Blog Tour + Review: "Mistaken for Love" by Delancey Stewart

I'm pleased to participate in the blog tour celebrating the release of "Mistaken for Love" by Delancey Stewart, book #7 of the multi-author Love Vixen series. Each book reads as a complete standalone.

After losing her parents in a tragic accident, Ginny Kilkenny was forced to drop out of college, move in with her aunt and uncle, and take a job working in their New York City bodega. While delivering a breakfast order to a marketing firm in Manhattan one day, Ginny was mistaken for a new intern and put right to work. Confused, she made a few token efforts to correct the mistake, but quickly lost herself in the work, enjoying the opportunity to pretend that her life had gone in a different direction. She turned out to have a talent for the job and impressed her new "boss," Bryce Willows, so much that he convinced her to come back the next day. He couldn't help being intrigued by the pretty intern despite his efforts to maintain professional boundaries and focus on his team's upcoming pitch. Winning the business was critical in Bryce's efforts to prove his readiness to take over as the firm's CEO upon his father's retirement, and he couldn't afford to be distracted, no matter how much he was attracted to Ginny.

 

"Mistaken for Love" featured likeable, sympathetic characters and a unique twist on the workplace romance. Ginny and Bryce were each fighting their feelings for different reasons, but they just seemed to fit together, and I couldn't wait for them to finally act on their attraction. More than anything, I think Ginny needed someone to believe in her, and that is exactly what she found in Bryce. She lost her biggest cheerleaders when her parents died, so having Bryce express his admiration of and appreciation for her and her work was a sorely needed boost to Ginny's confidence. Similarly, Bryce spent years seeking his father's approval, but it always seemed to elude him. Having Ginny's support was exactly what he needed to take the next steps in his life and career.

Overall, I very much enjoyed "Mistaken for Love" and highly recommend it for all contemporary romance readers. I look forward to checking out more books in this series as well as whatever Delancey Stewart writes next.

 

*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Social Butterfly PR. All opinions expressed are my own.

 

About "Mistaken for Love"

Dear Love Vixen:

I've been a little ... down on my luck. (Like flat broke, homeless, and depressed). So my uncle has been letting me crash at his place and deliver coffee for his diner. It was temporary. Till I got on my feet.

Anyway, I delivered coffee to this uber-hot executive type on Madison, and well ... mistakes were made. He thought I was his intern! And he put me to work. And I've always kinda wanted to work in advertising so I didn't correct him.

I've been interning there now for two weeks, and the thing is, I think there's something developing between me and the hot boss. And I love this job (it'd be better if I was getting paid, of course). But when he finds out I'm not who he thinks I am, and that I never bothered to correct him, it'll all be over!

What should I do?

Mistaken Identity on Madison


Dear Madison,

What the whaaat? First it has to be said, “You go girl!” There I said it, now let’s break it down. You’ve been working for two weeks and are still fake employed, so that says you’re doing well at your fake job. I suppose you could just stop showing up but you don’t sound like the kind of woman to ghost.

Having the hots for your boss, now that’s a real pickle. Sweetie, you know what you have to do. Tell the truth and it will set you free. You just might want to check with the coffee shop as plan B should your truth set you back on the sidewalk.

Good luck, hon!

The ♥ Vixen