Getting Real: Surviving Sarah / The Great Chase / The Last Virgin

by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jennifer LaBrecque, Julie Elizabeth Leto

Surviving Sarah by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Financial planner Luke Richards has entered a battle-of-the-brawn reality TV show for one reason. He wants the "prize"--Sarah Donovan, former teen star and Luke's high-school fantasy. Only fantasy has nothing to do with Reality TV...

The Great Chase by Julie Elizabeth Leto
Charlotte "Charlie" Cuesta and Sam Ryan are rival P.I.'s--and former lovers. But when she finds herself partnered with sexy Sam once more--traveling cross-country in a reality show--she can't help wondering if he'll get even before she falls for him again...or after?

The Last Virgin by Jennifer LaBrecque
When Andrea Scarpini signs up for a bachelorette-style show with a twist--she never realizes her virginity will be up for grabs! Contestant Zach Richards is an undercover journalist, determined to be the first to prove Reality TV isn't real at all. And he ends up being the first, all right...

Genres: Romance, Anthologies, Contemporary

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestseller Vicki Lewis Thompson believes love makes the world go around and laughter makes the trip worth taking. The recipient of RWA’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award and the author of more than ninety books, Vicki pioneered a new kind of romance hero with Nerd in Shining Armor. Following the success of her nerd stories, Vicki launched a boisterous paranormal series featuring a matchmaking witch and wizard, an ADD dragon named George, and a black cat inspired by her own precocious feline, Eve.

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok I picked up this book because it had a story by Vicki Lewis Thompson and I love her work, however I just discovered this has a lot to do with reality TV which I abhor! I'm hoping the stories will be good enough to get me past that though.

Surviving Sarah - Vicki Lewis Thompson - 4 Stars - I can always count on a VLT book to be entertaining and leave me with a goofy smile.

The Great Chase - Julie Elizabeth Leto - 2 Stars - While I really liked Sam and Charlie I found the overall story to be long and drawn out way more that it needed to be.

The Last Virgin - Jennifer LaBrecque - 2 Stars - I will admit I probably didn't give this the kind of chance it deserved but I just can not get into it. I didn't bond with the characters the love scenes were clichè and the premise of the reality show bugged me. I probably read about 12 pages and gave up.

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book has different stories about reality TV. The interconnect but you can read one or real all, very novel concept. Since I watched the last season of the bachelor and really enjoyed it(I do not usually watch reality TV), this book was gave me a little more reality TV kick. The stories give a little insight to what can happen on reality TV. As the stories are so short, the reality shows seem a little unbelievable. Other than that, the book is great for light reading, an alternative to watching a real reality show.

[Jan · Rating 2 out of 5]

3 reality tv based stories that are connected through the company that produces them. Didn't like the concept of the show of the first story nor the last story. But liked the second story well enough.

[Amy]

I tried slogging through the first story and couldn't. I skimmed and then gave up. I don't like reality tv shows, so maybe that's why it didn't hold my interest.

[Tonya Warner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stories of love, life and reality TV. An OK series. A little hard to follow, but overall it all worked out ok.