She’s
spent her whole life acting. But is she good enough to make him
believe she doesn’t love him?
Three years ago, a terrified girl
named Emma fled a world of crime and abuse in Chicago and bought a
one-way ticket to New York. She reinvented herself as an actress,
enrolled at the prestigious Fenbrook Academy and buried her pain
beneath a vivacious new persona. Her new name was Jasmine.
Now
she has to pull off the performance of her career.
Landing her
dream part in a police show, she finds herself falling for her
co-star, Ryan, a real-life cop. If she lets him get too close, he’ll
awaken memories she doesn’t want to face and uncover secrets that
could endanger them both. But how can she keep a guy at arm’s
length when she has to kiss him on camera?
The
last place Ryan imagined himself was on a TV show. Blaming himself
for the death of his partner, he’s on a downward spiral of rage and
guilt. The show is his last chance…but how can he keep it
professional when his co-star is a woman he’s crazy about?
As
their on-screen and off-screen relationships merge, things go from
hot to blistering. But when Jasmine’s old life catches up with her,
will a cop be the one person she can’t be around…or the only
person who can save her?
I
truly enjoyed reading this excellent work of fiction written by
Helena Newbury. The protagonist ultimately comes from a dysfunctional
family and she desperately wants to improve upon her life. Newbury
writes her main character as a young, desperate, yet ambitious woman
that is a little on the wild side. She must ultimately escape her
negative past, and for actual good reasons.
This
book took off amazingly well for me and I could actually visualize
the main character's actions due to the author's style of writing.
The protagonist has a bit of low self esteem and doesn't feel that
she deserves a good man in her life. The author deals with this issue
and I believe this may help other women that have been abused for
years find a way out and feel positive about their life conditions
and future. Through Newbury's very personal style of writing
the characters are essentially brought to life in the reader's mind,
and this also helped me to understand the pain of one who must
restart their life again.
Another
positive point about Newbury's writing in this book is that I
absolutely love that she wrote the protagonist as one that crushes
super hard on a police officer too. Hey, I'm partial to good police
officers, my father was one. It also made reading the book in fact a
bit more personal for me. No doubt Newbury has made a hit book here!
I would also recommend this to others that are interested in the new
adult and romance genres. I rate this book a FULL 5 STARS and will definitely be on the lookout for Newbury's new NA/Romance books!
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I received Acting Brave in
exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and I greatly
value the fact that I can give an honest review in order to help
others choose reading materials.
I’m
a New Adult Romance author who loves writing about what happens
when love and dreams collide with the real world. I wrote my
first novel, Dance for Me, in daily chunks in a very busy, very
noisy coffee shop, which meant I had to order a black Americano
every hour, on the hour, to keep my seat and wound up wired
on caffeine most days. I hit the New York Times and USA Today
bestseller lists in summer 2013. Unlike my characters, I can’t
dance.
