Looking for a little summer reading that won’t end after the first book? Check out the Little Lady series. It’s not your average romance, and luckily it doesn’t have a vampire in sight.

The Little Lady series starts with “The Little Lady Agency.” The first book follows Melissa Romney-Jones, whose father is a member of British parliament. She has had all the right training in manners and schooling but still cannot seem to find a decent job. She has had various temp jobs but can’t seem to keep one long enough to even consider it temporary, more like momentary. She decides she can market her skills of manners and impeccable training to single men who don’t have a wife to help them out. To keep her family from being in a scandal, she puts on a blonde wig and becomes the feisty Honey Blennerhesket. She can plan a party, help men with shopping, or even be their date when they need to impress their boss.

Some people might confuse her with a refined prostitute, but that isn’t the case at all. She is more of a consultant who can help men with all their questions on how to plan a posh British party. Things seem to be going great with her new business until she falls for one of her clients, American business tycoon Jonathon Riley. Riley recently moved to London and needs help finding great places to take clients to eat. In steps Honey Blennerhesket. She becomes his date to keep clients entertained, and she takes it upon herself to show him all the sights worth seeing in London. Things are going great until she discovers she loves him, but it’s Melissa that loves him and Honey can’t let on that she has feelings.

This sets the two of them off onto various adventures together, and I won’t give away whether or not they end up together or not. The two books in the series after “The Little Lady Agency” is “Little Lady, Big Apple” and “The Little Lady and the Prince.” Throughout the series, Melissa struggles with different problems she gets into that she can only get out of by taking on Honey’s personality. Melissa is much more quiet and reserved while Honey says and does whatever she wants. It’s great to read about the way a blond wig can change someones personality.

I enjoyed the books because it’s a series that you don’t have to think too hard about. After spending a long year reading books that were forced on us by professors to try and teach us something, it’s a nice break to read a fun book series that doesn’t require CliffsNotes to understand. The first book is the best, but if you can’t get enough of Melissa and Honey, you’ll continue to read the other two. The final book in the series brings twists that you would never have expected.

Melissa’s family in the books do tend to get on your nerves. They are annoyingly dysfunctional. The grandmother is the only one with good intentions, even though she’s a bit crazy. The father is hardly present due to his important parliament duties. Her sister is a bimbo who is only concerned with her money and her husband’s money. Luckily, they aren’t present in the books enough to not read them.

If you’re looking for a summer romance to read without werewolves, vampires or even a perfect happy ending, this book series will keep you entertained. The Little Lady delivers big laughs and big fun.

Rating: 4/5

Cover and story from Creative Commons

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