The Rules of Love and Grammar

Grace Hammond has already lost her job and her boyfriend when her apartment ceiling caves in. With nothing left for her in Manhattan, she flees for her Connecticut hometown, where she reluctantly agrees to stay with her parents for a few weeks.

Ever since her sister Renny died 17 years earlier, Grace has avoided spending too much time in Dorset, but this time she enjoys her visit. In addition to the small-town charms, her entertaining and educated parents and her always supportive best friend, there's Mitch, the handsome bike store employee who agrees to attempt a refurbishment of Renny's vintage bicycle. And also Peter, Grace's high school sweetheart, who is back in town directing a movie shoot.

Grace's relationships with Mitch and Peter inevitably become complicated, in large part because Grace, a natural critic, can't help pointing out grammar flaws and changes that need to be made wherever she goes. Can Grace learn to forgive the past, step out of Renny's shadow, live less by the rules and have more fun?

Mary Simses (The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café), has written a predictable yet charming romance. Grace's quirks make her an empathetic heroine, and readers will chuckle at the predicaments she gets herself into. Anyone who enjoys Kristan Higgins or Kristin Harmel is sure to enjoy Mary Simses, and the descriptions of Dorset's coastal beauties and the New England countryside will make armchair travelers consider a trip to Connecticut. --Jessica Howard, blogger at Quirky Bookworm

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