You know me. Come on, you know you do. Maybe you pretend you don’t. Maybe you clear your browser history religiously. Maybe you pretend to be aghast whenever someone even mentions the word porn in your presence. But the truth is that you do know me. Everybody knows Logan O’Toole, world famous porn star. Except then Devi Dare pops into my world, and pretty soon I’m doing things that aren’t … pretty soon I’m doing things that aren’t like me-like texting her with flirty banter and creating an entire web porn series just so I can get to star in her bed. Again. And again.
With Devi, my entire universe shifts, and the more time I spend with her, the more I realize that Logan O’Toole isn’t the guy I thought he was.
So maybe I’m not the guy you thought I was either.more
I couldn’t put this book down. It was easy to read and the characters were well thought
Out. Good story line, easy to get emersed into their kinky lives but still had the happy
Ending
This is an epic pairing of authors with an epic pairing of narrators! Everything about this book was so enjoyable and soothing to listen to. The story was very immersive and it doesn’t matter who the author is, if Jacob Morgan is on board with a book, there is no way that I’m missing out on this man’s work!
This story made me think hard about living in the shoes of a porn star and how easy it is to slide down the slippery slope of separating work from a real life commitment. Logan and Devi were so easy to connect with and their chemistry was full of fireworks from the beginning. I loved how the authors drew the relationship out and didn’t jump right into an instalove setting due to their choice of careers. But, damn! Those were some amazing sex scenes!
This book was hot and I’m so glad I started it with no expectations on what would happen because I never would have guessed right. Logan is all about feelings while Devi is a thinker. I love their attraction even with them both performing in the porn industry. Things went from both of them having a moment, Logan figuring out how to do a scene with her to discovering their feelings for each other while spending time on and off the camera. These two characters had me feeling all the feels in the highs and lows of the book.
Logan is a porn star who now produces/directs and overall does it all but he is missing something. He had a longtime girlfriend who up and left and now really all he wants is the woman he fantasizes about from a shoot in the past, Devi Dare. At loose ends he goes to an industry party and who does he run into, besides the old girlfriend, that’s right, Devi. After a meeting with a producer about a new idea, he is out by the pool and Devi comes out and they talk, exchange numbers, and the magic starts. They start out getting to know each other over text and soon move on to working on a project together. These two are great together and when they cannot make it work together working together Devi leaves and Logan has to take a long look at his life. Is it really what he wants or is it time to make a change? This was not as good as other books by this author but I did enjoy it and listened to it to the end and really enjoyed how it wrapped up. Great ending!
First of all I love Laurelin Paige books! I listened to this on Audible with two with very talented and favorite narrators, Jacob Morgan* and CJ Bloom.
Logan O’Toole is a gorgeous and famous Porn Star, Devi Dare is also porn actress. They did a scene together years ago, but they never forgot the chemistry they felt for each other. Logan girlfriend left him for someone else, he is a bit torn up over it.
He is invited to a house party by a famous porn director. While their he sees and hears all the guests having sex, and for an escape he goes to the back of the house where the pool is. He sees Devi and goes to her in the pool. She is still attracted to her and so is he. They make small talk and for some reason she anticipates a kiss from him, but it never comes.
Logan regrets it, but they exchange numbers. And, that’s the beginning of a romantic and sizzling hot romance!! This story is so good, I highly recommend it. I do not like to spoil the story, so either buy the book or listen to it. It has an Epilogue!! I loved this book <3
I had this in my TBR for awhile and I regret not reading it sooner. I love the story. I turned page after page fascinated by Logan and Devin. How could they make it work in a world that is taboo in so many eyes? The way Logan’s thoughts about how to make a real relationship separate from sex is described were great! Then there is Devi’s female thought process. Two sides of the coin with exactly the way I think it would be told. A fun, entertaining, sexy read. You have to read this!!
I love Logan and Devi both individually and as a couple. Their connection, chemistry, passion and bond were seriously out of this world!! Such a phenomenal story that made drew me in from start to end and I just couldn’t stop reading. Incredibly sexy!
Great book!! Love the way this author writes.
This is probably the single dirtiest thing I’ve ever read but it’s also one of the sweetest, most romantic stories I’ve ever seen. Devi is beautiful and comfortable enough in her own skin to be a porn star, but also sweet and down to earth and just instantly likeable. Logan is hot with a capital H and just gets better as the story goes on. They’re perfect together but life gets in the way and Devi would never ask him to give up his career. Walking away from him is the hardest thing she’s ever done but she’s shocked to realize that love doesn’t leave any room for porn in her life. She doesn’t want to be with anyone else and she certainly can’t handle seeing Logan with anyone else.
Logan knows something is wrong in the balance of his life, but it takes losing the love of his life and reaching utter despair to recognize the issues. The authors weave mythology and astronomy throughout for a dreamy, romantic feel but manage to shine a light on the “me, too” issues in Hollywood and handle it respectfully. Their story is raw and real and beautiful and I loved every minute of it.
I didn’t know what to expect in a romance between P*RN STARs because I have a real hard time with books that have “cheating” in them and that conundrum was a frequent part of the plot and it was interesting to see how different characters viewed dating people in the business while working in the business.
As you may suspect, this book is really steamy and the emotional investment by the characters in various situations was riveting. The biggest surprise for me was how Logan viewed his work vs his relationships and he didn’t disappoint us with either.
Devi was a really good female character – unbelievably strong but not hard. She was with little avarice and it was refreshing to see a female character not only recognize what she needed, but also remain true to herself no matter the sacrifice.
The elements I like in a romance like jealousy, possessiveness and quirky parents made this book a really good read.
Sierra and Laurelin. What a writing match made in heaven. Wow was this story on fire. Logan And Devi there are no words….
I felt this story was way too long and it was not necessary. Yes this book is about a porn star so of course there needs to be a lot of sex scenes. But it dragged on too long to the point I didn’t want to finish the book. I almost DNF, but instead I put it down and read another book. I only came back to it bc I like the mc. I needed to know if they got their HEA
I’ve read all of Laurelin paige’s books, this is the first of Sierra Simones. Enjoyed the story, quite an insight into the world of porn. Well written from both points of view. Looking forward to Hot Cop.
The characters were interesting and fun. The sex was scorching. I liked it and recommend if you can read it as like a soap opera.
I’m not normally a fan of first person point of view but this book is awesome! The characters have depth and are quirky and insightful and interesting. Loved the story line and writing style!
What a magnificent read! I <3 porn. If you're reading this, it's most likely that you do too. So going in, I expected some comic relief and super hot sex scenes. What I didn't expect was the depth of the characters and of the story that was delivered. I'm not familiar with Sierra Simone's work, but I am already a fan of Laurelin Paige, and together they put out a story that was seamlessly written, a great read and with characters I fell in love with from the moment I started the first page.
Logan O'Toole is the hottest of hot and most popular pornstar in the biz. He LOVES his job! To him it is his career and that's it, but it's a career he thoroughly enjoys. He's perfectly capable of being clinical and separate when it comes to work and his work is different from his life.
Devi Dare isn't a porn veteran like Logan but she enjoys her work. Raised by free spirits, she is completely comfortable in her skin and without clothes. She too, can approach her job with the same philosophy as Logan.
After a brief job together, they've been on each others' minds...and fantasies. So when they reconnect, they're both ecstatic yet nervous. What I loved about this is that though they are pornstars, being around the other has them resorted to feeling like giddy teenagers. It was THE MOST endearing aspect of the characters. They can f*ck on camera without reservation, but were practically tongue-tied when in the same room alone together, wondering what and how the other person was feeling and thinking. This made them so much more human in my eyes and I loved them all the more for it.
With all the expectations I went in with, this book delivered so much more. We're reminded that even pornstars are normal people with feelings and want to be loved just as much as we do. I saw and felt Logan's heartbreak. I not only read about the teen-like crush and feelings he developed for Devi and vice versa... I felt it. To see those two crush on each other was just about the cutest thing ever. And when it came down to exploring more about their relationship and careers, it was just as apprehensive as they were.
“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”
what a beautiful poignant story. Seeing the Title, you’d think the book is all about raunchy sex for camera , but NO !
This book is about love and romance and heartbreak and angst and sacrifice.
Logan O’Toole is a porn Star , with all the trimmings. Beautiful girls , money, reputation of a stud , a new car and successful buiness. He makes porn, stars in porn, enjoys porn. He is NOT conflicted or guilty . He actually enjoys having sex on camera and he reaps benefits fom it. He s passionate about his work, has numerous contracts in pipeline, a new idea for filming a real feel movie complete with dates and romance with a fresh face.
Enter Devi Dare. He had worked with her 3 years ago and never really forgotten her. She enters her life at a point here he’s recovering from a broken, jilted heart and a devastating breakup with Raven.
They start shooting Star Crossed together and love happens.
Generally you start a story with a beautiful romance progressing into hot sex. Here it’s backwards. It’s hot sex that starts their relationship and progresses to a tender love story.
Well , as tender as a love story with porn stars can be. Believe me- it’s very tender. Pulls at your heart strings , makes you drop a tear or two.
Here you can actually feel Sierra writing. The inner dialogue Devi has when so conflicted while trying to separate what she feels from what is reciprocated is marvellous. She’s in a state of constant turmoil. Her naivètè let’s her take the leap of a cliff but does she land on two feet or plunge headlong to her death, remains to be seen.
I was so intrigued as to how could their love story pass through the gauntlet of insurmountable obstacles and reach an end…
some very very beautiful lines need special mention here
” ‘ When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky’.”
But their kind of love is rarely perfect and doom follows them from the word go.
Jealousy and professionalism, work and commitment, heart and head are at constant war!!
” ‘The cyclone of emotional turmoil inside me whirrs tighter and faster, picking up stray ideas and folding them into the narrative in my head the way loose debris gets caught up in a tornado.’ ”
I believe it appropriately uses porn metaphors to decipher love .
“‘The kind of sex that combines dirty and deep, raunch and romance. I know it seems like a contradiction, or maybe even an impossibility, that anal sex could be romantic, but it’s an act that requires so much more patience and so much more communication than almost anything else I can think of. It forces you to slow down and look your partner in the face, examine how they’re feeling and what they’re thinking. To be done right, it requires an incredible amount of trust, and what could possibly be more romantic than that? ‘ ”
So…… it’s NOT a porn story about a star but a love story about two people who happen to be in porn .
This story also touches on certain controversial subject of abuse in this industry , very eloquently handled. The characters stay in their environment. They don’t change colours. Logan IS a porn star by choice so he stays in the frame of mind throughout. Devi is in porn by accident and money but her innocence and needs are clashing so her character is slightky confused and conflicted . Thankfully the writers don’t waste time to write elaborate villians becuse their lifestyle is the biggest villian itself. They don’t need external forces to destroy their love. Their environment is doing that silently like a toxin .
heartbreak is hard and I shed a tear….okay lot of tears too
“I’m leaving my heart in her driveway, and all the tendons and veins that attach it inside of my chest are stretching and snapping as I drive away and leave it there to bleed out and die.”
I can’t stress enough that you MUST read this story. You’ll never look at porn the same way again. ..ever !!
Hot and steamy.
Look at these two fantastic authors joining their super writing powers and collaborating on one heck of a hot book. Logan is the super porn star and Devi is just starting to dip her toe in. She doesn’t really do “het” porn (felt like I was learning some new stuff to tuck away in my pron file), mostly girl/girl. These two have been lusting over each other since they did one scene together 3 years ago. Bing- alotta bam- boom, they film a reality series together. These two have a ton of super hot fun times together. Yeah, it wasn’t too hard to read about all of that. I liked the storyline and how everything unfolded, it certainly kept my eyeballs moving along on those steamy pages.
This was EXACTLY the story I thought it was going to be…and I mean that in a great way! I have often wondered how it works when people work in porn…how do they maintain relationships? Do they leave one type of sex to only with each other? Its a mystery to me Logan really was HOTT. Raven was not some one I liked at all! I just kind of wished Devi would have slapped her. But I most definitely thought that this was a great story. And I totally look forward to more from the author(s)