Despite being a beloved bestselling romance author, Margot has gotten burned way too easily to believe in her own happily ever after, though she certainly doesn't share that info with her readers. But when it comes to the forefront in the most scandalous way possible, Margot picks up her shattered career and heads to a remote and rustic Alaskan resort to try her hand at writing a murder mystery. But the last thing she expects to find is Dr. Forrest Wakefield, a renowned cancer doctor who has put his career on hold to care for his unwell father and keep the family business running. The more time the two spend together, the more romance tropes pop up between the two, drawing them closer together despite the ticking clock of Margot's return to L.A.
This book felt very meta, and I'm still not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. The references to romance tropes aren't so much winks and nods as they are neon signs and loudspeaker announcements, which makes it bit annoying for romance fans who already know all these plot points and could catch them easily on their own. Also, I'm not sure that the inciting scandal was really that bad. Like, it could've been smoothed over with a social media post or public statement, but in this book, it's treated as if nothing could ever be worse for the romance community. So this might work for someone who's new to the genre and needs to have the tropes spelled out, but otherwise, skip it.
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