Romantic Hero by Kirsty GreenwoodMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Gertie Bickerstaff is a writer, she has written four successful books in a series about a small town in Texas, but since her boyfriend Henry said he wanted 'a break' she has had writer's block and her deadline is looming. Add that to the imminent anniversary of her sister Josie's death, and Gertie is at breaking point. In desperation she agrees to her neighbour's batty idea to perform a manifestation ceremony, in which Gertie wishes for help finishing her book, but also to get Henry back.
Unfortunately, what Gerties gets is a half-naked cowboy with an attitude appearing in her flat. The impossible thing is, he's the stock villain in her book series River Oakley, ridiculously good-looking lothario who tries to thwart Gertie's heroine at every turn.
Whilst River's appearance isn't exactly what Gertie was expecting, she assumes that he must have been manifested to help her win back Henry, after which her writer's block will presumably vanish and so will River. The trouble is the more Gertie gets to know River, the more she discovers he is not the two-dimensional character she wrote, he's funny, and kind, and muscular, with fabulous hair, and the cutest dimple. But he needs to return to his life, before a developer buys up land near his farm so romance is off the cards, or is it?
This took a while for me to get into and I could have done without Gertie's neighbour, but it was an enjoyable escapist read. I may have a question about travel between Texas and London but overall I would say a solid summer feel-good read.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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