Review: Awesome romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
Mick Blackwell is Hollywood's hottest star. He has carried a whole action movie franchise on his shoulders as the lead character, John Dark. But now he's in a new movie, a book to movie adaptation, written by author Piper James. In this one, he's supposed to be in love but being not only Hollywood's biggest star but also its biggest playboy, he has no experiences to draw on. Piper gets brought in to help him capture the feelings in her book.Piper James knows how Hollywood works. She even dated a hot shot actor before. But that blew up in her face so now she's treading carefully. Except Mick Blackwell's now in the picture and he is totally not one to tread carefully on anything.You guys, this story was amazing! Why was it so amazing? Well, Mick Blackwell may have something to do with that... He is swoony perfection. It's no wonder he's a famous star with plenty of women fawning after him. He loves it. He likes the no-expectations-and-no-relationships thing he's got going on. Typical, right? Except he's SO much more. He doesn't necessarily want to be a brainless action star forever. It's what's gotten him so far, but he wants to be more. That's another thing I loved. He legitimately loves his job. It's not just being famous or the big bucks, he wants to be known for more. Which is what brought him to the movie based on Piper's book.The minute he meets Piper, sparks fly. I know that's cliche and all for me to say, but that's how it felt. Robin infuses so much emotion in her writing that each scene played out beautifully, and that first meeting? Yeah, sparks, for sure -- the sexual tension was at an all time high! Piper has gotten terribly hurt in the past (by none other than another Hollywood actor) so she decides to go with the sparks and launch into a sex-but-that's-all type thing with him. I liked Piper a lot because she's so impulsive but also reasonable at the same time. She's got her head on right and is a career minded woman. She sets all the rules for Mick with their "agreement". She's witty and hilarious.Of course, this agreement turns into something more and they find themselves settling into a friendship. We find out Mick is really inherently a good person. There's one scene in particular I just literally went "aww oh my goodness". Sure he can be egotistical and all but he can also be fierce and protective and will stand up for Piper -- looking sexy the entire time, of course.Besides their romance, the plot is solid, and the secondary characters very distinctive and I loved them. (In particular, Mick's roommate Lincoln, would totally be someone I'd want to read more about!) Robin definitely has a talent for weaving storylines filled with emotion, tension, and also humor. I was SO invested in these characters that I had to read in one sitting. Gosh, I loved Mick.If you're looking for a good romance, READ this!*an eARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest reivew. This did not sway my opinion or the opinions expressed in my review in any way.