The Wake-Up Call
Books | Fiction / Romance / Holiday
3.8
Beth O'Leary
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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More Details:
Author
Beth O'Leary
Pages
368
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2023-09-26
ISBN
0593640128 9780593640128
Community ReviewsSee all
"Super cute story. "
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Sharon Delaney
"Beth O'Leary consistently writes characters I fall in love with! I debated between 4 and 5 stars for this book. I did thoroughly enjoy it, even if it was a classic misunderstanding leads to enemies-to-lovers plotline. Despite the mostly unoriginal story itself (it was exactly like reading "The Hating Game" again) I loved being part of Izzy and Lucas's life for a few months. Along with a great cast of secondary characters!"
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Elizabeth Fordham
"I needed to GTFO of romantasy, it was consuming my life (in the best way!), so I took a hard left turn into holiday romances! But it’s Beth O’Leary, so quality holiday romance at least. <br/><br/>This wasn’t my favorite of hers, but truthfully I didn’t expect it to be. Again, tis the season, and thankfully it was much better than the cheesy Hallmark movies I tend to consume this time of year. <br/><br/>The characters were a little stale, and while I love a hate to date, I wasn’t really buying the tension. But man did I relate to Izzy, I ended up highlighting quite a bit, and really that’s all I need in a book: relatable mains that I can root for! Check and check!"
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Allie Peduto
"Banter, chemistry and chaos abound in this fun holiday romantic comedy. Two rival hotel receptionists are forced to team up to save a struggling hotel after a string of disasters.<br/><br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️ |"
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Kaylee Fenby