Sunday 2 April 2023

REVIEW - A Manhattanite's Christmas (The Manhattanites #5) by Avery Aster


The Book
Release Date: 20 October 2016

Move over, Vanderpump Rules, there's a new reality TV show about to air this holiday season, and it's hotter and naughtier than ever. 

When it comes to raising his only son, who's on the spectrum, single dad Sheldon Truman will do whatever it takes to secure the best Christmas for his autistic child, even if that means marrying America's leading pop princess and starring on Newlywed Boot Camp to pay for it. After all, he doesn't believe in marriage, monogamy, or happily ever after, so what's there to lose? 

With a failing handbag line, a perfume brand that stinks, and a singing career gone flat, actress Neve Adele will do anything that her PR firm, Brill Inc., throws her way. So when she's cast alongside the hottest bad boy she's ever met, the cameras start rolling, and they're forced to share a bed. The psychological games the show puts them through stir up painful emotions from her past, a childhood filled with impoverished abandonment. 

Once the filming is over, the feelings that Neve's been faking toward Sheldon suddenly become a reality. Can she stop thinking about him and get her career back on track? Or will she give up her hunger for fame and get real with the Manhattanite who not only took her virginity but her heart? 

My Review     4 STARS
**My thanks to the author and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This is a quick read novella that follows Neve and Sheldon, two people connected by Daddy Brill and her boyfriend Warner.

Sheldon has had some rotten luck and needs money to fight for custody of his son, while Neve is a falling reality star who needs someone to help her boost her profile.

A sexual connection starts from the beginning, but it is only when the couple get married for a TV show that things start to happen fast.  With two weeks to get to know each other and their pasts the pair connect on a level that neither were expecting and end up putting ghosts to rest and finding the missing piece to their puzzles.

A really hot read, but the story happens far too fast for my liking.

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