Who Wants To Marry a Heartthrob?

by Stephanie Doyle

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The Perfect Reality TV ShowThe Cast1) One buff, self-centered former soap star2)Fifteen excessively ambitious beauties3)One mouthwash sponsor (fresh breath is important)4)One very driven advertising executive (Richard Wells) and his pert assistant (Bridget Connoras un-Beauty Queen as they come)The ShowOne man, a bevy of beauties and cameras everywhere to record the catfights. The Really Big Problem When a bad boob job forces a contestant to bail, Richard begs Bridget to fill innever show more expecting she'll make it past the first cut. But to Bridget's glee and Richard's dismay, it seems that the hunky star of the show is very interested in Bridget. Lightscameraand plenty of action! show less

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Richard Wells, a driven advertising executive, has the perfect campaign - one that will make his dream of launching his own agency come true: a reality dating show sponsored by (what else) a mouthwash company. The former soap opera star is going to choose one of fifteen beauties to be his bride, but when one of the girls has a boob job go wrong, everything looks like it's falling to pieces...

So Bridget Connor, Richard's unassuming assistant is forced into the spotlight. Richard never thinks she'll make it through the first cut, but when the heartthrob seems to be show a lot of interest in his assistant, he starts to think that maybe he's been missing out...

A funny (and cute) story about a boss/secretary crush that unfolds into something show more deeper. I loved the over-the-top zany situations that the characters had to deal with -very TV/movie romantic comedy- and I enjoyed the fact that despite all of that the emotions rang true. That and the sex is H-O-T, HOT.

The characters are all pretty well soap-opera stereotypes...we have the scheming ambitious bitch, the sweet-but-dumb beauty, the Cinderella figure, the secret gay love affair... but in a novel about soap operas and reality TV it mostly works (although I do wish the best friend had been a little brighter; I hate to see things play into the beautiful dumb actress stereotype). Some of the underlying emotional issues don't really get worked out, but that comes with the limited format.

Definitely worth reading as long as one accepts that it comes with Harlequin limitations - there's only so much an author can do in 200 pages. show less

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