Grounded By You by Ivy Sinclair
Publication date: November 20th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
Synopsis:
Lights, camera, and passions flare as a small town boy gets the break of his career. As the lines of life and art blur together, can he also find a way to win the love of the girl who got away?
Carter Samuel Groveson.
His name is on the lips of every woman in the country who has a pulse. An actor pulled from obscurity to star in the most anticipated movie of the century, he’s an enigma to all. Everyone wants a piece of him.
Except her.
Amelia St. John isn’t about to follow the life plan that her father set out for her. She refuses to be tied down or commit to anyone. A year ago, she ran as far and as fast from Sam Groveson as she could. But when he reappears in her life and asks her to be the friend he needs to keep him tethered to reality in the midst of the chaos, she can’t say no.
Unfortunately for Sam, his big break comes with expectations that threaten his career if he doesn’t toe the line. In this high stakes game of love, everyone is watching.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Ivy Sinclair cut her romance teeth on classics like Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, An Affair to Remember, and Sabrina. She is a firm believer in true love, a happily ever after ending, and the medicinal use of chocolate to cure any ailment of the heart. Ivy's guilty pleasures include sushi, endless Starbucks lattes, and wine. Readers of Ivy's stories can expect smoldering sweet stories of romance that tug at the heartstrings.
Author links:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6923882.Ivy_SinclairExcerpt:
Sam held up his beer bottle. “Here’s
to the wild and wacky world of finally being a grown-up.”
Millie giggled and clinked his
bottle. She took a long pull and then startled him when she reached over
without warning and grabbed his bicep. “I notice that somebody’s been hitting
the gym. Impressive.”
His muscle twitched reflexively under
her fingers, and her eyes widened. Sam wondered if she was looking at him in
that moment like a friend, or something more, but then the expression on her
face was gone. “It’s kind of a requirement for the acting thing,” he said. He
downed the beer and put the bottle down, feeling anxious again.
“Have you snagged any decent parts?
Will I get to see you on Broadway someday?” Millie giggled again.
It was the perfect opportunity to
tell her. “I actually got a call today about a role I’m pretty excited about,”
he said carefully.
Millie sat up straighter and then
scooted closer to him. “Really? Tell me all about it!”
“Well, it was a complete fluke that I
decided to audition for it at all,” Sam said slowly. “I’ve got so little film
experience that I didn’t think there’d be anyway they’d consider me.”
“So it’s a movie? Anything I would
have heard of?” Millie started to bounce on the sofa cushion. Sam loved her
like that, so attentive and open. She had always made him feel like he could do
anything.
“Funny you should say that.” Sam
cleared his throat wondering how to say it just right. “I’m sure Kate told you
that she got a call a few months ago from that executive producer in Hollywood
who wanted to rent out the Willoughby for a few weeks.”
Millie squealed and clapped her hands
over her mouth. “You got a role in Where My Heart Breaks? I couldn’t believe it
when I heard that they finally cut through the red tape with Walter Moolen’s
estate and got the green light for the film adaptation. It’s going to be HUGE!
That is so exciting!”
“Yeah, I know,” Sam said. “It’s
generated a lot of interest already.”
“So what’s the part?”
Sam took a deep breath. “Jackson
Monroe.”
Millie’s eyes widened, and she looked
shocked. “Are you serious? You got the lead?”
Hearing it said out loud made Sam’s
mouth run dry. “I know. It’s crazy, right? That they picked a complete unknown
for the part? I’m having a hard time believing it myself.”
Millie stood up and disappeared into
the kitchen. She came back out with a magazine that he knew covered Hollywood
gossip and news. She flipped open the cover and then shoved an article under
his nose. “They’ve been speculating for weeks about who would be cast as
Jackson. Like, everybody in the entire country is waiting to hear the news with
bated breath. Sam, this will be massively huge when everyone finds out.”
His stomach muscles tightened. He knew that any expectation he
had of what was about to happen was probably woefully inadequate. “They told me
that the press release goes out tomorrow morning.”
I really like the sound of this book. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting concept for a story. Thanks for sharing, Heather. WRITE ON!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing Grounded By You with your readers!
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of this book! I'm grabbing a copy for myself (shhh, don't tell my wife!) as I've always loved stories about people adjusting to a life larger than what they expected. One of my old favorites is a Loveswept book about a guy who was The Ugly Duckling in school only to become a heartthrob as an adult. I loved that it wasn't anything like what he thought it would be. Thanks for sharing the book links!
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