Series: Summer Escapes (Book 7)
THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME?
When millionaire Lucas West rescues a stunning actress on
board the Orient Express to Venice, he has a brilliant idea. He needs a fake
girlfriend for the summer, so who better than a woman who pretends for a
living? It's certainly the most unusual role Tally has ever had -- and handsome
Lucas is now her favourite costar! Soon, their relationship begins to go off
script, but can they trust their emotions enough to write the next act?
Good story, lovely descriptions of the locations. Lucas
is a workaholic entertaining some business contacts with a murder mystery
scenario on the Orient Express. Tally is an actress portraying one of the
characters. Lucas rescues Tally after the evening performance, when one of the
(inebriated) guests gets a little handsy with her.
The next day, Lucas approaches her with a proposal. He
needs a girlfriend for the summer to protect him from a matchmaking friend.
Would she be willing? Tally has nothing important scheduled, so she agrees.
Neither expects the attraction that flares between them
or the growing feelings that they experience. Both have failed relationships
that make them wary of trusting those feelings. Lucas believes that he doesn't
have room in his life for love because of his work commitments. I loved their
sightseeing trips and seeing them enjoy each other's company. It was fun to see
how the people around them saw how right they were for each other, which made
it so frustrating when Lucas freaked out about his feelings and ran from them.
I liked the support both received from their families. Lucas
got the eye-opening advice he sorely needed. Tally's family and best friend gave
her the encouragement she needed to recover from the hurt. A secondary
storyline involving a person from Tally's past popped up while they were in Tuscany
and provided an interesting twist. Lucas did a nice job of redeeming himself in
the end. I liked the epilogue and the unexpected direction their future took.
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