Willow

(The Pepper Lane Club Book 1)

by Grace Parks

Amazon US / UK / AU / CA

Can a socialite and a technophobe fall in love?

A bubbly personality and a great job in social media didn’t mean that Willow Lawson had it all. Her love life was a distant memory and her social life only work-related. The maddening demands of life seemed to get in the way of finding time for herself or her friends.

She starts the Pepper Lane Club as a chance to step away from her busy schedule once a month to reconnect with her friends.

Thomas Greer, the proprietor of the Pepper Lane Café, annoys her. He’s her complete opposite; unsociable, serious, old-fashioned and dead set against social media.

Always game for a challenge, Willow decides to take him on as a client. She’s going to prove to Thomas that he needs her help. She knew she would be successful, she just didn’t know she would lose her heart along the way.

Can Willow fall in love with a man that doesn’t respect her profession? Will Thomas let go of his preconceptions long enough to get to know the real Willow? Enjoy this sweet romance as Willow finds love and friendship in the first book in the Pepper Lane Series.

Six women. Six stories. Six chances of love. One café.
The Pepper Lane Series follows the lives of six women as they share life, love, and heartache once a month at the Pepper Lane Club. They might be an unlikely group of friends, but it takes all types to form a tribe.

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

We turned around to the sound of our boss, who had snuck up on us like a thief in the night. Megan was a heavy set woman who, despite her size, always managed to creep up on us when we were least expecting it. Despite wearing big leather boots today, we hadn’t heard a sound. We were certain she owned some magic powers, and that by signing our work contract we had also signed away our lives.

Carey worked quickly, like the Edward Scissorhands of the salon world, and I knew this was the job for her.

My Review:

This lighthearted and playful tale has put me in the mood for alliteration; it was fast, fun, frothy, and feisty. I enjoyed the entertaining storylines, wry wit, clever humor, breezy writing style, and lively collection of characters. Willow’s banter and verbal exchanges were often like a Masters level tennis match and kept a frequent smirk on my face while reading. Her character could also be a bit annoying to others as she was often late, hung-over, argumentative, and messy. Hmm, we could be closely related.