Sometimes, I swear my life is a Julia Roberts movie. Right now, I am going through the part that sucks. The most. So bad that I feel the overwhelmingly desperate need to take a leaf out of her book. Just feels like a long-drawn bildungsroman. Only problem is my character isn’t growing as fast as I want it to or as I should be. Day and night, I sit here waiting for my twist of fate to happen. ‘Patience, Patience. The time has got to be right,’ I tell myself, hoping for the ‘all’s well that ends well’ ending. Please Doctor Cupid, please don’t misfire your arrows. And just as my strong-willed Julia Roberts spirit kicks into full gear, this man comes into the picture (why does it always have to be a man thrown in the mix) and I swear (twice now) my life is a Julia Roberts movie, like for real. Hold on tight for the twists and turns – and an ending that’ll blow your ... never-mind, I probably shouldn’t reveal too much just yet xx.

Reproduction of the original: Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton

Legend has it Cupid's Brooch sends you to your one true love... Actress Liz Barrett, adored by millions, wields Cupid's Brooch and trades places with Miss Elizabeth Barrett of 1812, a young lady without connections who fears having no choice in whom she must marry. Either Liz's rabid fans have made up this crazy story, while Elizabeth suffers what is surely purgatory, or they've traded places in time and perhaps even fallen into the arms of their one true love. But what will Lord Whittington and Dr. Demfry do if fate is determined to switch them back?