Hollywood Player / Hollywood Double (Hollywood Name Game #3 & #4) by Alexa Aston-a review

HOLLYWOOD PLAYER
Hollywood Name Game #3
by Alexa Aston
Release Date: September 17, 2020

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 17, 2020

She has zero friends . . . and is wary of men, living life as a recluse.

His only friend is 90 and when she dies, he’s adrift.

Can a dyslexic actor and a shy loner find happiness together?

Famous from the time she was fourteen, London Russell lands the cover of Sports Illustrated to cap off her modeling career. Leaving the fashion world behind, she follows her dream of becoming a singer-songwriter. Thanks to an ex-boyfriend’s vicious attack on her, London becomes a recluse who turns out hits but never tours—and can’t trust a man. Her life changes course when she encounters a Hollywood screenwriter and director and agrees to write the theme song for their next movie.

Knox Monroe grew up as America’s darling, a child actor featured on several popular television series. After his mother’s betrayal, Knox drops out of sight, returning years later to make the successful transition to adult roles. A known womanizer and loner, Knox meets London by chance. Through her connections, he winds up with the lead role in a new movie.

Will London be able to open her heart and move past Knox’s player reputation? And will Knox knock down the emotional fortress that he’s built around his heart?

In Hollywood, anything’s possible. . .

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REVIEW: Hollywood Player is the third novel in this magnificent series by Alexa Aston. Usually, as novels come out in a series you can either see the same plots or they don’t live up to the previous novels. Not so in this series. This talented author brings each novel to us as a uniquely plotted story and yet some of the characters revisit adding familiarity to the newly created and individual personalities.

Hollywood Player is the story of London Russell and Knox Monroe. The backstories on these two characters is simply a work of pure art (no I won’t tell you the details). I fell madly in love with them. If ever love at first sight happened, it’s with these two (even if they weren’t sure at first, you will be). A lovely angel named Agnes had something to do with it, I’m sure.

These two do wonderful healing of each other and each is their best when they are together. The course to love never runs smoothly. It’s heartrending when things go bad. Due to personal tragedy, love overcomes hurt and pride and love is the winner of the game.

As a bonus, you get a little insight into the world of movie making and music. This is a sure fire, don’t want to miss a minute, page turner. Once you begin this read, you won’t want to put it down until the final page. Yes, Virginia, it’s just that good!

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Hollywood Heartbreaker
Hollywood Flirt

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HOLLYWOOD DOUBLE
Hollywood Name Game #4
by Alexa Aston
Release Date: October 8, 2020

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

She’s a Hollywood leading lady who’s never found love – except with Jax, her Basenji.

He’s divorced from a cheating wife and refuses to ever give his heart away again.

Together, their smoking-hot chemistry leads to movie magic . . . and murder . . .

Mac Randall’s life turns upside down when he walks in on his wife and her lover. He finishes his tour of duty overseas and leaves the army, becoming a popular stuntman in Hollywood. When the actor Mac doubles for is murdered, Mac is surprised to find himself cast as the film’s leading man—at the suggestion of the actress who will play opposite him.

Keely Kennedy has built a solid career in Hollywood, rising from supporting roles to leading lady, but she’s been unlucky in love. She becomes close friends with Mac Randall, her new co-star, while she helps him prepare for his first on-screen role. Friendship blossoms into love during their shoot and despite several mishaps on the set, she knows not only has she done the best work in her career on this film, but she believes Mac will become an instant star.

Before production is complete, though, the murderer surfaces—ready to kill the film—and its two stars.

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REVIEW: Hollywood Double is the fourth novel in this profoundly moving and interesting series by Alexa Aston. I don’t know how she manages to outshine each previous episode with the next in her series, but she does. This one is a truly remarkable love story as well as an amazing look into the Hollywood movie industry. It’s also a murder mystery as well as an extortion crime. Try wrapping all that into an entertaining and witty read!

This is the story of Keely Kennedy, a marvelously talented actress and Mac (Mackenzie) Randall, ex-soldier and stunt man/actor.

Keely has pretty much given up on love and concentrated on her career, after several attempts at love that resulted in a broken heart and dreams.

Mac was a soldier and married young, but his army nurse wife was injured by a bomb, then betrayed him in the worst possible way, then dies of cancer. He’s tired of fighting and stumbles onto a career in doing stunts on movies. He’s given up on women and love not looking to change that.

They meet, quite by chance and sparks begin to fly! When the male lead in a new movie Keely is in is murdered, opportunity presents itself for Mac and the game is afoot!

A familiar cast of characters from the previous novels lend a wonderful family and professional feel to the plot as it twists and turns in unexpected and dangerous ways.

How does Alexa Aston manage to write such exciting and yet romantic stories with such profoundly heartfelt themes? God, I wish I knew. This talented storyteller is a master of her craft and continues to astound me with each new novel. If you haven’t read this series…what the heck are you waiting for? It simply doesn’t get much better than this.

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Reviewed by Georgianna S