Description: Young line producer Danny Byrd is well-known in Hollywood for being someone who gets things done on time and under budget. But when his reputation takes a beating after his partner--and former best friend--makes off with their investors' money, Danny has but one chance to redeem himself and restore his ruined career.
LA lawyer Megan Pierce has sacrificed years of her life proving herself to her impossible bosses only to find herself disgusted at their snobbery and their specious business practices. When an opportunity to actually make a difference comes her way, she knows she has to grab it--even though she's not entirely clear what "it" is.
Danny and Megan are each other's best hope for redemption. What they never could have imagined was that they might also be each other's best hope for love.
Bestselling and award-winning author Davis Bunn takes you into the beating heart of Hollywood with two characters determined to thrive in a cutthroat business.
My Thoughts: This book wasn't for me. I realized upon receiving it and looking at the author's bio that I had read something by this author before but under a different pen name, and I hadn't cared for it. Since this was a completely different genre, I went into the story with an open mind knowing that some authors do better in different genres.
In the end, I don't think the issue for me is the author's ability to come up with an interesting story but the writing style. The story never really grounds you in POV, sometimes going pages without even mentioning the character whose perspective you are in. This leaves it completely up in the air as to what the character is thinking and feeling during pretty important points.
I think that this style is meant to work for suspense. But it often means that the reader has no idea what the character is going to do until they do it. And I know this method works for many readers, but I find that it makes it difficult for me to care about the characters. There is a scene at the beginning, where the reader learns that someone new has betrayed the main character but are left completely in the dark as to whether or not this is news to him for a number of pages even while being in his POV.
This method also made certain reveals seem over dramatic. It created a build up to things that didn't feel like they deserved it and glossed over things which I wanted to know more about. And for me, this made it easy to put down.
I have provided an honest review after receiving a copy of the book from the publisher.
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