“This was one of the first times that I truly couldn’t predict the ending of a rom-com, which was really fun.”

Review by AnnaScott Cross

She’s written dozens of smash hit novels as a ghostwriter. Too bad no one knows it.

Aspiring author Bryony Page attends her first writers conference bursting with optimism and ready to sell her manuscript with long-shot dreams of raising awareness for The Bridge, her grandmother’s financially-struggling organization where she teaches ESL full-time. But after a disastrous pitching session, she stumbles into correcting another author’s work in a last-ditch attempt to make a good impression with the agent. And she, as it turns out, is spot on.

No one is more surprised than Bryony when the agent offers her the opportunity to be a ghostwriter for Amelia Benedict, popular rom-com novelist. Bryony agrees on one she’ll write books for this vain, demanding woman just as long as Jack Sterling, literary agent of the legendary Foundry Literary Agency, works to sell her own book too.

What nobody predicted, however, was that Bryony’s books would turn Amelia Benedict into the Amelia Benedict, household name and bestselling author with millions of copies sold around the world.

And just like that, the Foundry Agency can’t let her go.

But on a personal note, Jack is realizing he can’t either.

This was a delightful read! I loved Bryony and Jack’s relationship and how they interacted with each other. It was such a nice change of pace to watch them just be in love and slowly realize it, rather than a dramatic insta-love scenario. The side characters were delightful too, especially Penny.

I also really enjoyed the setting of this book, and how it delved into the world of publishing and ghost writing. It was interesting to get a peek behind-the-scenes at how that world works. The addition of the ESL classes was fascinating, and all of the characters in those classes were absolutely darling. Finally, this was one of the first times that I truly couldn’t predict the ending of a rom-com, which was really fun.

My only tiny complaint is that I wish we had gotten more of glance at what the future holds for Bryony and Jack at the end. Overall, it was a very fun story!

Content Ratings:

1. Little to no action (might mention a papercut or something).

2. Romance with mild content (holding hands and mild kissing).

1. Infrequent and substitute cursing (less than 10 “craps”, “hecks”, and/or ONLY book-specific words, etc.).

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