Kate is back and better than ever. She's got just as much if not more on her plate now yet she's got it covered....well as best she can. Hey, there was NO WAY she could see some of the things coming that ARE in fact coming....nor could she prevent some of the hardships she'll have to overcome up ahead. The best we can hope for is that our girl will pull through with a sunnier disposition to boot. Let's just say that Kate will fall in and out and in and out and maybe in love again with both fellas and the industry as the story progresses, but it just adds that little something extra to keep your attention. As for her potential love matches, we've got Mac and Nick. Mac, she has a history with and a love both tumultuous and satisfying, but only just. There's no denying his appeal but there are a few hang ups that should give Kate pause....unlike with her blonde god by the name of Nick. Despite his always sunny disposition, we get to see a darker side of Nick when things spin out of control....the veer-age to the which makes him more human.

As for the story. though even I can't deny the electricity the author infuses between certain characters throughout the story, I have to say this...between book's one and two, this one has more story, more focus whereas book one lingered more between the sheets. It was great to see more of a balance. It felt like we were seeing the author truly grow from her previous experience. (Way to go!) I for one can't wait to see what she has in store for us next time around. The world she shows us is just fictitious enough to be daydreamed of and yet real enough to....well, still be front and center in our daydreams but also painful, disheartening, and downright hard to wake up to in the morning. Ah but still, TOTALLY the life no matter what it throws at her.


The only drawbacks for me truthfully ends in a list of two. First, I felt that the trip the Whistler was cut WAY too short. They pretty much get there separately, find each other and then....poof, we're back in New York. I was definitely expecting a little something more considering. The second item was something I found consistent w/ book one. It's something small and trivial. ..the leading lady's name or rather what others call her. She is named Katherine. She is called Kate and Katie (among other endearing terms). The problem? She is referred to by BOTH names from the same individual within the same dialogue sequence. For me, it just creates a little bump in the story, making you back up a second to make sure you were following the story closely enough and didn't miss an add in character's introduction. Other than these two things, I'm riding the wagon of FANDOM with our flag PROUDLY displayed.

Recommend for fans of Fiction, Women's Fiction, Chick Lit and Romance. .. this is definitely a series you'll want to add to your must read list.


*review copy received in exchange for my honest review. .. full post can be seen on my site* ( )

I really enjoyed the first book in this series so I was anxious to see where Kate and mac were in this next chapter.

The world or a publicist is a crazy as ever. From authors faking 5 Star reviews, to one who wrote a book about how she lost a bunch of weight, except shed didn’t, to an author being arrested for a despicable crime, Kate is in the thick of it.

Then Kate is betrayed by the man she loves and is assaulted by someone and her whole world comes crashing down. No way will she be returning to Morris and Dean.

Now Kate is behind the wheel of a pink Cadillac convertible, heading towards Los Angeles and a new future and maybe a new romance.

Nick is opening his home to her, as a guest, but I’m sure he wants more. He’s still in love with her and remains hopeful Kate will get over Mac.

Mac betrayed her in the worst possible way. I couldn’t believe it. He always seemed so strong, so sure of himself. I guess he isn’t that strong after all. He chose a cowards way out of a sticky situation and it hurt Kate deeply.

I wanted to give Kate a high five for finally putting the brakes on her relationship with Mac. He is married and shows no signs of leaving his wife. His latest stunt broke her heart but set her on a new path. One I find very exciting.

There are big changes in this second book. Some so exciting I wish I could share. But that would be spoiling it. Gots to leave you with some anticipation.

I’m still having fun with this series and am almost finished reading the third book, Climax. If your looking for a great summer read, these will do nicely. I hope you try them. ( )

Note : This Review is up @ Readers' Muse

After reading the first instalment, I quite knew what to expect from the writer. Her style of writing made me comfortable enough to pick the second book.
This book doesn’t exactly pick off from the first book. This book again opens with an “writer” incident. To me the whole concept of “writer crisis” feels a bit overwhelming in a nasty sort of way. Having a crisis is one thing, behaving insane as a result of that crisis is something else altogether. I felt the writer could have made those “writer-crisis” episodes a little less dramatic.
Thankfully, the writer focused more on Kate’s personal life in this book. Her professional life takes a rather drastic turn. Nevertheless, I was more interested in Kate’s professional life rather than her personal life with Mac. The reason obviously is the lack of “plot development” there. In sense, their relationship does change for good, but it wasn’t just enough for me. There were many typical “anti-climax” scenes – I felt the writer went a little overboard with those anticlimax scenes.
One thread of the story that I absolutely loved would be that of Kate’s friend. She is the quintessential best friend a girl could ever wish for. Sadly, the writer chose to dim down her character and chose to focus much just on Mac and the “other” guy Nick.
Nick character seemed a bit bland for me. He is portrayed as this nice guy who welcomes Kate wholeheartedly. Sadly, his niceties aren’t elaborated much – not as much as I would have liked.
The book read as a standalone wouldn’t make much sense in terms of character development – Nick character would be out of depth.
To sum it up, the book in spite of being quite well written and laced with enough humor and emotions didn’t quite cut it to for me. May be my expectations a wee bit high!

VERDICT: Only if you have read the previous book. It makes much sense to carry on reading the series.

RATING: 3 on 5