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The Spark by Jules Wake

Published by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter

Publication Date: 11th December 2020

Womens Fiction, Romance

Book Description:

Jess is falling for Sam.

Sam is falling for Jess.

But it seems life will do whatever it takes to make them fall apart.

When Jess and Sam lock eyes at a party, a spark ignites. The spark. But love at first sight isn’t like the movies, especially when Sam’s ex, Victoria, is determined to make their honeymoon period a living hell.

Is love at first sight enough?

My Thoughts:

My thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read The Spark - the first of Jules books I have read, but certainly won't be the last. 

The Spark is such an easy read, the words just flowed from the page and I whizzed through this rollercoaster love story. Jess and Sam meet at Jess's aunt's garden party and instantly feel the click of attraction. There's only one problem: Sam has a long term, drop dead gorgeous girlfriend. And after Jess's dad walked out on her mum when she was a child, Jess has always vowed never to step on another woman's toes where men are concerned.  But the attraction is strong, and it takes all their efforts to stay away from one another.  But Cupid is a determined little chap and finds ways of getting the couple together. 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading how the couple juggled with the moral dilemmas thrown up by Sam's situation, and when his attempts to end his relationship in a proper manner hit numerous snags Jess wonders whether it is all worth the effort.  The story is so well narrated I felt every heart string twang for both of the youngsters. The fly in the ointment of their relationship is a really nasty piece of work who has no thoughts for anyone but herself; it's easy to see why Sam would rather be with Jess. I wanted to fight Jess's corner for her on more than one occasion as she is just too nice to stand up for herself - or is she? Everyone has their limits in the end.

Jess's own family back story also gets reviewed and I was really pleased that she managed to face some ghosts from her childhood, and came to understand that there is always more than one side to every story.

A great book, well worth reading.

About the Author:

Jules Wake's earliest known declaration that she planned to be a writer came at the age of ten. Along the way she was diverted by the glamorous world of PR and worked on many luxury brands, taking journalists on press trips to awful places like Turin, Milan, Geneva, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam and occasionally losing the odd member of the press in an airport. It gave her the opportunity to eat amazing food, drink free alcohol as well as providing opportunities to hone her writing skills on press releases and to research European cities for her books.

Eventually the voices in her head persuaded her it was time to sit down and write the novel she'd always talked about. Her debut novel in 2014, was quickly followed by the bestselling From Italy With Love, published by One More Chapter, HarperCollins, which reached number 1 in the Amazon Kindle charts.

Jules' book Covent Garden in the Snow was a Kindle Top 2 bestseller and the follow up book Notting Hill in the Snow was nominated for a Romantic Novel of the Year Award.

She also writes cosy romantic fiction as Julie Caplin and the sixth book in the Romantic Escapes series, The Little Tokyo Teashop was published by One More Chapter in the summer of 2020 and the seventh, The Little Swiss Ski Chalet will be published in January 2021.

Follow on twitter @juleswake. Or visit her on www.juleswake.co.uk