What a Girl Wants (Fillmore & Greenwich, #1)

by Kate Perry

[Sam@WLABB]

Kate Perry is one of my go-tos for a feel good romance. I love the community she builds, and was really excited to see one of the secondary characters from Summerhill settling back in Laurel Heights territory. Besides the romance between Arianna and Sebastian, as well as the secondary romance between Arianna's parents, we got to check in with a few Summerhills, and had a few checkins from some Laurel Heights inhabitants.

Arianna has always felt a little out of place in her family full of success stories. She is doing fairly well with her Dew Me beauty product line, but her father is pushing her to expand her business. Sebastian attempts to assist Arianna with this expansion to fulfill a debt to Edward, Arianna's father. In the meantime, Edward and Lillian, Arianna's mother, are struggling to reconnect with each other now that Edward is retired and home more often.

I really enjoyed this book. I adored Sebastian, and how he was direct about what he wanted and needed. He was a perfect hero, who gave more than he took, and a great foil to our confused heroine. I found Esme quite fun, and liked the quirky touch she gave this romance, tying it all together, and giving us a foreshadowing for the next book. In fact, Arianna's circle of friends was quite varied and interesting. I look forward to getting to know them better.

A good start to a new series, which I will definitely continue to read.