Andi Glover, raised by unconventional parents who eschewed formal education, finds solace in books. However, fiction hasn't prepared Andi for real life. Her new live-in position at the eccentric Lady Dawe's Templewood Hall, with her mysterious son Hugo, feels like a gothic novel come to life. But the reality of Templewood Hall is far stranger than any fiction. The novel is a blend of romance and mystery, complete with unexplained noises, a missing heir, possible ghosts, and long-held family secrets.

I'm not sure what I was reading here, but I will say it was enjoyable. I went into it expecting some sort of mystery. And while I can't say this matched my expectations, I did have a fun time reading about the various quirky characters. A special shoutout to The Master, who stole the show for me everytime he deigned to grace us with his presence.

There's a part in this book where the fmc concludes that life isn't like books - books have an arc from adversity into a happy ever after, but in real life you just take what is given and make the best of it (paraphrasing). And this book is very much about real life and reads that way, but there is a joy in just being on the journey and getting to know the characters and understand their challenges.

While I thought that the story started off a bit slow, I enjoyed the characters, the development, and the ending. It was a cute story and I would recommend it as an easy quick read!

Not for me. Andi was completely dense and seemed to just be searching for anyone she could trap into marriage so she didn’t have to work. The whole thing was uncomfortable due to this. She needed to grow up, go to school, and get a proper job.

A wonderful lighthearted read ,full of undiscovered surprises along the way ,i really enjoyed his book .

First can I just say love the cover it’s so sweet and pretty
I enjoyed this. The character really made it for me they were so unique and quirky
Loved the mysterious story I was constantly trying to guess what was happening
Will be reading more from Jane

It was OK, definitely not one of my favorites by the author. I usually love Jane Lovering's books and always look forward to reading them. Unfortunately, this one fell flat for me and I wasn't really invested in any of the characters. The Master was my favorite. He was fat, smelled like sardines and just happened to be an adorable kitty. Everyone else was just there or probably should have been committed. That would be Lady Tanith. She was simply DELUSIONAL!!! Did any of these people know how to function in the real world. Andi blamed her parents and sister for the life she has. Really she's jealous of Judith. Judith spoke and told her parents she wanted to go to school and not live in a bus. Plus, she knew how to change her name into something less stupid. Andi had the same opportunity as her sister but she never spoke up. She just buried her nose in a book and believed she would find some rich guy who would fall madly in love with her. She even took the job with crazy Lady Tanith in hopes her and Hugo would go riding off in the sunset. Unfortunately, she didn't know how much Hugo loved Chanel and so many more designers. Nothing really happened throughout the book. Andi searched the library, moved books around, inputted books into a spread sheet and repeated over and over. I also came to the same conclusion as Andi did about Jay. The book just ends and doesn't feel like there was any conclusion and seemed a bit anticlimactic.

Definitely recommend giving the book a try, it just wasn't for me. I didn't hate the story, just didn't enjoy it like the previous books. Look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Boldwood Books, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Another great offering from Jane Lovering. A cast of quirky characters rolled up in a storyline of mystery, romance and humour. I devoured every page right to the end.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Jane Lovering’s books are always a pleasure to read and this is no exception. A quirky, mysterious story that has kept me guessing where it was headed all the way to the ( thankfully happy) ending. Her superb writing style and characterisations will keep you entertained and very happy. She’s one of the best novelists around and I definitely recommend it.
Thank you to Boldwood Books, the author and NetGalley for an early copy.

“Happily Ever After”, by Jane Lovering, is an entertaining story with apparently ordinary people as leads, some secondary characters with secrets and surprises and a particularly charming and independent cat as a lovely addition.
The unortodox heroine, with her unconventional upbringing and uncontrolable imagination, and the low profile hero are great characters.
I loved how slowly the hero revealed himself – as the hero and as a character – and the slow burn romance, too.
I also liked his pragmatic attitude towards his condition and the realistic way the author handled it. The lack of melodrama is admirable.
Embarassement, inadequacy, shyness – these are things the characters experience and Lovering writes so well about, and always with sense of humor, too.
Although the romance is a bit mild, the story, the setting and the characters are engaging. I loved the cat and the relationship with Andi; I felt the author wrote wonderfully cat’s maneirisms and personalities, and how independent, affectionate and intelligent these creatures are.
So, the end felt abrupt: I would have liked an epilogue to know about The Master’s futur.

A really enjoyable read for a first time reader of Jane Lovering, and I’m sure it won’t be the last of her novels that I read. A slightly different ,and ,intriguing storyline with a few twists and turns plus an interesting , if somewhat quirky, cast of characters. Recommended.

I normally absolutely love Jane Lovering’s books. I mean - totally adore!
However I found this very disappointing and not up to her usual high standards.
Sorry, it’s just not my cup of tea. I found the characters rather unbelievable and unengaging, the pacing was weird and I wanted a much better ending.

Sorry, I didn’t enjoy it but it won’t stop me reading her books.

An OK read. A quirky and witty story that's set in an historical house where the characters are all quite flawed each with their own background stories that are funny but quite disturbing in parts as they try to sort out their issues with the past.Think it would appeal to a younger audience

Admittedly, it took me over 25% of this book to get the hang of it, to start to feel for Andi who – at that point – finally got past her fear of the haunted mansion, and she did actually made me laugh out loud several times.

We all have demons and inner dragons, books (whether fiction or non-fiction) are narratives, yet life is random events, there is not pattern to it as discussed by Andi and one of her friends in Happily Ever After. And as for people: luckily there are more flavors to the human kind without it being a theme which I appreciate. You never know what goes one behind someone's front door or below someone's surface.

I think the friendship between Hugo and Andi was really cute and heartfelt, her relationship with The Master developing every single day into something quite substantial =^.^=

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of the book.

Happily Ever After by Jane Lovering is a delightful blend of mystery, romance, and whimsy. Andi Glover, an avid reader escaping from her eccentric upbringing, takes a job at the mysterious Templewood Hall, where strange occurrences and an enigmatic son, Hugo, bring the pages of a gothic novel to life. With secrets, ghosts, and an ever-so-charming gardener, the story keeps readers guessing whether Andi is heading toward a romance or a thriller. Lovering’s charming prose, quirky characters, and atmospheric setting make this a fun and heartwarming read for fans of romantic mysteries.

Happily Ever After is a Gothic-inspired mystery with a slow-burn romance that picks up pace towards the end.
Andi arrives at Templewood Hall and is accosted by a rude gardener before she is interviewed for a position that she hopes she'll get because she has no qualifications for anything else and nowhere else to go.
She lived a pretty unconventional life with her parents, moving around regularly and living in a converted bus. An opportunity arises for her to have a more normal life, though I'm not sure her position at Templewood Hall is anything close to normal!
Tasked with cataloguing the many books in Lady Tanith Dawe's library, Andi lets her love of books create a whimsical dream of falling in love and marrying the rather gorgeous son and heir, Hugo. However, she is covertly given the real reason for Lady Dawes' wanting the library organised, and it has a bit of a twist.
Is there romance? Yes, there is, but it doesn't pick up speed until the book's latter pages.
But Andi's love of the classics is evident in her dreams of what might be, and the chapter headings are a great nod to those classics. Some may find Andi a difficult character to like. She doesn't always appear to help herself, but things change as the story progresses, and she has the ending she deserves.
I tell you what, that Lady Dawes - she is a piece of work! A bit deluded!
For me, the hero of the book was the feline, called The Master (we never find out his real name!), who smells of fish and takes a real shine to Andi, being her shadow, trying to sleep in her bed, and even getting her out of some scrapes!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

Happily Ever After is a contemporary romance with gothic elements by Jane Lovering, set in Templewood Hall where book lover Andi has taken a job cataloguing the library for the eccentric Lady Dawe, her mysterious son Hugo and a gardener who seems to be there whenever Andi needs him.

I liked the chapter titles being based on classic novels and the quirky characters but it just felt a bit flat for me. It was quite short and not enough character building for me so the romance didn’t make me feel a lot. I did really like Lady Dawe’s character though, she was the only one who felt fleshed out.

This book is ever so slightly bonkers and is such a good read because of it. Andi believe she is qualified for no job having had all of her education through Reading thousands of books. She takes the job catalogue books in a beautiful home with lady Tanith, the household help and her son Hugo her only companions. The character development is fabulous with the very unusual peccadillos of Lady Tanith being exposed chapter after chapter. Hugo is also on the eccentric side and it is to Andi’s how she copes with everything that goes on around her. The star of the show is pretty much the huge and rather smelly cat who developed his own personality and influences the book. A lighthearted and fun read..