Title: Happily Letter After
Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Publisher: Montlake
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 20, 2020
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From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a love story about taking chances and the surprises that come with them.
My love story all started with a letter.
Only it wasn’t from the man I’d eventually fall in love with. It was from his daughter. A sweet little girl named Birdie Maxwell who’d written to the magazine that I worked for.
You see, once a year my employer fulfilled a few wishes for readers. Only that column didn’t start up again for months.
So I fulfilled some of her wishes myself. It was harmless…so I thought. Until one day I took things too far.
While anonymously granting yet another of Birdie’s wishes, I got a look at her father. Her devastatingly handsome, single dad father.
I should have stopped playing fairy godmother then. I should have left well enough alone. But I just couldn’t help myself. I had a connection to this girl. One that had me acting irrationally.
Like when I showed up on their doorstep.
4.5 Stars
Review by Lisa Kane
The writing duo of Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward never fail to entertain. They can write humor, drama and a combo of the two. That’s what Happily Letter After is-a combo of funny and serious heart ache.
Sadie is a journalist in New York and loves her job. Around the holidays her column features Christmas Wishes where she “helps” out Santa with granting wishes. But it’s months past the holiday and she receives a very special letter from Birdie Maxwell. Birdie is ten years old and isn’t sure she believes in Santa any longer. See she asked him to save her mom from dying from cancer, but she still died. So she’s giving it one more try and allowing lots of time for Santa to grant this wish in time for next Christmas. She wants Santa to send a special friend for her dad so he will laugh more. And if that friend can do braids that would be super cool. Her dad tries, but he stinks at it. She also asked for olives (she wears them on her fingers while watching TV and socks for her dad-his have holes in them.
Sadie can relate to this little girl. She also lost her mom when she was little. So she buys a braid and some socks and sends them. You can guess Birdie’s reaction. Sadie has unknowingly set off a chain of events and opened up a door with Birdie.
I won’t go into detail but things keep getting more complicated. Sadie finds herself stalking Birdie and her dad. (and you can betcha he is gorgeous!) Before you know it, Sadie is impersonating a newly hired dog trainer!
But things slowly build between Sadie and Sebastian. Complicated things. Now there is nothing more than I love than being taken off guard. I love when something happens and I think, “huh, didn't see that coming!” There are a few of those in this book and boy are they delicious!
I devoured this book, my fingers flew through my Kindle like the wind through the trees. I had to know where this was going. Was I tempted to read the ending? Of course, but I made myself show some restraint (not happily mind you!) and read in order.
Loved it, loved it, loved it! Kudos to my favorite writing partners!
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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
PENELOPE WARD
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
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