Ellesea Loves Reading: New Release Spotlight & Review: Heartbreaker by Belinda Williams

Thursday, 29 June 2017

New Release Spotlight & Review: Heartbreaker by Belinda Williams

Heartbreaker

by Belinda Williams

WHEN LOVE IS AN ACT, WILL HER HEART BE FOOLED?

Lena Lyons, one of Hollywood’s hottest female stars, has a celebrity problem: she’s too famous.

Lena’s had stalkers before and figures the crazies come with the territory, but when things start going dangerously wrong on the set of her latest movie, her production company aren’t taking any risks. They hire Marc Romero, Hollywood security expert. And Lena thought stalkers were bad—Marc appears to hate his job and anything celebrity, including Lena.

Still reeling from her divorce, the last thing Lena needs is a brooding investigator who won’t let her out of his sight. Worse still, his plan to protect her involves him going undercover as an up-and-coming actor and pretending they’re a couple.

Lena has no choice but to get close to the mysterious man who won’t share anything about himself. With her life depending on her acting skills, she must convince everyone Marc’s the man for her. But will she be able to convince her heart it’s all an act?

Escape behind the scenes with the second installment of the Hollywood Hearts series, perfect for fans of Rachel Gibson, Victoria Dahl, Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Liliana Hart.

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I didn't know what to expect when I dived in Heartbreaker. My initial reaction after a couple of pages was I should have read the first book in the series already. However, as I carried on, my doubts are unfounded as I settled into this smouldering, slow burn romance between Lena Lyons and Marc Romero.

When a stalker breaks into Lena Lyons' trailer on her current film set, the producers decide to hire Hollywood security expert Marc Romano to protect her. He may be the best in the business, but not someone Lena wants on set. When another incident occurs at her Hollywood mansion, Marc takes matters into his own hands and hatches a plan, leaving Lena powerless to protest.

"He's socially stunted, rude, abrupt and a major pain-"
The love-hate vibe between the protagonists really got under my skin. As soon as the pair is on the same emotional page, they ooze sexual attraction even as they try to conceal it from each other. Yet, under the surface, both are coming to terms with issues from their past which threaten to destroy everything they've achieved in their careers. Ms Williams manages to convey their mutual struggles compassionately whilst enveloping Lena and Marc in an addictive push and pull relationship. With an attractive ensemble secondary characters to add more Hollywood style glamour, Heartbreaker is an enthralling romantic suspense.

Heartbreaker is my first Belinda Williams novel and I'm eager to continue the Hollywood Hearts series.

***arc generously received courtesy of the publisher via Indiesage PR***

“Lena! How does it feel to be working on a production that isn’t Duncan’s? Are you enjoying the freedom?”

I swung around to see a balding man striding toward us with a determined look on his face.

Before I could open my mouth, Marc positioned himself between me and the stranger. His back was so close I was sure he could feel my erratic breathing tickling his neck.

“Stop.” His words were quiet but there was no mistaking the menacing tone.

The balding man, who I now recognized as a reporter I’d seen on another occasion, shot Marc a withering look and went to push past him.

I sucked in a sharp breath as Marc, in a flash of movement so fast I almost missed it, twisted the guy’s arm behind his back.

The man cried out in pain and struggled against Marc’s hold, but Marc only tightened his grip.

“Ow. Let me go! This is assault, you asshole! I’ll have you fined. I’ll have you—”

I cried out in surprise as the man hit ground with a loud thud.

Marc knelt over him. “I’ll tell you what this is,” he said in a voice so low I could barely hear it. “This is a secure area, you bastard, and if you ever attempt to pull a stunt like this again, you’ll have me up on more than assault charges. Do you understand?”

The man was obviously winded and he nodded, his eyes wide with shock.

“Good.” Marc stood up and didn’t spare the reporter a second glance. He came to my side. The hands that had only a moment ago effortlessly tossed a man onto the ground like a rag doll rested gently on my hips and guided me to the car.

When I went to open my mouth, he shook his head.

“Get in the car, Lena.”

Belinda is a marketing communications specialist and copywriter who allowed an addiction to romance to get the better of her.

Belinda is the author of the contemporary romance series, City Love, about four young professional women living in Sydney juggling love, work, friendships and life. The series is published by Momentum (Pan Macmillan), and available from all major ebook retailers.

Belinda is currently working on a new series: Hollywood Hearts. HEARTTHROB is available now, and the second book in the series, HEARTBREAKER, is due for release in June 2017.

Belinda was named a top ten finalist in The Romance Writers of Australia Emerald award in both 2013 and 2014. Her debut novel, Radiant, a paranormal romantic suspense, is also available on Amazon.

Her other addictions include music and cars. Belinda is a music lover and her eclectic taste forms the foundation for many of her writing ideas. Her healthy appreciation for fast cars means she would not so secretly love a Lamborghini. For now she’ll have to settle with her son’s supercar Hot Wheels collection and writing hot male leads with sports cars.

Belinda lives in Sydney, Australia.