4 Smooches!
Synopsis
For five years, Leah has been known as the fame whore who screwed Kevin Grayson, son of Hollywood royalty, as a step up the ladder to stardom and then maliciously exposed footage of their most intimate moments to the world. Only Leah knows Kevin is the guilty one, using the public sympathy to advance his career and breaking her heart in the process.
Leah isn’t naïve anymore. She’s given up on romance, and she’ll do whatever necessary to prove she hasn’t been defeated. So when she needs another shot of notoriety to ensure the success of her new restaurant, at the same time Kevin needs some PR help of his own, she agrees to a crazy plan.
She can fake a two-week romantic vacation with Kevin, pretending to rekindle their relationship for the eyes of the world. And she can resist Kevin’s breathtaking sexiness, even in such close quarters. And she absolutely won’t fall for any of his lies.
Review
This is the first novel I have read by Noelle Adams and I must say that I really enjoyed it. The book is unique in the perspective and narrations. It goes from past to present and back again, and changes points of view between Leah and Kevin.
The book opens on vacation in the French Riviera with a foursome (2 couples) enjoying graduation and career changes. The reader can sense that the couples are “consciously uncoupling”,to steal a term from Ms. Paltrow, and are going to return home with changes to friendships and romantic relationships.
As Leah and Kevin are somewhat forced to play-up their relationship on a staged vacation, I just wanted to hurry up and see what was going to happen when the truth came out. This in turn caused me to stay up until the wee-hours of the morning to finish!
The romance and sex were pretty awesome, which might have been another reason that I stayed up late! The unrequited love and the double-entendres keep the chemistry alive and have you pulling for the couple.
I think my one criticism was that the novel would have been better served with a little more description of locations, further background information of friends, and a deeper understanding of the relationship between Kevin and his father. Which would have made it longer, and less like a long novella.
All in all, this is definitely a great read that will leave you with a happily ever after that I so enjoy. I will be reading more of Noelle Adams in the future.
Lisa
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