Love and Travels Book 2: Winnie Takes Paris by Lane Hayes

 

Love and Travels Book 2

The stylist, the absentminded professor, and a Parisian adventure…

Winnie

Someone once said, when life gets you down and you’re feeling blue, you should brush yourself off…and go to Paris.

Okay, maybe that was me. I said it and I don’t regret taking an oddball assignment to assist a British professor abroad. I could use a break from my life as an aspiring hair and cosmetic guru in LA. And c’mon, it’s Paris!

So what if I don’t know the language and have a hard time reading maps? I’m nothing if not resourceful. What could go possibly wrong?

Alistair…that’s what.

In a twist, I have a thing for an impossibly smart geek with mismatched socks who just happens to be my best friend’s boss. This can’t be good.

Alistair

I’ve been called an absent-minded professor more than once. I don’t mind at all. My work is important and living on a diet of biscuits and tea while delving into ancient civilization doesn’t seem like terrible thing. But Paris calls. And somehow, I have a new temporary assistant. 

Winnie is a technicolor, whirlwind American with a wicked laugh and the subtlety of a steamroller. He’s brash and ridiculous and…funny, warm, lovely, and—

Oh no. This can’t be happening.

Winnie can take Paris, but he can’t take my heart.

Or can he?

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

When Winnie’s best friend asks him for a favor, Winnie can’t say no when the favor includes a trip to Paris! All he has to do is be an assistant to an absent-minded professor for a month in their stay in Paris for a big conference. Should be easy right? But this professor isn’t anything like Winnie expected. This sweet, endearing man who sure can be a little absent-minded, but is clearly passionate about his work. Winnie is enchanted and determined to show Alastair a little fun outside of his love of history and books. Alistair knows he is in trouble the moment he spots Winnie. Winnie is full of life and color and funny and just everything Alistair could ever hope to want but feels like he could never be a part of. But Alistair soon finds himself being drawn out of his research and discovers what life can really be like when he isn’t working. And it’s a life he so desperately would love with Winnie by his side. Winnie may not believe that Alistair could ever settle with someone like him, so he’ll enjoy what they have now. But could there be a future between them? I loved how these two opposites balanced one another so well! They were so adorable and not afraid to be themselves, especially around one another. The love between them was bright and colorful and you were cheering for them to be together. Definitely a fun story! You don’t want to miss this one.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.