Review: Wonderful contemporary novella - romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
This is a unique concept, a story about a woman writing a historical romance using her real life experience.  I really enjoyed this, especially since I read The Wicked Wallflower and can see her influences and thoughts as her word count grows.  I am looking forward to more.Jane Sparks is the girl that “didn’t”, she didn’t take risks or ruffle any feathers, this is the reason her long time boyfriend, Sam dumped her and she moved from Pennsylvania.  She is now in New York for a change but can’t seem to break free as she works at the New York Public Library as a Library Assistant.  Her only saving grace is her roommate, Roxanna who seems to get her to do things she would normally not do.On a fateful night she meets Duke Austen at a party, the wealthy young man who has tried several “start-up’s with spectacular fails and is about to launch his third as the world watches, waiting for him to fail yet again.  After a delicious hook-up in the book stacks, Jane tells Roxanne, who promptly accepts his friend request and clicks on a life event with him, engaged.  This solves several problems for Duke and he jumps at the chance to keep Jane close.A thoroughly delightful short story that will continue as the historical series continues.  I really like Jane, she is a watcher of life and goes by the rules, she even shushes people in the library at a party and both Roxanne and Duke are perfect at getting her to grow.  Duke seems to be ready to keep Jane as his real fiancé but as we read the last page we are left to wonder what will happen to these two.This novella is a joy to read and although I am usually not a fan of books that come in installments, I am so intrigued by this series as we go from historical to contemporary that I am all in.Copy from publisher through Edelweiss for an honest review