Title: The Wake-Up Call
Author: Beth O'Leary
Release Date: September 26, 2023
Blurb
Two hotel receptionists—and arch-rivals—find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way.
It's the busiest season of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when Izzy and Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel's front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside and see it through.
The hotel won't stay afloat beyond Christmas without some sort of miracle. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management that this might be the way to fix everything. With four rings still sitting in the lost & found, the race is on for Izzy and Lucas to save their beloved hotel—and their jobs.
As their bitter rivalry turns into something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas begin to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future. Can the two of them make it through the season with their hearts intact?
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Review
Izzy was developing feelings for her co-worker Lucas however when her attempts to reach out to him went awry she will be polite while they are working but that is where it ends. With the hotel in financial trouble and in jeopardy of closing down Izzy is determined to do what she can to help even if it means working with Lucas on an unlikely project to reunite lost rings with their owners.
Lucas isn't sure how the situation escalated to the point where they can barely co-exist however he is willing to put that aside for the sake of the hotel. As they find themselves spending time together on a unique project it will force them to not only face the past but the escalating feelings between them as well.
The premise of this story is unique and is the perfect mix of fun and feelings. I enjoyed seeing them evolve from each others nemesis to working as a team and seeing each other for who they are and not just the one event that created the distance between them.
