Let’s Misbehave by Kate Perry
(Book #3: Summerhill Series)
Source: Author
Rating: 5/5 stars

What do you do when your tool bag (oh yes, the whole bag!) of a boyfriend sells a highly suggestive video of the two you engaged in some naughty business? Well, if you’re Imogen Summerhill, acclaimed and bombshellish actress, you run home to England and hide out with the family until all the press dies down.

For Imogen, the shock of the video isn’t so much about the video but about the betrayal of a man she trusted. Nursing a broken heart and determined to ride out the storm, Imogen (affectionately known as Gigi) returns to the Sumemrhill home and the safety of her family. The added bonus to the extended stay is the opportunity to better know her sisters and with their help, the heartbreak slowly begins to fade and Imogen once again starts to focus on her career. Here’s the rub: Imogen wants to be taken seriously as an actress and respected for her talent and not her “assets” but her studio wants to play up the drama and see Imogen cast as the naughty bombshell the world believes her to be. In order to salvage her career in an acceptable manner, maintain her dignity and, with any luck win an Oscar down the road, Imogen has to keep her nose clean and stay out of trouble. Yeah, right!

Merrick (aka Ricky Hazard) lives a very public life of service and his one and only goal is to pass legislation that will prevent senseless killings like the one that took his sister years and years ago. The only remnant of his former life is his best friend Valerie, a woman who loves him dearly (but ONLY as a friend) and wants to see him successful and happy. Unfortunately, Merrick is certain those two things can no longer coexist for him and as a result lives his life rather like a monk denying himself many simple pleasures. Luckily for Merrick, Valerie is all kinds of up in his business and the minute she sees Merrick uncharacteristically turn his eye toward a woman she is all over getting the two connected. Too bad that woman is Imogen Summerhill, the one woman in the world who wants to stay out of the press and avoid scandal even more than Merrick does.

As fate (and Kate Perry!) would have it, Imogen and Merrick do meet and within moments each is intrigued and attracted to the other. The attraction is ridiculously strong and prompts Imogen to ask her trusted assistant to track down Merrick’s contact information. A flirty text or two later and the two are meeting clandestinely  Per Imogen’s request and with Merrick’s absolute agreement, the meetings are to remain clandestine as neither can afford the “bad” press. For a time the arrangement works well for both but inevitably, the feelings grow and the couple has to decide what their future is or can be. Before that conversation can happen though, Imogen is inexplicably outed to the press, Merrick’s legislation is threatened and, the tool bag makes an unwanted and unexpected appearance and all but begs Imogen to come back. As required, the Summerhill sisters rally around their own, help Imogen through yet another betrayal and more than a little anger and, Bea (yet again!) offers to have someone killed. WOW!! I love those sisters 

The Bottom Line: Kate Perry is on a roll and I am loving this series more and more with every single addition!! Plainly put, this is top-notch writing with fantastic characters who are constantly evolving, excellent dialogue and, plots that are remaining fresh and true to the characters. Furthermore, old favorites make appearances, the new characters add significantly to the read, Bea offers to have someone killed and, everything just fits together. In all honesty, the ride each sister takes me on is so damn entertaining that I don’t care that I know how it is all going to turn out in the end. Additionally, I am quite thankful that Jacqueline Summerhill was exceptionally fertile – that just means more sisters and more books for me to fall in love with!! And quite frankly, I am OK with that :) ( )

Wow. Just WOW! 4 amazingly beautiful stars!!!!!!!!

This book surprised me. At first I was optimistic since I have never read any of Kate’s book but MAN I’m going to add ALL of her books to my must read list now!

My Review
Imogen “Gigi” Summerhill is one of the six Summerhill sisters. She is a very successful A list actress but also with an A list sex scandal. Thanks to her ex Dirk (the Dick as I call him). With the one video he has successfully brought Imogen’s career to a screeching halt.

She desperately wants to put this behind her and seeks out the roll Ophelia in Director Russell Sherman’s upcoming adaptation of Hamlet. One problem though. He thinks she is “high risk” and wants her to clean up her image before he will even consider casting her for the part.

Enter ex rocker…Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome, Merrick “Ricky” Graham. He is the oh-so-hot bad boy politician that is pushing to get his safety bill passed after his sister was brutally murdered. He is also trying to clean up his image and knows that Gigi is the opposite of what he needs.

That’s the trouble with attraction. It does not let you decide. It makes the decision for you. They were each other’s drug that they could not get enough of. SOOOOO they sneak and hide their intimate moments from the paparazzi. They manage to keep their love affair a secret but a mole is trying to jeopardize their relationship and their careers.

Things get heated when the press starts leaking their relationship. I was on pins and needles while reading this. LOVED the chemistry these too possessed. Gigi is the ying to Merrick’s yang so to speak lol.

The ending I probably could have done without so much dramatics but hey it’s a romance novel and I was in tears when it was all over.

SO PLEASE PLEASE. If you a sucker for a HEA you have to read this!

This book was given to me for a fair and honest review.
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