Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk: Book Review

Love Me Do has Brit Phoebe off to Hollywood Hills for a visit with her sister after ending a long-term relationship. I loved the characters and quick wit!

Acknowledgments:

Thank you to HarperCollins UK and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

From The Publisher:

She may have given up on love – but she can still play Cupid for somebody else . .
Lovelorn Brit Phoebe Chapman has barely set foot in her sister’s house in the Hollywood Hills when she’s swept up by lovable Bel, her sister’s personal trainer, and handsome Ren, the sweet and sensitive carpenter next door.

Bel has a head-over-heels crush on Ren but Ren has no idea Bel even exists. Certain that the two of them are meant to be together, Phoebe offers to play matchmaker.

Caught up with writing love letters and an unexpected friendship with a reclusive 82-year-old film star, Phoebe finds herself falling for the real Los Angeles – but is that all she’s falling for?

My Thoughts:

I fell in love with Lindsey Kelk’s books from the first time I picked up I Heart New York. There is something unique about her ability to write loveable characters overcoming difficult circumstances and her blend of emotion and witty banter. Love Me Do is one of her best.

Phoebe Chapman is a British woman who has just come out of a toxic relationship. Needing to get away she travels to Hollywood Hills California to stay with her sister on a two-week holiday. Upon her arrival, her sister notes that she needs to go away on a business trip for a few days. But her home is a vacationers paradise complete with a fully stocked fridge and a large swimming pool.

She meets the attractive neighbour next door named Ren her first evening in town and the following morning her sister’s personal trainer Bel. We learn that Bel has had a crush on Ren for quite some time but she can’t even speak properly when she’s around him. Phoebe suggests writing a letter to articulate her feelings to Ren but Bel convinces Phoebe to write the letter for her. Ren is smitten by the letter and he and Bel begin to date. By this time, Phoebe also realizes she has feelings for Ren as well.

We also meet a elderly reclusive Hollywood star living in the neighbourhood and the two begin a friendship. This gives the story just a bit of Hollywood glam and charm. Without giving anything away, this woman gives Phoebe the insight into creating for herself a happy future.

I highly recommend this book to those readers who enjoy humour and interesting characters in their romance stories.

My Reviews of Other Books Written by Lindsey Kelk:

The Christmas Wish

On a Night Like This

In Case You Missed It