Title: The Small-Town Seduction Plan Series: Hollywood Bachelors #5 Author: Lila Monroe
Genre: Romantic Comedy Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating/Small Town Romance Release Date: June 10, 2024
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Fall for the hot and hilarious grumpy-sunshine romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Emily Henry.
Duke Hendricks is grumpy, infuriating… and my new fake boyfriend?!
I never figured running out on my Hollywood wedding in search of true love would put me on the tabloid hit list, but with my reputation up in smoke, I need to lay low for the summer in Blackberry Cove. The quirky small town would be the perfect spot for a relaxing summer… if it wasn’t for the hunky local craftsman cursing my name at every turn.
Duke’s shaping up to be the bane of my existence — and the object of some unwelcome late-night desires. I’m determined to keep my distance… until the paparazzi catch him sucking snake venom from my thigh at the worst possible time.
My inner thigh.
Now I’ve got an(other) epic scandal brewing, and the only chance to turn my career around is pulling off the Oscar-worthy performance of a lifetime:
Faking a relationship with the man who can’t stand me.
Who says I don’t suffer for my art? The rules should be simple, but it turns out, Duke’s hiding a heart of gold under all that flannel. You can’t fake chemistry like this, and soon, those staged PDAs are turning into sizzling secret hook-ups. But between small-town gossip, rapid paparazzi, and Hollywood drama, Duke and I might be heading straight for a very real heartbreak.
Can we change the script and find our happily-ever-after? Find out in the sizzling grumpy-sunshine romance with all the small-town fake dating fun! New from USA Today bestselling author, and the ‘reigning queen of romcom’ Lila Monroe!
HOLLYWOOD BACHELORS: 1 The Hollywood Marriage Bargain 2 The Great British Bachelor Chase 3 The Treasure Hunt Hookup 4 The Tropical Romance Test 5 The Small-Town Seduction Plan
I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of Avery when I read The Tropical Romance Test and having not read the Hollywood Marriage Bargain I hadn’t encountered her character previously. I must say though that I really did like her.
There was so much more to her than she let people see which, given her profession and abrupt departure from her wedding and the furore that caused, was understandable.
Avery was just a girl who had a big dream that she had escaped her past and worked so hard for and she’d never considered there might be more out there for her. Hitting BlackBerry Cove to hideout until her latest personal storm blew over gave her more than a little breathing space and started a potential new chapter for her. I loved seeing the real Avery flourish and realise what she wanted from life.
Duke….. the gods, the guy was a grump but a sweet cinnamon roll covered in icing grump once you got past his walls. His past lent to how he was now when it came to letting people in, which was understandable when we learned what his ex was like. He didn’t give the best impression when Avery arrived in the Cove but as the story progressed we got a front seat to just how caring, considerate and supportive he was – and OMG, he was even better than I expected him to be!!! The thing was, even when he was trying to dislike Avery you just knew he was interested in her. Their attraction and spark grew with each interaction and felt like a neon sign that neither of them initially wanted to acknowledge!!!
Loved the supporting characters and just how fun this book was. Lila has given us another great read in the Hollywood Bachelors series!!!
I’m gonna be going back to read the couple of books I’ve missed so far in the series.
5* read
AUTHOR BIO
Combining her love of writing, sex and well-fitted suits, Lila Monroe wrote The Billionaire Bargain. Lila enjoys writing, as it gives her a flexible schedule to spend time with her kids and a wonderful excuse to avoid them. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, who strips out of his well-fitted suits nightly.
“I’m face-down in forty glorious inches of well-endowed cake, seriously reassessing my life choices, when suddenly I hear it. The voice that launched a thousand teenage boy-band dreams. My #1 crush, Drew Delaney himself.”
Ten years ago, Drew was boy-band royalty: the subject of a million teenage fantasies – and the guy next door. He was so far out of my league, I couldn’t see him for stars, but now I’m back in town for our high-school reunion, guess who I run into but Mr. Right-Now himself…
Older. Hotter. And still sexy enough to make me forget about the glittery white frosting currently smeared across my chest.
Sparks are flying, and so are my panties, and soon, our trip down memory lane has taken a detour to ‘oh my god, don’t stop!’. Population: me.
But can I turn Mr. Right-Now into Mr. Forever? Or will crazed fans, vicious yoga moms, and three dozen c#ck-sicles (don’t ask) doom our romance to the ‘Where are they now?’ section of MTV’s greatest hits?
You’ll be begging for a taste of Lila Monroe’s new sexy, laugh-out-loud summer romance!
Combining her love of writing, sex and well-fitted suits, Lila Monroe wrote The Billionaire Bargain. Lila enjoys writing, as it gives her a flexible schedule to spend time with her kids and a wonderful excuse to avoid them. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, who strips out of his well-fitted suits nightly.
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