4.5 Smooches!
Synopsis
WORDS
Convey a message
Andrea Jordan dreams of acting on Broadway, and she is at the cusp of achieving success. All her sacrifices start to pay off when she lands a role that will catapult her to stardom.
CAN
Express our thoughts
Award-winning theater critic Bentley Chambers possesses the power to make or break a career. Theatergoers consider his reviews to be gospel, and actors cringe at the thought of him in the audience. His words possess power.
HURT
A heart’s not made of stone
More than one actor has been sent packing after Bentley’s bad reviews, and Andrea could be next. She won’t stand by and let him shatter her dreams, but she never thought giving him a piece of her mind would also mean giving him a piece of her heart.
Will Andrea discover on her own the passion Bentley claims she lacks, or will he be the one to draw it out of her?
Words… choose them wisely.
***STAND ALONE NOVEL*** INTENDED FOR MATURE READERS***
Review
The Critic blew me away!!! Andi Jordan has left her prestigious family to pursue an acting career in NYC. And during this journey to “make it” she has received performance reviews that haven’t, well, been entirely positive. Bentley Chambers is the critic. Although his words seem harsh, he has to be honest in his reviews or else it will reflect poorly on his job. I adored these characters. I couldn’t get enough of the funny, cute dialogue between these two. I felt for Andi while she read the reviews. Yet, I was able to understand Bentley and his words. Excellent job by the author for the character development. I felt the passion from both characters, Bentley for his job and Andi for her craft. I loved the penny references as well. I smiled while I read them and loved each one! I recommend this book for the romantics that love a sweet, steamy, love story! 4.5 Smooches for The Critic by Joanne Schwehm!
~Sarah
