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Efter en traumatiserende oplevelse har Lucinda Perry tilbragt det meste af sit liv med at sky folk, forhold og alt, der bare er en smule vildt. Men da den overpræsterende introvert endelig får den længe ventede forfremmelse blot få dage før sin fødselsdag, sværger hun, at hun for en gangs skyld vil bryde sine egne regler. Hendes mål? At slå sig løs, leve lidt og måske endda sætte flueben ved det dristigste punkt på sin “tør-at-gøre”-liste: et one-night stand. En ny by. En ny begyndelse. Og en fødselsdagsaften, der ikke helt går som planlagt. På en klub i midtbyen møder Lucinda Thomas Hank, en farligt charmerende fremmed, der lader til at kunne læse hende som en åben bog. Da han får et glimt af hendes liste, tilbyder han legesygt at hjælpe hende med at opfylde det ene dristige ønske. Gnisterne flyver, og hvad der skulle have været en enkelt hensynsløs nat, udvikler sig til noget langt mere kompliceret, da hun møder ham igen dagen efter som sin nye nabo og dagen derpå som sin officielle chauffør. Men Thomas er ikke den, han giver sig ud for at være. Brændt af kvinder, der kun var ude efter hans formue, har han svoret at skjule sin sande identitet, indtil han finder en, der er ægte, og som vil have ham, ikke hans navn eller penge. Lucys uskyld drager ham, men hans hemmelighed og hendes fortid truer med at ødelægge den spirende kærlighed imellem dem, før den overhovedet er begyndt. Lucy er fast besluttet på aldrig at blive gift eller få børn. Tom er fast besluttet på at få hende til at ændre mening.
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ealdgyth4 years ago

I really am not into romance novels. The few titles I have reviewed and added to my library have mostly been more of ships embedded into action or fantasy/ xianxia. But this was one of the books in an event I was interested in. I told myself, well, I’ll read it for the badge. How bad can it be? 😅 The first chapters—of a staid office girl dreaming of doing something outrageous for her birthday—drew me in. How relatable is that? Haven’t we all had similar fantasies at one point in our lives? But as the story progressed I met more interesting characters, and before I knew it, I had covered more chapters and minutes than the event required. This novel has all the elements of a good story, that goes beyond the usual girl-meets-boy, and how girl will get boy storyline. (Which is why I hate most romance novels.) Here, one is immersed in the consequences of the MC’s choices—how that one brilliant idea she thought she had sparks one complication after another. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll facepalm. But most of all, you’ll want to bring out the pompoms and cheer for Lucy, the cluelessly dorky MC, to go, go, go! One of the things I love most about this novel is how each of the characters are well formed. Each has a uniquely identifiable personality, even in their dialogues. So much so that it sometimes reads like a script. One can actually imagine what they’ll look and sound like, if they were live persons. So if you’re looking for a love story that has a real plot (beyond fluff and snu-snu), this is it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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