
However where Jasmine Guillory shines is her ability to write characters who think and feel the exact same anxieties that most women should be able to relate to.

It sounds a bit formulaic, and perhaps it is. She agrees and they concoct a story of how long they’ve known each other. At the meet-cute, sparks fly, there’s clearly attraction there, and Drew asks if Alexa would possibly be available to go be his date to the wedding of his ex-girlfriend. Drew Nichols, pediatrician, while trapped in an elevator.

She’s a smart lawyer working for the mayor of Berkeley (hello politically savvy lady!) who meets Dr. Alexa Monroe is a great heroine who actually reminds me of, well, me (but a more put-together and black version). I am not going to lie - I realllly liked this book! It was charming, warm, cute, and best of all, real.
