REVIEW: WHO DO YOU LOVE? by J.M. BRONSTON

Who Do You Love?

Love in the City #3

By J.M Bronston

Releasing December 26th, 2017

Lyrical Shine

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Young features editor Eugenia Shaw is thrilled to have a scoop on not one but two major stories for Lady Fair magazine. The last thing Gena expects is to fall in love—with a quirky looking Chinese Crested named Wiley. Or with the fellow Crested lover she keeps accidentally-on-purpose running into in Central Park . . .
Unlike Gena’s ambitious and self-centered live-in boyfriend, Paul is a man who appreciates Wiley’s unconventional elegance. And the better they get to know each other, the more it appears that he appreciates Gena, too. Soon she can’t help noticing how much happier and more confident she is when they’re together. She’s even beginning to see a new Gena when she looks in the mirror. But will she be brave enough to rewrite her own next chapter? . . .

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In Who Do You Love? (Love in the City #3) by J.M Bronston, Eugenia 'Gena' Shaw has worked hard to get to where she is in her career. Yet, while her professional life is going great, her personal life is not with her self-centred boyfriend constantly putting her down. However, Gena doesn't know what she's  going to do until she meets Paul, a man that thinks she's perfect. However, Gena's been with her boyfriend for many years and it's hard for her to walk away. Will she get the happy ever after she deserves, or stay in a relationship that's become too toxic?

This is the third book by Ms. Bronston that I've read, and I've got to say that I quite enjoy her stories that encompass strong heroines that go through a lot in their lives and achieve happy ever after with their Mr. Right. As for this third book in Ms. Bronston's Love in the City series, it was extremely engrossing with the heroine facing quite the challenge in sticking with the familiar or ending things between her and her jerk of a boyfriend. Will she choose Paul or stay with her boyfriend? Will she realize that she deserves more than a man that continues to belittle her?

As for the dialogue, it was entertaining due to the main characters back stories and every obstacle they face on their journey to happy ever after, including whether Gena will end things with her boyfriend and the big choice the hero has to make that. Will he stay or will he go? Moreover, the heroine is strong and brave when it comes to the choices she makes because her professional life couldn't get much better but her personal life is a total mess. How could she want to stay with her boyfriend? I also liked how hard-working she was when it came to her career and the stories she covered were quite intriguing and I liked how it led to bigger and better things for her. Yet, what I liked most of all was her growing relationship with Paul and the developing bond she shared with her dog. Really, Paul is good for her and she deserves someone that will love her for who she is.

Overall, Ms. Bronston has delivered a wonderful and engaging read in this book where the chemistry between Paul and Gena is delightful and shows the heroine that she deserves so much more in a relationship than what she's getting with her boyfriend; and the ending had me loving the decision the heroine made because she deserved to be happy. I would recommend Who Do You Love? by JM Bronston, if you enjoy Women's Fiction/Chick-Lit stories, the opposites attract trope, or books by authors Kristin Vayden, Tracey Alvarez, Louisa George and Rachel Gibson.

REVIEW: VIRTUALLY PERFECT by PAIGE ROBERTS

Virtually Perfect

By Paige Roberts

Releasing September 26th, 2017

Kensington Books

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In Virtually Perfect by Paige Roberts, Lizzie Glass once had it all going for her with a successful TV show, cookbook deal and living the life of her stardom with attending parties and events. However, now she's lost everything she worked hard for with her show and magazine column being cancelled. With her only option being to take on a summer job, Lizzie never imagined she'd wind up a personal chef for a wealthy and eccentric family. Will she be able to do her job without letting their family problems get to be too much for her, or will her chance at happy ever after with Nate Silvester slip away because his family are a bunch of crazies?

Books of the Women's Fiction / Chick-Lit genre are not something I read a lot of, but after reading the blurb to this story I decided to give it a chance, and I've got to say that it was a story that had me smiling or laughing because of all the heroine goes through because the Silvester family are quirky, cunning and enough to drive anyone insane. The way this story started had me feeling sorry for the heroine, as she's going through a tough time and it's only going to get tougher, especially since she's lost everything she's worked so hard for and there's no way she's going to get it back.

As for the dialogue, it was a wonderful combination of intense and amusing moments that had me wanting to discover whether the heroine would end up quitting or getting fired, because Mrs. Silvester is a bit full on with her ability to not know when to be quiet and believing her daughter can do no wrong. However, I liked how the heroine was resilient and courageous in challenging the Silvesters to see that their daughter is a spoilt brat that they should not allow to get away with half the stuff she does. Yet, what I liked most of all is that the heroine had an ally; someone willing to do right by the heroine.

Overall, Ms. Roberts has penned a fascinating and utterly engaging read in this book where the chemistry between Lizzie and Nate was wonderful and the ending had me sympathizing with the heroine. Why couldn't the Silvesters realize that their daughter is a troublemaker of the worst kind and that they're only enabling her with all that they do for her? Why couldn't Lizzie's mother have been honest with Lizzie about what was happening in her life? Will Lizzie be able to convince her mom to do the right thing when it comes to what's going on with her? However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up nicely, because of how things are going for Lizzie in both her career and her love life. I would recommend Virtually Perfect by Paige Roberts, if you enjoy Chick Lit; stories about a heroine down on her luck but managing to bounce back in the end; or books by authors Julie Pennell, Erin Watt, Debbie Macomber and Jenn McKinlay.

Not so long ago, Lizzie Glass had a successful TV show, a cookbook deal, and a social diary crammed with parties and events. But fame doesn’t stay fresh for long. Her show fizzles, her magazine column is canceled, and Lizzie’s only option is a summer job as personal chef to the Silvesters, a wealthy and eccentric family.

Their beach house is a lavish, beautifully decorated palace on the Jersey Shore, and Lizzie gets to work catering to Kathryn and Jim Silvester’s fashionably restrictive diets. But it’s their twenty-something daughter who presents Lizzie with her biggest challenge—professionally and personally. A self-proclaimed “wellness warrior,” Zoe Silvester has a hugely popular website and app that promotes healthy living and organic, unprocessed foods. Yet Lizzie soon realizes that The Clean Life site has a dirty little secret. In fact, Zoe’s entire online persona is based on a dangerous hoax that runs deep and will damage lives. Exposing Zoe won’t just jeopardize Lizzie’s job and a promising new relationship—it may expose the cracks in her own past.

Sharply observed, witty, and thoughtful, Paige Roberts’ debut novel is a compelling look at one woman’s journey toward reinventing herself—and seeing through the façade of others—to discover the imperfect but sometimes wonderful truth. 

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