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The Twenty Dates by Ko Porteous #Review #EmptyNesters

It is good to return to The Empty Nesters series by Ko Porteous. The Twenty Dates was published by All Ways Publishing Ltd on October 8th. You can read my review of Book 1, The Freshman Parents   here The kids have left, assuming love endures. But can yours? Book #2 in The Empty Nesters Series   Claire’s marriage is in (total!) crisis. Her husband, Mark, is distracted, presumptuous, and utterly clueless - smart scales for their 19th wedding anniversary? Really? Perhaps she'd be better off alone. At least there'd be less laundry.   When Claire suggests separating, Mark panics. He asks for one last chance: twenty dates, one for each year of their marriage, to prove they're better off together than apart. What follows is a series of adventures Claire never saw coming - some mortifying, some exhilarating, and some that make her question everything she thought she knew. About Mark. About marriage. And about the woman she's quietly become while she wasn't payin...
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Meet Me Under The Clock by Jo Lovett #Review

 

I am delighted to feature Meet Me Under The Clock by Jo Lovett. This uplifting romcom was published by Boldwood Books on 11th April.


Sometimes love happens when you least expect it…

When Nadia and Tom are both unceremoniously stood up by their dates under the clock at Waterloo Station, fate throws them together in the most unusual of circumstances.

What starts as a brilliant story for future dinner parties soon turns into a wonderful friendship, and both Tom and Nadia realise they’ve found the perfect partner in crime.

Tired of dating but always needing a plus one for weddings, parties, and the like, they agree to fake date each other. But as their pretend relationship starts to feel more real, Nadia and Tom begin to wonder if there’s more to their connection than convenience.

Could the relationship they’ve been faking be the one they’ve been waiting for all along?

A heartwarming fake dating rom com, perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary and Sophie Kinsella.


 My Thoughts

 The clock on the concourse at Waterloo Station is an iconic symbol in stories and films set  in London and it serves as a believable setting to bring Nadia and Tom together. Both stood up, they befriend three other who are assembled there and form an unlikely but heartwarming friendship.  With one pair getting engaged and another breaking up with her husband, there is a lot going on! 

    Tom amd Nadia form a fake dating pact which leads to much humour as well as the promise of romance. I particularly enjoyed Nadia's trip to Tom's family home and the events that followed.  Nadia has had a series of disastrous first dates so  she is keen to impress her work colleagues with her latest 'boyfriend'.  Being such likeable and decent people, both Nadia and Tom soon realise that misleading their friends and families is not the way to go and then of course, their relationship gets more involved. With a wry look at romance and friendships old and new, this is an uplifting read, perfect for a weekend away.

In short: fate brings strangers together

About the Author


Jo Lovett writes heart-warming, feel-good romcoms. Her latest book, Can You Keep a Secret, published by Boldwood, was released in March 2024. Jo was runner-up in the Good Housekeeping/ Orion First Novel Competition 2018 and shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Award 2019.

 

 

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Thanks to Jo Lovett, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.


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