After leaving her A-list actor fiance at the altar, pop star Laina Kelley desperately needs a place to hide. She's not sure where to go until her first love, small town farrier Luke Marshall, suddenly springs to mind. A tiny bit of breaking and entering later, she's sitting on his couch and waiting for him to get home. Luckily for Laina, Luke's willing to let her stay until the media attention calms down, and all it will cost her is some manual labor. When she agrees to Luke's proposition, Laina expects her only challenge to be mucking out horse stalls; in reality, it will be far more difficult to stop herself from falling in love with him all over again.
In her author's note, Locke describes this story as a "hug in book form," and I completely agree with that assessment. From their very first interaction, it was clear that Luke and Laina belonged together. I appreciated that Laina remained so down-to-earth despite her level of success, as well as how conscious she was of the sacrifices she'd be asking Luke to make if he chose to be with her. There wasn't an easy answer for how to make their relationship work, but I was rooting for them the whole way.
Overall, I adored "This Much Is True" and highly recommend it for all contemporary romance fans. I can't wait for the next book in the series!
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "This Much Is True"
When celebrity Laina Kelley bolted from her small hometown church on her wedding day, she ran to the first place that came to mind—to the home of the local farrier, a gorgeous playboy who just so happens to be her first love ... and biggest frenemy.
This isn’t your average romance. It begins with me in a wedding dress, just not at an altar …
I never expected to be a runaway bride. I also never thought I’d end up on my ex’s doorstep to flee from said wedding. Now that I’m here, it’s easy to find the key in an old boot by the door and let myself inside. It’s not breaking and entering if I have a key, right?
It’s safe to say that Luke Marshall didn’t expect to find me on his couch in my wedding dress, my veil over my face in tears. He has no choice but to listen to my panic-induced plea for salvation. It’s only a matter of time before the tabloids get wind of my disappearing act, and my life is over.
Luke takes pity on me and says I can stay… on one condition.
I can’t sing for my supper—I have to earn it. I have to work in the barn alongside him, up to my elbows in horse manure. Oh—and because there’s only one bed, I get the couch.
This works … in theory. However, when sparks start flying, and the small-town farrier asks me to stay, I’ll have to decide between my life as a pop star or a second chance with my first love.
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