Thank you NetGallery and victory editing for the opportunity for me to review this book

The thoughts and opinions are my own.

Pre-Thoughts
- Regency rom-com in present day setting

Post thoughts
- Quite and atmospheric read.
- Good pacing and easy to follow.
- The beginning of each chapter did initially confuse me.
- Some aspects were slightly repetitive between the MMC and the FMC.
- Elanor was a great addition.
- Definitely needs a C/W for the mentioning of the loss of a child (not on page but discussed). it was quite unexpected and saddening.
- The ending was a great HEA.
- The FMC writing a novel over the course of the book is an interesting premise, almost like reading two books.


Overall it was quite a substantial read, covers a lot of heartache for all of the characters involved

3/5 stars

Tropes
- Grumpy X sunshine
- Regency vibes
- Dual Pov
-Slow burn

I will be posting this review on my goodreads.

There’s a lot to love about this story. The premise is really fun (after a heartbreak, a romance author goes on a working vacation to England to get her writing groove back) and I liked the three main characters. It is entertaining to see an author writing about an author, considering her craft; it was very meta.

At times, this book felt uncomfortable or over-the-top for me (for example, a literal skeleton in the closet and an unplanned pregnancy at fifteen, which is so young!). It felt weird for Graham and Frankie to fight and then kiss to give her inspiration for her story. The third act breakup also felt a bit unresolved to me.

Overall though, I enjoyed the story. There was some heartache to both Frankie’s and Graham’s past that gave the story more depth, and I appreciated the message that love can change people and give us hope.

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing Co-op for the free eARC! I post this review with my honest opinions. This review is crossposted on Goodreads and will be posted on Amazon within a week of the book’s publication.

Content notes: mentions of a “curse,” physical attraction, descriptive kissing, mention of miscarriage, a child goes missing, someone dies in a natural disaster, discussion of grief over parents who have died, discussion of gambling and childhood emotional pain, a character cheats on his fiancée