glorified secretary who thinks color-coding my library is a wild Friday night.
So when he shows up after all this time wanting to make good on our childhood
deal to tie the knot, it’s not because he can’t resist my perfect credit score.
I’m the (safe, sensible) girl for the job. I would be insulted… if the proposal
didn’t come with an all-expenses-paid trip to England while he shoots a new
movie version of ’Pride & Prejudice.’
nights with a chiseled hunk who knows all the right moves.
But all our fake-smoldering is getting my very real panties in a twist. It turns
out, Jax is so much more than just a reckless playboy. He makes me want to
forget our ‘arrangement’.. and break all the rules.
scheming actresses, control-freak PR crews, and a pesky little thing called
love ruin the best (fake) relationship of my life?
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
I also liked the childhood connection and marriage pact that Jax and Penny made all those years ago, which she assumed he had long forgotten. The way he acted as her knight in shining armor in the NYC bar before the whole fake relationship plot unfolds really helped cement Jax as a likable hero in my mind as well. He knew who Penny was right away, and wasn’t going to miss the chance to get to know her.
McCoy does a great job of showing the reader and Penny the real Jax, the one who hides behind the mask of the Hollywood heartthrob. The reader gets a real feel for WHY Jax is so anti-relationship, and despite his best efforts, we see him fall for Penny without even knowing it. (Versus the reader just being told it’s happened. That is such a pet peeve of mine.)
I loved the appearances of Paige and Dash from Hot Bachelor and Emmy and Charlie from Royal Player, the first two books in this series of standalones. I can’t wait to see what happens in #4! Overall, Heartthrob was a great page-turner! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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