🏈 Ilsa Madden-Mills 🌺 MY DARLING JANE 💜

 © ✰ Bianca ✰  Janeane 

• 5 November 2024
• The Darlings Book #2

★★★★★

4.5 Stars

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with a sexy he-falls-first sports romance about a quarterback and his frenemy-matchmaker.

On an ordinary day, Jane Darling wouldn’t be caught dead in a sports bar wearing a toga with angel wings. But she’s desperate to launch her matchmaking business to secure her young daughter’s future. Her mission: to attract new clients at any cost.

Her Cupid outfit catches the eye of New York’s beloved star quarterback, Jasper Jannich. She and Jasper have always clashed, but when a pushy admirer goes too far, he steps in as an unexpected knight in shining armor.

He offers a tantalizing proposal: to be Cupid’s Arrow’s premier client. Reluctantly, Jane agrees, aware of the business potential despite her reservations about Jasper and his playboy reputation.

As she sets him up on date after date, it grows clear that Jane’s the only woman he wants.

She is his goal, his endgame.

She’s not not interested…but her heart has been burned before. To get anywhere, they’ll need courage and faith, not just sizzling chemistry.

He’s ready to make the pass. Is his darling ready to catch it?

Jane + Jasper

We already met both in Emmy and Graham's book. Jane's Emmy's little sister and Jasper is Graham's buddy. I would suggest you read My Darling Bride first!
Jane is still the manager of the family book store and mom to four year old Londyn. She's also just started her own matchmaking business - but it's not going all that well yet. She has lots of female clients, but there are no eligible great guys anywhere!
Enter Jasper. He's really attracted to Jane but she can't stand him. Right?! It's not easy to read her. But at least he can sign up for her business to be closer to her. And going on a few dates won't be that hard for him... until he doesn't want to date other people anymore....

LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ...

ADORABLE

Such a cute romance!

It's not all sweet and funny rom-commy. We have some problems with Jasper's real mom and Londyn's real dad. But it's mostly just a really fun and adorable and sweet love story,

I still adore that book store. The little girl is super cute and Jasper is just the sweetest guy. He is trying so hard to get that happily ever after. Because he usually runs away when it gets to serious because he'd rather leave himself than being left.
It all felt a tiny bit rushed here and there. Or too slow at the same time. I didn't get enough Jasper and Londyn time and all the other side happenings were a bit much ... they took us away from the love story too much.

Also... Jasper is NOT a billionaire - there are very few sports billionaires and not even Tom Brady is anywhere close to being one. Michael Jordan. Michael Schumacher, Tiger Woods and two other golfers - that's it.
Oh and can we please cut Jasper's hair and make him look like the guy on the cover?? I don't do man buns! Ew!

But I still liked reading this story. Wouldn't mind getting a TV show with the book store and the football team as the main characters!

MY DARLING JANE was such a fun + sweet + adorable love story! I loved it! Run to your nearest book store for your own Jaspie - this one is MINE!

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 Wall Street Journal best selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills writes about strong heroines and sexy alpha males that sometimes you just want to slap.

She's addicted to all things fantasy, including unicorns and sword-wielding females. Other fascinations include frothy coffee beverages, dark chocolate, Ian Somerhalder, astronomy (she's a Gemini), and tattoos. She has a degree in English and a Master's in Education. When she's not pecking away on her computer, she shops for cool magnets and fuzzy pajamas.