Country
Girl, City Lights by Giselle Renarde
Amazon
KDP and Smashwords, 2020
When
Matt, supposedly the love of her young life, moves away from their
small Canadian town to the big city, Delia follows. She’s convinced
he’ll eventually get in touch, that he’ll realize how devoted she
is and will finally see that they’re destined to be together.
Meanwhile, she gets a job working security at an art gallery. Not
only do they pay her peanuts, but the manager bullies her, the
gorgeous docent patronizes her, and she’s forced to wear a
horrible, baggy, militaristic uniform.
Alone,
poverty-stricken and desperately unhappy, Delia has only her
unrequited love to sustain her. Then one day she falls asleep in the
Roccoco Room of the gallery and finds herself within the landscape of
a pastoral scene by Leduc. Furthermore, she’s not alone. In
addition to a flock of perfectly delightful sheep, she makes the
acquaintance of the handsome shepherd Jacob. Unlike everyone in her
real life, Jacob respects her, cares about her, indeed seems to want
her. Too bad he’s just a fantasy she’s summoned to escape from
her loneliness.
Giselle
Renarde has a reputation for kinkiness. She’s responsible for some
of the most deliciously filthy erotica I’ve ever read. Her
characters always feel genuine; her beautifully written descriptions
of sexual acts are always supported by insights into how the
participants feel about the process. Country Girl, City
Lights proves that she’s
equally adept when writing in a romantic mood.
Delia
seems
very real, her
dilemma eminently plausible. Indeed, I have a friend who made the
same choice, deluding herself that the man she followed to New York
City would eventually wake up and claim her. Though far from stupid,
Delia’s like too many women, confusing lust with love and believing
that if they only give enough of
themselves, the object of
their desire will wake up and
love them back.
Your
heart will ache for Delia, as she blindly pursues her teenage dream.
You’ll applaud when she finally comes to understand the true nature
of her relationship with Matt. And you’ll close your e-reader, more
than satisfied, when she earns a well-deserved though surprising
happy ending.
Country
Girl, City Lights is a quick
read that will leave you with smile, a sweet and sexy romance infused
with a hint of magic. I recommend it.
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