CAN AN AVERAGE GIRL SURVIVE
HOLLYWOOD?
Heartthrob
Hollywood Hearts #1
Belinda Williams
Released Nov 10th, 2016
CAN AN AVERAGE GIRL SURVIVE HOLLYWOOD?
Ally Valenti doesn’t belong in Hollywood. Not like her friend and actress, Lena Lyons. Lena’s convinced Ally to pursue her dreams of fashion design, starting with some gowns for the awards season.
Which Ally will get around to creating as soon as she can stop looking at Jacob Swan, Lena’s latest co-star. Not that she’s staring. Ally’s skeptical of anything celebrity and it’s not like she’d be pathetic enough to fall for a Hollywood heartthrob.
Then Ally learns there’s more to Jacob than his good guy, all-American persona. She finds herself torn between the desire to get to know him better and her determination to stay out of the limelight.
Of course the media has other ideas—and someone doesn’t like all the attention Ally’s getting. When threats aimed at destroying her fashion career go too far, Ally’s convinced she’s living in crazy town.
The sensible thing would be to retreat home before it all ends in spectacular fashion. But will Ally be leaving more than her dreams behind if she says goodbye to Hollywood?
This glamorous, fast-paced contemporary romance that will make you smile, is perfect for fans of Rachel Gibson, Victoria Dahl, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Liliana Hart.
Unfortunately, no amount
of warning would be adequate to prepare me for Jacob Swan in a suit. Dear God.
There had to be laws against tailoring that good. The suit molded to every inch
of his muscled body like it had been sculpted on. It was a dusky blue and I
knew without looking it matched the color of his eyes. Even as my heart
stuttered in my chest, I recognized superb tailoring when I saw it.
“Talk to me, Ally,” Lena
suggested. “You’re staring.”
“Can’t help it.”
And I really couldn’t. His
ensemble was perfect. Crisp white shirt, a simple matching blue tie, and brown
boots. Most people would have worn a black tuxedo for an event like the Golden
Globes, but not Jake. The brown boots were a perfect contrast to the blue suit
and hinted at a man comfortable with himself. But I guess when you were
considered the sexiest man in Hollywood, that kind of came with the territory.
“Still staring,” Lena said
in a singsong voice.
“Don’t care,” I sang back.
“Makes you seem
desperate,” she continued the tune, her voice heightening to a soprano.
Finally I turned to her.
“I am. Desperate to know his stylist.”
Lena’s expression morphed
into one of disbelief. “Are you serious?”
“Absolutely. I mean, look
at the guy. Dressed to perfection.” I waved my hand in Jake's general
direction, but my arm ended up hovering in mid-air as our eyes met through the
crowd.
My heart continued to
thump erratically in my chest, feeling as though it was about to give out
completely.
Alright, so it wasn’t just
his ensemble. It was him. One hundred percent pure Jake. It was those blue eyes
of his. They were so alive, so expressive, a woman could drown in his gaze and
enjoy the experience. They danced with amusement at me in the dim light.
To ensure my demise, he
flashed me a cocky grin.
Belinda
Williams is
a marketing communications specialist and copywriter who allowed an addiction
to romance and chick-lit to get the better of her. She was named a top ten
finalist in the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award in both 2013 and
2014.
Her
other addictions include music and cars. Belinda’s eclectic music taste forms
the foundation of many of her writing ideas and her healthy appreciation for
fast cars means she would not so secretly love a Lamborghini. For now she’ll
have to settle with her son’s Hot Wheels collection and writing hot male leads
with sports cars.
Belinda
lives in Sydney and blogs regularly about writing and reading at www.belindawilliamsbooks.com
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