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$10 #Giveaway Image Adjuster by Lily Alexander @LilyAlexAuthor Ends 3.17

March 10, 2020 By Mary

by Lily Alexander



Image Adjuster
Lily Alexander
Publication date: March 11th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

In Hollywood, image is everything.

Being part of a power couple can mean the difference between your star rising or being iced out of roles. No one ever said the relationship had to be real.

Stephanie, an actress and the daughter of Hollywood royalty has made a thriving business out of posing as a girlfriend to celebrities who need a bit of a PR boost. Everything is scripted and when the contract ends everyone goes their separate way.

No feelings, no risk, just acting.

Devon is just another client – no matter how handsome he might be, how compatible they seem. The arrangement works perfectly. It’s all business. Definitely just business.

Unless it’s not.

Goodreads / Amazon

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EXCERPT:

“Sounds like I’m barely needed at all.”

“Oh, quite the contrary.” He wiggled his black eyebrows at her suggestively. “I need you. I want you. You are an integral part of this scheme.” He playfully sandwiched one of her hands with his own and cradled it gently before releasing it again.

Stephanie shook her head, trying desperately to ignore the tiny flash of heat in her chest at his words and touch.

“You sure you haven’t done this before?”

“Absolutely.” He reached across the table and took both of her hands into his. Stephanie sobered for a moment and was caught up in the serious expression of his icy eyes that were anything but cold. “Stephanie Von Feldt? Would you please help me con the press and general public into believing that we are a hardcore devoted couple? Then have a fantastic blow-out breakup fight with me in public so everyone knows it’s over?” His playfully serious expression was just too much.

“Why, Devon Greene, I would be so honored to charge you a small fortune for providing just such a service.”

As Devon planted a gentle kiss on her knuckles, the quiet sound of a camera shutter went off just on the other side of the patio.

“Whoops, spotted.” Devon’s bright smile faded a bit, then brightened again. “Guess today that guy got lucky. That’ll be worth a couple weeks’ pay with TMZ.”

“I’ll never understand why the ones with just a phone don’t turn that fake shutter sound off. Seems silly to give yourself away if you’ve managed to ninja stealth yourself an exclusive picture.”

Devon threw his head back in laughter, nodding his agreement.

Momentarily distracted, he tapped out a text to someone after his phone pinged, and glanced around, a half-grin on his face.

“Everything okay?”

“Yeah,” he nodded. “Someone from work is giving me a hard time. I think she’s around somewhere or drove by or something.”

After a few watchful moments, he let it go and they chatted a bit more, his attention split between Stephanie and his phone.

It was silly to feel jealous, but she couldn’t help it. Said co-worker was a she, and he was amused by her.

Giving herself a mental slap, Stephanie pushed those thoughts and feelings away and focused on their conversation and her coffee.

Not long after, they finished their drinks and went their separate ways, Stephanie torn between being nervous about spending so much time with Devon all at once with minimal script planning time and being relieved that it would be over before she could make a fool of herself or lose her professional edge.

Who was she kidding – she was already losing her edge. The worst part was that for the first time since she could remember, she actually genuinely got along with a client.

She liked him.

The very idea made her shiver and tingle with long-repressed feelings like want and need.

Stephanie was in big trouble.

Author Bio:

Lily is a Colorado native enjoying the fantastic climate of Southern California with her family and cranky cat after surviving more than a decade in hot, humid places where hurricanes get their own season and Winter is a myth.

The written word is her favorite thing – reading or writing, she doesn’t discriminate. Left to her own devices she can read about a book a day; that HEA is a powerful drug!

As an only child she grew up inventing elaborate stories for her dolls to act out. She started word processing on a computer around age 10 and never looked back. After suffering the heartbreak of catastrophic drive failure a regrettable number of times, she has finally learned to back things up appropriately and often.

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Comments

  1. Carol Knudtson says

    March 11, 2020 at 5:56 am

    Is that a real thing? Sounds interesting.

  2. shelly peterson says

    March 11, 2020 at 8:48 am

    sounds like an interesting read.

  3. Victoria Scott says

    March 11, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Thank you for sharing!

  4. Sherry says

    March 11, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    Sounds like a good book.

  5. MARCY MEYER says

    March 11, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    I think it sounds like a good story. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Ann Fantom says

    March 11, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    I like the cover. It is very well done with great colors and graphics

  7. BookLady says

    March 11, 2020 at 6:31 pm

    What an interesting book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  8. Glenda M says

    March 11, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Interesting. I wonder if that really is a job for public figures – it wouldn’t suprise me.

  9. Latifa Morrisette says

    March 11, 2020 at 7:55 pm

    Congratulations on your new release!

  10. Stephanie Jones says

    March 12, 2020 at 4:59 am

    sounds like a good book

  11. Nancy Jones says

    March 12, 2020 at 6:44 am

    Sounds good

  12. Sandra Watts says

    March 12, 2020 at 9:09 am

    Sounds pretty interesting.

  13. Debbie P says

    March 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    This book sounds like an excellent read.

  14. heather says

    March 12, 2020 at 1:26 pm

    Sounds like a great book and I love the cover too.

  15. heather says

    March 12, 2020 at 1:27 pm

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  16. heather says

    March 12, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    I follow book hounds on email.

  17. Deb Pelletier says

    March 12, 2020 at 9:37 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

  18. Deb Pelletier says

    March 12, 2020 at 9:57 pm

    https://twitter.com/RenaldDeb/status/1238324028290596865 , did the twitter.

  19. bn100 says

    March 13, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    looks interesting

  20. Mya Murphy says

    March 13, 2020 at 10:30 pm

    This looks SO freaking good.. Congrats on your new release!!

  21. Debra Branigan says

    March 15, 2020 at 8:14 am

    The cover art is attractive and the storyline is very interesting. Congratulations on the new release.

  22. Rosanne says

    March 15, 2020 at 10:09 am

    I love your story of how you started writing

  23. Sunnymay says

    March 15, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    The Imposter Syndrome always has a chance of discovery. I wonder how Stephanie will spin her story and keep on doing her side business for hire.

  24. Daniel M says

    March 16, 2020 at 11:49 am

    sounds like a fun one

  25. Piroska says

    March 16, 2020 at 9:59 pm

    It sounds like an exciting read! Thanks!

  26. Mafalda V says

    March 18, 2020 at 1:46 am

    Thank you for sharing 🙂

  27. LEAH SHUMACK says

    March 18, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    That’s a really sexy cover!

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