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The Jensy Willett series by Sara Scott is one of my all time favourite romance stories. Comprised of The Touch of Her Voice, The Sound of Her Smile, and The Taste of Her Silence, the series explores Jensy and Sophie’s relationship across their entire lifetimes.

Feeling a little bereft at the closure of Jensy and Sophie’s journey, it was with great delight that I discovered Sara Scott was intending to release a short anthology of deleted scenes compiled from the series.

What ensues is a short read of brilliant snippets that were eventually cut during the author’s writing and editing process. It is in essence a unique combination of entirely unseen, or materially different, aspects of Jensy and Sophie’s journey, with some deletions also featuring other support characters such as Molly, Andie, and the Nelson family.

To be clear, this anthology is really only able to be enjoyed at its full potential if readers have also read the preceding series., as having done so gives this collection of deleted scenes a fabulous ‘peak behind the curtain’ feeling. It is a genius way to give loyal readers a little bit more from the Jensy Willett world that they have grown to know and love.

I love that in addition to the deleted scene itself, Scott also gives each individual piece a precursor which efficiently and effectively provides relevant background information for each scene, alongside the overall reason as to why the scene didn’t make the final cut. Ultimately, On the Cutting Room Floor is a wonderful and insightful accompaniment to both the series as a whole, and to the inner world of the author.

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