Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Can one
secret stop two broken hearts from mending?
Alisa,
bank clerk by day-self published writer by night, gets a phone call that will
change her life. Hollywood wants to make one of her books into a movie. The
news comes on the day she starts vacation, excited, she leaves work early to
surprise her husband. To her surprise he is already home, and well even more
surprising he is sexing up the neighbor in their bed.
Heartbroken
and angry she makes a decision to head off to Hollywood on her own. Before the
meeting she meets her TV crush Logan Rider. Logan has not only read her book
Portals, but he wants to direct the movie. The offer is almost too good to be
true! Alisa is thrown into a whirlwind of Hollywood as she sees stars, learns
the movie business, and uncovers a few secrets. Secrets that prove actors are
just as flawed as regular people. But there is one secret that can destroy
Logan’s career. Will Logan be devoured by this secret, or can he find the
strength to conquer it with Alisa’s help?
~Excerpt~
“I’m
too shy. I was horrible in drama in high school. They teamed me up with my
first high school crush on our first partner thing. And I was just trying not
to do anything embarrassing. I end up transferring out.”
“What
did you take instead?”
“A
study class was open.”
“I
take it you were bored?”
“Not
at all. I wrote.”
“I
wish I had some other talent.”
“You
act,” Alisa replied.
“Well,
yes, but I wish I could do something else. Do you have any other hobby then
writing?”
“I
knit.”
“Well
that is something I would like to learn.”
“I
do it on looms. It is pretty simple.”
“Can
you show me?” Dawn asked her eyes shining with anticipation.
“Sure.”
“Cut!”
Roman shouted. “Okay we are going to set up for Logan and Dawn. Ten minutes!”
Ray
Day sat down heavily in a chair beside them. “I really hope we get done soon. I
have to start Twin Falls in a month, and I really wanted a few days off. I want
to have mimosas and spend a kidless day in Disney.”
“If
my kids found out I went without them they would shank me,” Dawn said
seriously.
“You
break too easy. Send them to school and get your Disney on.”
“I
heard Disney what is going on?” Logan said as he walked over to them.
“I
was talking about mimosas and then Disney without kids,” Ray said with a small
sigh. “Before I have to go to Canada to film Twin Falls.”
“I
will pass on the mimosas, but would love some Disney time. It’s been a few
months. How about you Alisa, when was the last time you went to Disney?”
“Uh—”
She thought about it. “Maybe ten years I want to say.”
“Do
you not like Disney?”
“I
love Disney, it is just kind of expensive to go,” she said, shrugging.
Logan
put his hand on her shoulder. “Maybe we need to make a trip.”
“No
trips!” Roman shouted. “Dawn and Logan, come on.”
Ray
sighed again watching Logan leave. “That ass is amazing.” He looked at her. “I
see that smile. You can agree.”
“I
do agree.”
“Good.
Step one of surviving actors. Some of us are loud and outspoken, don’t be shy
jump in.”
“Check,
jump in.”
“It’s
nice seeing Logan happy. After the breakup he was so sad. I believe he thought
she was the one.” She watched Logan and Dawn have an argument, until someone
said the wrong line and they started giggling.
“CUT!”
Roman screamed making Alisa flinch.
“Step
two. Some directors are just assholes. You just learn to deal.” Logan turned to
them and winked
.
“Check,
assholes.”
“You
are cute. I think we need to go on a double date.”
“I
have no double,” she said turning to Ray.
“There
is Logan.”
“Ah—We’ve
only known each other for two days.”
Ray
shrugged. “You guys could have been married and divorced by now, you know
typical celebrity life.”
They
laughed as they turned back to watch. After Dawn and Logan it was the whole
cast, then Logan and his pretend off and on crazy girlfriend. Alisa watched
Roman, she watched the stage hands, she watched the camera people, sound
people, and all the rest.
A
little nagging voice sprang forward. You don’t belong here.
But
I want to belong here,
she replied to the voice.
~About
the Author~
Somebody
told Ellie Potts you had to be rich to be eccentric otherwise you were plain
crazy. She set out to prove them wrong doing things she was told she couldn't
do like dressing for pirate and renaissance faires, get her stories published,
playing video games, planning to survive a zombie apocalypse, and other antics
most women stay away from.
She is
also a Whovian, Browncoat, Star Wars addict, and collector of arcane knowledge.
Now she lives in California's Central Valley where most of her stories and
books take place. Her and her husband are owned by their attack Bugg, and her
red eared slider turtle minion who live in the backyard.
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