Audio book of Perfect by Kimberly Keagan

 


I listened to the audio-book of Perfect: A Sweet Guilded Age Romance by Kimberly Keagan. This is the first book in the Hearts on Display series. The narrator was Robin McAlpine and she did a good job of making the story interesting with her voice.

William Walraven and his brother Bert Walraven left Philadelphia to head up the construction and development of the family's first New York department store. William has worked hard to make this store top-notch in spite of constant struggles with his father--who doesn't want to let go of the helm in spite of others urging him to retire to restore his health.

Ivy King and her grandmother run a bookstore that Ivy's parents owned before they passed away. They work hard to make it go and have faced some challenges. Ivy also works as a librarian part time at a private nearby library.

One day Ivy twists her ankle while walking on a street near William and they meet. As time goes on, he and Bert check on Ivy at the bookstore and the couple gets to know each other.

Perfect is along the lines of You've Got Mail and is a sweet Christian romance. The couple goes to church and prays so there is definitely a spiritual element to the story.  I enjoyed getting to know the characters, for the most part. There are a couple of people who aren't very pleasant and do well as villains in the story. Perfect is somewhat predictable, but there are times when I want that sort of HEA story in my line-up. I liked that there was a mystery in the background to solve, which helped to hold my interest. I also enjoyed seeing Will and Ivy grow closer romantically as the story went on. There were some lovely swoon-worthy moments. Ivy is also a differently-abled character and I like that the author included that aspect to her. I think it gives hope to others who aren't "perfect."  Perfect is a debut novel and there is already a second book in the series available to look forward to.

I received a copy of this book from the author and JustRead Book Tours. All opinions are my own.

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