This is a kisses only contemporary romcom that is the 3rd book in the Season of Love series. It is the first book that I have read by this author and can completely be enjoyed without having read the other stories in this series. I don't even know if the books are related. I read that the series is set in different seasons and locations.

This book was full of facts about Chicago. I thought I was reading a book by a native and was shocked that it was written by someone that doesn't even live in the United States. I don't believe English is her first language, but I never would have guessed that! This is a very well written and well edited book. Maybe because someone that doesn't speak English as a first language is more aware of proper grammar. Either way, I was very impressed. And I want to read the other books this author has written.

Now in addition to the wealth of knowledge provided about Chicago, there was also a very sweet romance. One thing I will note is that brief references are made to couples that live together and are not married. No details regarding intimacy are given.

I was given an advanced digital copy of this book to read by the author via Netgalley. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

Lilies, Lies and Love was a pleasure to read! It was entertaining, fresh, interesting and full of amazing architectural and historical facts about Chicago. I visited the city a few years ago, and even though I loved it, I didn’t appreciate it as much as Daisy. I’d have loved to have a friend or tourist guide as passionate as her. It definitely made me put it back on my wish list of places to visit. There are so many landmarks to see and food to eat, I actually did a virtual tour while Daisy described every single historical and interesting fact to Asher. I can’t say this made me enjoy the book any less because even though it took me longer to finish it, I was so invested that it didn’t take any fun out of the experience.

Asher is a talented architect working at a New York prestigious architecture firm whose clients have been switching to a rival firm in Chicago. His boss is adamant to get back his clients up to the point to offer Asher a promotion if he does some corporate espionage.

Daisy is this passionate and nerdy architect who is giving the task to make this young and talented architect from New York fall in love with the city.
Their relationship is full of banter and chemistry. It was a delightful to see these two characters heal their past wounds and grow together into this amazing and happy couple.

I thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC. This is my voluntary and honest review.

AMAZING ROMANCE. the tension, slowburn and chemistry of the caracters was just Perfection, A must to add if you like closed-door romance

*ARC review* 4,5 ⭐️

“Lilies, Lies and Love” by Marion de Re is a standalone sweet romcom - part of the “Season of Love” series.

I received an advance reader copy of the book from the author.
The opinions from this review are completely my own.

You will enjoy this book of you like:
- Work rivalry
- Slow Burn
- Family reunion
- Witty banter
- Sizzling chemistry
- Closed door/kissing only

I like that every book in the series takes us to a different city. After Paris and Winter Hights, we now explore the best parts of Chicago with Daisy and Asher.
They both work for architecture firms. While Daisy’s boss asked her to convince him to take a job at their firm, Asher is trying to spy for his boss.
Even if the relationship between them starts with a lie, Asher is a sweet character and he stars to care for Daisy. It was so nice that he immediately remembers her complicated coffee order.
Also, Daisy is there for him when he reconnects with his brother and mother.
Marion managed to create a beautiful and believable love story is a short book. As they spend a lot of time together, it did not feel too fast.

If you did not read them yet, I also recommend the other books in the series “Paris, Pumpkins and Puns” and “Ski, Sparks and Serendipity”.