Start with the cover. Even though you should not judge a book by its cover, it is still the first thing a reader sees. The colors, the layout, the entire cover drew me in. Before I even read what the book was about I knew that this was a book I would not pass up.

This could be a book about a woman who runs to Paris when she finds out her husband is cheating on her. But this is not what this book is. The cheating happens, the woman runs to Paris but she realizes that it is not because of his cheating that she runs. The woman, Genevieve Martin, goes back to Paris to run her deceased uncles locksmith business. This business has had a part of her heart since she visited many years ago. I did not really connect with Genevieve. I felt like she had some growing up to do. She felt lost to me. I wanted her to connect with people. I believe that is what she was missing. She lost her mother young and had no deep connection with her father or brother.

I loved the secondary characters. They portrayed to me the different types of people who live in Paris. There was Sylvie the French baker who was pushed into a life she wasn’t sure she wanted, but was stuck due to it being a family business. Then Phillipe, the old man who was friends with Genevieve’s uncle for a long time and knew the history of her family was, to me, the top dog of the neighborhood. He seemed to know everyone and their history. Killian, the young man who lived across the street, kept Genevieve grounded. When she got frustrated, lost, or just needed a touch of real life Killian was there for her.

This is my first book from Juliet Blackwell and I look forward to reading more from her.