ABOUT THE BOOK:
DEFINITELY, MAYBE … OR LOVE, ACTUALLY?
English professor Bonnie Blythe expects her life to play out like her favorite novels, especially now that her long-term boyfriend has finally proposed. So when a shocking discovery leads Bonnie to end her engagement, she decides to close the book on love. But the plot thickens when a brand-new character enters the scene—and quickens Bonnie’s heart.
With his brilliant blue eyes, sexy accent, and irresistible charm, Theo Wharton is like a romantic hero straight out of a Jane Austen novel. When fate places Bonnie in England for a summer—conveniently close to Theo—she realizes a hot friends-with-benefits fling is exactly what she needs to start a fresh chapter. Just as Bonnie begins to believe she’s falling in love, an eye-opening revelation into Theo’s life makes Bonnie feel like she’s wandered into one of her favorite books. Will Bonnie have the courage to risk her heart and turn the page with the dashing Brit to find her true happy ending after all?
EXCERPT:
“They are beautiful,” he murmured.
She glanced up to find him staring at her chest. “Excuse me?” Bonnie stopped dabbing. Was he talking
about her breasts?
“Did you see them at the Tate?” His blue eyes met hers, coal black brows arched with polite curiosity. “When you were in London last summer?”
The paintings. Right. She shook her head. “We did the Victoria and Albert Museum instead.”
“Shame.” He sounded truly disappointed. “There’s an- other Millais at the Tate, of a different Tennyson poem. Based on one of Shakespeare’s comedies. Do you know the one I mean?”
“Please,” she scoffed. “Is this a quiz? Mariana, from Measure for Measure.” She handed him back his handker- chief, now a little worse for wear. “Though I could never think of that play as a comedy.”
“The lady knows Shakespeare, poets, painters . . . and even Monty Python.” He blew a soft whistle. “My, you are quite cultured for an American.”
A hum of awareness threaded through her, and she tamped it down. “Are you complimenting me or insulting my country?”
He didn’t reply, but the corners of his mouth curled with amusement, one dimple coming out to play.
The backs of her knees immediately began to prickle again. Damn it. Why couldn’t the Brit have stayed on his side of the pond?
My Review
Absolutely fabulous! A terrific follow up to the first story, Getting Hot with the Scot, about Cassie and Logan. You don’t have to read that one to enjoy this story but it’s too good to miss out on. While the girlfriends where vacationing in the British Isles the Shakespeare-loving Bonnie met the man of her dreams, the extremely handsome extremely British Theo, Logan’s bestie. But alas Bonnie is engaged to her childhood boyfriend and ignores the spark that Theo ignites. Months later several things happen, some good and one very sad, and Bonnie finds herself back in England and once again drawn to Theo but without a fiancé. What transpires is a sweet and sexy romance between the swoon-worthy Theo and the lovely Bonnie. As their romance progresses Theo’s secret is revealed and throws Bonnie for a loop. Can she overcome her misgivings and take a chance on her dream man? She’d better! This is another wonderfully written, swoony romance with loads of emotion and few laughs. The characters are terrific with a group of girlfriends that are all uniquely individual, men that are so hot and perfect, and fantastic secondary characters. I can’t wait for the next story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A Star Wars junkie and Shakespeare groupie who quotes both Yoda and the Bard with equal aplomb, award-winning author Melonie Johnson—aka #thewritinglush—is a two-time RWA Golden Heart® finalist who loves dark coffee, cheap wine, and expensive beer. And margaritas. And mimosas. And mules. Basically any cocktail that starts with the letter m. She met her future husband in that most romantic of places—the mall—when they were teenagers working in stores across the hall from each other. They went on to live happily ever after in the suburbs of Chicago with two redhead daughters, a dog that’s more like a small horse, and a trio of hermit crabs. After earning her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago, Melonie taught high school English and Theatre in the northern Chicago suburbs for several years. Now she writes smart and funny contemporary romance and moonlights as an audiobook narrator under the pseudonym, Evelyn Eibhlin.
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