Hott Take Is Here!
Hott Take is now available on all ebook retailers and in paperback!
You first met Shane in Hott Shot, as Quinn’s delightfully maddening movie-star brother with a bad-boy reputation. And I’m sure you guessed that Shane’s tabloid antics hide a man with a heart that needs more! As soon as I introduced Shane on the page, I knew I’d be writing his story next. It was just a question of finding his heroine.
Then I remembered that a while back, I’d wanted to write about a woman who ditched her high-profile life to hide out in a small town, doing everything in her power to leave behind the antics of Hollywood hot shots...
Suddenly, there were Shane and Ivy! Throw in Shane’s granddad’s ridiculous will—which requires Shane to produce a celebrity wedding on a short timeframe or risk losing the family’s land, and you can imagine the shenanigans. This book was a delight to write, from beginning to end—and I hope you feel the same way reading it.
Readers Rave:
★★★★★ This is the first book I read by this author, and I want to kick myself for not finding her sooner. I absolutely love both the FMC and MMC. ... This type of feel-good, laughing out loud sometimes, and heartwarming story is just what I need after a hard day. —Jary, Goodreads
★★★★★ Let me fan myself a min before I get to the review because let me tell you, this book is HOTT!! Ok pun intended, but whew, the spice is *chefs kiss* As for the story itself, it is so engaging. I love Shane!! I love his dedication to his family and his swagger and all the angst!!! As for Ivy, she is the BEST. Big hearted, giving, but gun shy and afraid to trust. —Brandy, Goodreads
★★★★★ Serena Bell has created a masterpiece that is romantic, beautiful, emotionally charged and incredibly realistic! I wholeheartedly recommend this book and believe it deserves all the stars!! —Carol, Goodreads
★★★★★ This book is full of tender moments, funny situations, steamy scenes, and is everything that I've come to love from a Serena Bell book! —Keathe, Goodreads
The Official Blurb
The hard part isn’t acting like we’re falling for each other. It’s pretending we’re not.
Shane: My grandfather’s will has me between a rock and a Hott place. If I don’t score a celebrity wedding, my sister will lose her wedding planning business—and our family’s land. As a playboy movie star, I know Hollywood’s ins and outs. But finding two celebrities in love is tougher than it looks.
Enter Ivy Scofield—the beautiful star of one of TV’s most beloved failures. She’s hiding from her past in Rush Creek, running a community theater for troubled kids. She needs my family’s wedding barn to save her program. So we make a deal: I give her the barn—she gives me her hand in fake marriage. Lights, camera, action—and cut—right?
Not so fast. Planning our fake wedding is way more personal than I was expecting. I’m learning Ivy’s quirks, preferences, and pet peeves—and that’s before I walk in on her enjoying my most infamous on-camera scene. Plus she’s slowly peeling back my layers—the ones I’ve built up to protect myself. If someone doesn’t do something soon, we might discover that the only thing fake about this wedding is the way we keep pushing each other away.
A spicy, movie star, marriage of convenience, fake relationship standalone romantic comedy set in the beloved small town of Rush Creek.