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When you're thirty-two, still single, and working for a company that consistently underutilizes your talents, you begin to wonder what you're doing wrong. At least that's what Claire Spencer is thinking about.
While she had always dreamed of living the writing life, Claire's position at Sassy Seniors, a travel magazine for retirees, falls short of her delusions of grandeur. Also just out of her grasp is love and a lasting relationship. While she thought she had found it with boyfriend Sawyer Clarke, his announcement that he was relocating to Tokyo with no plans to continue their relationship dashed Claire's dreams of happily ever after. Even her family life leaves a lot to be desired.
While it's bad enough feeling as if she's not living up to her full potential and that love has passed her by, it's even worse to have a best friend, Maddy, who is gorgeous, successful and to whom everything comes easily: men, jobs, glamour, money --- you name it and Maddy has it.
However, even Claire, with her insecurities and cynical attitude toward love, is vulnerable to Cupid's arrow as she finds out on a flight from New York to London where she's headed on a trip that might actually be of interest. When she meets Jack Harrison on the transatlantic flight, he seems too good to be true; however, Claire can't resist the urge to get to know him better in spite of herself.
Jack, a fellow American, who works as an attorney for a British corporation and lives in London, seems to be everything Claire has been looking for --- but does she dare hope that Jack is as good as he seems?
Alas, Jack is not perfect. For instance, he still has a girlfriend with whom he is planning to break up as soon as he returns to London. Can Claire trust her feelings and the charming Jack? Only time will tell.
As is usual in fiction and in life, the course of true love never runs smoothly. When Claire and Jack hit a few snags, you'll find yourself rooting for their eventual unification and even at times berating Claire for letting her insecurities get the better of her. But I can guarantee that the one thing you won't do is put the book down until you see how it ends.
Whitney Gaskell made her debut with PUSHING 30, and now wows us again with TRUE LOVE (AND OTHER LIES).
--- Reviewed by Amie Taylor
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