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This book may have been written and first published four years ago, but for some reason the author sent it to me for review and I am glad she did. It was quite a story--very erotic and lots of steamy love scenes, but the important factors in the story were 1)the May/December romance between Valerie (26 years old) and Roland Westwood, owner of Midnight Interlude studios and aged 46. Their love affair wasn't begun on the casting director's couch. Valerie wasn't that kind of person and had actually turned down audition prospects because it became evident that the couch was a part of the deal. Living in her car for three months and facing the repossession of her vehicle, Valerie took a casting call that sat her down in Roland's office--he interviewed all the actors himself--and he gave her a chance to read, to be filmed, and to be interviewed for a new series of erotic romance adult films he was beginning--not porn, but love stories with graphic sex where the story was the thing. Desperate to survive and really liking that the film was designed to tell as romantic/paranormal/vampire tale, she agreed to accept a contract. Her attraction to Roland was immediate but she refused to make any "play" for him because that wasn't who she was. He found out that she was homeless, loaned her the money to get her car out of hock, gave her a place to stay, and their friendship began. But this is also the story of Valerie's development as an actress who was, by the way, very good, but who just hadn't caught a break. Now she brought her character alive, but she also found that she was able to help the other actors when they "froze" or got frustrated or needed some extra coaching to do well. Valerie and Roland's love story is certainly hot and passionate, but it is also a story of these two people as they found new challenges in their lives and became better people in the bargain. I found it to be a very delightful read!

2022-11-14 16:53