About the author
Rhoda Baxter
always wanted to be a writer, but her parents told her she needed to get a
‘real’ job and write in her spare time. So she became a scientist and now works
in technology transfer. She now writes contemporary romantic comedies in
whatever spare time she can find around her day job and her family. Which means
her parents were right all along. How irritating
Her first
novel Patently in Love was
shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon award 2012. Her third novel Dr January will be published by Choc Lit
in 2014.
She can be found wittering on about science, comedy and cake
on her website www.rhodabaxter.com, Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/rhoda.baxter.5), Google+ or on Twitter (@rhodabaxter).
Patently in Love
(Book 1 of the Email and Ice Cream series)
The girl who ran away
from fame to become a lawyer.
After her popstar boyfriend publicly humiliates her, Jane
wants to start a new life away from media scrutiny. Maybe even find a new man.
Marshall wants a partnership in his patent law firm. He just
has to prove he’s totally focussed on his work. No distractions. No office romance.
Unless, of course, no one knows about it.
The last thing Jane needs is to have her picture splashed on
the front page of a gossip magazine. To makes matters worse, the only person
who could have told the paparazzi where Jane was… is Marshall.
Book buy links:
All other formats (including non-DRM PDF) from the
publisher’s site: https://www.uncialpress.com/Rhoda-Baxter
My review
I found Jane
particularly refreshing: a character who, for once, instead of seeking the
limelight just wants to escape and live a quiet life. Of course, even moving
town and altering her appearance won’t be enough to stop the paparazzi chasing
her. How she deals with this is very well described.
I enjoyed watching
the relationship between Jane and her colleague, Marshall develop. The
obstacles to true love are realistically described and I love the fact that, in
the end, all the characters get what they deserve.
The story is told
partly through narrative and partly through emails. In the beginning I did find
this quite confusing but once the characters made themselves known everything
became clearer and it seemed to work.
All in all this is
a lovely, sweet, feel-good romance that I found extremely enjoyable and
whenever I reluctantly had to put it down, I found myself eagerly anticipating
the next chapter.
Best for …. An
easy, light-hearted read that will cheer you up
My rating
4/5
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