Anything for Love by Gracie Bond
Published: 1st September 2019
Pages: 477
Availble on Kindle
Rating: 4/5
Blurb
Leah Jensen, Yorkshire lass born and bred, needs money and she’ll do anything - yes, anything - to get it. Her Grandad Thomas is in pain and the cost of an operation on his bad knee is way beyond the family’s means. Leah tries everything to earn the fee – but in the end, and like so many before her, she turns to the world’s oldest profession.
Madam Butterfly’s exclusive escort agency in London is a different world to where Leah comes from. In Whitby, the sea air is sweet, and legends of Dracula jostle with jet-mining and whaling history; it’s a place where dog lovers meet and tourists come to marvel at the views.
Leah may be out of her comfort zone, but one daring, brief encounter will bring many surprises in this memorable romantic comedy full of pithy Yorkshire humour.
Madam Butterfly’s exclusive escort agency in London is a different world to where Leah comes from. In Whitby, the sea air is sweet, and legends of Dracula jostle with jet-mining and whaling history; it’s a place where dog lovers meet and tourists come to marvel at the views.
Leah may be out of her comfort zone, but one daring, brief encounter will bring many surprises in this memorable romantic comedy full of pithy Yorkshire humour.
Review
Leah Jensen is a woman who will do anything for those she
loves and right now it’s her Grandad Thomas who needs her help. He needs a knee
operation and the family just don’t have the money to pay for it, it steps Leah
whose determined she will raise the funds, by any means. So Leah finds herself
embarking on the craziest stunt ever to bungee jump into a hotel room for a night
as an escort from London’s exclusive Madame Butterfly agency. A night which
changes lives in more ways than one.
Leah’s a great character and I instantly warmed to her as
her love for her family oozes out of her in buckets. She’ll do anything to make
them happy and get what she wants, even if it puts her in some crazy and sometimes
dangerous positions. The book is jam packed with many other characters which
all have their own quirks which make them loveable, my personal favourites
being Sophie and Ruby I’d love to have their sassiness when I’m that age.
I must confess I did struggle with the writing style initially.
Gracie Bonds writing is fast following and sparse with extra dialogue and descriptions
and moves from one scene to the next quickly. I’m not used to this style of
writing so I did find the first third of the book a struggle but there was so
much drama happening that I had to just keep reading. The story moves fast and
changes location numerous times adding to the drama and twists in the story which
I did enjoy.
If you love your books filled with drama, crazy twists,
sparkling romance and good old Yorkshire humour then I’m sure you’ll adore this
book.
Thank you so much to Rachel’s Random Resources and the
author for sending me a copy to review and inviting me to be part of this blog
tour.
About the Author
Gracie Bond loves a good romantic comedy, either to read or to watch on Netflix. Her favourite go-to novel is (Pride and Prejudice)- and she’s always happy to watch ( Bridgett Jones) any time of the day. Among Gracie’s interests are Newfoundland dogs, horses, and handsome Yorkshire men. Her idea of fun would be to ride a spirited horse along a Northumberland beach, followed by a pack of her favourite dogs.
Gracie lives in Yorkshire with her partner John and she has close connections with Whitby, the setting for this novel.
