Once Smitten, Twice Shy (Wilmot Sisters #3) by Chloe Liese
Publication Date: January 14th 2025 by Berkley
Pages: 384
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
Juliet has been burned by love and is wary of jumping back
into the dating pool. Will is awkward and shy and so he has trouble navigating romance.
They meet and end up confiding in each other, deciding to enter into a practice
romance to help each other prepare to find love.
Once Smitten, Twice Shy was a sweet and spicy romance
brimming with chemistry! There was a great foundation of friendship first
making their connection more profound. Both Juliet and Will were likeable characters
and so thoughtful with each other. It made my heart swoon! I also appreciated
there was no third act breakup!
As a side note I love the beautiful cover! It perfectly depicts
Will and Juliet in a scene from the book. The same with the other covers in the
series.
4 Stars
Book Description:
Star-crossed lovers learn that practicing romance leads to the perfect happy ending in this steamy reimagining of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Since heartbreak entered the scene, Juliet Wilmot, once a hopeless romantic, has sworn off love. But when she's presented with the chance to revisit romance-purely for practice-with the gorgeous, off-limits guy she keeps serendipitously running into, it feels like a sign from the universe.
Quiet, shy Will Orsino knows happily-ever-after isn't on his horizon. Problem is, for the sake of the family business, marriage is. Resigned to the inevitable, but with no confidence he can woo a wife, he can hardly say no when fate hands him the alluring, unattainable woman he keeps crossing paths with, offering to help him learn the ropes of romance.
Neither of them looking for love, Jules and Will agree they're the perfect pair to practice romance. Except that practicing to perfection leads to an irresistible attraction. Their once smitten hearts, though still twice shy, might have happily-ever-after written in the stars for them, after all.
I've not read this author, but this sounds like something I'd really enjoy. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis looks adorable. I have not tried this author.
ReplyDeleteI love that their "practice" romance turns into something more! It definitely sounds like something I'd like.
ReplyDeleteYou remind me. I read last year's release and meant to keep going and go back for the previous. Neat how she makes lit classics into moderns. This sounds cute, but even better without the token breakup moment.
ReplyDeleteI love when I can recognize a scene from the book on the cover.
ReplyDeleteI have read and enjoyed the first two books in this series and am looking forward to this one. Who would have expected that their "practice romance" would blossom into the new thing. 😁 Nice review, Rachel.
ReplyDeleteI need to give this author a read. Thank you Rachel.
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I enjoy a sweet romance occasionally, and this sounds like it fits the bill!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you like this one. I've enjoyed many of Chloe Liese's books and am looking forward to reading this one soon, too. :D
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed this author and want to read more of her work.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
That sounds like a great one.
ReplyDeleteFriends-to-lovers really is an underrated type of romance! Might just need to snag this one up.
ReplyDeleteThat's a new trope - practice romance turns to true love.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this one too.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you enjoyed it. Not a big romance reader myself.
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