A beautiful, poignant, friends-to-lovers romance with witty banter full of double entendres, smoking chemistry, and honest vulnerability. In my opinion, this is the most romantic of Liese’s books, and she just keeps getting better at creating characters who are imperfect but perfectly suited for each other.
After escaping from an abusive relationship, Juliet heads to Scotland to heal her psychological wounds. In an adorable meet-cute, she is asked to dance by Will, who she assumes is a ginger-haired giant of a Highlander but turns out to be American. Although there’s an instant spark, she’s not ready for anything romantic. So, after a dance, she says goodbye, never expecting to see him again. Serendipitously, seven months later, she finds him asleep in her mother’s greenhouse, and it turns out he’s Orsino, the best friend of her childhood next-door neighbor and surrogate brother Christopher. Although there’s an obvious attraction and an ease between them, Juliet is fearful of getting involved with another of Christopher’s friends given her disastrous last relationship, and even though she’s ready to start looking for love again, she feels rusty. Will, who is in search of a wife who can be his partner in his family’s distillery and can perhaps come to love him, needs to learn how to flirt and romance a woman. So, the two agree to practice date each other. Over four weekends, what started out as practice begins to feel real, but will they be able to let go of their fears and insecurities?
Juliet, a self-proclaimed romance junkie who loves historical romances and aspires to write them herself, shares with Will that his plan to marry to carry on the family business reminds her of a Duke who doesn’t recognize that his sense of duty shows his capacity for love. As a part of their plan, she urges Will to read some historical romance to get a sense of what women look for in a partner. However, even without benefit of the books, for a shy, autistic guy, he has some really romantic and poetic dialogue with Juliet. When he serenades her underneath his balcony, you can almost hear the collective swoon that’s coming once this book releases in January 2025.
Like all her previous novels, the characters are dealing with disabilities. Juliet has celiac disease and mixed connective tissues disease which causes considerable pain. Will has autism, and struggles with conversation, reading other people’s expressions and meaning, and loud, crowded spaces. Since they both have relatives with similar disabilities, they have a natural empathy and understanding for the difficulties they face. The kindness, caring, and honesty they share is part of what makes this love story so enchanting.
If you’re a fan of the series, you’ll be happy to know that there are many, many scenes with the couples from Books 1 and 2 including Bea and Jamie’s wedding, which is such a treat. So, even though it’s a standalone, I encourage readers to start with Book 1 to get more of Juliet’s backstory. Since it’s not out until January, you have plenty of time. Highly recommended!
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I LOVED THIS BOOK. Five stars!
This was truly an amazing ending to the Wilmot Sisters series. I've been WAITING for Juliet to get her redemption story since the end of the first book, and WILL ORSINO WAS WORTH THE WAIT. In the most complimentary way, Will and his family felt like an extension of the Bergman family, and only fans of Chloe's will know what I mean when I say that. It felt like a warm hug when you need it the most.Will Orsino is the epitome of what book boyfriend dreams are made of, and Juliet will remind every reader what it means to love someone the way THEY need to be loved!From the dedication until the very last page, I was in love with this story (call me a hopeless romantic).Juliet and Will have a meet-cute in a bar in Scotland, where Juliet is escaping from her horrible break-up. Instead of wallowing, she braves the little Scottish bar and gets asked to dance by a giant red-headed, flannel-wearing man after a little bit of whiskey. They don't go beyond dancing that night, but when she happens to run into him in the most obscure place back home several months later, it seems like these two were meant to cross paths one day. Enter: a fake dating scheme to "practice" getting back out there (for Juliet) and to have some positive dating experiences in order to attract "the one" (for Will). They need each other to get out of their dating ruts, and a beautiful friendship blossoms.These two are so tender with one another, existing as they are and perfect for one another in that rawness, something neither has experienced. The pretenses of fake dating allow each character to explore what it would be like to fall in love with someone who loves them for exactly who they are, and it's BEAUTIFUL.Will is such a soft boy. Being raised by a romantic mama and surrounded by four sisters, he just reads Juliet so well for someone with autism who has trouble reading people at all. And it turns out, when he's with someone he cares about, he doesn't need a romance coach... it just comes naturally.READ THIS IF YOU LOVE:- Disability rep + accepting partners- The sweetest cinnamon roll MMC- Ensemble cast of characters we've grown to love in this series- LGBTQAI+ reps- Fake dating/"practice"- Game nights, nights out with friends, when characters show up for each other- Romance after heartbreak- Soulmates- Cute dogs- Romantic dates- When characters truly see each other- Swoon + spiceAfter sitting with this one, I upgraded from 4.5 to 5 stars. This one stuck with me for many days after finishing, and my heart is still so full from the love these characters share. I'll miss this universe a whole lot.
