BEYOND THE STARS by Stacy Wise-a review

Beyond the Stars

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 8, 2016

Falling for him wasn’t in the plans…

Most girls would kill for the opportunity to work for Jack McAlister, Hollywood’s hottest actor, but twenty-one-year-old Jessica Beckett is ready to kick him out of her red Ford Fiesta and never look back. She should be spending her junior year in France, eating pastries and sharpening her foreign language skills. Instead she’s reluctantly working as Jack’s personal assistant, thanks to her powerhouse talent agent aunt.

Jack is private, prickly, and downright condescending. Jessica pushes his buttons—she’s not the type of girl to swoon over celebrity heartthrobs, precisely why her aunt thought she’d be perfect for the job—and Jack pushes right back.

But as she begins to peel away his layers, Jessica is shocked to find she craves her boss’s easy smile and sexy blue eyes. The problem is, so does the entire female population. And what started out as the job from hell soon has Jess wondering if a guy like Jack could ever find love with a regular girl like her.

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REVIEW: BEYOND THE STARS by Stacy Wise is a stand-alone, contemporary, new adult story line focusing on Hollywood actor Jack McAlister, and his personal assistant twenty one year old Jessica Beckett.

Told from first person point of view (Jessica Beckett) BEYOND THE STARS follows Jessica as she is thrown into the world of Hollywood movie stars, paparazzi, and the jealousy that comes with success, and the friendships made along the way. Jessica’s aunt Marnie is a Hollywood agent, and her biggest client is a man whose personal life and schedule are a mess. Enter Jessica, who is on leave of absence from college, and in desperate need of a job. What ensues is a building relationship between Jess and Jack, and Jack’s need to protect himself and Jess from the media hell.

BEYOND THE STARS is a sweet story line that focuses on the not so private life of a big time Hollywood star, and the woman with whom he will fall in love. The relationship between Jessica and Jack begins as professional, leading to friendship then love. The $ex scenes are implied and fade to black.

As to the tone of the story line BEYOND THE STARS reads more like a young adult (YA) story: there is no $ex and the slow build to love is more anticipatory due to the lack of physical fireworks; the requisite evil is a jealous friend who tries to make Jessica’s life miserable; and the story line conflict is easily over come leading to a happily ever after.

If you like your romance story lines ‘clean’ and far removed from sexually graphic, then BEYOND THE STARS is the perfect read. I would have no problem recommending the novel to young teens or adult readers.

Copy supplied by the publisher

Reviewed by Sandy