Review: Brazen tackles Hollywood again - this time successfully.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
Robin Covington must've had a lot of fun writing her new book, Playing the Part, from Entangled Brazen. Her story about a successful romance author getting up close and personal with the handsome male lead of her best-selling novel's film adaptation is a quick, charming read with a Happily Ever After - Hollywood style.A spark of chemistry ignites between a spunky heroine and a sexy Alpha male, leading to an inevitable tangle between the sheets. In her quest to school actor Mick Blackwell on convincingly portraying a man in love, author Piper James didn't expect to find herself in a clash of wits with the charismatic womanizer. From the moment they meet on the set of Reagan's Gift, their attraction is instant, and it becomes a question of when, not if, they would give in to their mutual desires.Playing the Part is the second Brazen book set in Hollywood (the first being Cindy Dee's Femme Fatale), although I do feel it's the more successful of the two, with its perfect blend of reality and fantasy. The glamorous side of the film industry is pitted against the clinical aspects of the business as well as the drawbacks of living in the spotlight. The movie buff in me loved delving into the behind-the-scenes drama, gaining insight into the scandalous lives of the rich and famous.At its core, Playing the Part is a sweet romance involving two emotionally damaged individuals, hesitant to bare themselves to each other after having been burned in past relationships. Whether engaging in light-hearted flirtation or emotional displays of vulnerability, Piper and Mick are captivating characters. Their connection drives the narrative, enhanced by a handful of strategically placed love scenes with off-the-charts levels of steaminess.As protagonists, Mick and Piper are likable and entertaining. Romance lovers will envy Piper for her fantasy-come-true tryst with a smooth-talking biracial heartthrob (think Jesse Williams from Grey's Anatomy). The bookworm and film junkie in me were doubly delighted while reading Playing the Part and I'm excited to see what Robin Covington does next with her Playing Around series.