Little Lady, Big Apple

LITTLE LADY, BIG APPLE: by Hester Browne: Pocket Books: 2007: Fiction: 360 pages.

In this sequel to The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne, Melissa Romney-Jones travels from London to New York to spend time with her new American boyfriend, Jonathan Riley, who has moved back temporarily for work. Jonathan wants Melissa to relax and treat the time as a vacation, but Melissa is reluctant to leave her up-and-coming Little Lady Agency in the hands of her tactless friend and sister. The Little Lady Agency, which offers helpless bachelors “every girlfriend service a man could need, except sex and laundry,” requires a woman who can be polite but firm.

Melissa secretly keeps working from New York, but she soon finds herself at odds with Jonathan over whether she should continue to run the agency at all.

This book doesn’t offer anything more than typical Chick-lit faire, but it is definitely one I would recommend over many of the books like it out there. Melissa is a very likable character. She’s sweet, innocent and nice to everyone. A fun, light read.

AJ