I fully enjoyed reading the very sweet love story between Emma and Georgia. I can really recommend this book.

It was so great to see how the people in their close proximity are doing all to make them get together and the introduction of the troubled niece Cora is what really makes things move along and they can finally get their HEA after a very slow burn story.

It did not disturb me that an age gap, 13 years, and that Georgia has known Emma since she was a baby. They were just friends until they were both adults, no romantical thoughts before very recently.

Emma, a wealthy young woman, returns home to care for her father, who has dementia. Emma’s life has been put on hold, but she refuses to leave her father even though he has a great support system. Emma seeks advice and finds comfort in her confidante and neighbor, Georgia. Things seem to be going well, all things considered, until Georgia's seventeen-year-old cousin visits for the summer and points out feelings Emma doesn’t want to acknowledge. And anyway, her relationship with Georgia is strictly platonic. Right? 


It was obvious early on how much Emma loved her father and I found that heartwarming. I absolutely loved Emma and Georgia!  The chemistry was magnetic and undeniable. I couldn’t get enough of the banter and the way Emma hilariously teased Georgia. The tension was palpable, and I was not prepared for that level of spice. So spicy! If you don’t mind an age gap, I highly recommend this as a must-read.


I’d like to thank NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is meant for those who love Jane Austen. I’ve never been a big fan if her works but I understand their place in history.

This is still a fun story and there will be readers who love this. It may not have connected with me but I would give Sarah Levine another try on her next bin because it is well written.

Thanks for NetGallery and the publisher for his Arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

I adored this book. I ate this up so fast I was actually disappointed when it ended!!

A retelling of a the classic Jane Austins Emma,
25 year old Emma has been back home in Highbury Lane for three years now looking after her father who has early onset dementia. Emma is a bit lost in her life at the moment, other than exercise, redecorating and looking after her father she has permanently paused her life. With this in mind she turns to her neighbour, friend, confidant Dr. Georgia Kostigris. Drop in a 17 year old Cara who is Georgia’s cousin and Cara starts to see more than just casual friends between the two women, old crushes and wonderful realisations start to flourish with Cara there to help try and push them in the right direction.

Honestly this was a really enjoyable, easy to read romance filled with a will they / won’t they, jealousy and the sexual tension between the two lights up the pages!! The story is well known but adding in some modern twists makes you really see the ongoing personal conflict that Emma has and the frustrations this leaves Georgia in, talk about mixed messages! You have a bit of everything here, sapphic longing, age gap, known disability or illness, jealousy, small town vibes and spice.

For a debut author I would highly recommend this, it’s a great book to relax and loose yourself in for a few hours or days. I was given the opportunity to read this as part of an ARC and I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author to read this modern day gem that comes out on the 13th May.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.


Emma has put her life on hold to take care of her father even though she has support everyone is telling she can have a life to go out there and live it but to me she hesitate to do it because if she does she’ll have to accept that she will lose her father. Georgia is the next door neighbor that knows Emma and father Emma turns to her for friendship and advice to help keep her sane. Georgia ask Emma to help her with her cousin Cora who is being rebellious when she arrives she point out things that Emma wishes not to be known. I enjoy this read the romance was great I love age gap romance my only problem I don’t really like age gap romance when the one character watch the other character grow up I overlook this because I enjoy both characters and supporting were just as great.

The writing was beautiful. The New England modern sapphic twist on Emma was fun. The only issue I had was the fact our two leads had known each other all Emma’s life and to me that felt a bit incestuous. Other than that I enjoyed the book.