This is the story of fashion designer manager, with trust issues and a Hollywood star, who doesn't date.
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Holliday works for her fashion designer sister , lives with her and her family.  Ronan is Irish, and a Hollywood movie star.  They meet in the hotel lobby of where they are both staying, when Ronans' two daughters bump into Holliday, after they escape from their nanny.  Ronan asks her to have dinner with him and she agrees.  He sends her a gown to wear, but no accessories, with a note not to wear anything else.  She arrives at his penthouse and within a few minutes, leaves wearing only her panties and Ronan, stunned.
The story is so well written, with emotional highs and lows.  Hollidays past has to be told to explain why she has trust issues and Ronan doesn't date, does not do relationships, just sex.  He's a movie star, what do you expect.  The sex is intense and alot, since they are together 24/7, from the first real "date" they have.  The is a real story here and would be difficult to explain more without spoillers.  So read the book and enjoy the full emotional ride.
This is the first time reading a story by this author and I'm looking forward to more, not only of this series, but more of her writing.
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This is a nice read where you get some insight into the Hollywood scene of star's assistants and helpers. Jess is an assistant to an upcoming actress and wonders if she has sold her soul for this well paying very unglamorous job. Her mom is coming to town after years of estrangement and her best friend has found out her famous actor boyfriend is having an affair.  I enjoyed this book and watching Jess get her life back on track.
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The billionaire needs a contractual "girlfriend" to cover his homosexuality. But there are stipulations and rules he creates later to control and manipulate her.
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Great debut from Olivia Evans.  The story is about a Hollywood costume designer (loved this) Josie, and Hollywood star, Anders.  I liked the seemingly real-take on life in Hollywood and life surrounding celebrities (I say seemingly because I'm not in the industry or have first-hand experience, so to me, it's seems very real).
Looking forward to more from Olivia Evans.
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Nicole, who is a successful freelance photographer for a magazine firm, often travels around the world, since her skills are in such high demand.  Beautiful and highly sought after she was not looking for love, but found it in the one place she was not expecting to. She must decide whether her career is more important than being in love with the sexy and successful building contractor, John.

Her best friend, Stacie, is a high fashion model who is looking for the next big assignment so her career can explode again.  After falling in love and settling into her relationship with James, a highly popular disc jockey, Stacie seeks a deeper commitment.  After a series of relationship problems including infidelity, Stacie decides to make some changes.  Unfortunately, she may not be able to follow through with her decisions.  Eventually, both women will have to confront several issues of the heart that could possibly destroy either their relationship with each other or the men they profess to love.

Valeria Bonner-Blackburn, author of SACRED CHOICES, packed just enough information and drama to dampen your appetite.  This small novella, with only 96 pages was a quick read.  Unfortunately, reading the book made me feel as if I was rushing through the airport late trying to catch a plane.  The story felt rushed and the author failed to make me care about the characters.  The characterizations lacked in description and details that would help the reader buy into the story. If several issues in the book are thoroughly flushed out and minor editing issues are eliminated this novel would greatly improve. The author made a good effort and I'm sure that her sophomore book will be even better.

Reviewed by RM Jackson
for The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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The story revolves around the character named Genevieve who works in a second hand clothing store. A store that boasts of clothing worn by Hollywood stars. Her birth name was Daisy but she changed it to Genevieve after The Incident with her mother and a neighbor. The reader is taken on a journey as she tries on different outfits and their essence is transferred to Genevieve. The writer has great knowledge of old Hollywood history and movies. I highly recommend this book. The ending was a surprise, One I didn't see coming. I look forward to the writer's next book
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They both have insecurities and together they overcome them. A dream come true for both of them.  Don't  allow problems or struggles in life to determine your future.
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A matchmaker falls for her client/boss, not terribly original but incredibly funny.  Andy is a smart mouth brilliant woman able to read people better than the CIA. She lands a job with Blake Donovan, young rich CEO, who has no time to date.  Through Andy's skills she discovers his true personality and sets up dates.  The idea behind this is cute and I could see a Lifetime movie being made.  If you need a feel good, funny chic-lit book grab this one.  Mine was given from the publisher through Netgalley for my honest review.
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Assistant fashion editor in New York subjected to typical Merkan fraud and theft backbiting practices goes home to Romania.  Reconstructs herself as a fashion designer for the girls working in a local clothing manufacturing plant.  Falls in love with what turns out to be one of the owners of the plant otherwise scheduled to be shut down.  Photographs her designs and emails them to a helpful assistant at her former place of employment who has the good sense to forward them to a competitor fashion magazine to scoop the fraud and theft former employer.  Names the design collection for her family's goat Maloo while concealing her own identity until after the fashion show to which she is invited as Maloo the designer.  Her lover manages to redirect his company Board to keep the manufacturing plant open to produce the favorably reviewed designs, thereby saving the jobs of most of the people in her home town.  Creative story line well photographed and produced.
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This is a story of two best friends and two brothers, who meet and are very attracted to each other.  Lily is the daughter of Asian immigrants and Maddie lost her parents in a freak accident.  Chase and Brent are the brothers who own a large oil company and the building that Maddie worked in. Maddie has just been told that her job has been eliminated and she is happy about it.  Lily owns her own fabric design studio and is now designing resort wear.  Maddie has come back to her old office with a plan to request the use of unused space in the lobby of the building. As she waits for an appointment to met with Chase Drummond the owner, she meets a young girl Annie who is the niece of Chase.  Annie at 10 years old seems far more mature than her age and shares her hopes of learning about fashion design.  Maddie offers Annie the chance to met with her friend Lily to see what the fashion industry looks like.  Brent enters the picture when Maddie is stringing holiday lights and she falls into his arms.  Things go from good to bad and then good again in this story of young love.
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High strung Taylor meets the man of her dreams but she's too busy trying to make others believe she found Mr. Right and climbing the corporate ladder that she almost missed out on love. When she finally achieves what she had been telling herself is success she realizes that she's not the only one playing a part. Hoping she hasn't lost the chance to be successful in love she throws away what she found isn't important after all.
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James & Lyric are swingers. She introduced him to the lifestyle because he loved women. As a couple, this was her way of controlling which females they slept with. Seems Tricey attracted hustlers and Smith was not to be trusted. Blood was a better provider for her and her daughter. So Star has fallen for DeShawn. Hopefully book 4 will make her a free woman.
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Lexi Whitlow has a knack for giving us a story thats reflective of whats current in our society.  This one is no different, tackling the mistreatment of actor/actresses by dominant, powerful Hollywood producers.  Its a fabulous, well written, emotionally charged story.  Our hero, Gage is a former navy SEAL who is the next hottest thing in Hollywood.  Hes charming, flirtatious, and heroic and goes after what he wants  and he wants Winter.  Winter is a talented photographer, who has been controlled by her overbearing father for most of her life.  Shes both lacking in confidence and the ability to see her father for the manipulator he is.  Can she step out of the long shadow cast by her father to take a chance on a future with Gage?  I voluntarily reviewed and Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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Madame x and Caleb have a very complicated relationship in that she doesn't know who she was before him. Not in that oh you've made me a better person way that regulate couples have but in the fact that her amnesia prevents her from remembering anything from before Caleb found her.
  They have great graphic, lip biting sex and madame x has her own job, a groomer of boys who want to be influential businessmen. But other than that she is empty void of a past, and attributes that other women either have or hide. She also has a panic attack whenever she leaves the building. So Caleb keeps her locked up and away from others who aren't clients.
 But when x gets a taste of the outside world and more importantly Logan, she begins to question her forced way of life.
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Kimbra Jones is living her dream in New York with a great job in HR at a pharmaceutical company and is roommates with her best friend. So, her love life is pathetic, but that's okay. She's smart, professional, a bit awkward, sweet, and funny.

Duncan Mills is her boss...as in the owner of the company. She has lusted after him for years, but thinks he never really notices her. They have always been professional...until she catches her "playboy boss" in a nearly compromising position.

What's an HR rep to do? Well once she realizes just how desperate she is to find a plus one date for a family wedding in Indiana, isn't blackmailing your boss the next logical step?

Duncan has had his eye on Kimbra for years as well, and he seizes his perfect opportunity for a whirlwind weekend of a "pretend relationship" and hopefully very real sexy times. He's confidant, controlled, intelligent, thoughtful, sexy, and attentive. However, He does not think he will ever be cut out for a real relationship. But Kimbra will challenge everything he thinks he knows and wants. While he begins to sweep her off her feet, she has her own guard up to prevent future heartbreak.

She sees it as blackmail. He sees it as seizing the opportunity.

She say's it's pretend. He says fantasy.

She's all about feelings. He is about the physical.

He doesn't usually have to chase women...they chase him.

She is sure it will be over and done once the wedding is over, but he might have other ideas,

Their families would like to see them find something real and lasting, but with their pasts and their unconventional deal, nothing is clear.

It was a slow burn of building lust for three years, but one long weekend will cause an explosion and rock their worlds. Sometimes the path towards the best things is not always the easiest. When guards are lowered, their real selves have a chance to emerge and begin a gradual building of trust. He has always been the successful guy in business at getting what he wants. But what happens when what he gets is not exactly what he thought he wanted? Getting what you want and keeping it are often two different things. And what happens at work once they are back to real life at the office?

This was a light, fun, sexy, and sweet read. It was told in both of their points of view. I was so excited when Duncan started letting us in on what was in his head. I adored him. He was such an alpha male, but with such a great sense of humor, and just enough vulnerability and sweetness about him to make him swoonworthy. And Kimbra was just awkward and insecure enough, but was a strong, independent, opinionated woman. I loved how they challenged and balanced each other.

The side characters were completely engaging and fun. Her dirty Grandma Helen was a biggest stand out. But all of them enriched the story and added more layers to Duncan's growing connection. I know this is a departure from Aleatha Romig's darker style, but she delivered a lovable couple and a cute, steamy, and humorous story.
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London Reeves, a Marketing Representative in New York City, thinks shes in love with Carter Soffen, from HR.  But that relationship is iffy, at best.
Olivia, Valery, Eden, Ronnie, and London  the five long-time best friends  do everything together  they're inseparable.  They even make life-changing decisions for each other.
After her fathers death, London has lived a self-imposed, sex-less life, something her friends decide must change.  Together, the girls go to a club, where London sees a man.  And, he sees her.
Later, in her apartment, while revealing nothing of themselves to each other, they have a one night stand.  Secure in the knowledge theyd never see each other again, they give freely of themselves.
Much to Londons horror, the next morning, this man appears in her office.  London and Liam Harper have to work together on an advertising campaign for the hospital where hes the Marketing Manager.
Repeatedly, she resists his advances, trying to shut him out of her life with varying degrees of success.  Her friends, seeing they are perfect for each other, do all they can to short circuit her wishes.
At a party, Liam overhears an out-of-context part of a conversation between London and her friends.  Suddenly, what they had is no more.  Over.  Done.  In her misery, she comes clean to her friends, telling them things shes never shared before, while realizing that her fathers death had affected her life profoundly.  She realizes shes protected herself from future hurt, but thats driven Liam away.
Is it too late for Liam and London?
This is a nice story, with a lifes lesson to be learned.  I give this book a 5-star rating, mostly earned in the ending, where London realizes what shes done and tries to fix it. It appears she grows up in the process.
I was provided with a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
By Dayna Leigh Cheser, Author
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A story of two people with insecurities and doubts about relationships.  The characters needed assurances that they are unique enough to be loved for themselves. There is a payback story underneath the main plot that is pitting one successful business man against the other.  The next books will probably explore more of these issues.