Review: A Romantic Comedy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2012
"Stay Close, Novac" is a light, sunny romance with a touch of comedy featuring two characters surrounded by mishaps and mayhem. Jessi Novac is a smart and snappy romance novelist who flees New York City after receiving menacing notes from a stalker. Jessi retreats to the peaceful shores of South Carolina to write, recuperate, and hide out. Constant paranoia makes her skittish around strangers, until she falls in love with the good-looking hunk, Ian, who lives next door. Emerging from a bad relationship, Ian's mission is to rage war on the she-devils of the world. But Jesse's simple beauty, slapstick charm, and need for protection reels him in. The relationship bumps along, checking out mysterious bumps in the night, until Jessi discovers that Ian has unfinished business with his wife, Rachel. Taken aback, she flies away to spend time with her family in France. Jessi's need for Ian's steady hand becomes apparent as she faces the problems surrounding her parents' on again, off again, relationship. In the meantime, Ian realizes that  Jesse Novac needs him, that she isn't a she-devil at all, and that shes' a woman with a heart that's big enough to fill the void in his.