Here for the Drama
A Romantic Comedy
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
It wouldn’t be the theater without a few theatrics…
Becoming a famous playwright is all Winnie ever dreamed about. For now, though, she'll have to settle for assisting the celebrated, sharp-witted feminist playwright Juliette Brassard. When an experimental theater company in London, England, decides to stage Juliette's most renowned play, The Lights of Trafalgar, Winnie and Juliette pack their bags and hop across the pond.
But the trip goes sideways faster than you can say "tea and crumpets." Juliette stubbornly butts heads with the play's director and Winnie is left stage-managing their relationship. Meanwhile, Winnie's own work seems to have stalled, and though Juliette keeps promising to read it, she always has some vague reason why she can't. Then, Juliette's nephew, Liam, enters stage left. He's handsome, he's smart, he is devastatingly British…and his family ties to Juliette pose a serious problem, forcing Winnie to keep their burgeoning relationship on the down-low. What could go wrong?
Balancing a production seemingly headed for disaster, a secret romance and the sweetest, most rambunctious rescue dog, will Winnie save the play, make her own dreams come true and find love along the way—or will the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune get the best of her?
Don't miss Kate Bromley's next delightful rom-com, Ciao for Now—coming June 2023!
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There's drama both on and off the stage in this cute rom-com from Bromley (Talk Bookish to Me). Playwright's assistant Winnie allows her powerful boss and surrogate mother figure, Juliette, to drag her along on a trip to London, but she tries to draw a line at Juliette's request that she go on a series of internet dates to inspire Juliette's next play. Winnie wants to focus on her own career as a playwright, not romance. Then she meets Juliette's dashing nephew, Liam, who offers to help by feeding her tales of his own romantic misadventures to bring back to his aunt. There's a spark there, but the ever-demanding Juliette makes it clear that she would frown on a relationship between Winnie and Liam, and also bans discussion of her own troubled relationship with Liam's mother, Isabelle. Still, hopeless romantic Winnie is determined to set the stage for a happy ending for all around her—with unexpected results. Bromley brings out realistic family dynamics with an effective blend of sensitivity and humor. Unassuming Winnie's insecurity about her future as a writer makes it especially easy to feel for her. Plays, plotting, and puppy love amount to a sweet production especially suited for theatre lovers.
