★★★★★
4.9 Stars
Flynn Morley has spent his life getting by with as little as
possible. No girlfriend. No real home. No money to speak of. Raised in the
system, he learned early not to trust people who seemed to have everything. So
when he takes a job as a “muse” for a wealthy Minneapolis couple, it feels like
crossing a line he never thought he would.
Then he meets June.
June is a bike tour guide with a quick smile, a calm
confidence, and a way of making Flynn feel seen without being judged. Their
connection is immediate and playful, built on shared humor, quiet moments, and
a mutual longing for a simple life.
As Flynn adjusts to his bizarre new job, he starts
encountering something he never planned for: kindness without strings attached.
It challenges everything he believes about money, power, and who gets to be
comfortable in the world. And falling for June only complicates things,
especially when it turns out she’s carrying secrets of her own.
When June’s past surfaces, Flynn has to decide what scares
him more: becoming someone he’s always sworn he’d never be or letting her see
his darkest secrets. If he can’t let go of his fears, he might lose the one
person who finally feels like home.
June + Flynn
Flynn is 25 years old and his life hasn't been easy. His mom left when he was only three and from then it's been bad foster families and juvie and jail and jobs that barely keep him housed and fed.
Now he's been hired by this rich guy in his fifties to be a muse to his wife.
Flynn has no idea what that means - nothing sexual though, says the guy.
June is 26 and working as a bike tour guide in Minneapolis.
It's inta like/love between those too, but they're both hiding a lot...
That was so adorable!
Poor Flynn. He never really had any luck in life and he's still this sweet and positive guy. Half still a kid and half super grown up and wise. And now he got this strange but amazing new job and met the girl of his dreams. Dreams he never knew he could have.
Those two are so adorable. But also so broken and hurt from things in their past.
Flynn's bosses are amazing - with sad hurtful things of their own.
June's parents are amazing ... we already know them as long-time Jewel readers.
I just loved reading this!
And we might have also already met the star of book #3 - a super grumpy vet! GIMME!
THE MUSE was such a sweet and funny and sparky and sexy and adorable and heartbreaking love story. Run to your nearest book dealer for your own accidental romantic poet Flynn - he'll be sold out in no time!
↓ LINKS TO THE BOOK AND AUTHOR ↓
Meet June's parents here ↓
↑ CLICK for my review ↑
Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.
With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.
After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.
When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.
