About the Book

I, Holiday Brown, have it all. A platinum record. Multi-million dollar home in Manhattan that I share with my two best friends. Life is looking fantastic until my roommate’s brother decides to bunk in our guestroom while his house gets renovated.

W. Emmett Bell has always been the bane of my existence. He’s annoying, stubborn, a know it all, and just might be the most gorgeous man I’ve ever laid eyes on. But I refuse to fall for him. But when his sister’s threatened by a stalker, dynamics change. His unwavering faith isn’t quite as self-righteous as I’d always thought, and maybe he has a good side I’ve overlooked all these years.

Or maybe it’s all too much trouble.

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In My Opinion

Fame, friendship, and more combine in book one of the Fame & Fortune series from Toni Shiloh. The Trouble with Love has several elements “the experts” claim don’t do well with readers—a big city setting, a main character in the entertainment industry with two friends who are also wealthy and famous in their own rights—but Shiloh pulls them off in a way that had me immediately diving into the next book (sadly, I have to wait a bit for book three).

Holiday’s feelings for Emmett are strong from the beginning but this dislike-to-love story takes such a natural transition, readers will find themselves falling for Emmett right alongside Holiday. The friendship between Holiday, Tori, and Tavia is special and unbreakable due to the years between them. And Holiday’s questions about God are genuine to someone whose life hasn’t included unconditional and all-consuming love.

Holiday’s thoughts and humor and generosity make her relatable even though I can’t imagine what a life like hers entails. Even though this is chick lit and light hearted in places, there’s also a depth and a growth that naturally progresses and enhances the book

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I receive complimentary books from publishers, publicists, and/or authors, including NetGalley. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

About the Book

My life has always been in the spotlight. Born to two famous parents and then quickly rising to “super” status in the modeling world ensured that I, Astoria “Tori” Bell, would always have my image plastered across newsstands. Unfortunately, adoring fans weren’t always magnanimous and now I have a stalker on my hands.

Oddly enough, the tall, dark, and all-too handsome bodyguard hired to protect me seems more harmful than the threatening notes from the stalker. As well as his plan to flush out the danger by proposing a fake engagement.

The lines between pretend and reality blur and I have to shore up my resolves. Baggage from my past means I can’t let myself be vulnerable. But the way Marcel Fox treats me has me thinking otherwise.

With a new rock on my finger and the man who put it there by my side, happily ever after seems like a possibility or is that as fake as my public persona?

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In My Opinion

I read this book immediately after reading The Trouble with Love and, even though both books are written in first person point of view, there was no confusion that this book has a different leading lady than the first book in the series. And let me just say that while you could read this as a stand-alone book, you will enjoy it so much more if you read Holiday’s story first.

OK, now let’s get down to the good stuff. First, there’s Fox. He’s a quiet pillar of strength and reliability for Tori (even when she’s not at her best). The friendship between Tori, Holiday and Octavia has been forged through years and hard times yet the three of these women still hold secrets back from each other. The faith element is prominent to the story but not overpowering. And even though I guessed who Tori’s stalker was early on, the way everything played out had me engaged and intent on reaching the end of the book.

And the best news is we’ll get to visit these friends one more time with Octavia’s story.

Disclosure statement:
I receive complimentary books from publishers, publicists, and/or authors, including NetGalley. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.