Image Protector by Lily Alexander

Image Protector by Lily Alexander

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Published on July 8, 2020

Genre(s): Contemporary Romance

Page Count: 283 

Source: Enticing Journey Book Promotions

Format: ebook

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Description: Nothing in Hollywood stays a secret for long, and there's plenty of film that could destroy everything she's worked for.

Nora Chase is a good girl. Her carefully cultivated public persona is under lock and key – the price to keep it that way has been steep. Minding her image at every turn is a small price to pay to continue her reign as the sweetheart of the small screen. Unfortunately for Nora, her emotions pay no attention to the moratorium she's put on relationships where Maxwell, an acquaintance through mutual friends, is involved.

Maxwell Caine is an entertainment attorney at the top of his game at one of the biggest firms in town. He's just not sure that law is where he's actually meant to be. Temptation to overhaul everything he knows walks into his conference room one day, and her name is Nora. Falling for her may be the final push he needs to leave the law behind and chase his own dreams. He can tell she's hiding something big, however, and she won't let him get close enough to help her.

Maxwell's steadfast presence gives Nora comfort she didn't know she was seeking and isn't sure she deserves. Nora is everything Maxwell didn't know he was looking for. They're a perfect match – but can he stand by her when her past is exposed?

Image Protector is a standalone contemporary Hollywood romance. If you like red hot chemistry, a guaranteed Happily Ever After and a dash of suspense then you'll love this steamy beach read!

Hello Readers.

I was sent a copy of this to read and review. It looked promising. I have not read the other book in the series so I was a little worried that it may impact my ability to enjoy this one. It worked well as a standalone. Suspense. Intrigue. Beautiful people. Realistic. Puppy. Yes please.

This book was well written. The characters were more complex than I initially thought they would be. That was a nice surprise. Steamy. You may want to be mindful of your surroundings when reading it. 

I am rating this book Five Blue Books because it was a great read. Addictive and fun. I did not want it to end. I will be going back and reading the book before it. Highly recommend. 

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Image Protector by Lily Alexander - Release

Image Protector by Lily Alexander

Series: Image Series

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 8, 2020

Nothing in Hollywood stays a secret for long.

Nora Chase is the good girl of the small screen.

Her carefully cultivated image is under lock and key – the price to keep it that way has been steep. One misstep in a relationship early in her Hollywood career cost her dearly - and she’s still paying the price.

When she meets Maxwell Caine through mutual friends, her emotions pay no attention to the moratorium she's put on relationships. She never meant to fall in love again, let alone so quickly. His steadfast presence gives a comfort she didn't know she was seeking and isn't sure she deserves.

Will he stand by her when her past is exposed?

"So, yeah. You and Maxwell." Devon's eyebrow lifted as he showed her the screen of his phone. He playfully hummed the ‘sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g’ melody.

They had just been allowed to vacate their chairs in the make-up trailer and were on their way across the back-lot to wardrobe.

The picture was of them leaving Cleo after their date, both of them smiling. Maxwell had his hand on her lower back and she appeared to be leaning into his touch. They looked comfortable and familiar. Happy even.

They definitely didn't look like they were on a first date, either, which was strangely satisfying and also just a little bit strange. 

Remembering how his warm hand felt on her body made her lips curve upward. It was just seconds later they had encountered the paparazzi near the parking lot. That particular shot appeared to have been taken from across the street.

"Dinner," she said simply.

Devon grunted in frustration and followed her into wardrobe.

"Obviously. How'd it go?"

Nora shook her head. Devon was enjoying this entirely too much.

"Why are you so anxious to get the two of us together? I don't understand why it matters so much to you."

Devon clucked his tongue at her, eyebrows drawn together as he tsked. He gathered the clothing meant for him and she did the same. They efficiently changed in small curtained cubicles next to one another.

"You’ve dated, but you haven't had a real, serious boyfriend since that weirdo in college. What was his name? John? Jack? James?"

Nora knew he was being ridiculous on purpose. He was also wrong. It was one of the few secrets she’d ever kept from him.

"Jacob. You know that."

"Ah yes, Jacob the art history major." Devon pulled a face and gave an exaggerated half-gag.

"He was nice."

Devon's arm flew out, pointing directly at her as she adjusted her blouse and wiggled around in the leather pants she had been assigned. She could swear that the wardrobe ladies were only making her wear them because they hated seeing her enjoy food. Though they really did make her ass look good. She shrugged at herself in the mirror as she looked over one shoulder at her backside.

"Exactly. Nice." He looked like he'd sucked on a lemon. "We've already had this conversation."

With that, he turned on his heel and strode quickly out of wardrobe, Nora hustling to follow him to set.

"At least he wasn't a huge jerk. Or have constant onion breath. Or another girlfriend." Those things may have been just a few of the things she'd encountered on dates since graduating and moving to Los Angeles.

None of those were the big bad ugly either. Devon knew about the man she'd seen for an extremely short amount of time named David, but he didn't know what he'd done. What he was still doing. Devon had him classified in the three dates or less category which to him didn’t count. In reality, they’d dated seriously for a few months.

Keeping a secret like that from Devon had been no small feat, and she was beginning to feel like the clock was ticking for how long she could keep it up.

"True, but still not worthy of you, my dear." That smirk appeared and Devon slung his arm over her shoulders. "Tell Uncle Dev all about it."

Nora sighed, knowing she was going to be trapped with him for a while as they finished shooting a different scene. There was no getting around her best friend or his nosiness.

"We met for dinner. It was amazing Greek food and reminded me of Yiayia Lou. Paps were waiting when we left. That was less than awesome, but he used his body to block them for me." She inclined her head, knowing this tidbit would please him.

Devon's eyebrows rose up, and he smiled. "Good man."

Nora's head nodded shortly. "Yes. He's very nice," she teased.

He growled. "Don't make me text my wife. I will."

A laugh rose out of her chest. "You text her all day long, anyway. And I think you just love calling her that. Simply saying the word wife brings you joy. It's weird. You know that it's a little weird, right? Based on your 'three dates and done' history?"

Lily is a Colorado native enjoying the fantastic climate of Southern California with her family and cranky cat after surviving more than a decade in hot, humid places where hurricanes get their own season and Winter is a myth.

The written word is her favorite thing - reading or writing, she doesn’t discriminate. Left to her own devices she can read about a book a day; that HEA is a powerful drug! 

As an only child she grew up inventing elaborate stories for her dolls to act out. She started word processing on a computer around age 10 and never looked back. After suffering the heartbreak of catastrophic drive failure a regrettable number of times, she has finally learned to back things up appropriately and often.

Follow her antics on social media! (If she disappears for a bit around late August, don’t worry, that’s just her wanderlust kicking in. She’ll be back soon.)

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Because of Dylan by Erica Alexander - Release

Because of Dylan by Erica Alexander

Series: Riggins U, Book 3

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 30, 2020

Whoever said the truth will set you free was lying. The truth won’t set me free. The truth will destroy me.

Our relationship is forbidden. 

I should stay away.

He’s a teacher.

I’m a student.

He lives by a code of ethics and truth.

I hide behind lies and misdirection. I have good reason to.

My childhood was a living nightmare. 

It damaged me, hurt me, destroyed me.

No one knows what I’ve been through.

And I won’t let anyone know.

Especially not him.

Cold. Calculating. Judgmental. Professor Dylan Beckett.

But there’s something about the way he looks at me…

The way I feel when his eyes are on mine…

And I wonder what will happen if I open my heart. 

Is a happy ever after ending even possible for someone as broken as me? Or will the truth destroy everything I worked so hard for?

Some lessons can’t be learned in the classroom... 

*****

“Because of Dylan is a standalone, slow burn, forbidden, angsty romance featuring a heroine who is stronger than she realizes, and the cocky-on-the-outside, sweet-on-the-inside hero of her dreams. A satisfying HEA is guaranteed.”

“This book is not an easy, straight forward read. It is deep, full of angst and turmoil, pain and heartbreak, uncertainty and self-doubt. It will break you down, bind you up in every emotion known to man and pull you along on a tsunami of feeling, right before it builds you up again, piece by piece, filling you with hope, romance, familial love and ultimately self-love.” - Emerald Book Reviews

“I love forbidden romance novels, specially student/teacher. So, that was what grabbed my attention first on this one. But as I started reading I knew it was more than a forbidden romance. It was a lesson on how we need to let go of the past to welcome the future.” - Goodreads Review

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Erica Alexander has been a storyteller her entire life. If she’s not writing stories, she’s daydreaming them. Which has gotten her in trouble once or twice. She has an inclination to use sarcasm and she can make anything that comes out of her mouth, sound dirty. It’s a gift.

When Erica is not writing, reading or daydreaming new stories, she enjoys baking, looking up pictures of hot guys on Pinterest (for research of course) and commiserating with friends over their mutual hatred of laundry.

Erica’s life goals are: to make sure her family is happy and healthy, bring to life all the stories in her head, visit Australia and jump off a plane. Preferably with a parachute.

Erica has degrees in Communications and Computer Science and she loves history, all things Native American, and anything that’s off the beaten path and weird.

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