Review: A working girl with an unemployed heart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
Romance isn’t my first go-to in genres, but when I do reach for one I hope it’ll be like the paperbacks I devoured as a teen.From the cover to the afterword, January and the Single Heart was classic Harlequin in many ways. Jan is in distress, not aware of her own strength. She’s paired up with Glen, whom she both despises and is inexplicably drawn to.I read a few reviews before I purchased this and came away with the belief this story had some supernatural element to it.  I’ve read quite a bit of paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi, etc. and I didn’t see that here. I get that the coin Jan finds in the park (and near the end there’s another scene with the coin I won’t spoil here) might be perceived by some as supernatural, but I think it’s simply everyday magic. Serendipity. Happens all the time in the real world, or at least in my corner of it :)The one way it wasn’t Harlequinesque? No sex. Nada. Which I found sort of refreshing. Seems like everywhere you turn these days it’s a naked fest. And I have nothing against sex in novels, it’s great and I love it, but I just wanted to point out this particular story focuses on building a relationship with verbal communication.Overall, an enjoyable read you can finish in a day.