It's a Love Story, Anabel Monaghan

Story Blurb

Love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth.

Jane Jackson spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punch line on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she’s trying to be taken seriously as a Hollywood studio executive by embracing a new mantra: Fake it till you make it.

Except she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she claimed that she could get mega popstar Jack Quinlan to write a song for the movie. Jack may have been her first kiss—and greatest source of shame—but she hasn’t spoken to him in twenty years.

Now Jane must turn to the last man she’d ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan’s hometown, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan as she faces down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but he just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?

My Thoughts/Opinion

I don't even know where to start with all the things I loved about this story. I loved the author's inspiration for the book. I loved Jane and Dan's torturous path to love. My goodness, the yearning. Done SOOOOO well! I loved Dan's boisterous Irish family. I loved the hurting parts. The funny parts. The poignant parts. This was a fantastic read that will leave you thinking about it long after the end.

Favorite Quote:

“I’d like to be the person who could take all of your sad things and make them happy. Like I’d hunt down each one and turn it over.”

“I don’t think anyone is that person for anyone,” I say.

“I don’t think so either. But I’d like to be that person for you.”