ROMANCE

The Spirit of Love

Putnam. Jul. 2025. 336p. ISBN 9780593545195. pap. $19. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Fenny has been waiting for this day for years. Having diligently worked her way up on a hit TV show, she’s about to step into her dream role as director. However, on her first day, she’s blindsided when the producers inform her she’s being replaced. Her devastation is compounded by absolute shock when she meets Jude, the new director, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Sam, the man Fenny just had a brief but sexy encounter with this past weekend—except that Jude looks a decade older and doesn’t seem to recognize her. Now, as Fenny is forced to work closely with the man who took her job, she’s determined to figure out the mystery of how Jude and Sam are connected. Despite her initial resentment, Fenny finds herself irresistibly drawn to Jude, leading her to face a difficult decision between her growing feelings for him and her lingering attraction to Sam.
VERDICT Kate (What’s in a Kiss?) writes a rom-com with witty dialogue, endearing characters, and the enemies-to-lovers trope, mixed with supernatural elements, and creates a vivid and life-affirming story of love across time and space.
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