Title: Star Struck
Series: Lights, Camera Companion
Author: Laurelin Paige
Publisher: Samhain
Publication Date: June 17, 2014
Summary:
Onto every diva’s backside, a little wood must fall.Lights, Camera, Book 2
Hollywood actress Heather Wainwright was looking forward to a long, relaxing break before starting her next shoot. Except her assistant volunteered her for L.A.’s annual 24 Hour Plays.
Nervous about doing a good job for such a worthy charity, Heather falls back on “diva” mode, a defense mechanism that always carries her through. Until she encounters something that really gets on her nerves—a lowly carpenter whose Norse god eyes pierce right through her.
Highly sought-after production designer Seth Rafferty has little patience for A-listers with superior attitudes, which is why his attraction to Heather is absurd. Yet, sensing vulnerability beneath her screen-queen act, he lets her assumptions play out.
After the wrap party, Heather awakens with little memory of the night before—except that Seth gave her the best orgasm of her life, then disappeared. When he shows up on the set of her next movie, she winds up to give him a piece of her mind…and Seth shows her just how stinging hot “chemistry” can get.
Warning: Contains an outwardly snobby actress with a good heart, a delicious carpenter with a power drill, some much-deserved spanking, and an appropriately consensual—if tipsy—orgasm, as well as sex at an inappropriate time of the month.
Onto every diva’s backside, a little wood must fall.Lights, Camera, Book 2Hollywood actress Heather Wainwright was looking forward to a long, relaxing break before starting her next shoot. Except her assistant volunteered her for L.A.’s annual 24 Hour Plays.
Nervous about doing a good job for such a worthy charity, Heather falls back on “diva” mode, a defense mechanism that always carries her through. Until she encounters something that really gets on her nerves—a lowly carpenter whose Norse god eyes pierce right through her.
Highly sought-after production designer Seth Rafferty has little patience for A-listers with superior attitudes, which is why his attraction to Heather is absurd. Yet, sensing vulnerability beneath her screen-queen act, he lets her assumptions play out.
After the wrap party, Heather awakens with little memory of the night before—except that Seth gave her the best orgasm of her life, then disappeared. When he shows up on the set of her next movie, she winds up to give him a piece of her mind…and Seth shows her just how stinging hot “chemistry” can get.
Warning: Contains an outwardly snobby actress with a good heart, a delicious carpenter with a power drill, some much-deserved spanking, and an appropriately consensual—if tipsy—orgasm, as well as sex at an inappropriate time of the month.
About Laurelin: Laurelin Paige is the NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She's a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there's kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn't seem to complain, however. When she isn't reading or writing sexy stories, she's probably singing, watching Mad Men and the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine.
My Review
4.5 Princess and Tool Boy Stars!
ARC provided by the author for an honest review
From Fixed On You Trilogy and now the Lights, Camera series, Miss Laurelin Paige writes stories that you can somehow “relate” to and enjoy reading like you are one of the characters in her books.
Star Struck was an amusing, enjoyable read from the author. It’s the story of Heather and Seth and the hilariously sweet and romantic development of their attraction to each other.
Heather Wainright is a Hollywood diva actress who came from an unhappy trailer life with addicts for a parent. She was kicked out by her father and she never looked back since then. Heather made her way to success all by her own determination to stand on her own two feet and make a life that’s tons better than her childhood life was. And she did. She was successful, rich, and in demand but having experienced a meager life, she also became snooty especially when it comes to who she dates.
Enter Seth Rafferty. The gorgeous, hardworking, witty Production Designer who let the snobby Heather believe that he was a set carpenter during their meeting for the 24-Hour Play. A lowly worker.
But why did he have to lie?
It turns out both of them are just proud people and they’re proud in different ways. Seth is proud of where he came from and how he succeeded, while Heather is too proud to open up and accept her past and well, to admit to herself that she is indeed attracted to a “carpenter”.
The journey of these two kept me up late at night laughing at their quirky banters and fanning myself when they get their sexy on. And I really mean sexy. Seth can be dirty-panty-melting talker. WHEW! How Seth cracked Heather’s walls made me cheer hard for him. He is a patient, down-to-earth guy who has been hurt before but he did not let it consume him. He took that hurt as a lesson which is why he did what he did to Heather. What started off as a simple “test of reaction” became a lie that just snowballed. And that is when things become complicated for him. The attraction developed into deeper feelings and by then, he couldn’t admit the truth. He planned to. But he didn’t.
Heather slowly cracked and gave in to Seth. She learned how to deal with her past and her good for nothing father and most importantly, she learned how to stand up for herself and be strong instead of closed up. Be happy instead of carrying around the pain. She was a fun character and how I imagine most actresses can be. A diva but mostly just misunderstood and that they are different persons on and off camera.
So, how did Heather react when it finally came out?
Naturally, she was heartbroken. She finally trusted someone and he ended up lying to her. I understand how she must have felt right then. The things she laid out on the table, how she opened up not just about her feelings but also her past which almost no one really knew about and trusted Seth with suddenly became inconsequential. I felt her shock and I know it entered her mind that Seth doesn’t trust her. Because why else would someone keep up the lie of being “just a carpenter” when he was in fact a “successful self-made Production Designer”? He should’ve known better after months together that Heather really has a good heart and understand why she became snobbish with men.
Still, I also understand why Seth did it. At first, I did. Eventually, I just want him to be honest. If he did, it won’t take until the last few chapters of the book about him keeping his real occupation a secret and then 1 chapter for their reconciliation. That’s about the only thing that stole the .5 from a 5-star rating for me. It could have been a big deal but the build up of the story and the personalities of Seth and Heather has more than made up for it and maybe I’m just being avid and wants to read more about this couple!
Stars: 4.5 stars!
Recommended to: If you like celebrity romances with humor and steam, look no further because Seth and Heather will deliver! (See? I rhymed!)
POV: Third person. Dual POV.
Series: Yes. Standalone.
Cliffhanger: No.
EXTRA COMMENT: SETH IS LOVE.
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