My Darling Jane by Ilsa Madden-MillsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley via the author and Grey's Promotions, all opinions are my own.
This is the second book featuring one of the Darling siblings, however they read as companion novels and you can this as a standalone. This follows Jane, who we did meet in My Darling Bride, a single mom who is trying to get her matchmaking business off the ground. She has all the pieces, what she doesn't have is clients. Enter superstar quarterback Jasper, who loves to irritate Jane every chance he gets. He's friends and teammates with her brother in law, so they see each other frequently. Jane basically only knows him on a surface level and what she's heard from tabloids, and she has judged him based on that, so when he asks to be her client she shuts him down. When she realizes he is serious about settling down and that she is being unfair and that if she can get him to recommend her it may help the business, she aims to set him up with the perfect woman. As they try to find the right woman their own attraction grows and things get a little blurry between them.
I really enjoyed getting to know Jasper and Jane. They had good banter and I appreciated that they were vulnerable with each other. This does touch on feelings of abandonment by a parent as both main characters have that in common. They both had positive outcomes, but there is lasting trauma that not only shows up in the plot but helps them form a bond. They don't rush into a relationship and things don't go exactly as planned but I really enjoyed their enemies to lovers vibe.
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