A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Shnoogiepoo
After her husband lost his life fighting in Afghanistan, single mother Lauren James became an in-store photographer to make ends meet. She’s won a photo contest, and now gets to do a photo shoot with the man she’s been halfway in love with since high school. Nick “The Lover” Lamoureux, the famous movie star. Nick Lamoureux is trapped in a world of his own making. After a childhood mistake that left his sister a paraplegic, he’s dedicated his life to protecting her and paying for that mistake. Never has he been more tempted to put himself first than when he meets the sexy little photographer who’s nothing like the women he usually dates, and far more like a woman he could fall in love with. But he can’t give in, especially now, when he has a stalker threatening the lives of any woman who gets too close to him. And yet, how does he fight a losing battle to stay away from the one woman who is everything he’s ever dreamed of? This was an enjoyable read, the romance was engaging, the suspense held a few twists and turns, but the stalker’s identity seemed clear from early in the book, yet was well exicuted.
Jan 18, 2012 | B006SP32Q0
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Deadly Obsession
When an Oscar-winning movie star meets a department-store photographer… Movie star Nic Lamoureux appears to have a playboy’s perfect life. But it’s a part he plays, an act designed to conceal a dark secret he carries on his shoulders. His empty days and nights are a meaningless blur until he meets the woman who fulfills all his dreams. She and her son are the family he’s always wanted—if she can forgive a horrible mistake from his past. A Hollywood dream… Lauren James, a widowed single mother, earns barely enough money to support herself and her son. When she wins a photography contest and meets Nic, the man who stars in all her fantasies, her dreams, both professional and personal, are on the verge of becoming real. The attraction between Lauren and Nic is instant—and mutual. Their chemistry burns out of control during a photo shoot that could put Lauren on the fast track to a lucrative career. Becomes a Hollywood nightmare But an ill-advised kiss makes front-page news, and the lurid headlines threaten everything Nic and Lauren have hoped for. Before they know what’s happening, their relationship is further rocked by an obsessed and cunning stalker who’ll stop at nothing—not even murder—to have Nic to herself. When Nic falls for Lauren, the stalker zeroes in on her as the competition. And the competition must be eliminated.
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