But, once she got to Paris, I was hooked.

For me, the early chapters, especially the first one where she’s fighting with her asshole of a boyfriend, were a slog to get through, and I think it’s because the story starts off with an argument between Maggie and her boyfriend. It was a lighthearted read that took off for me once Maggie gets to Paris. She even finds the inspiration she’d been looking for and love, too. Despite some difficulty settling into Paris, Maggie soon finds her bearings there with the help of a Frenchman and spends time with her daughter and ex-husband while in the city. To help her regain inspiration, Maggie’s agent invites her to Paris with him and his husband hoping the change of location and Parisian culture will spark inspiration in Maggie helping her to complete the book by her deadline.

Maggie Finds Her Muse is a contemporary romance novel about a 48-year-old author who recently broke off a relationship with a selfish boyfriend and is having difficulty completing the last book in her bestselling romance series. This one grew on me and slowly pulled me in. Charming and heartfelt, Dee Ernst’s Maggie Finds Her Muse is a delightful and feel-good novel about finding love, confidence, and inspiration in all the best places. After all, how could she find anything except inspiration in Paris, with its sophistication, food, and romance in the air?īut the clock is running out, and between her charming ex-husband arriving in France for vacation and a handsome Frenchman appearing one morning in her bathtub, Maggie’s previously undisturbed peace goes by the wayside. With a marvelous apartment at her fingertips and an elegant housekeeper to meet her every need, a finished book-and her dream of finally taking her career over the top-is surely within her grasp. Forty-eight years old and newly single (again!), she ventures to Paris in a last-ditch effort to finish her manuscript.

(Although I received a copy of this book from NetGalley, it does not influence the thoughts I share about my reading experience below.) GenreĪ sparkling romantic comedy starring a bestselling author who goes to Paris to overcome writer’s block and rediscovers family, independence, and love along the way.Īll Maggie Bliss needs to do is write. I managed to finish it and quite liked it too.

I gave it another chance and after working past the first chapter, the story became interesting to me and even enjoyable. However, when I started reading it, I was so annoyed by the protagonist after a few pages that I gave up on the book planning not to return to it.īut I did. I was in the midst of a romance reading phase when I requested this from NetGalley.

Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst