Belinda
‘Lindy’ Jamison has moved to the Cotswolds for a fresh start and to
open a dancing school—her lifelong dream. Pushing forty and still
looking for Mr. Right, Lindy is determined to no longer wait for
happiness but to reach for it with both hands. So she packs up her life
and heads south to Wychwood-on-Lea to start up her school.
Soon
Lindy has a motley crew of would-be dancers. But her most intriguing
pupil is Roger Wentworth, a fortysomething bachelor with a shy and
awkward manner, but a heart of blazing gold. When Lindy decides to
showcase her pupils in a Christmas show, Roger is deeply reluctant but
finally agrees. Lindy longs to bring Roger out of his shell—but she
didn't expect to fall in love with him in the process.
Soon it
is Roger teaching her how two lonely hearts might be able to embrace a
second chance this Christmas...if they can just believe they're both
worthy of love.
My Review:
An emotional Christmas romance.
Reading one of the Willoughby Close books always feels like
visiting old friends. The characters
really come to life and the picturesque town of Wychwood-on-Lea could almost
stand as a character on its own.
In this book, we meet Lindy, who left her job to open a ballroom
dance school, and Roger, who’s dying mother wishes for them to take dance
classes together. Roger has two left feet and Lindy has quite
the challenge teaching him, but they become good friends through the
lessons. When a tragedy strikes and Roger
insists on being there for Lindy, their friendship becomes stronger. It took some time as Lindy and Roger to
become romantically involved as they both had fears that held them back from
it. But when it finally happened, they gave
it everything they had.
This was a fun book read even though it had some emotional parts. I like the quirkiness of the characters and the friendships they built. Even though this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-a-lone.
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