Letters From Jayson

Lindsey wanted more from her job and she have had it when she found out she did not get the promotion. She went in to loose all and spoke her mind. That open up a door for her except she had to land an interview with an author Jackson King, who never gives an interview. Determine to prove all everyone wrong, she is head to Florida to her best friends finance’s beach house.
When she arrives at beach house assuming it was empty she meets a stranger named Jay already occupying the house. She couldn’t afford to go to hotel and she pleads with Jayson to stay while he works. Jayson really was not the Jayson, Linsey is was assuming. But when Jayson writes hand written letter to Lindsey, they slowly find each other tolerable.
Each letters are funny and full of banter and jokes. Jayson is not really pleasant to be around but he is finding himself worrying and caring about Lindsey. He is slowly opening up to her and they enjoy each other’s company but Jayson has big secret that he can’t share with anyone.
When Linsey is adamant to interview Jackson King and she will do anything to get that interview done. She meets Kevin, who works with Kevin. He appears nice but he has different motivation toward Lindsey.
Will Linsey get an interview with Jackson King?
Jayson’s letters are really great and total opposite of how he behaves. Lindsey is fun and full of energy. I really loved them both.
I really enjoyed reading this story and letters were great.

Life typically happens with ups and downs. Good and bad. Tears of joy and pain.

One of the best features of Lindsey's story is how life keeps knocking her down and she keeps on chugging along. Sometimes shutting down, some times fighting back, sometimes rolling the with punches. I appreciated her strong character.

Jayson is a bit of a mystery who hides a bit too much, but then shows his humility and vulnerable side through his letters.... which leaves you no choice but to feel for him. Especially when he becomes protective of her (rather than just possessive).

This story has a few twists and turns that aren't clearly spelled out right away. I appreciate that the author allows the reader to evolve and think rather than bluntly sharing every detail.

Good read, excited to read more from Amy Hale.

If I could give Letters From Jayson more than five stars, I would. I totally and completely loved this well-written book, and I read it from cover to cover in less than a day. Author Amy Hale's plot is easy to understand, unpredictable, and her characters are well-defined.

Lindsey is a journalist that covers the society pages for Indiana Comfort Magazine. Due to her gender and the sexist men that run the publication, she is always overlooked for a promotion. She is also the subject of daily sexual harassment. She finally loses her cool when the mail-room guy is promoted to features columnist. Threatening her sexist boss with a harassment suit, she gets the chance she needs to prove herself. Her assignment is to locate and interview the current best-selling author of spy thrillers, a recluse that refuses to do personal interviews. Little does Lindsey know that the author is closer than she thinks, and he is hot, fun to talk to, and ends up truly caring about her safety.

This was such a fun read! The two main characters have a love/hate relationship and their banter is quite clever. They become roommates for a week, and they spar, flirt, and communicate via short notes shoved under their respective bedroom doors. There are many laugh-out-loud moments and humorous situations. Overall, this is a terrific read that twists and turns in all the right places.

Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

Had me guessing right 'til the end

This story hit it off right from the beginning with Lindsey, a journalist, having a terrible day. Her ex can't stop calling her, and because of his unwelcome 'sexts' she didn't get much sleep. Could things get any worse? Well, that question may have been better left un-asked: her irritation, and fatigue seep in and she finds herself severely damaging a colleague's nether regions. That, and she signs herself up for a big, but not easy, win: to secure an interview with a hugely successful, but mysterious, author the public eye has never seen. This man takes care to avoid the media, so Lindsey is not at all welcome.

Too bad, Lindsey is up for the challenge-even if it's only to prove the misogynistic jerks, at her office, wrong. She hates her job, and this opportunity could score her a lucrative position. Now...if only she could get her interview.

Along the way, in her quest, she meets Jay, a total stranger in the kitchen of her temporary home. They are a constant source of one another's frustration: he's in her space, and she's in his. Then, she meets Kevin, the man who could be her only ticket to meeting the author, they seem to be hitting it off, he's good, friendly, considerate. He's a fine man, but why then does she want to get closer to the stranger with too many secrets, an ever-changing personality, and a habit of leaving her quirky letters (which I loved) under her door?

I know this is an inadequate description, there's a lot I've left out: but, give me credit, a lot goes on! Certainly had me guessing, trying to piece things together, and there were some parts I totally saw coming. Other bits were just guesses, but I liked the romantic comedy nature to this book. It was well written, bits of it were cliché but it came together pretty well.

Perhaps my favourite thing about this book is that the love interests are not completely perfect, nor are they completely villainous. It made things more real, and interesting: there was conflict as opposed to 'walking on eggshells' under the guise of peaceful harmony and co existence. Jayson actually reminded me of the Beast, in Beauty and the Beast, because of all his grumbling and protectiveness. Excuse the comparison, I'm just super excited for the film release!

Only thing I had difficulty accepting was that Lindsey was okay with Jay's intervention in her career life, he improved things but it wasn't his place to do so. This goes against the character we first see, Then there was how she was assaulted, nearly taken advantage of, after which she just crawls into another man's arms. At the risk of sounding judgemental, this seemed foolish considering we learn her to possess a fairly rational mind. (I kind of try to judge characters in a story to avoid judging real people- so excuse my observation, I just had to give voice to it.)

This book was a lot like The Holiday (2006) starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. As well as, Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas (2011). I guess I'm a girl who knows her movies ;)

I received this book through NetGalley.

Lindsey is an ambitious reporter for her hometown magazine. Sadly, her hard work is thwarted at every turn by a misogynistic boss and his cronies. In one last effort (or impossible task from her boss), Lindsey heads to Florida to interview a reclusive mystery writer that has never been photographed or interviewed.

In a weird twist of only Hollywood or romance novels, confusion ensues when Lindsey finds someone already staying in the guest house that she was promised and assumes it is the owner's brother. Jayson, the houseguest, is actually unbeknownst to Lindsey, the mysterious writer. The comedy of errors and romance that develops is both funny and at times disheartening as the deception causes what appears to be the demise of the romance.

Ms. Hale creates characters with depth and humor, so it is easy to like both Jayson (despite his deception and abruptness at times) and Lindsey, who exhibits tenacity and determination. The plot moves quickly and keeps your interest.