cover image Love Me Do

Love Me Do

Lindsey Kelk. HarperCollins, $17.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-00-861932-9

Kelk (On a Night Like This) draws fromCyrano de Bergeracin her sparkling latest. British greeting card writer Phoebe Chapman heads to L.A. to spend time with her sister, Suzanne—only for Suzanne to be called out of town for work, leaving Phoebe alone in her beautiful Hollywood Hills home. Determined to make the best of her situation, hopeless romantic Phoebe finds fast friends in her sister’s charismatic personal trainer, aspiring actor Bel Johnson, and her gorgeous and gracious neighbor, Ren Garcia. Bel has a crush on Ren that renders her incapable of speech whenever he’s around, so Phoebe offers to play matchmaker by writing love letters to Ren and signing them from Bel. As this ruse goes on, however, Phoebe realizes with horror that she’s falling for Ren herself. Convinced that love is not in the cards for her after the painful end of a toxic relationship, Phoebe attempts to ignore her feelings. But which woman does Ren really love? Lindsey makes it easy to understand what both Phoebe and Bel see in hunky Ren, a kind soul who loves to bird-watch, and the love triangle refreshingly does not come at the expense of female friendship. This is a treat. (Sept.)