“A huge dollop of comedy served up with fun and inspirational reading.” (Readers’ Favorite) Twenty-one-year-old Tessa Taylor is a regular college girl with a dream: to be an actress. When she gets the chance of a lifetime to go to Los Angeles to pursue her ambitions, her challenges begin. This series combines action, adventure and romance, served up with fabulous friends, hot heroes, and … friends, hot heroes, and delightful dogs.
The Audition (Book 1)
Will her talent take her all the way to Hollywood?
Even though she’s studying acting, Tessa can’t get any traction in her bid to get a job in LA, where all the auditions are. Until the week when things unexpectedly begin to change. Some news in her acting class leads to an exciting opportunity, but chance meetings might compromise her luck.
Does she have what it takes to shine in an audition? Read this prequel novelette and find out.
Taking the Lead: Adventures of a Hollywood Dog Walker (Book 2)
Acting Ambitions. Hollywood Heartbreak. Doggy Deliverance.
What would you do if you were an aspiring actress offered a part in a TV series in Los Angeles…but had to give up everything else important to you to achieve that dream?
Tessa’s decision to become an actress in LA comes at a price. When her dreams crumble, she struggles. Her heart bruised, she compromises to make ends meet and tries one disastrous job after another. When a fortunate coincidence leads her to a job she never thought she’d do–dog walking–her adventures begin, and a new life, and love, unfold.
Acting Up: More Adventures of a Hollywood Dog Walker (Book 3)
Hollywood Hilarity. Danger and Deception. Fast-Paced Fun.
Tessa has so much going for her: a loving relationship with Ryan, a burgeoning acting career, a profitable dog-walking business, and a fantastic group of friends. So why isn’t she happy? For starters, she’s been flopping at auditions, and Ryan isn’t as supportive of her acting career as she’d like him to be. When Tessa meets sexy, wild-boy rocker Ash Adams, she can’t stop thinking about him, but is he the man she really needs? Meanwhile, her dog-walking business leads her to danger. She ends up playing a key part in breaking up a ruthless dognapping ring, culminating in a late-night mission to an abandoned asylum and a dramatic shootout in the LA River.
With all these problems, can Tessa overcome the odds and find the happiness she yearns for? One thing’s for sure: the constants in her life are fabulous friends and delightful dogs and the sidesplitting–and sometimes perilous–adventures they share.
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Grief Is a Hungry Business And Other Short Stories – Interesting, some sad, short stories easily read in a few minutes. Yes, there’s a happy ending. 5*
LA Lights series:
The Audition – #1 – A quick, fast read. Not a fan of Hollywood, but I found The Audition to be funny and engaging and well written. 5*
Taking the Lead – #2 – Funny and intriguing. A well written story full of humor, a lovable group of characters, some scary, and a twisting plot. I’ve read these books out of series and they are all good books. While each book is complete, the characters’ stories continue through thick and thin, and suspense and intrigue. There’s a preview of the book, which I appreciate knowing what the book is about before I read it. 5*
Acting up – #3 – Another fun, intriguing tale of love and dogs. A well written story with our favorite characters, lots more dogs and a couple of cats. The constantly developing plot holds the reader’s attention until the book is finished. I’ve read all six books of this series and enjoyed all of them. 5*
Transplanting Holly Oakwood – #4 – A quick, funny novel filled with intrigue and mishaps that keep you laughing throughout and too soon the story ends. This author always tells a good story, even the sad short stories from her Grief novel. I personally didn’t care for the few sex scenes, not seen in the other books I’ve read. There’s infrequent cursing in anger. This book must be read before Barking Bad, (#5). 5*
Barking Bad – #5 – A well written suspense that starts a touch slow but slams into gear and doesn’t slow down until the end. Having read The Audition and nothing else from this series, I was surprised at the intrigue and intensity of this book. The plot is well thought out, with unexpected turns, and some horror, along with our favorite characters. The romance between Tessa and Ryan goes where I think is the right direction. I have read several of this author’s books and she’s always delivered a good read. For those who care, there’s no sex and infrequent cursing. 5*
Stealing the Show – #6 – A well written, humorous story full of romance and intrigue. A twisting plot with some surprises has our favorite characters fighting the bad guys and loving the good guys. For those who care, there’s no sex and infrequent mild cursing in anger. Another fun way to spend an evening after a hard day. 5*
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London Lights series:
Meeting Miss Mollie #1 – A well written, heartwarming, funny romance story with wonderful and not-so-wonderful characters. Full of intrigue, suspense, betrayal and a dog makes it difficult to put the book down. This is a standalone in the London Lights series. 5*
Liverpool Kiss – Well written, believable characters; I didn’t stop reading until I finished the book. I own Meeting Miss Mollie, which I will be reading soon. I read The Audition, also own, another fun read, which got me started on Ms. Jones. Both books were read in one sitting, they were so good. Luckily, I contacted the author to review her books and received a copy of Liverpool Kiss. * 5*
Cast Aside in Como #3 – Another well written, heartwarming and funny romance by one of my favorite ChicLit ladies. I didn’t stop reading until the last page. I love that the story is Italy; didn’t care about climbing fences, but the story needed a place to start and this worked out perfectly for the story line. I contacted the author to review her books. 5*
London Lights series end.