Published: August 20, 2024
Length: 291 pages
Format: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Characters: Zachary Butler & Rowan Walsh
POV: dual, 1st person

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉:
workplace, forced proximity, tortures heroine, tortured hero, grief/death

Review

This book had me at the prologue…wow, what a way to start a story. Scott has written an amazing, heartfelt and emotional book. It was so beautifully written! The characters were richly crafted and strong. It was so easy to get lost in the pages of this book.

The only reason this book is not getting all the stars from me is because I think the storyline with Eva was too big a focus on the book overshadowing the beauty of Rowan and Zachary’s romance. I just needed more of Rowan and Zachary and less of Eva and Zachary. But nevertheless, an incredible love story! One I will not soon forget.

“NO ONE BELIEVES their life can change so fast. That it can shatter into a million pieces in a single instant…until it does. One minute your life is one way, in the Before. And then suddenly it’s After, and you don’t know how you got there. Whiplash of the soul, I guess you could call it.”

“Sometimes grief isn’t about the past, but the future. What might’ve been. Not Josh’s life that was lost but the life he never got to live. It’s like that tonight, but this time it’s about me. My life that’s not being lived and the barest whisper that says it’s not too late.“

“It’s not an actual conversation if you have to act like your own defense attorney before it’s even begun.”

“My phone is making noise. A call, not a text. The audacity.“

Blurb

She kept her heart guarded and locked away…until she gave it to the world’s biggest movie star.

In the dazzling world of Hollywood where fame and glamour reign supreme, award-winning megastar Zachary Butler longs for something more than red carpet events and paparazzi flashes. As he navigates fame and tries to extricate himself from his celebrity ex-fiancée, he discovers an unexpected spark with Rowan Walsh, a production assistant on his latest project.

Rowan, haunted by a devastating moment in her past, shields her heart behind walls of guilt, letting no one in. But Zachary’s genuine affection and desire for a meaningful life begin to chip away at her defenses. As their connection deepens, Rowan must battle the self-destructive patterns that have held her back from embracing her passions and finding true love, while Zachary must reveal his own hidden scars—wounds he’s borne in silence for years—if he hopes to heal.

Can Zachary and Rowan confront their pasts to build a future together, or will the storms of scandal, tangled relationships, and the scrutiny of stardom ruin their hopes for a perfect Hollywood ending?

** this book contains sensitive subject matter that may not be suitable for all readers. Please take note of the trigger warnings and/or email emmascottpromo@gmail.com for a more detailed description.**