Lucy Checks In - Dee Ernst

Book Synopsis: Dee Ernst's Lucy Checks In is a delightful work of romantic comedy about a disgraced hotel manager who travels to Rennes to rebuild a hotel and her own life in the process...

Lucia Giannetti needs a fresh start. Once the hotel manager of a glamorous NYC hotel and intimately involved with the hotel's owner, Lucy had her entire future planned out. But when the owner disappears, taking millions of dollars with him, Lucy's life as she knows it falls apart.

Two years later, forty-nine years old and unemployed, Lucy takes a job in Rennes, France to manage the Hotel Paradis. She pictures fur quilts and extravagant chandeliers, but what she finds is wildly different. Lucy is now in charge of turning the run-down, but charming hotel into a bustling tourist attraction. Between painting rooms, building a website, and getting to know Bing, the irritatingly attractive artist, Lucy finds an unexpected home. But can she succeed in bringing the Hotel Paradis to its former glory?

Witty and heartfelt, Lucy Checks In is an inspiring and feel-good novel about reclaiming your life, finding love, and creating a home in places you never thought possible.

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I adored this story! It was so much fun to see Lucy's journey unfold right before my eyes. At times, I did feel a bit overwhelmed by how wordy the book was, but I appreciated the details of the backstory. I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to read this before it was published. I want a copy of this book when it releases to the public.

I have never been to France before, but I want to visit after reading this story. The descriptions were so beautiful and charming. A few warnings before going into this book are: alcoholism, emotional cheating, and death.

This is more of a feel-good novel, than a romance, there is a hint of romance, but it comes secondary to the whole hotel transformation and Lucy's changes as well.

Read this book if you like to travel, stay in hotels, and love French culture.

This novel will be published on August 16, 2022. Run to pre-order this book now on Amazon!

Rating: 4/5 Stars ★★★★☆