When your head and heart are telling you different things…

Synopsis

Jemima Dewberry wears her heart on her sleeve. Her weakness for bad boys, coupled with her track record for making bad decisions has led to endless heartbreak. The only trouble is, she can’t seem to kick the habit.

On top of that, her “dream” job at Yorkshire Portions magazine hasn’t turned out to be what she’d hoped, and she seems to have developed the knack of annoying her boss without even trying. It doesn’t help that the new girl seems to have taken an instant dislike to her. All that’s keeping her there are her best friends Anna-Lisa and Aidey, who have picked up the pieces of her shattered heart more times than they care to remember.

When Jemima’s latest boyfriend turns out to be no better than the rest, the hurt and humiliation is almost unbearable. She declares she’s finally through with love, and swears off men for life. But when charismatic Caspar De Verre walks into the office with his dangerous good looks and mesmerising smile, she’s utterly captivated, and her promises to Anna-Lisa and Aidey not to let her heart rule her head are soon forgotten.

But is Caspar all he seems? Anna-Lisa and Aidey have their doubts. And Herbert, the happy-go-lucky black Labrador Jemima’s looking after, doesn’t seem to like him either.

As Jemima falls for Caspar’s charms she finds herself being forced to confront the struggle between her head and her heart. But which one will prove the most powerful?

And will Jemima get the happy-ever-after she so desperately craves?

My review

Jemima (Mim) is not enjoying her job that much… Instead of having the dream job, she feels like she’s more the “coffee – lady”. But luckily for her, she has two great colleagues who have become real friends, Anna – Lisa and Aidey.

When there are two new colleagues announced, she has mixed feelings. Caspar is REALLY good-looking and charming. And then we have Honey… There is some bad history between Mim and Honey, yet Mim is adamant to put the past behind her and make the best of it.
But does Honey have same resolutions?

When Mim and Caspar go a bit further than being just colleagues, Ann – Lisa and Aidey try to warn her, as they are having doubts about Caspar’s good intentions. And when Mim’s dog Herbert also dislikes Caspar, there must be a reason to it, right?

While she is struggling with her job, and now also struggling with her heart, will her head be the voice of sense and truth?

It often happens that when somebody starts a relationship, and the friends are trying to warn him/her, the warnings fall on deaf ears.
But Mim show here what an amazing character she is… instead of just agreeing with Caspar, she actually listens to Anna – Lisa and Aidey.
She is not a nitwit, but she has a real mind of her own, and trusts her instincts. Only too bad for her she has a history of dating bad boys…

Mim is so much fun to be around, and together with her friends, it’s a recipe for hilarious adventures which were great to read about.
Also the bond they have is unique… because it’s not because you’re colleagues, you’re automatically friends. Yet they are always there for each other, having each other’s back and being friends in the true meaning of the word even if it means saying things you don’t want to hear.

There are many characters that will make smile, but also a few which you immediately dislike and mistrust.

It’s a lovely story about standing up for yourself, not being bullied in something you really don’t want to. But also about trusting your friends, and your gut feeling.
And that dogs always are right with who they like and dislike!

A eeny meeny tiny remark, I would have loved to read more about the ending. It was a bit too quick for me.  I would have loved to see more how that would go on in the future. I was all set for having more of it when the last words were already there.
But overall a nice story to read about friendship and love!