Over Her Head by Nora Fleischer

Drollerie Press holds chats from time to time to introduce their authors and upcoming books.  I attended one several months back and had a lot of fun.  In addition, I was a lucky winner of Over Her Head by Nora Fleischer.  The only catch for the winners was to mention the book on their blogs.  Here’s the synopsis available from the Drollerie Press site:

A bicycling young lady scholar writing her thesis on the historical meaning of merpeople tales visits a well-known collector of literature on the subject, determined to get him to let her read his books. She comes armed with cookies, that well-known advent to a man’s heart, and is surprised to discover he’s not at all the old curmudgeon she had imagined him to be. In fact, he’s almost dismayingly handsome, putting her far out of any running, were she so inclined, which of course she’s not. She just wants his books, despite what her landlady may say. Though she wouldn’t say no to his friendship.

This story takes place in 1905 with a very likeable and believeable main character, Frances.  She’s a student at Winthrop University in Boston and must finish her dissertation on merpeople or go back to Minnesota to work in  her father’s store.  This isn’t as dry as it may seem because Frances is so likeable.  She’s never flustered by any situation Fleischer throws her into and is very dedicated to finishing her paper.  If anything, Frances lacks confidence in herself as a woman.  Even with her book smarts and cooking talents, she doesn’t believe Garrett could ever fall in love with her.  He’s a lawyer who works in New York during the winter and lives in Maine in the summer.

This is a romance where the two leads like each other but can’t believe the other would ever feel the same way.  It is charming to read about a blossoming romance with insecurities on both sides.

Over Her Head is available for sale at Drollerie Press in various ebook formats.  The Kindle version is available on Amazon.

Title: Over Her Head
Author: Nora Fleischer
Publisher: Drollerie Press
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