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Blurb
Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a soul-stealing devil. I married an A-list player, knowing I come second place to his craft. But Lucas and I are a golden couple, a modern-day fairy tale.
I’ve never doubted what we built…until the sudden death of Lucas’s best friend has scandal rocking the Hills and shaking the foundation of our relationship.
I chose Lucas as my safe haven…he chose the role of a lifetime.
For the next three months, I’ll share my nights with a stranger, watching as he buries his pain, immersed in his role and living as someone else.
We’ve done this before. I tell myself it’s just another movie, and he’ll return to me.
I should’ve known this time would be different.
To get my husband back, I’ll need the strength of ten men.
As it turns out, I’ll have to go through two.
Review
5 emotional powerhouse stars
Wow, what a read. Intense, dramatic and emotional, I was so sucked into this story and I’m feeling so book hungover right now. The feels! Kate Stewart has delivered an engaging, angsty, romantic and heartbreaking story that shattered me, but that ultimately melted me and completely owned my heart from start to finish. You don’t just read this book, you experience it, and I loved it! (And can I just say that that cover slays me every time I look at it… *dreamy sigh*).
Mila and Lucas are married, happy, madly in love and completely besotted with each other. Lucas is one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, devoted to his craft and desperate for success and security after coming from nothing. Mila is not in the business, but she is fully accepting of the strain that Lucas’ job has on their life, and though they have had some ups and downs, together they have worked hard to make their marriage work.
I need our connection. I am his life and he is mine and that’s the only way we’ve ever worked.
Everything begins to change for them when Lucas’ best friend, Blake, a fellow actor, dies unexpectedly. His death coincides with Lucas being offered the role of a lifetime and, desperate for a way to deal with his grief, Lucas throws himself into his new role to the exclusion of all else.
“Shit,” she says softly. “Shit, this is it? Isn’t it?”
I nod … “I have to focus, baby.”
A different silence, one filled with tension passes before she speaks. “This is so weird,” she says before taking a sip of her wine. “Saying goodbye to a man you’re still living with.”
“I don’t get to clock out.”
“I know.”
Lucas is a method actor. His roles consume him, and he truly becomes the character that he is playing. It’s something that they have learned to deal with as a couple, but this time, with the intensity of his role and still struggling with his grief and the circumstances surrounding Blake’s death, it’s going to put them to the test like never before.
What an incredible journey we get to go on with these two. The timeline of the book shifts between the present, months earlier to the beginning of Lucas taking on his latest role, and to the past so we get to see them meeting and falling for each other. Their love story is passionate, intense and absolutely stunning, and I loved watching as Hollywood’s golden boy falls for the ‘normal’ girl and fights for her love, and I fell in love right along with them.
“I think you’re a reward for my patience. I’ve never had anyone there for me, not like this. I feel a sort of peace I’ve never had before.” Tears trail down my cheeks. “You changed my luck, Dame. And for the first time in my life, I feel like if I ever need rescuing, I’ll have somebody there to help save me.”
Any brick or mortar I have left surrounding my heart disintegrates with his confession. He gives me all his trust, and I take it, and in return, I give him mine. Because he is worth it. “I will, Lucas. If you ever need saving, I’ll be there. I promise.”
He presses his forehead to mine. “I’m counting on it.”
You read their story wondering how they can possibly get to the point they are at in the present, and then we get to watch in excruciating detail as Lucas loses himself completely. You can feel it all unraveling and the writing is so beautiful!
I’m sure the idea of success is far better than success itself. That realization has me paralyzed where I sit. I’ve traveled a million miles and gone fucking nowhere.
The feels are intense and the angst is heartwrenching, and I ached for all that the two of them were going through.
“I don’t think you even know who you are anymore.” I’m crying again, and I hate it, but I’m fighting for the love of my life, and he’s lost in some oblivion I have no map for. He’s the only one with the clues. “I miss you so much.”
They have a true battle on their hands as they fight to find their way back to each other, and it’s all so heartachingly raw. I felt it all with them and I couldn’t put this book down.
Humans are gloriously flawed, and some types of love are never truly unconditional. A lot of my mistake was expecting our love to stay perfect, because a lot of the time, it was. It’s wanting our love even after we’ve seen the imperfections that makes or breaks us.
But don’t let the angst in this book frighten you off. It’s not always an easy read, I cried and ached right along with the characters, but OMG it’s worth it. Their situation is hard, but their love for each other absolutely shines, and the end of this book left me teary-eyed but swooning.
Another powerhouse read from Kate Stewart. I loved it.
4.5 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was generously provided by the authors in exchange for an honest review.
About the Author
A Texas native, Kate Stewart lives in North Carolina with her husband, Nick, and her naughty beagle, Sadie. She pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense because it’s what she loves as a reader. Kate is a lover of all things ’80s and ’90s, especially John Hughes films and rap. She dabbles a little in photography, can knit a simple stitch scarf for necessity, and on occasion, does very well at whiskey.
Contact Kate- Email-authorkatestewart@gmail.com
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