Could Mr. Right truly be closer than you think?

Synopsis

Mia Abbott’s move to Manchester was supposed to give her time and space from all the disastrous romantic choices she’s made in her past. But then the hot guy who lives opposite – the one who works out every day at exactly 10 a.m., not that Mia has noticed thank-you-very-much – starts leaving notes in his window…for her.

Bar owner Luke Doyle has his own issues to deal with but as he shows Mia the sites of her new cityhe also shows her what real romance looks like for the first time. And when he cooks up a signature cocktail in her honour, she realises that the man behind the bar is even more enticing than any of his creations. And once she’s had a taste she knows it will never be enough!

My review

After Mia Abbott moved to Manchester, it’s obvious she hasn’t made many new friends. After her terrible last relationship, she is also a bit mistrusting towards strangers and will surely not give her number to just anyone.
Highlight of her day is looking at the hot guy who lives opposite her place, working out. So when Mia finally decide to go out in a bar, how big can her surprise be when she finds out that Hot Guy is actually Luke Doyle, the bar owner!

After their first meeting, Luke starts leaving notes on his window for Mia. But it doesn’t stop at just sweet notes. He also takes her on non – dates, to places she would never think about. And who else can say they have a cocktail made specially for them???

But Luke has his own issues to deal with… but are they really insurmountable? Or will the Hot Guy and the Nerd always be a match that will never happen?

I don’t know how a crappy book this author would have to write to make me dislike one of her stories! Because every time I read something from her amazing imagination, I find it just impossible to put it away or just have a tiny bit of a sense that there is something I don’t like.

This is a story of two ‘normal’ people. Both of them are not famous nor rich. They are just like us, working hard for their earnings and just wanting to find happiness.

Mia initially seemed a bit of a recluse to me. Living on her own, she doesn’t go out much, and the only new people she got to know are her neighbour Stan and Naomi, who runs a café. But the moment she goes to the bar nearby, we see the real Mia.
Even if she is afraid of just handing her number over, with good reason of course, we see all the potential she has. She is funny, focused and caring. And even if you would think that she may seem creepy, spying on the Hot Guy working out, just admit, wouldn’t you be doing the same? Because I surely would!!!

Initially Luke ticked all the boxes of a typical bar owner. Being too hot for words, flirting with the ladies and afraid of commitment. But there is so much more to Luke! When he decides to take Mia out, he does things I wouldn’t never think about, taking her too by surprise.
And those notes in his window… that’s just too cute and too much to swoon over! And can I have a personal cocktail too? Pretty please???
I also had a laugh with all the nicknames Luke was able to invent to call Mia!

While getting to know each other, they both have to face the fact that there are things that they can either accept from each other, or just walking away. And even if it is a bitter pill to swallow, can they cope with the thought of what the other option would be?

I found this a funny, sweet, lovely story from the beginning. It shows that clichés are made to be broken, as you cannot judge a person by being one. There is so much more to a person than being “a geek/nerd” or a “hottie”. You only can get to know someone for real by spending with them. And the past may have changed you, but that it isn’t impossible to change again for the better. The past doesn’t determine who we are, because that it totally up to ourselves!

Another masterpiece by this author! 😃