This was a cute, quick read. I liked the voice and I enjoy dual perspectives. Andi is a personal assistant to the prime minister of Canada’s wife, and also a secret romance writer. The fist time Andi meets Nolan, he walks in on her in a public bathroom, and Andi learns that her best friend is now dating her ex. Andi and Nolan almost hook up, but then he has to leave for the service. They meet again three years later, when he becomes the prime minister’s bodyguard.
There is a lot going on in the book, with Andi struggling with people pleasing and hiding her writing. Nolan’s mom has early Alzheimer’s, and they both have childhood scars from family. When a rumor that Andi and the prime minister are having an affair starts to circulate, Andi and Nolan fake date to quell the suspicion. Their friendship and chemistry was solid. There were cute elements, like Nolan’s attachment to a rescue dog, and some deeper issues, like Nolan’s need to move a lot to avoid close connections. I’d read another book by this author. (8.5)
This was a quirky read. I liked how unexpected things had a voice, like a baseball hat and especially the cat, Pancake, even if Pancake is a harbinger of death. PJ Halliday is lucky enough to win the lottery, but unlucky enough to suffer the worst kind of loss - the death of his teenage daughter. She drowned in a cranberry bog, and PJ’s family fell apart soon after. He drinks to cope, and relies on his (living) daughter, ex-wife, and her steady boyfriend to keep him from completely crumbling. When his estranged brother’s children need a guardian, it’s like a second chance for PJ. He also learns that his high school sweetheart’s husband just died, so he decides to take the kids on a road trip to the Tender Hearts Retirement Center, where she lives, to try to win her heart. His daughter, Sophie, and Pancake join them too. The two kids, Ollie and Luna, are grieving the loss of their parents and getting used to PJ and Sophie as guardians. Luna has her own motive for the road trip - wa...
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