BLOG TOUR: Star Struck (Lights, Camera #2) – Laurelin Paige + Review & giveaway!

Released: June 17th, 2014

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.

"I can't play what if. I don't know what would have happened. What I do know is that you changed me too."

*COPY PROVIDED BY AUTHOR FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*

A turbulent relationship between a smoking hot man who knows how to work his drill and a superstar who puts up a façade to hide her past? Sign me up! This book did not emphasize the problems of the Hollywood life but instead focuses on the romance and the connection between two people who seemed so different yet they were so alike.

Wow, another fantabulous book by Laurelin Paige! I mean, holy crap, the sexual connection between the two were off. the. charts!!!

Gotta be honest though, Heather wasn't as cool as Maddie. Heather pissed me the fuck off. She was too stuck up of a grade-A bitch. Yes, supposedly it's because of her past bla bla bla. No excuses. She was a chicken and it pissed me off. Even the final fight. I'm just like, "Woman, you brought it on yourself so don't put it on him."

But anyhow, Seth on the other hand.

He's a man who's built so much from so little. He's forgiving, romantic, stubborn at times, but definitely determined. If I were him, I wouldn't have put up with Heather's shit. But he's so goddamn forgiving because he knew that there was something in Heather worth keeping. HE'S JUST SO GODDAMN SWEET I CANNOT.

The book wasn't that long so I enjoyed a little short story. Great book!

MY RATING:

4 APPLES!!!!!

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♕ Take Two (Lights, Camera #1) ♕

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♕ Star Struck (Lights, Camera #2) ♕

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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.

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BLOG TOUR: Take Two – Laurelin Paige + Review, giveaway, excerpt & teaser!

Released: February 4th, 2014

He’s ready for his close up, but she’s the one calling the shots.

On the night of her graduation from film school, straight-laced Maddie Bauers fell completely out of character for an oh-my-god make-out session with a perfect stranger. Complete with the big O.

Seven years later, that romantic interlude is still fresh in her mind. That stranger is now a rich and famous actor. And she’s one very distracted camera assistant working on his latest production. She might consider another tryst…if he even remembers her.

Micah Preston does indeed remember Maddie. Too bad he’s sworn off Hollywood relationships. He allows himself as much sex as he likes—and oh, he does like—but anything more is asking for trouble. For the woman, not for him. Yet knowing Maddie could want more than a movie-set fling doesn’t stop him from pursuing her like a moth drawn to hot stage lights.

But as the shoot nears its end, it’s decision time. Is it time to call, “Cut!” on their affair, or is there enough material for a sequel?

Warning: Contains a dreamy movie star hero, a focus-pulling heroine, off-the-charts instant chemistry, steamy sex in near-public locations, and a new use for lip gloss.

"I'm Micah Preston, guy who can supposedly get any girl in the world. Yet it took me seven years and two months to finally go home with Maddie from the party."

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Superb. Scandalous. Sexy. Three words to describe this book. It was refreshing compared to the books of Hollywood with snobby actresses and drug problems. This one was solely focused on their romance and I LOVED IT!!! The angst was just enough that it didn't get too overdramatic and the love wasn't over-the-top either. Perfect!

Oh my Gooood! Let me just start off by saying that I love Laurelin Paige's Fixed Series (you can check out my review of the first, second, third book) and I was ecstatic when I joined this blog tour.

A sexy actor? Check. An equally as sexy heroine? Check. Super duper, smoking hot sex? Double check. Hell, make it a triple.

This book was just the right blend of sassy, sexy and sweet. The characters were absolutely fantastic. I mean, Maddie was ambitious and God knows I love a strong heroine. She knows that she wants to do something in filming so she goes for it. She doesn't let a man stand in her way. That's my kind of girl!

The story first starts when they meet at a party. Micah was a small, independent actor then and Maddie was there to watch over her best friend. They met. Sparks flew. Maddie who's never had a real relationship made out with a smoking hot actor. Then they went their separate ways and didn't meet again.

Until seven years later.

Then it takes off when they meet at the airport. You can just imagine Micah coming in looking all smoking with those gorgeous eyes of his. Then there's Maddie:

It had been forever since she thought of Micah Preston as anything more than a Hollywood icon. Yes, he'd transfixed her in their brief encounter years ago and she'd dared to hope for a while that she would see him again—that he would call. When he didn't, she was disappointed, but what could she do besides move on?

And when Micah acted like he forgot her? I thought, "Man, he's going to be one of those douches and assholes." I thought that after that, he's going to fuck her or something and let her go so easily and regret and yadda yadda yadda. But I was surprised when he didn't and Maddie had a stronger resolve than I gave her credit for.

I was so excited after that to read this book. I loved how free of the average Hollywood drama it was. I loved the strong characters. The hot and cold thing kind of pissed me off but it wasn't too overdone. I LOVED THE ENDING!!!

I shall quote from Pitch Perfect from the adorable Jesse:

"The endings are the best part." 

MY RATING:

4 AND A HALF APPLES!!!!!

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♕ Take Two ♕

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Christ, he was absolutely pathetic. Pining over a woman? Maybe he should be making romantic comedies. Or movies for Lifetime, since he’d totally seemed to have lost his balls.

He glanced at Fudge, who sat who sat nearby reading a magazine. At least he didn’t know the reason for Micah’s pining. Fudge would never let Micah hear the end of it.

“Chin up!” Darla, his makeup artist fluttered over him, applying powder to his face. “Sugar, you keep sweating off all your makeup. Why don’t you sit under the tent where it’s cooler until they’re ready to shoot your scene?”

He shook his head. That was where video village was—where Maddie was. “No, I’m fine here.”

“But you’re getting too much sun, sweetie.” Darla mothered Micah, which was why he liked working with her.

Today it irritated him. “I said I’m fine.”

“He can’t stand to be too near the hottie that’s assisting Adam,” Fudge said. “He’s gotta bit of a crush.”

“What the… That’s not true.”

“Then I guess the hard-on you’ve been sportin’ since the airport is from that cheerleader assistant, Sam.” Fudge flipped a page casually in the magazine.

“You’ve been checking out my dick, man? That’s just weird.” Of course Fudge would have noticed Micah’s behavior regarding Maddie. But he didn’t have to bring it up in front of his makeup artist. Better yet, he didn’t have to bring it up at all.

Darla laughed. “Oh honey, you don’t need to be embarrassed. I’ve been working with you for five years now and this is the first time I’ve ever seen you so unfocused. It’s a nice change. You should go talk to her.”

“It’s not—” Micah cut himself off, then started again at a more reasonable volume. “It’s not the girl. It’s the altitude.”

“Whatever you need to tell yourself, sweetie.”

I think I just melted [swoons] — Sam

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USA Today Bestselling author Laurelin Paige is 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. She is represented by Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency.

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REVIEW: Forever with You (Fixed #3) – Laurelin Paige

Released: January 13th, 2013

Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won’t be easy for the scarred lovers, but they’re committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna, in particular, has grown through their trials, and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves.

But while the pair is focused on the future, their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken, and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets—secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him, her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.

Even though she found the only man who could fix her, a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach. 

"Problem is, no matter how good the flight, you always have to come back down eventually. And lots of times, that return is a free fall."

This series was fucking amazing. No words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. With each sequel, the series just gets better and better. And I really have to say that this book was the best. Secrets revealed, their trust is tested, and their problems are far from over. When their pasts catch up with them, it's hard to keep evading it and, so in the final installment of the Fixed series, everything unravels wonderfully. The intricate plot done so perfectly just blew me the fuck away.

I am so fucking happy. Deliriously happy. You wanna know why? Because this is probably the first ever series where the sequels keep getting better and better. Some series I've read in the past, the first book was fantastic then the second one was just a flop. It sucks.

But this? HOLY SHIT. I am so goddamn happy with this series, you have no fucking idea. Pardon my use of curse words because this book definitely deserves my excited raving. 

Because I love Jack's character so much. I'm going to start off with a few lines from him because he's just the cutest little fucker. You have to read the books in order because everything just unwinds perfectly. First, Jack and Mira.

Jack: “She’s not speaking to me either.”

Mira: “Serves you right.”

Jack: “Can’t figure out what I have to do to get this one to stop speaking to me.”

Mira: “Daddy!”

 and then there's his relationship with Hudson.

Jack: “[to Laynie] I’m glad you’re still here. In his life, I mean. Even though he’s a stubborn oaf that blames me for all the wrongs in my relationship with his mother—“

Hudson: “Are you saying that you aren’t at fault?”

Jack: “He’s speaking to me!”

Ain't he the cutest?

Moving on. As you all know from my previous reviews of this series (links can be found in the book links section) I absolutely loooove Hudson. He's a man of many mysteries. He's got a pretty dark past and it's fucking fantastic. I love how the guy actually admits his mistakes even though he's definitely ashamed of them.

But, here and now, with Laynie, he's aiming for salvation. He's repenting for all his mistakes and wrongdoings by doing it right with Alayna and boy is he a piece of work.

“Where is the road to your heart?”

With one finger, he lifted my chin to meet his eyes. “Don’t you know? You’re the one who paved it.”

HOW DO YOU NOT MELT WITH THIS MAN? I mean, sometimes cheesy quotes just put me off, but coming from Hudson fucking Pierce? Hell, I'd pay this man just to talk to me.

Hudson still has a hard time trusting Alayna and for a good reason because when everything unravels in the end?

I was attached to this book so quickly. Not only because of the wonderful character with their mistakes and their flaws, but the moving and deeply heartbreaking plot. I was shattered by the end. I kept reading and reading. I read in the bathroom, in the car, in my room, on my bed, hell, I even tried to read in class. I was so drawn to all the characters and the book itself. 

Towards the end of the book, I was sobbing like a baby. I kept thinking, why why why. Everything was going so well for them and then this one fuckup just ruined it. I probably finished a whole box of tissues. My God, this book was just so beautifully written and heart-wrenching. 

This is fantastic for fans of the Fifty Shades and Crossfire series.

MY RATING:

5 APPLES!!!!!

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♕ Fixed On You (Fixed #1) ♕

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♕ Found In You (Fixed #2) ♕

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♕ Forever With You (Fixed #3) ♕

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USA Today Bestselling author Laurelin Paige is 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. She is represented by Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency.

Check her out in these sites:

Website | Twitter | Facebook