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A Love Notes Bonus
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This week we’re diving into True Love’s Kiss released on February 13, 2024.
True Love’s Kiss is about a young woman who is determined to find her dying little sister’s true love to save her from a terrible curse. Along the way, the young woman redefines her perception of love.
Now that you know what the story is about, let’s set the scene.
What was I thinking when I wrote this?
Romantic love is overrated.
I say that as a diehard romantic. I love to see people courting and wooing. I swoon when I read first kiss scenes.
But even I know that’s not all there is. In its purest form, love is an exchange of trust and compassion. You’ve got me and I’ve got you. I trust you with my vulnerabilities, my frustrations, and my fears, and you can trust me with the same.
Love comes into your life in many different forms. And sometimes the truest love is sitting right under your nose. I released this story on Valentine’s week because I wanted the reminder to celebrate all the different types of love in my life.
Sibling love is underrated.
But don’t worry, there’s still plenty of romance in this story. 😉
I’m going to talk in more detail about this story and the characters.
Ready or not…
TL;DR?
Here’s what you need to know.
Leslie is the young woman. Susie is the dying little sister who was cursed by a disgruntled customer at the apothecary in the city where she apprentices.
Susie was cursed about a month before the story started. If she doesn’t receive true love’s kiss in the next two weeks, she’ll die.
Leslie decides to find a man to be her sister’s true love.
(What? Love doesn’t work like that. I know but she’s desperate.)
Leslie interviews a bunch of men until Jean Claude Godeau comes along. He’s a regular customer at the bakery where she works. She doesn’t know he’s in love with her. He thinks he’s interviewing to be Leslie’s husband.
Leslie thinks he’s the perfect man. For her sister. She asks him to kiss Susie. He agrees but the kiss speeds up the curse because he’s not Susie’s true love. (Duh)
Jean runs to get help while Leslie says goodbye to her sister. Her goodbye kiss breaks the curse and saves Susie’s life. Leslie is Susie’s true love. (Aww)
In the end, Leslie decides to give Jean a chance. She asks him to take her on a walk. He readily agrees.
Got it? Great! So…
Where are the characters now?
Leslie and Jean go on that walk.
They go on lots of walks. He invites her over for dinner with his parents. They go on picnics. They go to the theatre and see plays and concerts together.
They have their first kiss on her front porch after he walked her home from work. Two months later, he proposes. She says yes.
(It seems quick but Jean was pining for Leslie for months before the story started. In this fictional 18th-century magical world, people don’t wait too long to settle down. You never know where the next witch will strike.)
Susie comes back to town for the wedding. She insisted on going back to the apothecary to complete her apprenticeship. It’s very out of character but a near-death experience can make you more determined to achieve your goals.
Susie eventually falls in love with a banker who came into the apothecary for a good luck charm. They marry and she convinces him to move to her hometown so she can be close to her sister. She opens her own apothecary next to the bakery Leslie now owns.
(Did I mention Jean has money? Olde money.)
The sisters get pregnant around the same time. Their children grow up as next-door neighbors. Susie has lots of children (6) but Leslie and Jean settle for two.
They all live happily ever after.
The End.
See you next week to discuss a story about young love.
The End Credits Song
Do you know how hard it is to find a song that represents the undefinable love between sisters?
I couldn’t do it.
Instead, I found a song that conveys profound love, devastation at the thought of losing that love, and pining.
And it’s a classic—I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston.
If this doesn’t pull at your heartstrings, nothing will.
Listen to the Love Notes Soundtrack on Spotify for more end-credits songs.
The Lovely Book Recommendations
If you stuck around this long then you’re in for a treat!
Each week I recommend one of my favorite romance novels for you to binge.
These are top-tier, 5-star, thoroughly vetted recommendations. I have read—and most likely reread—all of these books, and I would read them all again.
This week’s recommendation is Book Lovers by Emily Henry.
Happy reading!
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