Neveah Richards rejected her parent’s wishes for her to become a teacher and instead became a hairdresser with the ambition of being hairdresser to the stars. She works part-time in a hair salon and part-time as a personal stylist while waiting for her big break. One of her clients is Ms. Rosie Booker, mother to movie star Lamont Booker.
When an accidental trip and rescue by Lamont Booker (who she always calls by first and last name) results in what looks like a compromising paparazzi photograph in all the papers, Nevaeh agrees to a fake relationship to save Lamont’s reputation and career. Given Nevaeh has at least half a crush on Lamont, it doesn’t take long for actual feelings to develop.
But, Hollywood being Hollywood, Neveah can’t keep her identity secret forever once she’s been seen with Lamont in public, with the inevitable results that steered just the right line for a rom-com.
Rom-coms can have a difficult job.
They’ve got to be romantic and have comedy elements, but without crossing the line into cringey. The Love Script did that beautifully. Toni Shiloh did a brilliant job with Lamont in particular, as he has more of a challenge in straddling the difficult line of when does the fake relationship become something more (because, hey, this is a rom-com. Of course it becomes something more).
The Love Script has a strong faith thread. Lamont’s public conversion and subsequent overt Christian faith is a core plot point, and one that wouldn’t work in a novel with less of a Christian core.
The Love Script by Toni Shiloh is a close-to-perfect Christian rom-com with a Hollywood hero forced into a fake relationship to save his career. #BookReview #ChristianRomance Click To TweetOne of the things I like best in fiction—and especially in Christian romance—is seeing a hero who is true to his faith. Lamont Booker, the Sexiest Man Alive definitely scores high in that regard. I also liked the way they were able to play off each other. Even though Lamont is the rich movie star and Neveah is the struggling hairdresser, it felt like a match of equals. I liked that. I also liked the fact Lamont had two close friends who kept him grounded, even if most of their relationship was via text message. Hey, welcome to the modern world!
Overall, I loved The Love Script, and I’m thrilled to see it’s the start of a series.
Thanks to Bethany House and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
About Toni Shiloh
Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and Christian fiction writer. Once she understood the powerful saving grace of the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior.
She writes soulfully romantic novels to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness.
Before pursuing her dream as a writer, Toni served in the United States Air Force. It was there she met her husband. After countless moves, they ended up in Virginia, where they are raising their two boys.
When she’s not typing in imagination land, Toni enjoys reading, playing video games, making jewelry, and spending time with her family.
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About The Love Script
A Hollywood hair stylist.
Nevaeh Richards loves making those in the spotlight shine but prefers the anonymity of staying behind her stylist chair, where no one notices her. But when a photo of Nevaeh and Hollywood A-lister Lamont Booker goes viral for all the wrong reasons, her quiet life becomes the number-one trending topic.
The silver screen’s latest heartthrob.
Lamont Booker’s bold faith has gained him a platform, and the authenticity of his faith is well known . . . until the tabloids cause the world to question everything he claims to be. With his reputation on the line, he finds himself hearing out his agent’s push for a fake relationship–something he never thought he’d consider in a million years.
A love that goes off script.
With their careers at risk, Nevaeh and Lamont have to convince the world that their scripted romance is more than just an act. But when fake seems to turn into something real, can Nevaeh trust her heart in a world where nothing is ever as it seems?
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