Savannah is an assistant editor for a stodgy publishing house that only represents nonfiction and literary fiction authors. She has a secret dream of becoming a writer of clean romance and finally has an opportunity to get her manuscript into the hands of a famous editor. Meanwhile, the son of her very old fashion boss shows up at work and is appointed vice-president. His presence is imposing, but Savannah begins to wonder if there is a soft underbelly to his impenetrable exterior. Then, mysteriously, someone starts adding really pointed but insightful comments on her secret novel manuscript. At first offended, she begins to realize the mystery editor may be the key to getting her manuscript published. They start a clandestine and anonymous correspondance about her book that gradually becomes more personal.
I can't remember why I put this in my book cue, maybe just because it is new. It is as a cute and very clean contemporary romance, but after just having finished the Major Pettigrew book, it seems pretty "cotton candy" in comparison. It is cliche and utterly predictable, and the characters and situations have no real depth. It reads pretty much like a Hallmark romance movie script. But...I like Hallmark, generally. I think on the right week it would have been a perfect fit, but this week it kind of fell flat. (2022, 320)
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