Rating:  Summary: AWESOME READ Review: This book was wonderful. I enjoyed every page. Her other book "Boy Next Door" has me waiting for her next book. They are great reads for any time of the day, month, or year!
Rating:  Summary: Fast and Fun Review: This is the type of light sweep me into someone elses problems book I love when I am overwhelmed. Boy was I glad I did not have Lou's life, at least until she got Jack!This was really cute and fast paced. The dialogue was snappy and refreshing, I really enjoyed it and will be reading future books by this author. I can not wait for Lou's brother Nick's story!!!!
Rating:  Summary: A Great New Voice In Contemporary Romance! Review: This was a first time read for me by this author and I found it to be not only a fast read but fun and sexy as well. The two main characters are great. The character development was done real well so you understood where the characters were coming from. Lou is a screenwriter who has several hit movies under her belt. She has just been dumped by her long-term boyfriend (10 years) for someone else he can commit to. She is now on location in Alaska for the last of her screenplays "Copkiller IV". The problem is she finds herself with Hollywood badboy Jack Townsend after an incident involving a gun, helicopter, and a man off of his rocker lost on Mt. Kinley. Apparently she not the only one that wants him dead. Actually not dead maybe maimed. Not only is he an actor (the horror of that) but he also broke her best friends heart and this is the reason behind her thinking. Jack is not what the tabloids or Hollywood has portrayed him to be. In fact he would be glad to give up the glitter for a normal life and a chance to find the perfect someone. Little does he know he is about to be trapped on a snowy mountain with that someone. It was fun to read how theys two opposits come together and the laughs are plentiful. Jack's mom and Lou's dad not to mention Alssandro the Yorkie add plenty of laughs as secondary characters. This is a real treat that you don't want to miss.
Rating:  Summary: Be Ready to Laugh out Loud! Review: This was my first book by Meggin Cabot, but it certainly won't be the last. The book was very funny, witty - just delightful. The storyline wasn't all that great, but the interaction amongst the main characters, and their families and friends, will definitely leave you laughing. The book was definitely contemporary, with many references to popular culture and the liberal use of "hip" words and phrases. I just had a wonderful time reading this and would definitely recommend it as a purchase - money well spent!!!
Rating:  Summary: an average read Review: This was my first Cabot book and although it has gotten raves by many readers I was not terribly impressed. Lou Calabreze (sp) wrote an academy winning screenplay for a boyfriend actor who later thanks her by dumping her and eloping with his co-star. To make matters worse, the helicopter she's riding in on her way to a movie set with America's hottest actor Jack Townsend crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. Lou is now stranded with a man whom she loathes (because he's an actor, among other things) and to make matters worse someone is hell bent on killing Jack and Lou by association. Lou is determined she will get out of this situation with her life and her heart intact. However, this is easier said than done with a man like Jack Townsed around. What's a girl to do? Th best part about this book is the heroine. Lou is an independent, modern woman who will not take ... from anyone including Jack. Her smart mouth and her witty retorts are the reason I give this book 2 stars. However, in this case the bad outweighs the good by a long shot.The worst thing about this book is the generic suspense plot. It dragged the whole book down for me. It seems that the trend now in romance novels is to throw in a few faceless baddies and a cartoonish villain, a love scene here and there and voila you have a romance novel. This book is a perfect example of this type of lazy writing. For example,the reasoning behind the murder attempts is laughable and the casual way in which everyone in the story handles the fact that there is an apparent madman among them is not realistic. Also, I felt that the only character that was fully fleshed out was Lou's. Jack and the rest were caricatures of real life Hollywood types. In short, this book is not a keeper but if you are in the mood for a bit of fluff then I recommend that you check it out of the library. :)
Rating:  Summary: Excellent Contemporary Romance Review: When screenwriter, Lou Calabrese's, boyfriend of 10-years takes off with an actress he worked with in Lou Calabrese's hit screenplay, and gets married, she is absolutely stunned. Ten years together, and he was never able to commit, but suddenly he's married. If that weren't bad enough, she's forced to sit on a plane with Jack Townsend, the absolute hottest guy in Hollywood, who's ex-girlfriend just happens to be the woman who took off with Lou's man. But, could there be a romance for these two written in the stars? This is an absolutely fantastic book. Meggin Cabot has done it yet again, only this time it's with her very first contemporary romance. Lou is a very enjoyable character, and her best friend, Vicky, is absolutely hilarious (even if she is a little materialistic). Fans of Meggin's previous work, "The Boy Next Door" will relish in this fantastic romance. Erika Sorocco
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