Mark Pargeter was translating his recent bestselling novel into a screenplay for a big Hollywood company, he thought. Tori Albright was a wannabe starlet who just needed a break, she thought. But, in the world of moviemaking, money runs the show and the industry is betraying them both, in different ways. Their decision to help each other seems to offer them both another chance--only Tori needs a helping hand just to stay focused and Mark is forced to supply one where, and when, it's most needed. A spanking romance novel.
Mature subject matter for adults only. 43,192 words
This book is a cute story of an on/off couple, Toni and Mark, who meet when Mark helps Toni, who is outside crying alone. Toni is a want to be actress who did a porn movie to make her rent and is devastated by how the men producing it treat her. When she meets Mark, an author, she asks for a part in a movie he is involved with. At first she appears self absorbed, erratic, and emotional; however, there is more to Toni than most people see. Mark is a writer who is helping with a screenplay for the book he wrote. He is a gentleman with an immense amount of patience, but he thinks nothing of putting Toni over his knee when she deserves it. When Mark sees Toni at a party with another guy he learns that his feelings run deep and he is jealous. He wants Toni for himself and he will not let anything stop him. Can these two people, with different temperaments, make things work together? I recommend reading this book of up and down emotions that includes friendship, lust, sex, love, and also humor. The author shows the dark side of Hollywood and a couple that must choose how they want to live and what they are willing to do to achieve their goals. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
Take an author whose novel was a hit, and now it is being made into a movie. From his simple life in Canada to the glitz of Los Angeles and the movie world, brings a lot of dissolution. Mark is locked away in an out-of-the-way office to supposedly type it up as a screenplay. Long hours and short answers seem to be the order of every day.
Tori’s dream of making it big in Hollywood has been a huge letdown, now she is without her loser boyfriend, trying to make ends meet waiting tables, and still no real break into show biz. Desperate times and encouragement from a coworker has her agreeing to make a degrading sex video. The money will hold her over for a month or so, but now she is shattered by the event. Hiding and crying brings a knight in shining armor to her rescue when Mark hears her crying.
The relationship with Tori and Mark is a hot and cold, on and off situation throughout the book. Tori hasn’t been completely honest with Mark about everything and then it eats at her. She is excited when he gets her a screen test and she gets a very small part in the movie. Tori has read Mark’s book and is so confused that the movie is so different. What will happen when her porn video hits the airways? Will Mark dump her? Will the movie decide she is a liability? Can the mature and stable Mark help ground the impetuous and hotheaded waitress?
Tori accepts Mark’s dominance and she willing submits to his correction. There are multiple spankings with various implements, but the sex scenes are more implied than detailed. There is a large cast of characters, lots of personalities, the not so pretty reality of Hollywood, and a chance of two people finding each other and falling in love.
Mark was the author of a best seller that is being made into a movie, which is why he’s not home in Canada, but in the states. Coming back to his apartment, he hears the sobs of a young, pretty woman that he tries to help. The thing is, she wants to be an actress. Desperately. In a moment of stupidity, she stars in a sex video that shames her and finds her outside sobbing the night the two meet. She can’t tell him that…she’d die of shame. But things just snowball from there. It was a quick read with a happily ever after. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
This book tells the story of Mark and Tori. Mark is an author and Tori is wannabe actress. The two meet when Mark hears her sobs of remorse. Tori, you see, filmed a sex tape. Mark escorts Tori home to the poorest part of the city. Over the course of their story, sparks fly and there are believably awkward moments. All along, it is clear that these two people are meant for each other. Tori needs the guidance and accountability that Jack provides her.