What do You think about Heartthrob (2004)?
When I first got my kindle I discovered so many new authors. Authors that were not available in paperback in Belgium or Ireland. Suzanne Brockmann was one such author. I devoured her books. I fell in love with Navy Seals. So much so that I am taking a trip to the USA this summer and one of my destinations will be Coronado Beach where the Seals train!!!But this book has nothing to do with Navy Seals. Once voted the "Sexiest Man Alive," Jericho Beaumont had dominated the box office before his fall from grace. Now poised for a comeback, he wants the role of Laramie bad enough to sign an outrageous contract with top producer Kate O'Laughlin--one that gives her the authority to supervise JB's every move, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. I must check out some other books by Ms Brockmann that I have not read. “Everything in my life has been leading up to this," he whispered. "Everything that's happened, everything I've done has been worth it because it's brought me here.” "My name is Jed Beaumont ...Really liked both main characters and the secondary cast also.Girls and Guys, we are having a heat weave here in Europe and I am literally melting so reviews will be kept to a minimum. This is coming from a girl originally from the West of Ireland, I am not able for the heat... I just rang my mother a moment ago. We are wilting here in Belgium while it is raining over there on the West Coast of Ireland ... It touched on some fairly interesting topics.I need a cold shower and it is not for the usual reasons that we take cold showers!!
—Mo
My version was an audio book narrated by Ralph Lowenstein. Great narration (loved his voice for Jericho and slight variation for his film character, Laramie); another great story by Suzanne Brockmann. This centers around an A-list actor, Jericho Beaumont, looking for his big comeback after a fall from grace. In order to get the role of a lifetime, he has to agree to a ridiculous contract with the movie's producer/screenwriter, Kate O'Laughlin, in which he basically forfeits his pride and privacy 24/7 for the two months needed to make the film. This is deemed necessary by the movie backers to ensure he stays on the straight and narrow. After a short period of being "babysat" by a hired security officer goes awry, Kate is forced to be Jericho's watchdog for the duration.Great story about their developing trust in each other, overcoming their individual past demons, becoming friends and then lovers. There is also a great side story about a couple of the younger actors in the film which is actually a great set-up for a second book.
—Dawn
For me, that book was the worst Brockmann ever, Seal or non-Seal.I would have given it 1.5 stars, as it was as usual nicely written; but I really feel its rating over over inflated.At first, I just hated the hero, former alcoholic and recovering subscription drug-addict, compulsive liar and master manipulator/actor; to be short, one of the most abhorrent hero I've ever met; and even though some explanations further on made me understand him and better accept it, it definitely was way too late for him to grow on me. Then after reading for a while (like around page 150), I realized the heroine who I had not managed to really grasp at first was just an woman completely frustrated and angry never acknowledging that, nor doing something about it. The writing was nice but I was really getting bored with the ultra-repetitive motto that Jed was longing for a drink. I know it's probably very realistic of what a former addict thinks. All in all I found this book completely depressing and lacking any hope and optimism.At the end, the hero says he will probably spend the rest of his life through therapy. My thoughts were "yeah, and your future wife should also take on one as well". And I hope those two depressant never manage to procreate...Not what I should believe in at the end of a romance.
—LaFleurBleue
