Take a ride with Love Taxis, the cab company with a heart–in a contemporary Scottish romance that will transport you. Rosalie Heart is a well-known face in Irlwick–well, if you drive a bright pink taxi and your signature style is a pink anorak, you’re going to draw a bit of attention. But Rosalie’s company Love Taxis is more than just a gimmick. For many people in the remote Scottish village, … Scottish village, it’s a lifeline.
Which is something that Marc Petersen will never understand. Marc’s ruthless approach to business doesn’t extend to pink taxi companies running at a loss. When he arrives in Irlwick to see to a new acquisition–Raventhorn, a rundown castle–it’s apparent he poses a threat to Rosalie’s entire existence: not just her business, but her childhood home too.
On the face of it Marc and Rosalie should loathe each other, but what they didn’t count on was somebody playing cupid . . .
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Favorite Quotes:
Well, she had some old wizard cast a spell on the bed before her nuptials to make sure her betrothed could … Perform … Over the years, this bed has proved a steady source of income for the McBrides. Any man whose virility was in need of a little …push could bring his wife here for a fee –a jar of whiskey, a brace of pheasants, a good-sized salmon. Every mark on the bedposts represents a successful night… We organise weddings here now, and people come a long way to … ahem … stay, in this bed.
The kind of physical attraction she’d never experienced before, but that could, according to her friend Alice’s late night confessions, make you lose your head, your self-respect, and most of your clothing.
Now it’s time for the Stitch and Bitch group… The local knitting group or “Knit and Natter”, as they are formally known.
What’s wrong? Is it a little too strong for you? … Perhaps my hand slipped as I was pouring in the coffee granules … unless I mistook the pepper container for sugar.
My Review:
With the playful cover and title I was expecting a Rom/Com, and although the entertaining storylines included romance and amusing humor, there were also strong elements of mystery and suspense with and serious crimes that were committed and solved along the way. I enjoyed the premise, quirky characters, smooth writing style and well-paced mysteries that kept my curiosity primed.
There was a bit of everything in this story including a hidden treasure, ghosts, parentage issues, and a series of vexing crimes that started out as small nuisances before mushrooming into more serious felonies that included hit and run, sabotage, attempted murder, kidnapping, blackmail, burglary, and assault. And I dare not forget the mythical properties of the magical bed with centuries worth of actual notches.
I reveled in the quirky traits and colorful descriptions and behaviors Ms. Laval gave her characters. I adored the major players although the character of Rosalie was not always likable as she was stubborn and immature and prone to outbursts and childish displays of temper – of course, I have never been accused of such annoying behaviors myself as I’m simply lovely, all-the-time.
I have two sparkling new additions to my British Isles Vocab list with “yob,” which Mr. Google informed me was a rude, noisy and aggressive young man, and “bampot,” which according to the Urban Dictionary is a Scottish term meaning ‘hooligan’ or ‘trouble-maker’, so essentially, they are much the same thing and both quite fun to say.
An enjoyable read that’s much more than a romantic comedy, alongside the romance and humour, there’s friendship, history, mystery, danger and a hint of paranormal.
Rosalie is a bubbly and kind-hearted person, and her taxi firm, Love Taxis, is at the heart of the close-knit community. Marc Petersen is a cold and calculating businessman who has got no idea why his late father bought a run-down castle in Scotland.
When Rosalie picks up Petersen in her pink taxi, he’s not impressed with the car or her driving. When she discovers he’s the new owner, not only of the taxi firm but also her home, Raventhorn Castle, and he’s planning to strip and sell the business for profit, she tries to show him that there are more important things in life than a hefty bank balance.
Little Pink Taxi was a well-written, fun read with a mix of quirky characters and a backdrop of the wilds of Scotland.
Little Pink Taxi is a delightful little gem of a book! Marie Laval managed to blend together a romance, a ghost story, and bit of intrigue to create a great read that kept my attention from the beginning until I finished the very last page.
Rosalie is one of my very favorite types of characters! She is smart, sweet, funny, witty, and quirky! I loved that her last name was Heart because that is exactly what she embodies. She has a huge heart. Because of that heart, she is able to knock down Mac’s walls around his heart. Let me tell you that is no easy feat!
I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about Marc in the beginning. He came across as arrogant, oftentimes rude, especially in that first chapter. He was ruthless in his business dealings, but as Rosalie got to know him better, so did I. I, like Rosalie, saw beyond his cold exterior and began falling for him too.
Not only were the characters well done, so was the story. Laval took her time developing every little detail of the book. I felt like there was nothing left out. The addition of the ghost of Lady Fitheach and the lure of a possible treasure just made the book even better. She also paid great attention to the setting, creating a place I could see clearly in my mind.
Laval is a new author to me, and I can’t wait to read more from her in the future.