Review: Fun Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
Brynn McAdams is at the point in her life where she is beginning to wonder if love has passed her by.  She's finished college, is helping run the family business, and her main outlet is acting in the local theater productions.  Sawyer Raines lives in New York, he writes screenplays, has sold one, and is currently working on another.  Home for several weeks to fix up a house his family owned to resale, his aunt talks him into directing the local play after the director has to quit.  When Brynn sees Sawyer all her old high-school memories come flooding back to her....memories of when she was a dork, of people laughing at her and being mean to her, and worst of all, the rejection she suffered from her high school crush, who just happened to be Sawyer Raines.  Sawyer was the former high school football star, popular, and was always way out of Brynn's league.  Granted, Brynn has undergone a total transformation since high school.  So much so that Sawyer has no clue who she is, and in fact thinks she is just another actress, and an actress is the last person Sawyer wants to be involved with, especially after his last relationship.  Nevertheless, he finds himself very attracted to Brynn.  Brynn kind of just goes with it, and let's Sawyer think she is someone she's not, convincing herself that she isn't really lying, he's just assuming and she's letting him.  She has no desire to relive the horror of high school again, and he is only here for a short time, right?  I mean, she doesn't even like him anymore, does she?  Will Brynn be able to pull it off, or will everything blow up in her face if the truth comes out?  Is love worth taking a chance on heartbreak and rejection again, or is the past destined to repeat itself?Cindi Madsen has delivered another entertaining, fun, and heartwarming romance that will put a smile on your face the whole time you are reading the book.  I really enjoyed her last book, Falling for Her Fiance, and was looking forward to reading Act Like You Love Me.  I liked both Brynn and Sawyer's characters.  Both of them have hurtful issues stemming from the past, and Sawyer is not the person Brynn thought he was.  There is definitely chemistry there, no matter how much Brynn tries to deny it.  I felt bad for Brynn, especially about her high school experience and could sympathize with her.  High school is definitely something I would never want to do again, though I never experienced anything like Brynn did.  There are a few hot moments, and the romance is really sweet.  I loved Entangled Publishing's Bliss books, and in Act Like You Love Me, Cindi Madsen delivered another great lighthearted romance that is entertaining and leaves you with a smile on your face and in your heart.