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For the Love of the Bard
For the Love of the Bard | Jessica Martin
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To go for it or not to go for it? That is the question when two former high school flames return to their Shakespeare-obsessed hometown for a summer of theater and unexpected romance, in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jessica Martin. Literary agent and writer Miranda Barnes rolls into her hometown of Bard's Rest with one goal in mind: to spend the summer finally finishing her YA novel, the next installment in her bestselling fantasy series. Yet Miranda's mother, deep in the planning stages for the centennial of the town's beloved annual Shakespeare festival, has other ideas. Before you can say "all's fair in love and war," Miranda is cornered into directing Twelfth Night--while simultaneously scrambling to finish her book, navigating a family health scare, and doing her best to avoid the guy who broke her heart on prom night. When it comes to Adam, the veterinarian with a talent for set design and an infuriating knack for winning over Miranda's dog, the lady doth protest too much. As any Shakespeare lovers knows, the course of true love never did run smooth, and soon Miranda realizes she'll have to decide whether to trust Adam with her heart again.
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BriannaT
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As a (lightweight) Shakespeare nerd, I do enjoy reading about (hardcore) Shakespeare nerds in love - plenty of literary jokes to go round. A second chance romance when writer/agent Miranda goes back to her hometown and runs into Adam, her former flame that broke her heart. As she falls back in love, what happens when the summer ends?

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Booksbymybed
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Another summer romance read. This time with Shakespeare, which made this book so much fun. I really enjoyed banter and slow burn in this one.

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danimgill
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I wish this had been a straight up women's fiction novel because the "author returns to her quirky hometown to reclaim her writing mojo while she helps her ailing mother with a Shakespeare festival" concept is solid but unfortunately the focus in this book is spread so thin that all the plot threads lack impact but the romance suffers most.

Out 6/28 ?

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danimgill
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The perfect vacation pool day - plenty of shade for my pasty self, seventy degrees, warm water, and a book 😎