The Hollywood Series: Book 2
Publication Date: November 14, 2023
She’s written off more than she can chew…
Romance author Sophie Lyon’s ironic secret just went viral: she’s never been in love—and it’s ruining her reputation. With a manuscript deadline looming, Sophie makes an ambitious plan to overcome her writer’s block: reunite with her exes (including her last girlfriend Carla, the one person she could have loved) to learn why she’s never fallen in love, and document it all for her millions of new online followers.
Luckily, Sophie’s reclusive landlord, Dash Montrose—a former teen heartthrob—has social media all figured out and is willing to help. What he doesn’t mention is that he’s an anonymous online crafter, a hobby that helps him maintain his sobriety. No one knows about his complicated relationship with alcohol, and with a family that’s Hollywood royalty, Dash has to steer clear of scandal.
As Sophie and Dash grow closer, they discover a heat between them that rivals Dash’s pottery kiln. But Sophie needs to figure out who she is outside her relationships, and Dash isn’t sure he’s stable enough for the commitment she deserves. So Sophie suggests what any good romance author would: a friends-with-benefits arrangement. Surely a strictly casual relationship won’t cause any trouble…
Sophie Lyon reveals her darkest secret in a public drunken confession, and it creates a huge scandal. How can she be a romance author if she’s never been in love?
Author Erin La Rosa delivers a side-splitting romcom with Plot Twist. At times hysterically funny, the storyline focuses on Sophie’s mission to interview her exes in hopes of determining why she has avoided the love bug.
She uses social media to document her progress with the help of her hunky landlord. It turns out, though, that he prefers to stay out of the limelight. Since they seem to have a sizzling attraction growing between them, they embark on a no-frills friends-with-benefits arrangement. This creates the necessary ingredients for some unexpected complications to arise.
While on the surface, the theme is light-hearted, the author spends quality time developing the characters. As a result, Sophie delves deep to find the answers she seeks.
Plot Twist takes a woman who writes about something she’s never experienced and throws her neck deep into an attraction that delivers what she has been missing.
ERIN LA ROSA is the author of For Butter or Worse, and on her way to writing romance, she’s also published two humorous nonfiction books, Womanskills and The Big Redhead Book. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four daughters (two humans, two felines).
