Louise Bay's Mr. Park Lane Review!

Mr. Park Lane

By: Louise Bay

Release Date: September 28, 2021

Publisher: Louise Bay

Author Website: https://louisebay.com

5 Stars

Louise Bay shares an unrequited schoolgirl crush that unexpectedly blossoms into romance years later for a wonderful read in Mr. Park Lane.

Successful businessman and notorious playboy Joshua Lucas has avoided commitments unless they involve his work since being jilted at the altar years earlier. Hartford Kent lost her crush and dreams of a career in dance in a harsh reality check as a teenager, flash forward twelve years later and Hartford is a successful pediatrician starting a new job and crashing next door to her previous crush. With charming exchanges and an unanticipated sizzling chemistry things take off for this couple in a big and meaningful way.

Hartford was fantastically awkward and it was a joy to see her capture Joshua's heart without even realizing it. Joshua's wit and swoony interactions were the kind to leap off the pages and cause palpitations and envious sighs. Before long it became apparent to everyone but this couple that their insistence on remaining in the friend zone was doomed. Hartford and Joshua's attempts at denying the inevitable kept this story spicy and fast paced. Ms. Bay’s combination of a mental and physical attraction in this work was done very well allowing for her audience to easily get on board with this relationship.

As to be expected with this author, depth and humor fill the pages. Reluctant love is a specialty of Ms. Bay's and she brings it about in captivatingly unique ways. This author's characters are always memorable and far from ordinary or generic, offering richly devised portrayals for readers to get behind. Louise Bay brings her wonderful storytelling to the forefront in Mr. Park Lane for an exceptional read that makes an already great series that much better!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*
*While part of a series this book can be read as a stand alone*