Review: Review from The Not-So-Literary Heiresses
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
Actual Rating: 3.5 StarsI requested this book because the blurb intrigued me. It’s reminiscent of Harlequin books, which used to be a total guilty pleasure of mine, though the similarities to typical Harlequin titles stop with the blurb. I was hoping for something light and easy, and this book gave me exactly what I wanted.Lizzie a.k.a. Coco Dawn (which is the worst name in the world) is hiding from her past. She’s changed her name and appearance to escape the stigma of being a porn star’s daughter turned reality TV maven. Now working as a nurse at Seacliffe Cosmetic Surgery, one of the best plastic surgery clinics in LA,  the last person she expects to meet again is first love Ash Kincaid, her former bodyguard turned action movie superstar. Ash didn’t expect to find the girl that got away working as a nurse at a cosmetic surgery clinic, but now that he’s found her again he wants her back, as well as get an answer to the question of why she left him with only a letter as explanation.I really like Lizzie’s back story. In today’s world where every starlet wants their own reality TV show, Lizzie wanted nothing to do with it. Lizzie grew up with a disinterested mother whose life’s goal was to be under the spotlight even if that meant using her daughter to gain high ratings for her reality show. I totally empathized… even if I’d never get myself in that situation. Her first and only time with Ash became a spectacle when it was featured in her mother’s show, turning something special into something the public. Lizzie had enough, and I could totally understand her leaving that world, as well as her decision to leave Ash so he could still pursue his dreams of stardom.What I like most about this story is how it focuses on the the main characters. There’s no other man or woman, no outside forces trying to keep them apart. They clearly still love each other even after 11 years but they also have their own stand on the issue of being in the limelight. I honestly liked both main characters and I kept getting confused between the two in terms of siding with them on the main issue.Ash has had a tough life, and now that he’s finally made it, he never wants to go back to being a nobody (in his eyes) and I can totally understand that. I also get why Lizzie does not want to go back to the world of infamy. Being a porn star’s daughter was never easy for her since no one expected her to be anything else but that. I keep thinking that if there is an actual reality show about a porn star living in a mansion with her daughter, I admit that I wouldn’t have a high opinion about said daughter either. Mostly because I’ve never really been a fan of those “reality” TV shows.As I said, both characters have perfectly understandable reasons for wanting to stay in the world they are currently in because they are content… except for the fact that they don’t have each other. This book is very much focused on the couple’s relationship and how they set about understanding each other’s issues, as well as finding a compromise so they could finally be together. It’s a sweet second chance romance set in the world of Hollywood, the paparazzi, and reality shows. If you want to read something easy, light, and romantic then definitely give this book a try.An advance readers copy was provided by Entangled Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This review is also available at:[...]