Under Her Influence
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Fraser Park, the award-winning Scottish nature reserve and theme park, means everything to Beth Fraser. Sheís more than a little preoccupied saving her familyís legacy and struggling against a board of directors who all seem to hate her. The last person she wants to need is selfie-obsessed, filtered to perfection, social media influencer Jemma Johnson. But sheís got to protect Fraser Park from a corporate takeover, and according to her brother, that means boosting their online presence. Jemma might be necessary, but Beth doesnít have to like her, or follow her, or whatever itís called.
Jemma Johnson, an Insta-success with hundreds of thousands of followers, is proud of her perfectly curated life. When sheís invited to stay at Fraser Park, the trip sounds like a fun adventure for a good cause, until she meets Beth, the only woman who sees beneath her sparkly facade and reminds her that not everything is as easy or flawless as it seems.
On their path to #truelove, will Beth and Jemma discover that reality is even better than illusion?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The fireworks are both real and metaphorical when a serious theme park owner collides with a bubbly social media influencer in this wholesome lesbian romance from Radley (Detour to Love). Beth Fraser is a hard-nosed businesswoman; she needs to be to successfully run Fraser Park and Resort, a Scottish vacation destination, with her charismatic but scatter-brained brother, Cameron. Cameron's newest scheme is to invite influencer Jemma Johnson to the park to promote their struggling business to her hundreds of thousands of followers. Sparks fly as the two women are thrown together again and again over Jemma's week-long visit, sharing roller coaster rides with Beth's excitable niece, Abigail; taking a tour of the spa; and weathering a family emergency. But as romance blooms, Beth fights a hostile takeover of the park and Jemma struggles to feel authentic within her social media persona. The pressures of their stressful work lives provide the novel's central tension, propelling the relatively simple story along. The setting also shines: it's just plain fun to see Beth and Jemma eating "instagramable" ice cream treats and taking in the park's attractions. Light, sweet, and remarkably chaste, this sapphic love story will make as enjoyable a vacation pick as it is an armchair getaway.
