Overnight Sensation

by Karen Foley

Actress Ivy James is finally getting her big break! She's been cast as the lead in a steamy blockbuster movie, a sizzling flick based on war hero Garrett Stokes's military— and sexual—experiences behind enemy lines. In the role, Ivy will be required to shoot a lot of on-screen sex scenes with her costar, one of Hollywood's top hunks. Unfortunately for Ivy, the only guy who can get her motor running is the technical consultant—Garrett himself!

Garrett has been secretly in love with Ivy for years.

In fact, it was only his infatuation with her that got him through all those months in a military hospital. So when Ivy asks him to show her just how good the sex was, how can he resist? But will she still want to share his bed when she learns that Garrett's lust for her was the only reason she got the part?

Genres: Harlequin Blaze, Romance, Harlequin, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Adult, Audiobook

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Karen is the multi-award winning author of 28 novels, and is both a RWA RITA ® and a RWA Vivian Award nominee. She believes life is better with love, chocolate, and a view of the ocean. Karen splits her time between writing romance and folding laundry, and escapes to Ireland as often as possible. She lives in coastal New England, in a sweet little waterfront cottage that she shares with her high school sweetheart and one very skittish cat.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

The heroine Ivy arrives in Mexico to start filming a movie role of her dreams, although her arrive is less than pleasant after having to get on a deathtrap of a bus out to the middle of nowhere, and then her luggage goes missing. Waiting for her at the location is the hero Garrett, an ex special ops agent whose escape from a South American drug cartel is the subject of the movie. Garrett has been waiting for his chance to meet Ivy ever since he first saw her meet her injured brother in a military hospital where Garrett was recovering. Although the event never actually happened, Ivy is to play the supposed love interest of Garrett's character. When she struggles to get her character right she asks for Garrett's help. Their attraction to one another is fierce and pretty soon they give into their desire. However, Ivy still has not idea about Garrett's love for her and the role he playing in her getting the part.

I really enjoyed this book, it literally ticked all the boxes of what makes a good Blaze. I thought the hero and heroine bounced of each other well; their interactions are entertaining and the passion is blazing (no pun intended)! I simply adored the hero, sigh, he was so open and giving to the heroine, and his love for her felt totally genuine. The plot is fantastic, so well thought out and interesting. The start reminded me of Romancing the Stone and had me laughing!

This book manages to be both hot and tender at the same time, and I loved it!

Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....

[♡Karlyn P♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Got half way but couldn't continue. I know Blaze's are suppose to be more about sex than story, but this read like a cheesy, tamed down Hustler story with mechanical motions, a strong focus on body parts, and sex after a few brief conversations. The base story of filming a movie was losing me too. I like reading Blaze as a guilty pleasure, but there was no pleasure in this one. (At least up to the point I quit reading.)

[Tasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Nice light read with a good balance of plot and love scenes. Finished this book in a couple of hours. The characters were well developed and were believable enough to form a connection with. Ivy was a good heroine, whom the reader is able to relate to.

[Lenore Kosinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars -- great chemistry between Ivy and Garrett....very hot and steamy. The movie stuff may have been unbelievable, but it was fun to read anyways. Bits of awkward here and there, but all in all a good escapist read.

[Tasneem · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a solid 2.5 stars. I found it a hot, sexy read but I found the plot a little too predictable and trite. The great emotional tension wasn't really all that true, and Ivy came of sounding a bit too foolish. She's supposed to be an actress for goodness sake, she couldn't be that innocent and naive.

[*Nan* · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book but the narrator is what ruined it for me. I have listened to other Karen Foley books with other narrators and they were much better.

[Anne Marshall · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't finish

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good fun read

[Grace Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

(M&B) this story really got under my skin, I love the way the author just drew me in... Feeling like part of the story