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Book Review | Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan

Having loved Sarah Morgan’s Some Kind of Wonderful and Christmas Ever After I was excited to to read Sleepless in Manhattan.

I’ve figured out what it is that I’m loving about Sarah Morgan’s writing.  Yes it is romance but it’s how she writes about that attraction and makes me believe that the romance is on a much deeper level.  It’s not just that though, I love the friendships between the female characters too.  She makes me feel what her characters are feeling.

book cover for Some Kind of Wonderful by Sarah Morgan
  • Publisher : Mills & Boon; First edition (2 July 2015)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0263915344
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0263915341

Her whole life, Puffin Islander Brittany Forrest has dreamed of adventure. And at the age of eighteen, she thought she’d found it in bad boy Zachary Flynn. But after just ten tempestuous, smouldering days, their whirlwind marriage went up in smoke, and Brittany resolved to put him out of her mind forever.

Zach knows he let Brittany down, but being back on Puffin Island and seeing Brittany again stirs up long-buried emotions. This daredevil pilot has never felt worthy of her, yet he can’t stay away-even when he knows the chemistry between them will only complicate his life.

As long, hot summer days on the beach dissolve into sultry, starry nights, Brittany and Zach find that the sparks between them are more powerful than ever. Could it be that the second time around, their dreams of a happy-ever-after will finally come true?

I loved Sleepless in Manhattan – this first book in the From Manhattan With Love trilogy is my favourite.

With some stories it takes me a while to get into the plot as I’m getting to know the characters and their lives but with a Sarah Morgan novel I’m part of the story straight away.  Identifying with the characters from the very beginning means I don’t have to feel my way into the story … I’m already there.

When we first meet Paige she is excited about her upcoming promotion at Star Events.  Walking to work alongside friends Eva and Frankie we get to know all three.  I loved the way the girls personalities interlock and balance each other.  Three works particularly well in Sarah’s stories.  We hear plenty about toxic boss Cynthia but only meet her for one crucial scene which sets the three friends off on a totally different career path.

Jake has a very successful business so although there has been a distance between him and Paige, he is crucial to what happens next.  Not only is he a top businessman and oozes sex appeal but he talks sense!

“Success teaches you nothing, but failure teaches you resilience.  It teaches you to pick yourself up and try again.”

I challenge you not to fall for Jake 🙂

Yes, the ‘dance’ of the romance is predictable but not how it is done.  If you’re going to be trapped in a lift then Jake’s the one to be trapped with (that was one hot scene).  We know where the story is heading but it’s one hell of an emotional roller coaster getting there.

I have to say I loved the quotes from Paige, Eva and Frankie that start each chapter.  They’re well known quotes but with a twist that fits the girls personalities.

Sleepless in Manhattan is glitz and glamour as well as down to earth and relatable.  Manhattan comes alive (loved the roof garden on Matt’s apartment building and the movie nights up there). Paige, Eva, Frankie, Jake and Matt all have something in their pasts they need to get over … and Frankie’s story is next in book two, Sunset in Central Park (publishing 14th July) followed by Eva’s story in Miracle on Fifth Avenue (October).

They can all be read as stand-alone stories but whether you read one book, all three out of order or in order you can be guaranteed of one thing – contemporary romance that will have you falling in love with all the characters and for that all important thing we want from a romance – a HEA 🙂

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I purchased my copy of Sleepless in Manhattan.  Imagine my surprise when I started to read on my Kindle and saw a quote from me!  I had no idea.

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Sarah Morgan Books

Snowed in for Christmas

Beach House Summer

The Christmas Escape

One More For Christmas

Family for Beginners

A Wedding in December

One Summer in Paris

The Christmas Sisters

How to Keep a Secret

Miracle on 5th Avenue

Sunset in Central Park

Sleepless in Manhattan

Some Kind of Wonderful

I'm passionate about helping others to find a centre of calm. On my mental well-being journey I've qualified in different 'therapies' including Mindfulness and as a Mental Health First Aider.  I took my love of crochet one step further too with a crochet diploma.  Join me on:  Substack | Twitter  |   Facebook  |  Pinterest  |  LinkedIn  |  Threads Read More Behind the Scenes

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