A fake dating, movie star romance
Loving a Star
When the Stars Align Book 1
by Emery Cruz
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Pretend to date the broody, ridiculously handsome movie star while
writing the score for his film… It’s a great gig until we score
in other ways.
In my teens, Ethan Stone was one of the
biggest stars, and I had a huge crush on him. Until a decade later,
while I’m standing next to him on a movie set and he opens his
mouth. What a jerk!
Luckily, I’m here to write and
perform the songs for the movie. So I don’t have to work with him
at all.
That is until the director and Ethan’s agent ask
me to fake date him to generate some tabloid gossip about the
movie.
I’d rather shower naked with a hungry bear.
But
I’ve made a promise to myself, so I need to see this project to the
end. And if I play this right, I might just be able to do that and
get the hell out of this selfish, backstabbing industry.
But
Ethan has a secret, and I’ve just fallen in love…
**Only .99cents!**
Unlucky in Love
When the Stars Align Book 2
Dating your childhood idol is never a good idea. That doesn’t mean
I won’t do it.
When my client auditions for the role of
a lifetime, I cross paths with the casting director—former teenage
bad boy Joey Radnor all grown up and even more delicious than I
remember. But he’s also broody, rude, and self-centered. I want to
run when he asks me out, but I can’t tick off the guy in charge of
hiring my client.
Our date is even worse than I expected,
and once it’s over, I ignore him rather than admit I can’t stand
the man I spent most of my teenage years drooling over. But when he
cuts my client from the roster, my job and reputation are on the
line. Meeting him face to face again is a bad idea. We’re oil and
water. We don’t mix.
But when I look into those gorgeous
eyes, I know we can beat the odds…if we don’t kill each other
first.
Love in the Spotlight
When the Stars Align Book 3
I didn’t start the conversation with Teddy, but now all I want is
for it to continue.
Ready to leave modeling behind, I
strut into an A-lister event to pitch my cosmetics line. Investors
are swarming until a self-absorbed movie star barges in and asks me
out. I’m dumbfounded when the investors scatter, but Teddy is good
looking, famous, and most importantly, rich.
A few dates
certainly couldn’t hurt.
Teddy’s agent thinks I’m
bad news, but dating him is better publicity than modeling. When
Teddy and I become closer, though, his agent makes him choose between
me and his career. Hurt when he hesitates, I end it for
him.
Depressed and alone, I cling to his fading spotlight
and release my cosmetics line early. When sales explode, the press
claims our relationship was a stunt to sell products, which was maybe
true…at first.
When my personal life implodes, I realize
the one solid thing in my life had been Teddy, and I’d let ambition
ruin that.
He has no reason to take me back, but with the
rest of my life in ruins, I have nothing left to lose.
**On Sale - Get the box set for only .99 cents!! **
Loving a Star - Excerpts
Mila
Outside, a car is
waiting for me, and I climb in, feeling a little throb of excitement in my
chest. I have no idea how tonight is going to go, but I’m sort of excited to
find out. I know it’s going to be weird, playing up to the cameras and
pretending like I actually enjoy Ethan’s company, but I can do it, right?
The future of my
career—or rather, the lack of it—hinges on it.
I arrive outside
the restaurant and sneak a look around to see if there are any photographers
trying to snatch a picture. Nobody yet, at least that I can see.
I brush down the
dress and balance on my heels to make my way inside without falling flat on my
face. The pointy black stilettos are precisely ten inches higher than anything
I have ever worn before—at least, that’s how they feel—but I need to act as
though it’s natural to me.
“Mila?”
I look up, and my
body floods with relief when I lay eyes on Ethan. Damn, I never thought I would
be happy to see him.
He takes my arm
and smiles at me. “You look great,” he murmurs, letting his eyes travel up and
down my body slowly.
I feel a little
shiver. He looks really good, too. He’s in a sleek suit with a tie that matches
his eyes, making them stand out even more than usual.
Ethan
I watch as the car
pulls away and stare until it vanishes around the corner. Then I close my eyes
for a moment and remind myself this is nothing more than another role for me. But
damn, it’s been hard to make myself believe that tonight.
It started the
moment I saw her at the door of the restaurant, dressed up in that sleek black
number that showed off her curves, her long, slender legs. With her hair down
around her shoulders, she seemed to be someone else entirely, ready for the red
carpet instead of for an argument.
She seemed nervous
at first, but I just sat there and took her in. She’s gorgeous in a way I never
noticed before, and she didn’t walk in trying to pick a fight with me, so
that’s a start.
I have to be
careful here. I don’t want to let any attraction to her get in the way of what
I’m here to do. I just … wanted to treat it like a real date, like this was a
real chance for us to get to know each other, a real chance for me to see under
her tough exterior and find out what drives that attitude of hers.
Mila
I sink my head
onto the plush couch and close my eyes, just for a moment …
I’m distantly
aware of him coming to sit opposite me, and I shift toward him without
thinking, closing the distance between us. I feel his arms brush against me,
and I press myself into him. I’m so tired I can hardly figure out why what I’m
doing might be a problem, and I don’t give a damn. I just like the feeling of
his closeness, the feeling of his strong body against mine.
I’m not sure how
many hours have passed by the time I wake up, but when my eyes open again, I
leap away from him.
Holy hell, what am
I doing?
He lifts his head
up like he has been dozing, too, and smiles at me.
“I should, uh …
get back to my place,” I murmur as I get up off the couch and rush to gather my
stuff.
What the hell am I
doing? What the hell have I been thinking? Sleeping on his couch like that,
nestling into him like the two of us are meant to be together. No. I need to
leave. I need to get the out of here before anything else can happen, because
this? This is so far beyond the realms of what I know is appropriate.
As I pull on my
shoes and throw on my coat, I feel a tingle in the base of my stomach. Because,
even if it was wrong, there’s something about having his arms around me that
makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Something about being held by
him that makes me feel safe and settled in this mess of an industry.
And I start to wonder, deep at the back of my mind,
just how much I am really faking all of this.
I'm Emery Cruz. I LOVE books! I love to read them, and I love to write them. My favorites are contemporary romance stories. I like to be hooked and twisted and left feeling exhausted and happy ;)
I am a newly published author. I plan to turn my passion into my full-time career. So, I will continue to write stories I hope you will love.
If you'd like to receive my newsletter or be a part of my ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) team, please join from my website: EmeryCruz.com
Website * Facebook * Amazon * Goodreads
Follow the tour HERE for special content and a giveaway!
$20 Amazon
I would enjoy reading this one.
ReplyDelete