It’s not the definition of insanity it’s the definition of learned behavior, of never knowing anything like security and safety, of never having parents who are always there for her, loving her unconditionally. In Kiss Her Once for Me, Cochrun delves into Ellie Oliver’s insecurities, the redundant decisions that means making the same choices and mistakes over and over again, with the same results-to the detriment of her own happiness and wellbeing. She also writes compassionately about perfectly imperfect people. Review: If you read Alison Cochrun’s brilliant debut novel, The Charm Offensive, you’ll understand when I say she has witty, charming, heartwarming, and romantic down-pat. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack-the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse.

But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money.įinding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days-until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. I loved Ellie and Jack to bits, loved them at their strongest and their most vulnerable, loved them all the way to their happily ever after.īlurb: One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. At a Glance: This book is everything wonderful, a lot of heartwarming and a little bit of heart-wrenching, with some added spice and everything nice a romance novel should have.

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