Review: Pretty good start to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
3.5-4 starsThis was a pretty good story. I liked Dana and Edward and enjoyed their story. I've read some books from Mathewson's "Neighbor from hell" series which I really liked this book isn't like the book I've read from that series. In this book there's very little conflict between the main characters. It seems to be more of outside forces fighting against the hero and heroine rather than them fighting against each other or themselves.Dana is a strong woman and the mother of 2, Elizabeth and Cole. When the book starts she's married to Jeff who is a real jerk. She wrote a book and had sent it out to publishers and it was her hope of a way to get away from Jeff. Luckily she got a book deal and divorced Jeff (but found out he'd been cheating on her for years). She moved to California and made a life for her and her kids. She also transformed herself, getting in to exercise and training for triathlons (in her free time between caring for her kids and writing books). She's thrilled when her first book gets made in to a movie but isn't sure what to think about the part of the contract that says she'll co-write a book with the lead actor of the movie, Edward.Edward is a headlining actor that has had a good career. Unlike most hot actors, Edward actually isn't a man-whore and tends to concentrate on his work rather than sleep around. He also has other interests including reading and Edward loved Dana's books. When he gets the offer to play the lead in the movie made from Dana's first book he jumps at the chance. The opportunity to co-author a book with her is icing on the cake.The agreement to work together on the book means that Dana will have her own trailer on the set of the movie filming so her and Edward can work on it when he has time between scenes. At their first meeting Edward is put off by her a bit until her realizes that she's treating him just like anyone else...something he hasn't had the pleasure of for a long time and something he finds he likes. Once they actually start working together they find they both like the other and they work very well together. Edward meets her kids later that day and finds her really likes them. Elizabeth and Cole are polite kids that are cute and lovable. Edward starts spending time with Dana and her kids, going on trips to the grocery store, going over to her place some nights to work on their book and even taking the kids to a carnival. Over the next couple weeks they both find that they like each other but the friendship seal hasn't been broken yet as Edward finds himself a bit out of sorts and not smooth at all around Dana. Eventually that gets sorted out and Dana is all for having Edward around. She's strongly attracted to him and he's great with her kids so she's willing to trust him enough to bring him in to her and her kid's lives in a more serious way.The story is a combination of sweet and sour. Their relationship is mostly sweet, the sour coming from outside sources. One area of drama is Dana's ex who tries to make trouble but fortunately he dug his own grave so he didn't make too much of a pain of himself. There is also issues with psycho stalkers and fans that brings danger in to Dana and Edward's lives multiple times in the book. To be honest, once they get together, Dana and Edward have very little conflict with each other but what other's throw at them is a little scary. If real actors out there suffer from this level of psycho behavior around them just because of their fame I feel sorry for them! Well I kinda already did but I'd feel even more sorry for the famous than I already did. Needless to say, Dana and Edward have to go through a lot of drama. On the good side, their relationship and family life is great as well as their careers. The book takes place over a decent amount of time so we get to see their relationship progress and really get to see them starting their lives together. They have to endure some drama and heartache but they do get their HEA.This was a pretty enjoyable story. I like the characters and the dynamic between Edward and Dana. They had a sweet but solid and strong connection that I really liked. There were a few moments of humor (like Edward on the radio show) but overall I wouldn't call this a humorous story. It was enjoyable though and I plan to read the next book in the series. I'd recommend this book. :)* note - I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator did a good job.