Tuesday 3 October 2017

Boo Tour: Samantha Towle's "Breaking Hollywood."

The Hopeless Romantics Book Blog are pleased to be a part of the Blog Tour for Samantha Towle's "Breaking Hollywood."

Amazon.com:   http://amzn.to/2fEK2tI
Amazon UK:    http://amzn.to/2ho3M5a

Synopsis:

Breaking Hollywood is a a hot and hilarious standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Towle...

It wasn't supposed to be like this...

I wasn't supposed to be boyfriendless, homeless and jobless at twenty-eight. And I most definitely wasn't supposed to hit Hollywood's resident bad boy Gabriel Evans with my car and break his foot.

Now I'm stuck in his apartment, taking care of him while he's incapacitated. Living with the hottest guy in Hollywood, who I've had a crush on forever, doesn't sound like a chore, right? Wrong.

Gabriel Evans is rude, crude, drinks way too much and, as soon as his foot is healed, I'm out of here. 

So, why do I keep forgetting to check the classifieds? And keep getting flustered when I see him shirtless? Breaking Hollywood wasn't part of the plan. But neither was falling in love with him.

Review: Surj

It's been a while since I've picked up a Samantha Towle book but my experience of her writing has always been great story lines with bucket loads of angst and heart ache. "Breaking Hollwood" was different to this authors other work so I guess my concern was, with this change in direction, would I still enjoy the story? Romantic comedy is so difficult to get right and more so because humour is such an individual thing. Where most people laugh at things, I'm the person that will struggle to see what was funny. Whether it be in films or live stand up, im the one with a straight face while everyone else is rolling around with laughter. So this was a bit of a test I guess. Well, despite the change, this was a real hit for me and yes, I did read much of Gabe and Ava's story grinning like a Cheshire Cat. 

"Stop arguing with me, and let's do this."
"But I like arguing with you. It's almost like foreplay." 

"Breaking Hollywood" was light hearted and wickedly funny with a slight undertone of seriousness that delivered just the right amount of angst too. I loved the premise of the story and the delivery was spot on. The way Gabe and Ava met had me in stitches and the way their relationship developed was perfection. It was slow burner but filled with sizzling sexual tension that kept me hooked. 

"How small are your feet anyway?” she asks me, laughing.
As big as my dick, which is eye wateringly huge.”

It was easy to fall in love with Gabe's character. He was a broody Hollywood actor that obviously had some history and it seemed not of the good sort either. There seemed something quite sad and tragic about his past and I couldn't wait to find out what that was. Overall though, Gabe made me smile... A lot. Especially with his dry sense of humour. So when I heard people say, he was an asshole, I just couldn't see it. Cranky? Yes. Frustrated? Absolutely but that was to be expected considering his situation. He wasn't a bad person though and the two words "Gabe and asshole" just didn't seem to fit into the same sentence together... Until ithey did and then I saw the full force of his assholery!!!! Yup, prepare yourselves ladies, when this man is crossed or feels like he's being pushed into a corner, he bites and bites hard!!! 

Ava was a great leading lady and in many respects was a great match for Gabe. She was strong and feisty and very quick with her witty comebacks.  I loved that when Gabe was a dick, she was very good at telling him to go fuck himself. Unfortunately, my only let down with her character was how quick she was to forgive. I wanted her to put up more of a fight because trust me, when Gabe was a dick, he was a serious dick and he deserved more punishment than he got. I guess he got lucky with Ava. 

I don't know if I should admire her loyalty or have her committed 
for making herself homeless for a goat. 

The banter between Gabe and Ava was brilliant. They were so funny with their dry sense of humour and one liners. And Gucci the goat!!! I want myself a Pygmy goat... Go google them. They are just the cutest and and Gucci really did add something special to the dynamics of the relationship between Gabe and Ava. 

I met some awesome secondary characters in "Breaking Hollywood" and I would love to see them get their stories told. Now Tate,the paediatrician surely deserves his own book... No??? 

A great change in direction for this authors work and I will definitely be picking up the next book. "Breaking Hollywood" gets ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from me.

Author Bio:

SAMANTHA TOWLE is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She began her first novel in 2008 while on maternity leave. She completed the manuscript five months later and hasn’t stopped writing since.

She is the author of contemporary romances, The Storm Series and The Revved Series, and stand-alones, Trouble, When I Was Yours, The Ending I Want, Unsuitable and Sacking the Quarterback, which was written with James Patterson. She has also written paranormal romances, The Bringer and The Alexandra Jones Series. All of her books are penned to the tunes of The Killers, Kings of Leon, Adele, The Doors, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Rey, and more of her favorite musicians.

A native of Hull and a graduate of Salford University, she lives with her husband, Craig, in East Yorkshire with their son and daughter.

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Twitter: @samtowlewrites



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