Mr. Maybe

Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich to Libby Mason. A twenty-seven-year-old publicist, she can hardly afford her stylish and extravagant lifestyle and often has to pay for her dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a handsome but always broke man she's been seeing (no obligations, really). She thus has a completely different perspective on the fairy tale romance when Ed, the richest but stodgiest bachelor in Britain, enters the scene.

Bestseller Jane Green's story of her hilariously emotional contemplation, Mr. Maybe, is enthrallingly told. On the one hand, Nick's performance in the sack—or bathtub, depending on the situation—makes up for his low bank account balance. However, living with him consists mostly of many evening visits to the pub, a dim and run-down flat, and a lot of pointless political outbursts. However, those kind heart and those blue eyes...

But then there's Ed, whose enormous financial account and opulent home make the hungry Libby very tempted. However, Libby questions if the platinum AMEX and unrestricted "retail therapy" are really worth it given his shady mustache and clumsy behavior. Even quickly reading The Joy of Sex doesn't appear to be able to fix his dreadful performance in the sack, despite the fact that he may have fell in love with her right away. Libby has no choice but to accept that the time for "maybe" is passed when the diamond shopping begins.

Mr. Maybe is a classic story about what happens to a lady when her intellect and her heart aren't searching for the same thing, taking romantic comedy to a dazzling new hip level. Mr. Maybe is a novella that will have you laughing until the very end, with a heroine whose difficulties in the dating jungle will make you realize how difficult life can be.