Ghostly sleuths-turned-matchmakers Dan and Daisy Doyle tackle their latest case in Hannah Peabody, whose heart has been broken by her failed marriage and who Dan and Daisy seek to match with one of the woman's old flames. Original.
A lot has changed in both their lives since they last saw each other as teenagers but the hero and heroine suddenly find themselves tossed together again. Her family once owned the hotel the hero manages and she's returned to it for her sister’s wedding. She doesn't receive the warm welcome she imaged she's gotten from her old love instead he's cold, distant and bitter. Inside, he'd always felt less than deserving for the love of the rich girl and no one believed that he loved her for her, but instead for her money. This is because the heroine is described as being very plain and boring in appearance. Their reunion instantly sparks back old feelings that never really went away and with the help of the 2 meddlesome in-house ghosts, they are forced to rehash the past. The heroine is divorced but in order to keep her job as a Martha Stewart like figure, she must keep up the farce of a happy marriage. She basically lives a lie. She's unhappy, divorced and has none of her 200 million inheritance left after her asshole of an ex-husband lost it all.
The hero, a retired military soldier, has lost all of his lighthearted personality that she used to know. He really is like a robot is most things but never when it comes to her. Despite using everything in his power to appear distant, he can't help but argue with her and kiss her, though he knows it's so wrong of him to. When he finds out her secret, he begins to have hope of their reconciliation and it's from there that they start their affair. But soon they are discovered and their relationship is put on major strain when the heroine panics at the thought of losing her career and distance herself from him. I genially disliked the heroine at that point because it broke my heart to read about the hero's pain. I think she was cowardly and weak to do what she did but, true to form, she fixed her wrongs and they got back together.
The book takes place for the majority over a 3-day period but It's believable to think that they fell in love that quickly because they were already in love with each other. This was a nice story but nothing special about it. Nothing stood out to me as overly interesting and the plot was horrible predicable.