Book Review: Wrong Train to Paris

As you all know, I'm a big Jennifer Moore fan, so I was excited to see she had a book in the Romance on the Orient Express series called The Wrong Train to Paris. This is such a fun story!

Julia is traveling on the Orient Express without her father (but with a chaperone) and she's anxious to show her father that she's capable of doing things on her own. Whenever they travel together, they stop and get a certain cake and she decides to do that on her own---but ends up getting back on the wrong train! She's ended up in Provence and the only person for miles is a man she met briefly at a train station stop. Luc is so good-hearted and takes her to his aunt's home to wait for the next train---and that's when their bumpy journey to love begins. Maybe the wrong train has led to the right man!

I loved the lush descriptions of Provence and things that make that part of the world unique like the cheese. I loved all the references to the beautiful art of the period as well. But Ms. Moore shines in the slow burn romance and how tender the moments are between Luc and Julia. Luc is so sweet and his reactions to Julia's mistakes are endearing. Such a great hero in the understanding and kindness department! Julia tries so hard, but makes a lot of bad decisions. Poor Fleur! But her heart is in the right place. I loved that she was so relatable in her approach to fixing the things that have gone wrong. I also enjoyed the secondary characters of the aunt and neighbors and thought they really added a nice depth to the story. This one will definitely be going on my rainy day shelf. A sweet, tender read with a sigh-worthy ending.

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Here is the back copy:

At nineteen years of age, Julia Weston fancies herself a capable woman, far too old to require a traveling companion. But at the insistence of her overprotective father, Julia finds herself aboard the Orient Express in the care of an approved escort. In an ill-advised demonstration of independence, Julia leaves the train on a quick errand and then re-boards and sleeps away her exhaustion. Upon awakening, however, she realizes her plan went terribly awry: she boarded the wrong train and is now stranded alone in the French countryside of Provence.

Now she must rely on the help of Luc Paquet, a young French farmer who offers her accommodations with his aunt while Julia awaits the next train to Paris in five days’ time. As she settles into the rhythms of the household alongside Luc and his aunt, Julia learns more than she ever dreamed she would about France, farm life, and her handsome rescuer. There is more to Luc than meets the eye, and their chemistry is undeniable. But Julia and Luc are from different worlds, and all too soon, the train will bear Julia back to a life that suddenly feels incomplete.