The Meet-Cute Manuscript by Kim Duffy: Book Review

 **ARC received via Netgalley for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a British lord who’s afraid of it—will they find their own happily ever after?

American Georgina Justice is a modern literary Midas—everything she writes turns to gold. But when a disastrous public breakup with New York’s most attractive heir leaves her unable to believe in or write about love, she’s sent to England to rediscover her inner romantic.

The last thing Georgina expects to find is Graham Michael Phips-Harington, Viscount Rosebury—a brooding, emotionally repressed engineer who spends his free time building trebuchets and trying to preserve his crumbling Georgian manor. At first glance, they couldn’t be more different. She’s a shoe-obsessed idealist with a flair for Regency etiquette; he’s a practical, old-money noble who would rather protect the past than relive it. And then there’s the Rosebury curse, which promises only heartache.

But fate (and Graham’s sister, Eleanor) seem to have other plans. And it’s writing a story neither one of them could have plotted on their own.

The Meet-Cute Manuscript is a low-spice, grumpy/sunshine romance full of swoony moments, British charm, and a nod to Regency novels. It’s the first in the Love on the Page Series, but each book can be read as a stand-alone.

The Author

Kim Duffy writes low-spice, swoony contemporary romance and historical fiction from her home in Southern Ohio. She loves whisking readers away—whether that’s through time or just to another place. When she’s not writing, she’s usually hanging out with her husband of twenty-five years and four kids, traveling, or cooking. She collects shoes and historical cookbooks.

Book Review

I have been a fan of Kim Duffy's historical romances (written as Kimberly Duffy) in the past- her book The Weight of Air is in fact an all-time favorite of mine- so I was very excited to see that she had written a contemporary... and it absolutely did not disappoint! First of all, with a title like this, a good meet-cute was an absolute must, and this one certainly delivered that. I loved it. Georgina (real name Frankie) is a regency romance author who needs to get away from the public eye after a public breakup with her ex-fiancé. She finds herself taking a trip to a Georgian manor in England, owned by Eleanor and her brooding brother (and real-life viscount) Graham. I won't tell you exactly how these two met for this first time... but it was definitely cute! The stories that made me fall in love with reading as a child (one of which-Mandy by Julie Andrews- is actually mentioned in the book), are those stories that had these homes that are full of history and secrets and maybe even some ghosts and I loved seeing those elements in this story with all the stories of Graham's family and property. There was a lot to love in this story, and I look forward to seeing what happens next in the series. 

The Meet-Cute Manuscript is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. 


You can purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/4jdROIv