#BookReview ~ Valentine Nook by Lulu Moore #Romance

Valentine Nook by Lulu Moore

About the Book:

Lando Burlington, the eleventh duke of Oxfordshire, is back on the market as England’s most eligible bachelor.

It’s a title he’d sooner burn to the ground, especially following the fallout of his ‘almost’ wedding. It doesn’t help that his mother is trying to set him up with every single woman in the country, none of whom he’s interested in. The final straw is when she rents out his former pre-marital home to Holiday Simpson... America’s sweetheart and box-office favorite.

Holiday needs a break from the chaos of Hollywood - replacing red carpets for green fields - and Valentine Nook, Oxfordshire, seems just the place to do that.

But she didn’t count on her new landlord.

With his piercing blue eyes and hard set jaw, he’s as handsome as he is grumpy. And that’s nothing to say of his bronze, sculpted muscles she wishes she hadn’t noticed when she took a wrong turn down a country lane.

For Lando, avoiding Holiday is impossible in a village as small as Valentine Nook, but he starts to wonder if maybe she’s not as terrible as he originally thought. Especially when she smiles at him.

It doesn’t matter though, Holiday’s visit is temporary. This isn’t the movies. She’s not looking for her one true love, and doesn’t need to be swept off her feet.

Except as summer turns to autumn it’s clear they’re going off script, and Lando must find a new ending to their story before it’s too late.

My  Review:

Valentine Nook is the first book in the Valentine Nook Chronicles. There is also a prequel titled Once Upon a Christmas Tree that is helpful to read first. There are characters mentioned in Valentine Nook that we met in Once Upon a Christmas Tree. Having read the prequel aided in my remembering of those characters.

Lando is the Duke of Burlington. He also is still healing from the heartbreaking occurrence in Once Upon a Christmas Tree that led to the cancellation of his wedding. He’s keeping a low profile, not interested in dipping his toe back into the dating pool anytime soon. His mother has taken it upon herself, however, to try and set him up on dates to get him back in the water. She’s even gone so far as to rent out his currently empty former marital home to a Hollywood starlet. He refuses to take the bait his mom tries tempting him with as, he’s just not ready.

Then Lando meets his new tenant, one Holiday Simpson, talented actress, but one in need of a break. First impressions being what they are, Holiday and Lando meet in an awkward situation but then find themselves being in the same place at the same time on many other occasions. I enjoyed their slow-burn romance. They didn’t particularly like each other at first and the author did an amazing job slowly bringing them together.

I enjoyed watching them begin that wonderful dance that starts out as interest and builds until they can’t stay away from each other. They have amazing chemistry even as they tried to deny anything. I love all the supporting characters from Lando’s sister, brothers, and mother to the townsfolk and local business owners.

I love the author's writing style. This story is well-written, has spectacular character development, and enjoyable world-building. I felt like I was right in Valentine Nook with them. The book is fast-paced, enjoyable, and engaging. I was pulled right into the book by the synopsis and the author's storytelling.

My Rating:

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