Title: Too Busy for Love (Goodreads)
Author: Phoebe MacLeod
Rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Talk about too busy, this book was packed with stuff happening.
Beatrice works as a hotel manager at the Hotel DuFour, which she finds out on her birthday, is low key being run as a brothel. The police put her and the cook, Jock, essentially on hotel arrest as they conduct their investigation, leading to some budding forced-proximity feelings. But after they're cleared from any wrongdoing, they have to go their own ways. Will they find their way back together?
This would have been an amazing book even if it had finished there. But that was just the first segment. Then there's a reality tv show, car damages, social media scandal, a rundown construction site, big dreams, lots of wine. I was probably at the edge of my seat the whole time wondering where the heck this author was taking me next--in a good way. Really enjoyed this book, would highly recommend!
Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Publishing Day: August 13, 2024
Official Blurb:
Phoebe MacLeod is back with a BRAND NEW hilarious rom com, perfect for fans of Sophie Ranald and Sophie Kinsella.
For Beatrice, working at one of London’s boutique hotels is a dream come true. She doesn’t need a social life. She just needs an ordered diary, crisply folded sheets and happy guests. But Beatrice’s routine comes to an abrupt halt when her hotel is raided by the police. Suddenly she finds herself released on bail, and trapped in London, with only the hotel chef Jock for company.
Having decided to make the most of their situation, Beatrice lets her hair down – figuratively and literally – for the first time in her life. And incredibly, despite the threat of possible prison around the corner, she finds she loves every moment spent exploring London in Jock’s company.
But all bubbles have to burst, so when the pair are released without charge, it’s time for Beatrice to get her life, and her career, back on track. She can’t let a little thing called feelings get in her way… So why can’t she forget Jock, even when her career dreams look set to become reality?
Beatrice may like to keep life fully booked, but can you ever really be too busy for love?