Peek into Lily’s New York Life!

Peek into Lily’s New York life! I realized I never did a behind-the-scenes tour of all the places that inspired the scenes in My Book Boyfriend, my enemies-to-lovers, librarian-saving-community-garden vs. developer-who-wants-to-bulldoze-it romantic comedy. But I did previously include photos of the community garden inspiration! Here’s the short blurb: Lily loves her community garden. Rupert wants to bulldoze it for community housing. When feelings grow, will they blossom or turn to rubble?

Here’s the My Book Boyfriend cover – click on the image below for links to your favorite retailers!

So where should we start? She lives in a small walk-up in a brownstone, and she works in a library on the Upper West Side. I used the St. Agnes library branch as inspiration. Here’s a photo:

She goes on a date to the New York Public library gala, which doesn’t go quite as well as expected:

When my date at the ball ditches me to flirt with another woman, and Rupert, my enemy – the hot shot developer who plans to bulldoze my community garden—asks me to dance . . .

“You look like you’re plotting mischief.” Rupert appears by my side as I watch my date dancing with another woman.

Why does Rupert have to be so attractive?

“He’s a fool,” Rupert says.

It looks like I’m the fool.

Here’s a photo of a New York Public Library lion all bedecked for the holidays:

And she hangs out with her friends at a fictional cafe called Banter & Books, which is filled with plants, books, coffee, tea, cookies and friends 🙂

Here are some photos of the community garden inspiration (inspired by the Elizabeth Street Garden):

I hope you’ve enjoyed this peek into Lily’s New York life 🙂