TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a divorce lawyer clash on a podcast over their differing perspectives on love.

Truly Livingston has made her name—and her reputation—on her belief in the power of the happily-ever-after. As a successful historical romance author, she bases her stories on the real relationships in her life that have been going strong, including her parents’ marriage. But when she walks in on her fiance cheating on her, and then her parents reveal that they’ll be separating, Truly feels like everything she thought she knew about love has been turned upside down. Naturally, that’s the perfect time for her to appear on a successful podcast and lend her best relationship advice, right? Truly doesn’t want to be sitting across from the other guest, divorce lawyer and self-professed realist Colin McCrory, when she’s not at her best, and as soon as Colin opens his mouth, she finds herself caught between his handsome appearance and his unattractive outlook on love. When their repartee starts to get a bit too personal, Truly makes a quick exit, swearing that she’ll never appear on the podcast again—until Colin reaches out and asks for a do-over. Emailing turns into texting, which turns into random run-ins all over town, and soon Truly’s having a hard time remembering why she thought Colin was so irritating in the first place. There’s also evidence that their growing chemistry is the definition of fire, and Colin’s admission that he doesn’t mind Truly bossing him around in more ways than one stirs her up, too. Bellefleur’s knack for snappy dialogue and engaging character dynamics is on display. Although secondary relationships aren’t fully fleshed out and not every plotline is given a satisfying resolution, the journey of Truly and Colin’s romance is well worth following.

An irresistible, banter-filled romance.