Lily swears she’ll never end up in another abusive home, but when Ryle starts to show all the same warning signs that her mother ignored, Lily learns just how hard it is to say goodbye. The provocative opening takes a dark turn when Lily receives a warning about Ryle’s intentions from his sister, who becomes Lily’s employee and close friend. They meet on a rooftop in Boston on the night Ryle loses a patient and Lily attends her abusive father’s funeral. Hoover’s ( November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional heft.Īt first glance, the couple is edgy but cute: Lily Bloom runs a flower shop for people who hate flowers Ryle Kincaid is a surgeon who says he never wants to get married or have kids. The Faire is a unique setting, and Lulu and Dex’s relationship feels both realistic and fun, making this an easy and perfectly charming read.Ī comforting, low-angst romance that will make readers want to attend a Renaissance Faire. DeLuca returns to the Renaissance Faire world of her previous three books, bringing back many familiar characters. But he lives for the Faire and his band, and Lulu has to figure out if there’s a future for the two of them. As she gets to know Dex, she realizes there may be a depth to him that no one else sees. Dex has a reputation for hooking up with any acrobat or belly dancer who will have him, and Lulu has no intention of falling for his charms, his over-the-top flirting, or his man bun. Instead of rushing into another job, why not travel with the band…or, as Lulu puts it, “run away and join the Renaissance Faire”? Soon, Lulu’s wearing a lace-up bodice, selling turkey legs, and meeting the “bad boy” of the Dueling Kilts, Dex.

Stacey also happens to know Lulu’s Ren Faire–loving cousin, Mitch, and the two of them convince Lulu to take some time away from the law world.

Luckily, she makes a new friend at the Faire, a woman named Stacey who works with a band called the Dueling Kilts. In a fit of anger and desperation, she tells her boss she’s quitting and throws her phone into a tub of water the “laundry wenches” are using for their show. While on a business trip, she decides to take a break and visit a local Renaissance Faire, and while she’s there she gets a phone call that confirms what she already knows-she’s never going to make partner at her firm. Louisa “Lulu” Malone isn’t happy working long, thankless hours as a corporate attorney. An overworked attorney decides to give up law life and join a Renaissance Faire.

Well travelled jen deluca