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Today, we're got a duo of posts coming straight at you via Rachel's Random Resources. First up, a review starring a Contemporary Romance that puts the heart back into heartbreak. It's a story where our leading lady just wants to make a difference in the world...of break-ups! Yep, but she has her heart in the right place, and with that, let's make our formal introductions so we can get to the nitty gritty. Ladies and gents, today's first blog tour guest and ebook of choice...
The Break-Up Agency
by
Shelia McClure
About the book...
Ellie Shaw loves love. Unfortunately, she’s also an expert in break-ups. When a friend needs help with her ‘too nice to dump’ boyfriend, Ellie agrees to help. What she doesn’t expect is for American Dan to be kind, caring, to love dogs and look like a Disney hero. In other words, completely too good to be true.
She lets him down with grace and, encouraged by her friends, sets up Softer Landings, offering kinder, gentler break-ups.
A year later American Dan reappears in her life. With a new girlfriend. One who also decides he’s not the one for her.
The team hatch a plan to let Dan down easy, but while Ellie attempts to lead him gently away, real sparks start to fly. There’s just one big problem she can’t ignore. Can Ellie reveal that their romance is the result of an elaborate con without it feeling like a huge betrayal? Or is she about to star in the most awful dumping of all time?
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What's that?
You saw a DOG on the cover?
Looks again...yep, sure did.
Oh and he features in the story too!
So Ellie is our leading lady, looking for a lead in life. She's not one to take things laying down, but she's also a sweetheart which makes the job she sort of falls into THAT much more perfect. Over time, she and we realize it's not the field she's necessarily meant to be in, I mean after a while breaking hearts, albeit nicely, can take a toll on a girl, but the after affects that she really wants to be a part of. It's the counseling, the helping them see a brighter day, the hand to guide them out of the mess and into the next stage of their life...THAT'S the part that speaks to her heart, but in the mean time, her heart is doing a lot of speaking about two men. One is furry, and golden...the other dubbed American Dan. BOTH are a potential treasure, but only one is she able to tell the truth of her feelings...and guess which one it is? Yup, the dog. Grant it, his friendly face, and wherewithal to know when someone needs a furry hug, or face lick is impeccable, but sometimes it's nice to have a hand to hold of the human variety. After his sudden appearance, her curious meet cute that wasn't and yet was, and his several month absence, a girl wasn't sure what to think. There was barely any interactions and yet her heart was hung up on this guy. When he comes back, it's with a lot more than a few souvenirs, but things aren't always as they seem, and their informal pact to stay in the friend zone may not be all it's cracked up to be. Fingers crossed through many outings, and inward reflections, but in the end, a HEA is definitely in the cards!
I loved the idea of the agency, especially since it wasn't from a money making standpoint (well, initially at least), but from a place of heart. She genuinely wanted to help people out of situations they weren't sure how to escape. Most were simply not a good match, while neither party was a bad person, so it was all about making sure that both parties were left feeling on the up and up. I loved Ellie's relationship with...the dog! Sorry, I'm a dog person, and this little furry detail was icing on the cake. The attachment, the bond they formed over the months Dan was gone was priceless, and I'm so glad she wasn't just willing to turn him over. I loved Ellie's friends, although they were certainly different from her...they brought out the best in each other, and balanced things out overall. A little snark, a little dark, a little reality check now and then between friends is just what the doctor ordered! I wasn't sorry about the Sadie situation...as it progressed...but I was sorry for how things played out for Ellie and Dan. Don't get worried...I told you there is a HEA...but I didn't say it was easy and for whom it turns out in the end!
A great read for Contemporary Romance lovers, as well as those carving their own path in this crazy world. It reminds us that a little compassion goes a long way, and there's nothing better than being true to ourselves.
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About the author...
Sheila McClure lives in the English countryside with her Scottish husband, their dogs, Harris and Skye, and a small herd of delightfully striped Belted Galloway cattle. Prior to rural life in the UK, she was a camerawoman and news producer for Associated Press. As she’s originally from Seattle, she began her working life as a barista. She will never refuse a quality dill pickle.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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