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Say Goodbye to Hollywood

By: Jenny Trout
Narrated by: Lucy Rivers
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When she's hired to adapt the blockbuster novel Beautiful Darkness for film, screenwriter Jessica Yates sees an opportunity she can't pass up. The only thing standing between her and a guaranteed hit movie is the author. Lynn Baldwin’s rise from Midwestern housewife to literary superstardom has gone straight to her head, and she’s not willing to see her creation hit the screen without her total approval.

As the entire creative team struggles with the hard-to-please author, Jessica's personal life spins out of control. When there's more relationship drama and kinky sex off the page than on, she's forced to reevaluate what she really wants--before Beautiful Darkness destroys her Hollywood dreams forever.

Features mild BDSM content with female dom, lots of laughs, and quirk.

©2017 Jenny Trout (P)2017 Blunder Woman Productions Romantic Comedy
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Lucy Rivers is my favourite female narrator, so I knew I'd enjoy the performance. I'm always amazed at how she gives each character a different voice. There are subtle changes in accent, tone & pitch for each one, yet none of them seem forced or unnatural.
For me, that's essential in audiobooks. Too many times I've listened to a narrator doing different authors and felt like it was the same old characters in different situations.
That never happens with Lucy!
Jenny Trout, on the other hand, was a new experience for me. One I'd happily repeat!
I don't want to give away too much of the story, so all I'll say is that she took a fresh approach to a romance sub-genre that has been flogged to death; she avoided instalove/lust magnificently; and her characters have humour, depth and personality.
I eked out my listening to almost a week because I didn't want the story to end.
A very well deserved 5 stars.

Fresh, funny, fabulous.

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Really enjoyed this funny and sexy story! Well written and fantastic narration- I really loved this story!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. The fact that I was gifted this book had no influence over my opinion of it.

Great!!!

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So if you're cool with certain lifestyles, such as dominance and submission, and some bondage, you'll probably dig this book just fine. Strong female characters are par for the course here, and that's a good thing.

Witty, sexy and smart, this book is fun for a peek behind the curtain (and under the skirt) of Hollywood, and between the sheets as well.

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A peek behind the scenes and between the sheets

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This was an awesome story. The glimpse behind Hollywood was entertaining. Although this was a BDSM story in a story, there wasn't any real erotic sex scenes. I don't like jumping back and forth in time when listening, but don't mind it when reading, it wasn't too hard to keep track of where you are in the story. I really loved the characters, especially the difficult ones. The love story was wonderful. The narrator did a great job with the different voices. She brought the story to life.

Behind Hollywood Doors, Excellent Listen

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What a fun, and sexy twist to the behind the scenes antics of Hollywood movie making. This satire of book like Fifty Shades of Grey being made into a movie called Beautiful Darkness. The screenwriter and Producer have a romantic history and continue to be friends and colleagues. This production has Jessica and Jack at their wit's end as they try to make a good movie when the author is fighting them at every turn. It also has an interesting commentary on everything that is wrong with the Beautiful Darkness BDSM relationship while showing how a true and healthy BDSM relationship works in the personal lives of Jessica and Jack. I liked how the story was told in alternating past and present sequence explaining Jessica and Jacks romantic history and how they never got over their love for each other. Narrator, Lucy Rivers, is wonderful as she sets each scene. Her inflections and character changes are smooth and natural and I was easily absorbed in her performance. I really enjoyed this emotional, funny and sexy romance.

Fun and Sexy Hollywood Satire

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