Star Shine Meadows believes in bringing happiness to others and her jobs as a line sitter and professional costume character actor let’s her stay true to herself. When she meets grumpy (and very attractive) veterinarian Rafe Whitman at his niece’s birthday party while wearing a princess costume she doesn’t allow his surliness to spoil her day. When she spots him while waiting in line for a client she doesn’t hesitate to embarrass him publicly while calling out a greeting. While Rafe doesn’t understand Star, he also doesn’t hesitate to hire her to be his fake girlfriend to get his mother and sister in law off his back. Star isn’t sure about this offer but accepts because it’s a lot of money, but she is curious about this handsome, surly man. The Love Plot explores their journey.. and it’s a surprising pleasure!

Star was raised by hippie parents and although her upbringing was not the best has a determination to be happy that I can’t help but admire. Always trying to bring a smile to people’s faces, and live a stress-free, no strings attached life is completely different than how Rafe Whitman lives his own. He is very structured, has expectations, and comes from a privileged family. He is tired of his mother and sister in law trying to set him up with various women and takes this leap of hiring Star so that she can give him six months of peace. What he doesn’t expect is to be drawn to this woman, not just for her spectacular looks, but also because of the way she has chosen to live her life. Reading about their journey and how they both change through this novel was rewarding and I realized how skilled this author was to draw me in by such a simple plot.

This plot may be simple, using trope’s I’ve read before, but Star was a completely new character to read and I really enjoyed seeing her open Rafe’s eyes, as well as transforming her own life to be a more complete person. It was interesting as well as heart warming. I truly enjoyed reading this book, it was a weekend well spent. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review and it was honest!

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