Love can be found with books…

Synopsis

Two romance book lovers. One epic happily-ever-after.

Working at The Romance Library in the small seaside town of Sunshine Bay is Jane’s dream job. Which is why she can’t risk it by falling for her childhood crush and hot co-worker, Jackson. 

With the library in big trouble, Jane should be focusing on finding ways to save it, not fantasising about Jackson popping her cherry. 

But as a thirty-one-year-old virgin love librarian, Jane feels like a fraud. She doesn’t just want to read about passionate trysts in romance novels, she wants to experiencethem. And with their shared interests and explosive chemistry, Jackson would be the perfect man to help. 

Except after what happened the last time she dated a colleague, Jane knows that if she crosses the line, the consequences could be catastrophic. Especially if her family finds out. 

But when late-night book chats lead to Jane and Jackson recreating steamy scenes at the library, their bond deepens, and Jane realises that reading about romance is no longer enough. She’d love her own fairy tale: with him. 

There’s a problem, though. Jane’s convinced that Jackson’s keeping a secret—something big. And if he’s not the man she thinks he is, it could shatter her dreams of a perfect happy ending, forever… 

The Love Librarian is a steamy, dual POV, small-town, childhood friends-to-lovers romance, set in a library with an entertaining cast of romance book lovers, including a virgin female main character and a swoonworthy hero with a secret identity. Ideal for fans of Lucy Score and Meghan Quinn. 

This novel can be read as a standalone, but is best enjoyed after devouring book one in the series, The Romance Library.

Key Tropes and Themes:
– Childhood friends-to-lovers 
– Small-town romance 
– Workplace romance 
– Library setting 
– Book lovers 
– Spicy scenes 
– Virgin heroine 
– Forbidden love 
– Secret identity 
– Gorgeous happily-ever-after guaranteed!

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My review

Jane may not have been following her dreams, yet with her love for books, she has found truly her dream job. Working at The Romance Library even succeeds her dreams, and her bosses Jess and Theo are more friends to her than actual bosses.
When a new co – worker starts, Jane is a bit shocked to learn that it isn’t a complete stranger, but it is Jackson, her childhood crush. And with the library struggling to be truly successful, Jane should be thinking about work, and not having those resurfaced feelings.
Feelings that Jane wants to act on, because even if she is thirty – one, she is ready to experience those passionate feelings and not just read about them. Even if she has learned the hard way already that dating a colleague isn’t the best of the ideas.
The more time Jane and Jackson spend together, the closer they get and makes Jane wonder if Jackson could be The One to lose her virginity with. Especially since there have been several steamy scenes being recreated.
However, no matter how happy Jackson is with his new job, and his reconnection with Jane, he isn’t in the right place for a relationship. The struggles he has with the care of his mother, made him do things he would never want anyone to know about. And if Jane would know about it, it would ruin just everything…

At the start of the book, I was over the moon, because Olivia Spring for sure writes marvellous books. And while I immediately liked Jane and Jackson, there were also several moments that truly infuriated me! Luckily, those moments didn’t take away the final enjoyment and happiness I felt when I reached the end of another AH – MA – Z ING book!

If there is one person that doesn’t like Jane, or Jackson for that matter, well, there must be something wrong with them, because both main characters are the loveliest people on earth. Yes, they have struggles of their own, very different struggles, but that makkes them more likeable and just truly human.

Jane is truly a delightful character. She for sure is the perfect example that nurture is an important aspect while growing up, but that doesn’t define you per se. Her family is an awful one, especially her own father. He truly is stuck on times, not evolving at all, and even a real and despicable racist.
The whole family even held and still holds Jane back from being completely herself. And instead of supporting her and standing by her side, they see her as a failure and even worse, just a person they can use and even abuse for their own plans and profits.

Yet Jane is the total opposite, as she is truly a nice persona, always having a kind word for everyone, ready to help out and despite her burns from the past, she never gives up and keeps onlooking on the bright side of everything.

And still, despite Jane being lovely Jane, it saddened me that she hasn’t truly been able to live her life at the fullest. And that because of her background, she has missed out on so many things. And while I can understand her sense of shame of still being a virgin, I also felt that it was unnecessary to feel that way. Because it is even admirable in a world where everything goes faster and faster and where more is online available and there is a certain expectance, where things need to be done at or before a certain age, to keep your standards and follow your own feelings and not just give in.

So obviously I was happy that Karma was finally working in Jane’s favour. There isn’t a more fitting place for Jane to work than in the Romance Library, surrounded by books and just like her, amazing people. It it clear that Jane is at her happiest in the Library, a place that she can truly be herself.

Now, I need to say too, that Jane for sure is the perfect example that still waters run deep. Because we see that, despite her inexperience, she is very curious and isn’t a prude at all.

And Jackson… to say that his life is a walk in the park would be also a total lie. He was looking at a very successful career yet due certain circumstances he had to return home. And things for him aren’t that straightforward now.

He is trying to play the cards that he has been dealt, but it’s not easy. He wants to be a good son, a responsible man but he cannot be at his best by once again, circumstances. Circumstances that make him do things that he feels ashamed about and doesn’t want anyone to know about, with the exception of his best friend.

His actions make him feel ashamed, but they are also a testament of his character. He is the kind of person that does what needs to be done to protect the people he loves. He is a warm man, scarred by his past but hasn’t lost his joie de vivre completely.

For the readers it’s crystal-clear that Jane and Jackson are just a perfect match, despite their backgrounds. Yet it was also sweet to read that they have a shared background, as they are not complete strangers to each others. And it was even funny to read how even at a younger age, they already had a sweet spot for each other. Seeing that attraction ignite again, as adults now, how amazing was that! 

Of course Jane and Jackson don’t immediately jump into a relationship together, as not only they have their personal issues but they also both know that having a relationship with a colleague isn’t always the smartest idea. But they start becoming friends (again) and seeing that trust being build, and evolve, once again, just amazing!

We know both Jane and Jackson’s struggles, and what secrets they are keeping. So we also know that at one point it will all come out. And it made me curious to see the reactions to those secrets. Reactions that were very understandable but as a reader wanting to have a happy end, also a bit frustrating. 🙂

While reading, not only did my heart feel all warm and fuzzy, but there were also so many funny moments in it. And yes, also a few awkward situations and conversations that would even make me blush, and a few mysterious and vile actions.

Olivia Spring wrote a BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, WONDERFUL story, about people that deserve the world and even more, despite what they have been already through. I felt so connected with all the marvellous characters in this book, even if I am not or have been in the same situations they have. Yet reading what love can do to a person, what it can make a person feel and experience, I am repetitive here, but it was just superb!

Whenever I start a book written by Olivia, I have extremely high expectations. Yet Olivia manages EVERY TIME to not only fulfil those impossible expectations and even surpass them in full glory!